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> American politics is shifted so far to the right

I saw this and stopped reading. Just about spit out my coffee. Do people really think American politics are shifting to the right, when somebody like Bernie Sanders for President was unimaginable 15 years ago, yet is somewhat popular today?

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Missing the tense is important.

But it's worth noting Obama was considered a "progressive" candidate. While his appointment was a meaningful milestone for American race politics, his actual politics were... disappointing to many leftists and progressives.

I think a better way to put it is, American politics are polarizing. It's shifting left and right (and thinning out the middle).

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