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In reply to the discussion: In 18 years since Naders run, what has been accomplished by attacking the Dem party from the left? [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)There are plenty of progressive Bernie clones that run in races all over the country. A massive percentage of them lose and observing Trump and his numbers, it is easy to see why.
35% of the country are so conservative they will support a Republican even if he says he will eat their children. We see that in the Trump numbers. No matter what, 35% support him.
Of the rest of the 65% of the country, we know that 15% of them (50% total) have said they will not support a candidate who identifies as Socialist. That number, 50% of the country not being willing to support a Socialist, has not changed in over 20 years. No movement to the left there.
That leaves 50% of the country as potentially being on some spectrum of the left. Of that 50%, 38% or so are Democrats. About half of them voted for Hillary vs Bernie.
The country has not been moved to the left at all.