One of the underrated pivots of modern history was Jimmy Carter's embrace of austerity. It flipped the two parties and still structures politics in a way that is harmful to Democrats.
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Gotcha. I would make a distinction between supporting higher interest rates, especially amidst double-digit inflation, and deficit-cutting. It’s not as if Dems have been a hard money party since Carter.
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Instead of offering a universal healthcare plan, Carter first healthcare proposal in 1977 was hospital cost control, which went over like a lead balloon. No one voted for him so he’d control hospital costs. Also, his “paramount domestic goal” was & is
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Neolibs gonna Neolib
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