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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
There's the problem. There are very few of those around. What you think is progressive is almost non-existent in this country. NON-existent. We're talking the left's version of the 1%. Not many, but unlike their Republican counterparts, have zero power. Young Americans are so disengaged from traditional politics that they can't be counted on to hit the polls. Their disenchantment with both parties, and disinterest in the political process itself, makes them a demographic that is unreliable and not worth investing the outreach program to. You have to wait for them to get married, buy a house, and have kids before they give a #### about anything politically. The working class vote is pretty much for Republicans because they are mostly conservative and buy into the God and guns nonsense. They actually embrace voting against their own best interests and wear it as a badge of honor. The only way Democrats win is by appealing to the vast majority of Americans, and that's the moderates. Unfortunately, their message sucks and they can't frame an issue worth a damn.
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They might not identify as progressives, but some progressive policies have pretty widespread bipartisan support. If the Democrats focused on implementing those policies and people's lives were actually improved from them, you seriously don't think those people would show up for them at future elections?