"Once you get off of the social issues abortion, gay rights, guns and into the economic issues,"

[Honeycombe8]

50. Focusing on economic issues is not any more narrow than focusing on social issues.

Economics affects everyone. It really matters....to everyone. It can ruin one's life. Not having health care or a decent income can even kill you.

Social issues matter very much, but to smaller groups of people.

"It's the economy, stupid," as the saying goes.

I will give your own words back to you, but in a way that is more true:

Thank goodness for real Democrats who know the importance of the fight of fair economics and who are upset at people who do not happen to be old or white shouting ridiculous things who don't seem to understand what's going on beyond the end of their noses.

You will find out in time how important Social Security and Medicare are. Before those programs, the majority of seniors lived in poverty and had no health care. We all get old. But only some of us ever want an abortion.

We can walk and chew gum. We need to prepare to fight against the big wrecking ball aimed at Social Security, Medicare, health care, and income of the middle class and working class.

Example: The tax plan aims to RAISE taxes on low income single parents, while hugely lowering taxes on the wealthy. Would you think the low income people would care more about that...or more about whether Sally down the street can get an abortion? When the kids need food, and she can't pay her daycare bill for the week, and she's sick but can't take a day off work without pay....do you think she cares more about money or whether her transgender friend can use the women's bathroom at the mall?

All issues matter. But it's time to focus on economics, for a change. If we want to make the country better for its citizens and win elections, that is. Economics is day to day life, what is necessary, and affects everything and everyone. No need to give up supporting social issues, though.

The economy, BTW, was the main thrust of Obama's 2008 campaign. He won bigly. That was also his main focus in 2012. He won bigly again. "It's the economy, stupid," as they say.