Doesn’t the “socialism” of Warren and Sanders turn off suburban midwestern moderates?
Things like Medicare for all/eliminating private insurance, gun regulation, free college, and treating immigrants as human beings, makes it really easy for Trump to paint Democrats as extremists. Which might not matter if the presidential election was based on the popular vote. Truly, I do think that the majority of the DNC’s platform, even some of the more “extremist” positions, is overall more popular than whatever trump is serving. Unfortunately, Democrats have to win some key midwestern states or some key southern states to win the electoral college. And to me, those key midwestern and southern states make for fertile ground for trump to label Democrats as socialist, immigrant loving, gun regulating extremists.
While I really like Warren, I think Biden and Harris might give the Democrats their best shot to win.
I think Warren can peel off sanders voters but I don’t think sanders can peel off Warren voters. If she can swing back towards the middle at some point to get some Biden and Harris voters, she’ll be in good shape.
It’s too bad that we’re having this “Heart and Soul” Ofer the DNC debate now. In a better world, I really do think it’s time for the Democrats to swing left and bring our politics into the 21st century.
Most of our allies in Western Europe have universal health care and student subsidies, why can’t we?
However, right now is a terrible time to have this debate as our #1 priority should Be building a coalition to take out trump. Then debate how liberal we should go in 2024.