The center right and center left parties in Germany have been in coalition for years. Macron effectively represents both sides of the moderate part of the French political spectrum against populists on the right and left. In Italy, an erratic left-wing populist party formed a brief and unwieldy coalition with a far right party. Is this combination of moderates against extremists the future of American politics?
Probably not in the short run. As long as Trump is president, the left will be united against him, and Biden seems to be working effectively with Sanders supporters at the moment. In the long run, I can definitely see it happening, as elderly liberals die off and are replaced by cancel culture warriors and socialists. The moderate right has been moribund since 2008; it will ultimately have to choose between a coalition with the moderate left or with an extreme right that openly values racism and Christianity over liberal democracy. My guess is that we’re a decade away from a development that promises great danger for our political system.