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Hungry for Progressive Economics, Nearly 2/3 of Democrats Want New Party Leadership: Poll (www.commondreams.org)

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Voters described universal healthcare, affordable childcare, and higher taxes on the rich as top priorities in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. But they were less likely to believe that party leaders shared those priorities.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Which is exactly why it’s not a fridge movement to stop voting blue no matter who. Supermajorities of both democrats and republicans support progressive policies.

The democrat and centrist democrat politicians will bow before the progressives, or they will lose votes and elections.

Blue no matter who is dumb.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The people support them but not the ones who end up being elected

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

This is why blue no matter who is worse than voting for politicians who support the same policies you do…