By Jessie Seigel / November 13, 2025 Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at one of their Fight Oligarchy rallies For decades, Democratic centrists have insisted, against all evidence, that they could negotiate with Republicans. Many remain under the misapprehension that conceding ground—which they call collegiality and bipartisanship--is the path to political survival. They are wrong. Such short-term recipe for their own political survival in a red or purple state nei