This is basically true for all centrist neoliberal parties. They don’t do anything so nobody really wants to vote for them, but if the other guy is bad enough they win anyway. See it all over.
The way I see it, the GOP and the Tories are the “default” and whenever a crisis is brewing they will intentionally lose and let the “left” party that’s in practice, totally dead and irrelevant since the 80s soak up the blame and make the default party look good.
This is basically true for all centrist neoliberal parties. They don’t do anything so nobody really wants to vote for them, but if the other guy is bad enough they win anyway. See it all over.
The way I see it, the GOP and the Tories are the “default” and whenever a crisis is brewing they will intentionally lose and let the “left” party that’s in practice, totally dead and irrelevant since the 80s soak up the blame and make the default party look good.