Democrats: Stop Running to the Center - Robert Reich

[DeepWinter]

22. Completely agree

The majority of Democrats are moderates and establishment. They like the more liberal/Progressive bullet points, but we're not trying to win them over. They've already part of the team.

We're trying to win over voters who are even more moderate. Left of center, but casually so. And not nearly as politically invested as the average DUer is. And something I've heard a thousand times over from these people is they could really care less about LGBTQ issues, zero interest. We need to understand they're not against it, it's just not a meaningful part of their life and when it comes up they turn off. Talk Geo-politics, talk education, talk economy, talk income disparity, talk enviroment and they're on board. Drift into the social identity/LGBTQ and eyes glaze over. You don't have to like that, just understand it's real and it's a tripping point. We lose a lot of voters lecturing and scolding them on identity politics if they're not 100% on board. Still good people, it's just not at all their issue.