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As Dem Voters Seek a 'Fight' With the Superrich, AOC is Now Their Favorite Candidate: Poll (www.commondreams.org)

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"An unmistakable majority wants a party that will fight harder against the corporations and rich people they see as responsible for keeping them down," wrote the New Republic's editorial director.

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

And yet, people voted for candidates who pledged to cut them. That has to be reckoned with.

There's definitely a problem with Democrats being unwilling to improve these programs, because ultimately the Democratic leadership hates government programs too, but there's also the problem with people voting to take government benefits away form undesirables. Again, policies aren't popular on their own, they need to be promoted and advanced. We have a role to play.