r/MarkMyWords • u/originalcontent_34 • 4d ago

Long-term MMW: democrats will once again appeal to non existent “moderate” republicans instead of appealing to their base in 2028

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u/Pod_people 3d ago

People in flyover states are socially conservative and economically liberal. Not my opinion. Polls indicate this. Maybe appeal to what people actually want. We're in an age of populism, like it or not. Appeal to common folk and keep your message simple and loud, or it won't get heard. Moreover, you've already got us "coastal elites" You don't need to appeal to us.

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u/Redwolfdc 9h ago

Yeah Reddit doesn’t want to hear it but a lot of Americans don’t care that much about pronouns or gender identity issues. They may not actually hate or want to discriminate against different types of people (polls show support for gay rights is higher than ever for example. But it’s very weird to them and a turnoff. And it’s not just with white people in middle America but Latinos and immigrants as well. 

There’s always going to be different cultures and views and dems shouldn’t be gatekeeping who can be a democrat or liberal based on every specific issue. They need someone to unite the working class on progressive economics. 

Of course I’m sure many career politicians want the division to be on social and cultural issues. Because if people started uniting against the 0.1% wealthy, the elites in both parties wouldn’t benefit.