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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think both major parties are terminally out of touch, just in different ways. If you had to ask me what I think normal people care about:

- Some form of abortion rights but not in third trimester. [b]the only time third trimester happens is when the fetus isn't viable or the healt of the mother is at stake. No one has an elective late term abortion[/b]
- Access to birth control. 
- Generally pro-educator and pro-school but still somewhat frustrated about impact of school closures, worried about quality of education (perceived decline), and do not like interjection of teachers/administrators between parents and kids. Don’t want explicit sexual material in elementary and middle schools, but think book bans are stupid. [b]School closures generally happened in 2020 when Trump was president. But at the end of the day, teachers were not willing to teach in person for fear of their own and their families at home's health. What choice is there?[/b]
- Generally pro-labor
- Okay with some gun control like red flag laws and assault rifle limits but not full bans. Very upset and worried about school shootings and moving more towards hardened pro-gun-control positions. [b]This is the GOP stance. Democrats agree about guns for hunting and personal protection. It is really about assault weapons and background checks, which Second Amendment adherents oppose[/b]
- Think transwomen in women’s sports and particularly teen trans girls in teen girls sports is immoral, risky to the safety of the girls, and selfish. Skeptical about gender affirming medical care for kids. But also don’t think trans people should be discriminated against in jobs & housing. [b]Literally fewer than 20 humans in the US where this is an issue. ALL of this rancor over 20 humans. Way overnblown[/b]
- Worried about sharp increases in crime and homelessness/vagrancy. [b]crime nationally is down, and murder rates in most cities is down. Still a lot of work to do on mental health and drug/alcohol abuse as well as expanding housing units so more are available at an affordable price - GOP are generally opposed to public monines that go to these issues[/b]
- Are horrified by death of George Floyd and police violence, but also think “defund the police” is ridiculous [b]the term 'defund the police' had a specific definition that mean things like no need to send armed police to calls dealing with mental health or other social issues. The terms was weaponized by the right. Very few ACTUALLY want to defund the police, and if you really want to get down to brass tacks, the right, when opposing federal spending bills, rae the ones actually defunding the police.[/b]
- Are very worried about cost of housing and medical care. [b]Which the GOP have no platform or solutions for[/b]
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So really, both parties are not really out of touch, just the GOP.[/quote]

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