Why Black Voters Prefer Establishment Candidates Over Liberal Alternatives

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55. The Democratic Party is a big tent party and not all liberals are the same

The classifications are based on how voters self-identified as in response to the polling cited in the article. The pollster came up with categories for voters to self-identify. The Democratic Party is a big tent party that includes many different types of liberals and also includes moderates, conservatives and persons who do not identify as being either liberal or conservative. The polling cited above merely reflects how Democratic voters identify themselves.

There are more than one flavor of liberals. In Texas, I am consider an extreme liberal by the GOP types who I know including some partners in my firm. I have friends and children who make me feel like a conservative. For example, all three of my children are irked at me for going to a private Biden fundraiser and getting my picture taken with Joe Biden. To make my middle child happy, I have made a donation to Warren. I have friends in the local and state party who both more and less liberal than I am.

Right now, I am supporting a candidate running for one of the six Texas congressional seats being targeted by the DCCC (Sri Preston Kulkarni) who is attempting to mobilize the Asian vote in my county. Historically Asian voters in my county did not vote or voted republican. Sri's campaign is talking to these votes in 16 different languages and bringing them into the Democratic Party. These voters tend to be liberal on social issues and becoming an important part of the Democratic base of the party in my county. I have met a good number of Yang Gang types among these voters and I admire the dedication of these voters.

I am supporting Biden for a host of reasons including the fact that Biden is the most electable candidate that the party has. I do not consider myself to be an extreme liberal and so neither Warren nor sanders appeal to me. I do really like Harris, Klobuchar, Beto and Mayor Pete but I will vote for the nominee of the party in any case.

Again, I am a member of the Democratic Party which is a big tent party that includes many different types of liberals, moderates, conservatives and voters who do not identify as either conservative or liberal.