I'm not sure I buy into that whole right vs left political spectrum thing. I was actually a huge Ron Paul supporter several years ago for a variety of reasons, but most people would say that Paul was far right. These days, I like Bernie Sanders, who comes across as far left. How can that be? Going from such polar opposites. Well, I think the majority of people are somewhere in the middle and they'll vote for whoever they like the most as a person, which is why Clinton lost. She came across as untrustworthy, fake, scripted and a pile of other things. Trump came across as more authentic and I'm sure millions of Bernie supporters voted for Trump just to 'stick it' to Hillary and the DNC.
I wouldn't say that the Democrats are moving left because the establishment Dems (like Clinton and Biden) are firmly against Universal Health Care. The last thing they want to do is upset the Health Insurance Industry and Big Pharma, their main donors. However, millions of Americans are waking up to the idea that Universal Health Care isn't a 'leftist' thing. Sure, if you have a good health insurance plan through your employer, you are perfectly happy and secure and that status gives you something to feel good about, since millions of other Americans haven't worked hard for it like you have. The last thing you want is for some other guy, maybe an immigrant or a drug addict to have that same health care as you, especially if your taxes go up. So despite every other industrialised country having health care, you believe the concept is 'leftist' and vote accordingly. And Sanders would have destroyed Trump in the general election.
I wouldn't say that the Democrats are moving left because the establishment Dems (like Clinton and Biden) are firmly against Universal Health Care. The last thing they want to do is upset the Health Insurance Industry and Big Pharma, their main donors. However, millions of Americans are waking up to the idea that Universal Health Care isn't a 'leftist' thing. Sure, if you have a good health insurance plan through your employer, you are perfectly happy and secure and that status gives you something to feel good about, since millions of other Americans haven't worked hard for it like you have. The last thing you want is for some other guy, maybe an immigrant or a drug addict to have that same health care as you, especially if your taxes go up. So despite every other industrialised country having health care, you believe the concept is 'leftist' and vote accordingly. And Sanders would have destroyed Trump in the general election.