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I respectfully disagree that working people are not hostile when it comes to cultural issues...I think your framing misses something important. It’s not the positions on cultural issues that turn people off, it’s the perception that Democrats prioritize symbolic fights over material gains. Most working people aren’t hostile to cultural inclusion, but they do get frustrated when it feels like their economic struggles are an afterthought.
The real disconnect isn’t really values, it’s emphasis. If Democrats led with bold, universal economic policies that clearly improved people’s lives, that would cut through a lot of the culture war noise.
People respect a party that fights for them in ways they can feel. Right now, many don’t feel that from either party.
God ?
Guns ?
Gays ?
Immigration ?
And I submit that Dems have promoted and passed bold economic policies that clearly have improved people's lives. It's those policies that have not cut through because the working people are concerned about brown hordes invading our country, women getting elective abortions in the 9th month, Dems threatening to take away our guns...