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Amishman

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13. I don't believe this is possible on anything less than a multigenerational timeline

Reply to manicdem (Original post)

Thu Oct 28, 2021, 03:03 PM

Oct 2021

Too much cultural baggage and disconnect on social issues.

With the country increasingly polarized on urban / rural lines, and the ease of building social media echo chambers for oneself, people are less likely than ever to get significant exposure to people with different ideas.

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Creating progressives voters [View all] manicdem Oct 2021 OP

Less than half the eligible voters vote leftstreet Oct 2021 #1

Voter turnout was 66.3% in 2020 Johnny2X2X Oct 2021 #2

That's true in some places. Yes, people wanted Trump out leftstreet Oct 2021 #5

We don't. Populations do change, but they change slowly... TreasonousBastard Oct 2021 #3

How convincing is a progressive when they just threatened to tank the BBB Budi Oct 2021 #4

There's no green new deal or Medicare for all in it AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #6

There is $500B Climate bill. /M4A has been a slogan for 5 years & they STILL have no policy written Budi Oct 2021 #10

THey already compromised, the corporate interests got the BIF they wanted, FoxNewsSucks Oct 2021 #7

I don't think you're convinceable. lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #8

Pull up their legislative voting record & you'll see why I ask. Budi Oct 2021 #12

All liberals are progressive. And the Democratic Party is overwhelmingly liberal. Hortensis Oct 2021 #9

We cut off WV and focus on Arizona wellst0nev0ter Oct 2021 #11

Yes. And strategically work like hell to run our strongest D's against Republicans in 22/24 Budi Oct 2021 #14

Especially work like hell in Georgia wellst0nev0ter Oct 2021 #15

Absolutely Georgia. That 2020 win was a blessed gift to us. Budi Oct 2021 #16

I don't believe this is possible on anything less than a multigenerational timeline Amishman Oct 2021 #13