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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We don't actually have the numbers to win. Something like 1/3 of people who vote for Democrats are probably progressives.

What's missing is the the kind of media machine the Republicans have. Without that, any kind of left-of-center message just gets overwhelmed by lies about it.

[–] SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Something like 1/3 of people who vote for Democrats are probably progressives.

But how many more potential progressives don't vote at all?

There are a lot of people who feel like the government is just going to screw them over no matter who is elected (which is true!) They may not be familiar with the language of academic socialism, but if you start saying it in plain English I think they'll be pretty much on board.

Fighting corruption, making the rich pay their fair share, free healthcare, and fuck landlords are all pretty popular ideas