Originally Posted by Doug McClasky

I think the left has been awakened not simply because of Trump's political strategies but seeing just how far right the pendulum is capable of swinging, not just politically, but publicly. I think a lot of people who are left just didn't believe that the country was capable of electing someone who says the things that Trump says and tries to do and got kicked in the head when they realized the truth and no amount of worrying about electability is going to trick them into becoming centrists. It's not simply a question of political possibilities, it's a question of existential horror.