Fast Takes: Veering left = 2028 doom, remaking the Middle East and more

“The far left is having a moment, and Democratic presidential aspirants are no doubt watching,” observe Jon Cowan & Matt Bennett at The Washington Post.But beware: “Moving far to the left is poison in a presidential general election campaign.” “The math is inescapable” for a Dem nominee: “If you get 60 percent of moderates, you’re president.

If you don’t, you lose.” Remember, “what voters look for in a primary candidate for governor or senator is different from what they seek in a presidential nominee.” A 2028 hopeful should aim for “combative centrism that challenges the status quo, not caution or socialism.” That means “picking fights with Trump” but not veering further left, a “direction voters rejected” in 2024.“That’s not resistance, that’s amnesia.”Instead of gloating over “the rise  .

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of the loony left,” “Republicans must convince voters they deserve to keep the majority,” in Congress, argues Liz Peek at The Hill.Socialists “are not only chalking up wins in deep blue territories,” but also making “inroads in a country” that has “grown less enthusiastic about capitalism.” Polling shows “nearly two-thirds of Americans ages 18 to 29 have a favorable view of socialism,” so it’s “not enough” to just point out “the kookery.” Rather, Republicans must “show voters how they will make their lives better.” Pollster John McLaughlin finds that most voters want “middle-class tax relief, reductions in waste and fraud, proof of citizenship and voter identification requirements,” and “repudiate Socialism when it is connected to Big Government solutions.” GOP candidates “need to connect these dots.”  Subscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter! Please provide a valid email.

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