The preservation of the status quo used to be a Republican thing. Since Democrats have taken over that role, that forces Republicans further to the right.
You have this backwards. The Republican platform is catered for conservatives. They were always going to shift more and more to the right as time passed. This gives the DNC an excuse to avoid running progressive candidates since there’s nobody else who can challenge them in the FPTP two-party system.
You have this backwards. The Republican platform is catered for conservatives. They were always going to shift more and more to the right as time passed. This gives the DNC an excuse to avoid running progressive candidates since there’s nobody else who can challenge them in the FPTP two-party system.