2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Bernie is courting progressive voters, why Liberty University? [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)they are pissed off and have similar concerns about Oligarchs and elites and Big Institutions.
Over the years the GOP managed to convince them that "Big Government" was the source of all their discontents. Like the cannard that Welfare Queens are the real reason for the Debt and Deficit. And that "those people" want to take their jobs through things like affirmative action.
Sanders is addressing the same concerns about the declining standard living for EVERYBODY except the upper,uppers...Bit he is pointing to the real culprit, which is abuse of power by the rich and powerful, who have distorted the eocnomy, politics and much else.
Personally, I say if he can remove those blinders from some of them, even a little, it would go a long way towards raising all boats, and most likely make the "social issues" easier to deal with too.