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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 2 kids in high school and THIS is an issue.  The things my kids feel like they are "forced" to accept is not right.  How is this any different than grooming?  And while I would like to hear some good reasons not to vote for Sears, all the extreme Democrats who say everyone must vote Dem or they have lost their minds are crazy.  Trump is not taking away anyone's right to vote.  Both the Dems and Republicans are to blame for the government shutdown, the Fed was too big and filled with ineptitude (that was well know talk around DC) that you could joke about a bad employee never being fired but just re-assigned.  Give me logical, rational reasons and I will listen.[/quote]

Have you been paying attention at all?? if you have kids in HS you need to wake up. Trump is setting this country up to help the super wealthy and that’s it. I have no optimism for the future job market due to AI and all the company consolidation that is being allowed. Unemployment is going up. Housing costs and food costs, healthcare costs. All expensive and the current administration could care less. Very very worried for my children and all these hysterics about bathrooms in HS are so the least of our problems.[/quote]

This is why Dems keep losing elections. Fringe groups persuade them to focus on the wrong issues.[/quote]

Democrats are focused on protecting health insurance, healthcare for women, voting rights, social safety nets like SNAP, etc.

Are those really "fringe"?

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Dems need to focus on job creation and economic development. Instead, they focus on government dependency issues.[/quote]

Hasn’t that always been the case though? Dems think government is here to solve people’s problems and should be deeply involved in people’s lives. [/quote]

Pretty sure it’s the Republicans using government to fill the streets with stormtroopers, restrict speech on TV, remove reproductive health freedom, impose tariffs, start multiple foreign wars, maliciously prosecute political opponents, and fantasize about violating the Constitution with a third presidential term.

But God forbid Dems want better healthcare and assault weapon restrictions. [/quote]

If that’s what Dems want, why isn’t that message reaching voters?

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/02/working-class-voters-think-dems-are-woke-and-weak-new-research-finds-00632618[/quote]

PP here, here’s a scathing excerpt:

“American Bridge’s project focused exclusively on working-class voters, shedding light on a once-core constituency for Democrats that’s drifted away from the party over the last decade. And the initial feedback is grim: Working-class voters don’t see Democrats as strong or patriotic, while Republicans represent safety and strength for them. These voters “can’t name what Democrats stand for, other than being against [Donald] Trump,” according to the report.”[/quote]

I think many Americans very understandably don’t follow politics closely enough to form their own educated opinions. They’re busy living their lives and ignoring politics. (Something I really wish I had the luxury of doing these days - I want a time when trust that things are running smoothly and I can focus on my own life.) Instead, their opinions are formed by media which has largely been purchased by the right and therefore overwhelmingly been slanted to the right. Or they get their info from social media or podcasts which the right has dominated. Finally, they feel aggrieved because of their difficulties and appreciate the grievance fests that the right eggs on with the podcasts and social media, which makes them feel heard and less alone.[/quote]

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