In recent days the Vice President has quickly ditched some of her boldest initiatives, needlessly making herself look unprincipled.
  • Verdant Banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
    239·
    3 months ago

    right wing border policies, no raising the minimum wage, no women’s rights, more police funding, nothing done about the environment, no universal healthcare here we come

    would have motivated a lot of non and undecided voters if Obama and Biden both would have followed through when he campaigned on his progressive platforms but instead the Democrats are redder every election cycle

    • Beetschnapps@lemmy.world
      13·
      3 months ago

      Yea “no women’s rights” based on your opinion not the actual party policy…

      The important thing is that no one votes given your take… right?

      “Motivation” based on them, not your shitty takes?

  • Skeezix@lemmy.world
    2110·
    3 months ago

    Yes true. But if she wants to downplay it to get the vote of the centrist and mildly conservative rubes then so be it.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
      91·
      3 months ago

      It makes more sense to adopt policies that are broadly popular than it is to play to “centrists”. (Whoever those are. I’ve met very few people who don’t want healthcare, are against jobs, etc. And the ones I have met are already firmly in the Trump camp, and there’s nothing Harris could do to change that.)

      • Skeezix@lemmy.world
        13·
        3 months ago

        Centrists like the thought of a fair and equitable society but aren’t eager to have their taxes raised to accomplish it. That’s the attitude that’s ‘broadly popular’. Appeal to them, get elected, then try to get more progressive policy through congress.

        • WarlordSdocy@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 months ago

          Even if that’s broadly popular among people who vote in elections. (Which I doubt but lets assume it is). It would be a lot better strategy to push for things that are a bit more radical and actually help people. That’s how you go after the biggest block of disaffected voters who stopped voting or have never voted cause both parties don’t do anything to really help the people.

    • Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world
      66·
      3 months ago

      Progressives always say this, and they are unfortunately always wrong. Face it, if you are progressive you won’t sit this election out. If you are centrist you might (or you’ll vote Trump).