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In reply to the discussion: We need a new Democratic Party, that much is clear [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)poll liberal by around 70% of respondents IF:
you do not put a label on the question, Republican, Democrat, liberal, conservative, etc.
and
a ton of money has not already been spent to propagandize them
That has been demonstrated over and over.
Yesterday, in every state on which minimum wage was a ballot initiative, it passed handily.
What if, instead of a 2000 page bill, Obamacare had been Medicare for all, and had gone into effect in 2010,? What if Democrats had passed EFCA and raised the minimum wage. What if, instead of bailing out and immunizing banks, Democrats had dealt with the foreclosure crisis from the perspective of Main Street? Would the 2010 election have gone better or worse for Democrats? Would yesterday? Do you know how many years people voted Democrat based on Social Security and support of unions alone?