Obama: Republicans won't win another presidency without a move to center

The Hill reports:

President Obama on Wednesday predicted the Republican Party would have to "move back to the center" if it ever wanted to win another presidential election.

During an interview with "Marketplace" radio show, Obama defended his recent effort to sidestep Congress on a number of issues this year in the face of inaction.

He said Republicans are unable to carry out "basic functions of government,” pointing to the failure to pass immigration reform and to the government shutdown last year.

"I don't think this is a permanent state of affairs,” he said. “I think over time the Republican Party will move back to the center, mainly because if they don't, they'll never win the presidency again.”

Because "the center" for Barack Obama is government ownership of the means of production.