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Why do they say "there's no true Left in the US"?
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This image from 2020 sums it up decently...
https://imgur.com/a/WqMvpo0
Also: you guys messed up the colors for the parties, red is for left leaning parties, blue is for right leaning. But I guess that is just the US being the US, like temperature, weight and distance units.
I guess because they switched positions a long while ago.
Wait, Reps used to be left of Dems?
The Republican party was Lincoln's party. Look at were they stand now.
https://www.livescience.com/34241-democratic-republican-parties-switch-platforms.html
For 30 years it was the same way as the UK, based on the system. It wasn't until Gore v Dubya that the NYT printed it in colour with red being republican. The reason? Both red and republican start with R.... They really knew their audience!