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Democrats in denial over Trump defeat, voters say: ‘Haven’t learned the lessons’
(www.theguardian.com)
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If you want to be completely reductionist, then sure. They were trying to show that Trump was so upsetting that people were crossing party lines to vote Democrat....not that Democrats have becomes so centrist that they attracted right-wingers. And the economy has been great, they're not wrong. The Democrat platform was also fantastic: $6k child tax credit, $25k first time home buyer assistance, tax reforms replacing the corporate tax rate to 28%< and taxing the rich, capping medication costs, union support, pushing reproductive rights, climate action, immigration reform. They had a STRONG platform.
....but that wasn't good enough. So they elected the billionaire conman that is putting up his billionaire cronies. That's going to help the economy. Like....could the Democrat message have been better? Sure, but it wasn't bad by any means.
But how are you supposed to argue with someone who doesn't operate on facts?
Trump didn't have many more voters this time around than 4 years ago. Democrats didn't go out to vote because they don't believe the in the message the DNC has been putting out for the last 8 years. I don't know what it will take to get you to understand that. All those policies are shit the Republicans would have pushed for 20 years ago. People don't want tax credits dor their children, they want access to healthcare and and affordable child care. They don't want tax credits for first time home buyers, they want landlords tarred and feathered on the courthouse steps. People can't afford their rent and food anymore but the DNC are so far up their own ass they can't see that.
Jesus H. Christ....you wrote that paragraph and meant it, without any reflection.
To start I voted for Harris, and every Dem down ballot.
But I see your list of a few boring economic things which would never have touched my life, a tax rate so low that it is disgusting, and a bunch of nebulous promises with no real policy.
Capping medication cost....how exactly? Biden capped the medicare cost of like 12 medications....So just keep going like that. Is THAT the reform policy? Because fuck that. That isn't change, that is tinkering.
Union support...What exactly does this mean. Does this mean the Dems wont break strikes? Because the Dems kept breaking strikes under Biden.
Pushing reproductive rights....ummm, but what does this mean? Does this include fixing the Supreme Court and the Filibuster so that actual legislation can happen....because we both know it does not.
Climate action? More drilling happened under Biden than Trump.
Immigration Reform? Dude, Biden was horrible on immigration, he just continued the Trump policy, then after being beaten over the head with immigration for 3 years pushed a right wing immigration reform to call the Republicans bluff. And Harris did nothing to differentiate herself from Biden.
And of course...then there is the weapon sales and genocide denial-ism. That too was a policy.