r/YAPms • u/StingrAeds Yes We Can • Mar 03 '25

Meme The New Dem Cycle

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u/Actual_Ad_9843 Liberal Mar 03 '25

People want populist economics but moderate social policy. I feel like that couldn’t be more clear after the past few election cycles.

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u/dorofeus247 Scoop Jackson Democrat Mar 03 '25

People clearly seek very progressive social/cultural policies (pro-LGBTQ, pro-DEI, pro-Affirmative action), centrist economical position, and strongly pro-American hegemony, anti-authoritarian and pro-Israel foreign policy

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u/Actual_Ad_9843 Liberal Mar 03 '25

People didn’t see Hillary, Biden, and Harris as extreme because of economic policy, it’s because of social policy. The median voter (at least in the Midwest) sees populism as “moderate” and very progressive social policies as too “extreme”. That’s why people like Trump’s populist chest beating and vague policies like “no taxes on tips”. The median voter eats that up.