A glance at the media or social media at almost any time shows that there are extremists in politics on both sides. It’s disconcerting at best and terrifying at worst.
The sad truth is that these extreme edges of the parties have become necessary to win the White House. Former president Donald Trump and president Joe Biden these factions must win in November.
What does this say about where we are in American politics and the future of parties? Is this the result of the American experience and is there any hope that things can change for the better?
Let’s start with the Democrats. It has been disappointing to see far-left progressives anti-Semitic port And anti-American feelings at protests and encampments on college campuses across the country.
Progressives have moved to the left in their ideology so far – whether approving transgender care for minorsby raising the minimum wage to astronomical heights or defending hate speech – average liberals can start to look like moderates.
But extremism also exists within the Republican Party. As a conservative, it has been infuriating to see the extent to which the MAGA faction of the party — which at first seemed small, overzealous and overly absorbed in the populist Trump — has taken up the message. Despite many better options, the Republican Party has once again rallied around Trump despite the indictments. silence, money testthe refusals of elections and the events of January 6, 2021.
Biden needs support from hardline progressives to keep White House
Generation Z, from 1997 to 2012, represents a small, but perhaps vital, share of voters – and its members are by far the most progressive. They adopt Marxism, LGBTQ+ rights And right to abortion while also showing a willingness to vote.
Data shows that more than 28% of voters 18-24 year olds voted in the 2022 midterm elections and that Generation Z is much more progressive than their parents or grandparents.
Campus protests help Trump: These anti-American university protests will only help Trump win the election.
The Pew Research Center found that 70% of Generation Z I think the government should work harder to solve people’s problems, the highest rate of any age group.
Although Biden hasn’t addressed Gen Z’s needs as much as they would like, he gave them a peace offering in the form of student loan forgiveness months before his next election.
Biden needs his far-left fringe faction, even if he hasn’t fully embraced them. So the president needs a group of young voters who think despite a huge deficitthe government is not yet big enough, socialism is coolAmerica is not that big, and anti-Semitism and anti-American protests at Ivy League college encampments are a rite of passage.
Trump and Republicans need MAGA voters to beat Biden
On the other hand, the Republicans have adopted…
