less explicit progressivism and more focus on the welfare of the citizen. arguably the single most effective campaign ad of the cycle were those "harris is for they/them. trump is for you." ads. walt and marge living 30 minutes out of pittsburgh aren't interested in the more progressive aspects of identity politics. zoomies, while at large are certainly more receptive of it, in certain corners, specifically white men, largely hate that shit. they've come to loathe it. they loathe this to the point where even if they would largely have voted for harris otherwise, they ended up voting for trump. "woke" policy being the center ideal of the dems has to be scrapped entirely.  yang is ultimately a sellout grifter but his general message from 2020 would certainly sell better than the neocon/status-quo/hyper progressive coalition brewed up in 2024. prioritize what you, the government, can do for the citizens of the country. comprehensive welfare and medical reforms. build a safety net for the citizenry. use our budget to help the people. safeguard against potentially dangerous new technologies, as well as reign in corporate interests. these should ultimately also follow the nose of what the people want right now, including immigration reform. prove to be tough on immigration and cannibalize what made trump so successful. people are in fact afraid of what mass migration could do to the already strained welfare of the nation.  as far as foreign policy goes, supporting israel so blatantly very likely cost harris michigan. that can't be a center issue for the dems ever again, especially as zoomers and millennials become the primary electorate.
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