Found this graph online for anyone who might still be confused. I think this makes it much more clear.

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    There’s some good evidence that Sanders would’ve won. And Mamdani did. The population can be progressive when progressive candidates are allowed to run.

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      You’re saying the population is more progressive than the candidates the dems put up? That’s quite the claim.

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        And a trivial one to verify, since a 2024 poll found 62% of Americans support a single-payer health care system. And, recall that same-sex marriage achieved majority public support before Democratic leaders, like Obama and Clinton, shifted their stances to support it.

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        Do you think that Trump won because the democrats didn’t alienate enough minorities? Maybe they weren’t supportive enough of genocide? cringe