Found this graph online for anyone who might still be confused. I think this makes it much more clear.

  • fizzle@quokk.auEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    You’re saying the population is more progressive than the candidates the dems put up? That’s quite the claim.

    • SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zipEnglish
      24·
      1 month ago

      And a trivial one to verify, since a 2024 poll found 62% of Americans support a single-payer health care system. And, recall that same-sex marriage achieved majority public support before Democratic leaders, like Obama and Clinton, shifted their stances to support it.

    • Trying2KnowMyse[they@lemmy.mlEnglish
      14·
      1 month ago

      Do you think that Trump won because the democrats didn’t alienate enough minorities? Maybe they weren’t supportive enough of genocide? cringe