Snarf Snarf
Senior member
- Feb 19, 2015
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The current obsession with fighting over racial, gender and social issues is becoming a fault for the Democratic party yes. They make heated talking points, and they have merit in their arguments with regards to equality and the lack of it in America. The conversation of difficult things is necessary for progress, but the left has been pretty void of any form of policy to make their conversations or talking points become reality.
If Democrats want to win a major office again in the near future they need to start getting a platform that doesn't alienate their own members, and fire up the right at the same time. Their constant whining about Trump and his rhetoric is almost as childish as he is to a certain extent. There are in my opinion 3 major issues in this country that have a profound effect on the citizens of this country way more than any PC campaign. Those are health care reform, immigration reform, and foreign policy (ending the failing war on terror and ceasing interventionist policy abroad). These 3 things effect the lives of almost every citizen in this country, and if they can start putting together a tangible platform for 2020 that hits all 3 of those points with actual legislation Democrats will win more swing voters than the vitriolic right can muster up.
From my interactions with people I have certainly noticed a whole lot more progressives that didn't vote in protest than I have met moderates who avoided Hilary. This probably has more to do with me being a millennial so my age range tends to lean hard left, but at least half of the friends I've talked to about the election didn't bother voting (Democrats in Texas often use this as an excuse since it's a "Red" state). Things that would get more progressive young people to vote include tuition assistance, student loan debt relief programs, and increased funding for local transit improvements in metro areas.
If Democrats want to win a major office again in the near future they need to start getting a platform that doesn't alienate their own members, and fire up the right at the same time. Their constant whining about Trump and his rhetoric is almost as childish as he is to a certain extent. There are in my opinion 3 major issues in this country that have a profound effect on the citizens of this country way more than any PC campaign. Those are health care reform, immigration reform, and foreign policy (ending the failing war on terror and ceasing interventionist policy abroad). These 3 things effect the lives of almost every citizen in this country, and if they can start putting together a tangible platform for 2020 that hits all 3 of those points with actual legislation Democrats will win more swing voters than the vitriolic right can muster up.
From my interactions with people I have certainly noticed a whole lot more progressives that didn't vote in protest than I have met moderates who avoided Hilary. This probably has more to do with me being a millennial so my age range tends to lean hard left, but at least half of the friends I've talked to about the election didn't bother voting (Democrats in Texas often use this as an excuse since it's a "Red" state). Things that would get more progressive young people to vote include tuition assistance, student loan debt relief programs, and increased funding for local transit improvements in metro areas.