How The United States Ended Up With Two Right-Wing Parties

We hear a lot about the Democrats being "the radical left." Most of us know this obviously isn't the case, but what many Americans don't realize is that the Democrats should not be considered left-wing at all. In this episode we're exploring the ratchet effect and the long rightward shift of the Democratic Party.

How The United States Ended Up With Two Right Wing Parties – Second Thought
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Ratchet Effect
http://www.stanleydundee.com/michaelj...
https://www.stopmebeforeivoteagain.or...

Statistics
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank...
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank...
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank...
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/461...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...
https://www.securityreform.org/commen...
https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/us...


Biden
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/02/mi...
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02...
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/02/jo...
https://theweek.com/talking-points/10...
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/04/jo...
https://www.ft.com/content/fc5b78ce-f...
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/06/biden...
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/101558...

Other
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politi...
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