Indeed it has. Unfortunatelly for the USA, what now passes for the left do support economic policies that would have been considered "hard right" merely 50 yea

Indeed it has. Unfortunatelly for the USA, what now passes for the left do support economic policies that would have been considered "hard right" merely 50 years ago. Instead, they have devoted themselves to the task of policing other people's moral opinions. When no respectable politician will hear the pledge of the downtrodden, anyone can pick up the mantle and wipe out any and all opposition.