My first election was 1972. I watched millions of "centrist" and conservative Dems put Nixon in office for a second term. I watched the same thing happen again in 1980 and 1984. And to a somewhat lesser extent in 2000 and 2004.
At the state level I watched centrist Dems endorse Larry Hogan in Maryland. Biden carried Maine but a lot of folks who voted for him also voted for Susan Collins and I am guessing they weren't lefties.
Now I watch as moderates lecture and shame voters about their "duty". Not buyin' it.
