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In reply to the discussion: "Once you get off of the social issues abortion, gay rights, guns and into the economic issues," [View all]tonyt53
(5,737 posts)Democrat will always back the protection of social issues. However, it is very clear that most on here would rather attempt to protect those social issues and ignore the economic issues. They do that because most are new to the Democratic Party and do not understand that the Party will always protect social issues, and that goes without saying. But to place those issues before the economic issues affecting middle class white Democrats aged 45-65, is the same as signing a death warrant to their votes.
The DNC platform address some about the economic issues, but not much more than raising the minimum wage. It addressed nothing that would protect the economic standing of that group I mentioned, nor would it help create new good-paying jobs or support their creation.
I'll take it a bit further than Sanders. Some in the Democratic Party are willing to sacrifice the Party if it means them getting their voices heard. That sure sounds a lot like the tea party people. It doesn't mater if they lose, as long as they get heard.
Is this really any kind of support of economic issues specific to white middle class voters, male and female?