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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Because deep down, centrists Democrats like Republican policies. Sure they have big gesture actions like appointing a black LGBT press secretary and the first this and the first that. But deep down, the rich and elite stick together.
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There’s no correlation between being a moderate Democrat and being affluent. The U.S. is just a conservative country in general. Only about a third of Democrats want a greatly expanded government.
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There are much bigger divides between parties than within them on opinions about the size of government. Democratic-aligned groups overwhelmingly prefer a bigger government providing more services; GOP groups, by similar margins, favor smaller government. But when asked if government services should be greatly expanded from current levels, Democrats are divided: A clear majority of Progressive Left (63%) favor greatly expanding government services, compared with about a third in other Democratic-oriented groups.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics...al-typology-2/
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This is a good breakdown of the Democratic coalition.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics...tic-coalition/
Tldr: The group pushing hardest for systemic change is more educated, young, and white than Democrats as a whole. Older, less educated and affluent, and non-White Democrats are more moderate.