Democratic Primaries
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any Democratic candidate would get the vote from everyone to his left, and some to his right. It seems to me that the closer the Democratic candidate is to the center, the more votes he will get in November. It seems so obvious to me. I don't see how any GOTV campaign changes this basic fact. I believe we need to start left of center and build more to the left rather than fighting from the left and losing everything to the right.
I am extremely liberal. Most of my friends, and certainly most acquaintances, are to the right of me. I'd rather have a candidate who I don't always agree with but who wins them over than one who's ideas I align with that fails to.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)I agree with what you said, but Ive also done canvassing in Indiana in 2018 for Joe Donnelly for midterms. Donnelly was a VERY moderate Democrat. He ended up losing his Senate seat and it wasnt particularly close, and I canvassed quite a few Democrats who didnt vote for him because they felt he wasnt liberal enough.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
KPN
(15,662 posts)45 years ago. Weve been doing that all that time.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Rustynaerduwell
(665 posts)We have a more universal health care, better gun control laws, legal gay marriage, more failed attempts at restricting abortion than successes- and more support for the right to an abortion than ever, pot legalized in more states, more progressive women in Congress ever, more environmental protection (despite Trump's reversals).
Hell, 45 years ago Medicare for all wouldn't even be debated. You wouldn't see mixed race or same sex couples on TV let alone in commercials.
While America lurches loudly and clumsily to the right it inches quietly and consistently to the left.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
KPN
(15,662 posts)for nearly 45 years, cost of higher education has sky-rocketed as has health care. The number of union jobs has been in precipitous decline due to union busting laws and outsourcing, employee benefits are way down compared to mid-70s, the percent of jobs that are not full-time and the number of people who work multiple jobs to make ends meet has skyrocketed.
The list goes on. The American middle and working classes have been in economic decline for nearly 5 decades due in large part to changes in and lack of adequate economic and labor policy.
It's absolutely true. Why do you think populism has and is growing in both major parties?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided