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You win over others with policies, policies that improve their material conditions. Those policies are popular across the board.
Unfortunately the vast majority of the public is too disengaged to care about details like "policy", instead voting based on gender, skin tone, and lies- if they vote at all
Is that analysis based on data or vibes?
The data on why the Democrats failed to win is clear
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Majority of Americans support progressive policies such as higher minimum wage, free college
Democrats should run on the popular progressive ideas, but not the unpopular ones
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Progressive Policies Are Popular Policies
Tim Walz's Progressive Policies Popular With Republicans in Swing States
https://blueprint2024.com/polling/harris-poll-positive-message-8-8/
https://blueprint-research.com/polling/distance-biden-ads-message-test-10-15/
‘Feckless’ Ken Martin Rebuked Over DNC Decision to Bury Autopsy of 2024 Election Disaster
That's a factor.
But I wouldn't rule out gerrymandering, voter suppression, voter caging and the massive oligarch-owned far-right propaganda machine that dominates TV viewership and social media.
I guess the midterms in 2026 will show us whether or not that multi-tiered attack is enough to kill democracy, or if the people of the US really do vote based on the economy.
The best way to improve the odds is to help build a real opposition with your local DSA
Different groups of people. A very significant chunk of people aren't even aware that the US is at war.
If you can't back up your claims with data, I don't get the point of this conversation
https://theconversation.com/what-americans-think-of-the-war-in-iran-277627