Bill Clinton created the New Democratic Third Way that triangulates and meets Republicans half way. He worked with the GOP congress to reform welfare and deregulate Wall Street.

How did Republicans pay him for trying to meet them halfway? Impeachment over an affair, and constantly smearing his wife for years to come.

Barack Obama created the Affordable Care Act, which was a rightwing healthcare plan that was created by the Heritage Foundation and implemented by Mitt Romney when he was Governor of Massachusetts.

How did the Republicans pay him for implementing their healthcare plan? They called it “Obamacare” and used the Birthirism, called him a Muslim and a Communist, sabotaged the confirmation of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.

Joe Biden called for Build Back Better. The original plan would have included an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15. But after he Senate Parliamentarian insisted it be removed, centrists like Manchineel and Synema insisted that it be removed to get Republican support. They did just that, and the bill passed, but no Republicans voted for it.

Kamala Harris paraded around Liz and Dick Cheney. Yet Republicans called her a “socialist, “Marxist”, “Communist”, etc.

So why do Democrats keep insisting that they push to the center when they keep getting punched in the face and labeled “far left, socialist, communist, radical, etc”? Why the insistence on appeasing the Republicans when they keep punching you in the face despite the centrist capitulation?