You can have two people agree on 90% of things but because they have 10% of a disagreement
I believe the views of the DC leadership are heavily divorced from the median voter. Whether you’re talking about Medicare expansion, civil rights, student debts, or our current spat of overseas occupations, conflicts, and genocides, the gulf is far larger than 10%.
We fixate on a few key issues as a litmus test for ideological sympathy. But the idea that Pelosi, Schumer, and Harris genuinely share the views and understandings of your median Pennsylvania or Arizona voter… hell, even your Vermont or California voter, hasn’t born out.
The class divide is wide and even the most progressive-seeming liberals don’t seriously want to bridge the gap.
I believe the views of the DC leadership are heavily divorced from the median voter. Whether you’re talking about Medicare expansion, civil rights, student debts, or our current spat of overseas occupations, conflicts, and genocides, the gulf is far larger than 10%.
We fixate on a few key issues as a litmus test for ideological sympathy. But the idea that Pelosi, Schumer, and Harris genuinely share the views and understandings of your median Pennsylvania or Arizona voter… hell, even your Vermont or California voter, hasn’t born out.
The class divide is wide and even the most progressive-seeming liberals don’t seriously want to bridge the gap.