* Stop big companies that receive tax dollars from laying off workers who pay taxes.
* Guarantee everyone who wants to work has a decent-paying job, and if the private sector can’t provide it, the government will
* Raise the minimum wage so every family can lead a decent life
* Stop drug company price-gouging and put price controls on food cartels
So... the Democratic party platform, then?
And then these Rust Belt voters vote for Republicans, who despise these goals, and scream epithets at Democrats when they espouse them.
People can say that these are things that they want, but they don't actually vote for them. Democrats have many failings, but they at least know that what people tell pollsters is not the same as the way they vote.
* Stop big companies that receive tax dollars from laying off workers who pay taxes.
* Guarantee everyone who wants to work has a decent-paying job, and if the private sector can’t provide it, the government will
* Raise the minimum wage so every family can lead a decent life
* Stop drug company price-gouging and put price controls on food cartels
So... the Democratic party platform, then?
And then these Rust Belt voters vote for Republicans, who despise these goals, and scream epithets at Democrats when they espouse them.
People can say that these are things that they want, but they don't actually vote for them. Democrats have many failings, but they at least know that what people tell pollsters is not the same as the way they vote.