The center-left view of political power is rooted in winning elections by appealing to the broadest possible demographic.
The thing is, Republicans have frequently been willing to court election disasters to stymy the opposition and put hardliners in long-term positions of power like the SCOTUS and federal judiciary.
Because the eventual goal is to make elections irrelevant.
This leaves Democrats crying foul over norms that nobody but them cares about. All the GOP has to do is be persistent.
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