Does the party need to move right culturally to win more elections?

[OriginalGeek]

105. it wasn't a problem back then because we just didn't know as much back then

Hell, I voted for Reagan my first time voting - as a fundamentalist baptist not long out of 4 years of christian high school when I was still a brainwashed white, male Texan.

But no R's since then except for one protest vote against a local D sheriff who doesn't believe in medical marijuana for anyone.

When I was 18 I didn't even know there was such a thing transgender. I knew there were gay people but my church told me they were sinners going to hell. Thankfully I'm an atheist now - and probably always was but didn't know it until I was faced with the real world outside my religious indoctrination bubble. It's not my place to tell anyone who they are allowed to be or allowed to love. All I can do is always vote for inclusion and equality whenever I can and be a friend to anyone who needs me.

Abortion decisions are not mine to make. It's between the woman and her doctor no matter when it happens. I am and always will be for full, unfettered access to abortion no matter what. Privacy laws SHOULD mean I would never know about it anyway as I'm not the one getting the abortion. I always think of "on demand" as a bit of a code phrase for "I'm against it really..." I'm not against it. At all. I'm personally convinced that anti-choice is a religious position even for my atheist friend who is against all of them.

Death penalty is way too permanent to take a chance. We know 100% positive there have been people executed who were not guilty of the crime. Doesn't matter how heinous the crime - and yes there are surely some who I would selfishly want to exact some terrible revenge for in a moment of weakness but I usually come to my senses and I will always vote against DP.

I probably wouldn't pass a purity test either as I have a valid concealed carry permit. I'm 100% against the state executing someone however I would defend my family or neighbors or innocent strangers if forced to. I have never actually carried anything anywhere but I do have a handgun and a couple hunting rifles inherited from my FIL.

So I don't know if it's you or me or neither who needs to leave the Dem party. All I know is the Dem I want to be takes the above positions and whatever party is doing that is what I'll be.