2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What Hillary Supporters Know but Are Having Difficulty Accepting... [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)have moved far to the right and pushed the American people to the right as they moved themselves in that direction.
We have not heard progressive stances from the Democratic Party. We have not heard strong statements affirming the rights of working people.
An increase in the minimum wage mto $15 per hour has not been fought for in a long time. Bernie and Elizabeth Warren have raised that issue and in doing so are giving hope to many working Americans.
It's about time.
The current Democratic Party gives lip service to the union movement, but that is about it.
Then there were the bail-outs for the banks. Why weren't homeowners also bailed out? Why weren't the homeowners bailed out? Wouldn't that have helped to bail out the banks? Something was very wrong in a bail-out of the banks that involved foreclosing on so many families in America. Something very strange.
The Conservatives win so many congressional seats when Democrats don't choose to vote.
And Democrats don't choose to vote when they are given no reason to vote.
So the majority of Republicans in Congress is due to the failure of the Democratic leadership. They don't advocate for policies that Democratic voters are willing to get out and vote for.