Draconic NEOUS Democrats are not leftists
fizzleYou guys understand that this is subjective?
They may not be left enough for you personally but they represent the political spectrum of in the US.
It depends. We Americans have been propagandized against “socialism” and “communism” for over a century, so in media discourse, this might be the political spectrum. But when polled on issues, apart from party identity, Americans support policies far to the left of any politician. Universal health care is perhaps the canonical example.
Yeah but how can you elect progressive representatives if the population is not progressive.
There’s some good evidence that Sanders would’ve won. And Mamdani did. The population can be progressive when progressive candidates are allowed to run.
You’re saying the population is more progressive than the candidates the dems put up? That’s quite the claim.
Do you think that Trump won because the democrats didn’t alienate enough minorities? Maybe they weren’t supportive enough of genocide?
And a trivial one to verify, since a 2024 poll found 62% of Americans support a single-payer health care system. And, recall that same-sex marriage achieved majority public support before Democratic leaders, like Obama and Clinton, shifted their stances to support it.
booty [he/him]I see you stopped reading after the first sentence of the comment you replied to. I present you with the second sentence, which I implore you to now read:
But when polled on issues, apart from party identity, Americans support policies far to the left of any politician. Universal health care is perhaps the canonical example.