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Josh Shapiro Is a Terrible Choice for VP
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I'm sorry, but progressives are a wing, not a core. If you want us to become the core, we need to convince people of the importance of simple progressive policies, and how they can benefit people out in their day-to-day life. Not just assume we already are something we're not.
This is especially important these days, when so many independents are fleeing Trump, and applying pressure to the dem party to move closer to the center to court them. We need to convince some of them to become more of us, increasing our numbers.
Then we actually will be core. We can't just lie about the dem voters not leaning more neo-lib than progressive, though, that accomplishes nothing.
What is the top issue among dem voters this cycle? It isn't Gaza or the climate, it's the economy. Again. 63% of dem voters said it's the top priority as of Feb. That's a majority, a core, and not a particularly progressive position.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/02/29/americans-top-policy-priority-for-2024-strengthening-the-economy/
They're just people, though, they can be convinced of the primary importance of sustainability.
Since when is the economy not a progressive issue? IMO the primary failing of the Democratic Party has been its utter refusal (probably due to the influence of corporate donors) to apply any progressive solutions to economic issues.
Perhaps, at the same level as all our other issues, in specifically an income inequality framing. Though usually we'd specifically say "income inequality", where when a typical American says "economy" they mean unemployment rate, stock market and these days, inflation.