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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just drove across most of the country. Compared to the first term, there are very few Trump signs out there. I think many Trump voters are very reachable if only Democrats had a message that resonated with the working and middle class. But Democrats don't. They have spent the past decade repelling vast swaths of voters. And living in DC, I can see that Democrats still have their heads in the sand. They reflexively blame stupidity, racism, and misogyny for their losses. They assume everyone living between DC and California are illiterate ogres.

But Democrats never address their own policy choices and the strength of their candidates. I suspect Democrats are just going to sit on their asses for 4 years and rely on the unpopularity of Trump to win elections. And that'll work for one election cycle. That's how Biden won. But if Trump isn't on the ballot, Democrats problems are going to get worse, not better. I think the progressive bubble is more destructive than the MAGA bubble. Democrats are the party of wealthy, progressive white elites and black women. That's a tiny little tent. Until Democrats get out of their own bubble and actually talk to middle class families and address the kitchen table issues - and fears - that most Americans deal with, the party will continue to slide into irrelevancy.  [/quote]

The problem is not progressivism. Democrats are NOT PROGRESSIVE. In fact, the party is down right hostile to progressives. But you are right that the part has an elitism problem. Condescending to people will never win their votes. Telling them you know better than they do what they need is never going to win their votes.

Funnily enough, actual progressive policies have massive appeal to the average voter. Most people can get behind bring down healthcare and pharmaceutical costs. Most people can get behind getting billionaires out of government and paying actual taxes. Most people can get behind stronger workers rights. These are actual progressive policies. Not the liberal BS the media has convinced you is actually progressivism. Progressive policy is about supporting working people. Dems and the GOP are hostile to such policy because they serve the rich. [/quote]

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