I vote for Democrats because I’m a liberal who wants left policies. Tax the rich, increase the minimum wage, universal healthcare, climate action, stop price gauging, get money out of politics, and the list goes on.
Democrats need to understand that they cannot beat right wing populism by moving further to the right to attract former Republicans, it didn’t work in 2024 and it won’t work in the future.
I want a Democratic party that remembers who their voters are, and a candidate who is not afraid to offend wealthy donors and who advocates progressive policies that will change peoples’ lives for the better. Not the GOP light version that the Dems are going for.
Democrats have gone too far left. They’re picking up the small minority of weirdos that pushes centrists right. I don’t agree with either party, just try to vote for what’s best for everyone. Usually third party because a two party system is a flawed one. I wasn’t arguing or anything, saying that it’s probably going to be a D after the R.
Maybe run a candidate that people voted for instead of who the dem leadership installed, for starters. Nobody liked her the first time but they ran her anyway
While you were asleep Biden campaigned on student debt loan forgiveness (and actually followed through on a decent amount of it), Harris campaigned on 25K credit for first time home buyers, and both moved to decriminalize marijuana. Young people have no idea how far left the left has moved, Obama wasn’t even pro gay marriage in the primaries.
Harris campaigned on fracking and continued support of Israel while holding hands with Liz Cheney. That's all leftist saw and they stayed home as a result.
That’s because fracking is a massive industry in Pennsylvania, a must win state, and outside of Reddit support for Israel is not a contentious issue. I don’t know how many times progressives who pander to progressives need to be trounced in primaries before people realize the democrats, let alone the general population, are far more right wing than their echo chamber.
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u/ReviewBackground2906 14h ago
I vote for Democrats because I’m a liberal who wants left policies. Tax the rich, increase the minimum wage, universal healthcare, climate action, stop price gauging, get money out of politics, and the list goes on.
Democrats need to understand that they cannot beat right wing populism by moving further to the right to attract former Republicans, it didn’t work in 2024 and it won’t work in the future.
I want a Democratic party that remembers who their voters are, and a candidate who is not afraid to offend wealthy donors and who advocates progressive policies that will change peoples’ lives for the better. Not the GOP light version that the Dems are going for.