Learned helplessness is still the thing here. A large swath of voters have chosen not to vote **at all** - because for 40 years Democrats haven't passed meaningful legislation that will materially help them. What to do, though? General Strike? 3rd party? We must change them.

Have you met people?

According to this poll, about 7% of people aren't stupid.

C'mon. Yes we are. Obama already passed the STOCK ACT of 2012. Then they de-fanged it the following year. Now we're talking about new legislation for something that has already been codified into a law with no consequences like it's some form of constitutional emergency.

Imagine if Democrats in Congress actually fought for things that three-quarters of the American people support instead of the same, tired culture war bullshit they always serve up.

Well, 19% of them are, and that tracks

Why would anyone oppose that?

Well some people

Now let's try to get Congress to offer such a bill. Last time I checked no one up on Capital Hill cared much about what the people wanted.

Seems... bipartisan?