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Yes, the Democratic Party has to move away from the left, otherwise their views are out of touch with most Americans. Jason Crow might be a good Democratic Presidential candidate.
If you think the Democratic party is "left," I'd like you to pass that doobie over here so I can get high, too.
Why do you think the Democratic Party is unpopular?
They think they are the only people who should resist the republicans, and they most certainly act like it to. A very heavy "what are ya gonna do, vote republicans?" vibe pours put of every orifice of the party and their members.
All while simultaneously preventing and not pursuing reforms that would allow for multiple political parties to exist without a spoiler effect.
That isn't democracy, that is a hostage situation. And I for one will never fall for the Stockholm syndrome that has claimed so very many of my fellow countrymen. Yall think you are woke, but you are repeatedly being injected with tranquilizers and kept thinking in the world's tiniest box.
Not to mention the "most electable" and "most adult" people in the political process has been defeated repeatedly by a fucking clown show, and their repeated refusal to apply the laws of the land to their republican friends.
Also the war on drugs is a bipartisan war against the citizens of this country.
There is more but I get the feeling you're not really interested in what I think or say.
Why vote for reactionaries that pretend not to be reactionaries? If you're a reactionary, you'll vote for the openly reactionaries, and if you're not, you'll vote for neither.
For precisely the opposite reason you are suggesting. They do not listen to what people want. They are out of touch and capitulate to the Republicans.
Most people don't want more corporate affiliation. Most people want food, healthcare, housing, education, and a living wage so they don't exist as slaves to their company.
All of those things are positions the GOP work actively against. The Dems currently do not act effectively to PROTECT those things. That's why they're unpopular.
Most people want food, healthcare, education, and housing but not to the extent of the left. It would require very high taxes to pay for them. A high minimum wage doesn't work. . California passed a $20.00/hr. minimum wage law for fast food workers. The result was that employers hired less workers.
OK, smart guy, how do you propose we pay for these things if not with taxes. Right now, our taxes go to wars we don't believe in. The Pentagon has failed its audits for years, misplacing billions and there's no accountability. Politicians get to take advantage of gold standard Healthcare, but deny us a public option.
We subsidize bullshit, our cost of living goes up, our wages stay stagnant, our food becomes more expensive, and affluent white dickheads in charge stay in charge.
You propose keeping things the same, or at least you believe that's what people want. We've been getting fleeced for years. Should we just hold out a little longer?
The only people who speak like you are comfortable. You're the minority.