General Discussion

They just don’t want to be labeled as such.

Poll after poll show most Americans identify as moderates or conservatives, but when asked about policies (not linked to a specific party), a wide majority of Americans support policies that could only be described as Social Democratic policies- MFA, reproductive rights, marriage equality, child tax credit, tax increase on billionaires, voting rights, protection for labor, increase in minimum wage, and on and on.

60-80% support for these policies, depending on the issue and pollster.

The only exceptions are immigration (although that is rapidly changing- strong support remains only for deport undocumented criminals ), and the narrow niche issue of trans teens playing sports, which is why those two issues were hammered relentlessly in attack ads against Harris in 2024.

After four years of widespread suffering under Trump 2.0, Americans will be begging for a populist, Social Democratic president.

(Just don’t call it that)