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leftstreet

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16. What was once Dem policy is now "progressive?"

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #13)

Mon May 4, 2026, 04:56 PM

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Democrats should already be running on "affordability"

Progressives using the word is almost insulting.

We need TRANSFORMATIVE taxpayer subsidized policies, not transitional, "here's a little help" policies.

Am I the only person on the planet who remembers when Progressives were pushing single payer nonprofit healthcare?

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Progressives are aggressively rolling out badly-needed Affordability Agenda [View all] jmbar2 Monday OP

Say it Dems: also the POOR and the HOMELESS ananda Monday #1

and the ELDERLY leftstreet Monday #3

Plus one. ananda Monday #12

Child Care for All SouthernOregonDem Monday #2

I stop reading anything at "working families" leftstreet Monday #4

Everyone needs help. jmbar2 Monday #5

Agree. Tired of that term. yorkster Monday #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Monday #8

To be fair, "working families" mr715 Monday #9

A lot of young folks in dire economic straits weren't even BORN yet during the Clinton era. jmbar2 Monday #13

What was once Dem policy is now "progressive?" leftstreet Monday #16

Don't forget accountability along with affordability. yorkster Monday #6

Accountability to whom, and for what? jmbar2 Monday #14

Accountability meaning justice, holding yorkster Monday #17

Absolutely! jmbar2 Monday #18

Good. We can't just be the anti-Trump party EdmondDantes_ Monday #10

Correct Just_Vote_Dem Monday #15

Trump campaigned on the affordability issue, Now he claims it is a hoax. Norrrm Monday #11