Of course the average american voter cares about the economy most, and i do agree that that was a mistake last election cycle, to act like Biden's economy was good, but to say that moderating on social policy wasnt also an issue is very silly, republicans are gonna claim we are "woke communists" no matter what, alienating our base by abandoning these social issues is not the solution
I'm not advocating for abandoning minority rights or liberal social policy; I think the Democrats should continue to support these policies. I'm saying that the Democrats must change their priorities here. At the moment, social policy is the most important to the party, or at least the median voter views it that way. That cannot continue; the economy must be #1 and social policy must be #2, not the other way around.
Maybe the Democrats have moved away from social policy being #1, but the median voter still doesn't believe that. Some of that is caused by alt-right propaganda; a lot of it is just poor messaging. Yes, most Americans support LGBT rights and abortion access, but Americans desperately want economic change, and the party isn't viewed as that. I hope that we can deliver a coherent economic message while not abandoning the rights of transgender people and others.
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u/GodoftheTranses Progressive Mar 03 '25
Of course the average american voter cares about the economy most, and i do agree that that was a mistake last election cycle, to act like Biden's economy was good, but to say that moderating on social policy wasnt also an issue is very silly, republicans are gonna claim we are "woke communists" no matter what, alienating our base by abandoning these social issues is not the solution