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Originally Posted by rubecube
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?
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Broad support until it comes to voting or adoption of policy. That’s what you don’t understand about the United States and Americans. They can say one thing, display values that you believe should be aligned with certain policies, but when the rubber hits the road, Americans will get sucked in by the same empty rhetoric and vote against their best interests. It doesn’t matter what people tell pollsters or identify as important to them, once the two parties start trotting out the tropes about patriotism, God, and guns, voters run back to their entrenched positions. The messaging has been consistent and effective for decades. The American people have been conditioned to it and reach just like one of Pavlov’s dogs when the bell rings. And the kids are going to be worse because of the failures in the education system and the reliance on charter schools/indoctrination centers to shape young minds.