Public opinion is downstream of politics.
You look at public opinion to see how well your messaging is doing. You don’t look at public opinion to see what your stances on issues should be.
This is the basic, fundamental failure of establishment democrats.
You look at public opinion to see how well your messaging is doing. You don’t look at public opinion to see what your stances on issues should be.
This is the basic, fundamental failure of establishment democrats.
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And I think this explains democrats’ troubles perfectly.
If you switch a position, you need to have a strong reason to do it, build a narrative about coming around, rather than just changing it because the polling indicated you should.