Buttigieg shifts to the center, embodying the Democratic primary’s rightward drift

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One thought on “Buttigieg shifts to the center, embodying the Democratic primary’s rightward drift

  1. What disingenuous leftist Democrat (but I repeat myself) doesn’t tack to the center to get elected and then promptly return to the values they’ve had all along?

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