It’s a pinch maneuver: Undermine the left’s confidence, while solidifying the right’s opposition.

It’s quite effective too - it gave us Trump because potential left voters get the impression that “they’re both the same”, “Hillary had baggage”, “Bernie or no reform is possible”, - that kind of shit.

It doesn’t engage with preventing the enormous harm of right wing policies until they are in place eg abortion access, money is speech etc.