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In reply to the discussion: Democrats better embrace progressive millennials or get used to losing [View all]Garrett78
(10,721 posts)For instance, the "liberal media" narrative has been allowed to dominate for several decades.
And one of the ways the GOP controls the narrative is through projection. As the GOP has become increasingly extreme and just flat-out crazy (to the point where the likes of McCain and Collins are absurdly referred to as 'moderate'), they've convinced some that virtually every Democrat is a fringe leftist who is "out of touch" (never mind that the Democratic candidate has won the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 presidential elections in spite of numerous barriers). Projection is effective, because it makes the opponent come off as defensive when the opponent rightfully accuses the accuser.
Pelosi is a "San Francisco liberal," which is meant to actuate homophobia and other right wing traits. In reality, Pelosi is a mainstream Democrat. Not much different from Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote by millions (in spite of Russia, in spite of voter suppression, in spite of a media obsessed with her private server, in spite of Comey's last minute announcement, in spite of the extreme evangelical hatred for her, in spite of the Susan Sarandons, etc.).
While most counties are red (by virtue of being rural and sparsely populated), a majority of people support the liberal or left wing position on almost every issue.