Yair Rosenberg
In 2020, Democrats rejected Sanders and Warren and united behind Biden, the most popular moderate candidate in the primary. Republicans like John Kasich got more speaking time at the Democratic convention than AOC. Bizarre to see these choices recast as a pivot to the left! Nobody thought that at the time, and polls showed voters saw Biden as moderate.
Matt Duss
2016: tacked right, appealed to “reasonable” Republicans, lost. 2020: tacked left, brought progressive populists in, won. 2024: tacked right, appealed to “reasonable” Republicans, lost. 2028: ?