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| HeroDelTiempo17 08/13/20 1:15:15 PM #13: | Inviso posted... I want to add to my previous statement an agreement with HDT. If you are in a solidly blue area, no, you should not have to settle for a moderate. Getting more people like AOC into congress is important, if only to start a conversation about the benefits of progressivism and make it more mainstream, rather than some radical ideology. But on a national level, or even in areas that are more purple than red or blue, there needs to be some work on messaging if you want progressives to succeed. Sure! And the point I was trying to make is that in these solid blue areas, they would probably identify as "mainstream Democrat" but still manage to elect progressives into office. It's much harder on a national level but I think the potential is definitely there. It's just not being framed that way because the Democratic party is not a monolith and a lot of Democrat politicians are opposed to the progressive side of the party. I don't think this holds as true for the voters, but voters are easily convinced by them. --- I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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