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It has been said that Republicans have been losing the culture war for a long time. That Republicans are out of touch, especially with young people and minorities. It has been said that millennial voters would pick Democrats simply because the culture of Republicanism is too far removed from that of young Americans and minorities. Also, with Baby Boomers on the way out, and Whites becoming less and less influential with time, the Democrats seem to have a big advantage.
With this being the case, does the Democrat Party platform conform more to the American ideal? Do Americans really associate more with Democrats? If you are of that opinion (or not) please explain why you believe it to be so.
In my opinion, I do believe the Democrats do have more of a cultural advantage with the majority of Americans than do Republicans. With issues like abortion and gay marriage being supported by Democrats, the culture war would seem to be lost. One could make the argument that issues like continuation of unemployment benefits and other "social justice" measures by the Democrats have given them a big advantage over Republicans.
However, I think that while culture issues may be important to people, I don't think that the economic policies of Democrats necessarily resonate with everyone. Here in Illinois, Bruce Rauner is being supported by some former Democrat voters simply because of his economic policies. I also believe that people whose main issues in voting are cultural are dissatisfied with both parties. In my opinion, most Americans just want to live their lives and be left alone.
I don't think the Democrats can continue to run on simply "relating with voter culture" forever. I say this because even some people who are culturally conservative have gotten sick of the Republicans, so I believe there will come a point in which culturally liberal people won't think it enough that Democrats share their cultural values. If it happened with socially conservative groups like Latinos and South Asians, I think things can swing against the Democrats eventually.
It has been said that Republicans have been losing the culture war for a long time. That Republicans are out of touch, especially with young people and minorities. It has been said that millennial voters would pick Democrats simply because the culture of Republicanism is too far removed from that of young Americans and minorities. Also, with Baby Boomers on the way out, and Whites becoming less and less influential with time, the Democrats seem to have a big advantage.
With this being the case, does the Democrat Party platform conform more to the American ideal? Do Americans really associate more with Democrats? If you are of that opinion (or not) please explain why you believe it to be so.
In my opinion, I do believe the Democrats do have more of a cultural advantage with the majority of Americans than do Republicans. With issues like abortion and gay marriage being supported by Democrats, the culture war would seem to be lost. One could make the argument that issues like continuation of unemployment benefits and other "social justice" measures by the Democrats have given them a big advantage over Republicans.
However, I think that while culture issues may be important to people, I don't think that the economic policies of Democrats necessarily resonate with everyone. Here in Illinois, Bruce Rauner is being supported by some former Democrat voters simply because of his economic policies. I also believe that people whose main issues in voting are cultural are dissatisfied with both parties. In my opinion, most Americans just want to live their lives and be left alone.
I don't think the Democrats can continue to run on simply "relating with voter culture" forever. I say this because even some people who are culturally conservative have gotten sick of the Republicans, so I believe there will come a point in which culturally liberal people won't think it enough that Democrats share their cultural values. If it happened with socially conservative groups like Latinos and South Asians, I think things can swing against the Democrats eventually.
Both Parties are losing support from the American People, it is about time America woke up, unfortunately it is probably too late to undo the damage that has been done by Both Parties.
So that means everyone that voted for him agreed with him? You think every Democrat who voted for Ronald Reagan agreed with all of his social views as well ?
Neither party represents the majority. That's why whatever party is in office, spends their time trying to change policies. Which explains why the US seems to be spinning in circles every 4 or 8 years. Trends that were around when I first started voting (over 50 years ago) disappeared and then showed up again years later. It's the curse of a 2 party system.
They vote for Dems because they think they should, often for the mostly shallow reasons you describe. Then they complain about the economy/jobs, war, Obama being a disappointment, etc. Obviously they should be voting third party, not Dem. Maybe they'll eventually figure it out...
They vote for Dems because they think they should, often for the mostly shallow reasons you describe. Then they complain about the economy/jobs, war, Obama being a disappointment, etc. Obviously they should be voting third party, not Dem. Maybe they'll eventually figure it out...
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