Many swing voters have liberal positions on these issues, and Republicans can't afford to alienate any of their voters.
Many voters are not Leftist but vote for Democrats anyway because Republicans don't have anything to offer them, while Democrats at least give them a social safety net.
Ever since polls on the subject have been taken, more Americans have identified as Democrats than Republicans.
Democrats won five elections in a row from 1932 to 1948, and the only Republican elected between 1932 and 1964 was the moderate Dwight D. Eisenhower, who promised not to touch New Deal programs.
Ronald Reagan, easily the most popular post-World War II Republican president, was a Democrat for the first few decades of his life.
Since Reagan left office, a Republican had won the popular vote only once, in 2004, as a result of Americans not wanting to change horses in the middle of a stream during the Iraq War and after 9/11. Trump won Pennsylvania and Michigan for the first time since 1988 and Wisconsin for the first time since 1984 because like Reagan he was seen as favorable to the working class, as opposed to other Republicans who are seen as more favorable to corporations.
From 1861 to 1933, all but two presidents were Republicans, both of whom were elected in part because of divisions in the Republican Party.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/we_must_fight_back.html
Many voters are not Leftist but vote for Democrats anyway because Republicans don't have anything to offer them, while Democrats at least give them a social safety net.
Ever since polls on the subject have been taken, more Americans have identified as Democrats than Republicans.
Democrats won five elections in a row from 1932 to 1948, and the only Republican elected between 1932 and 1964 was the moderate Dwight D. Eisenhower, who promised not to touch New Deal programs.
Ronald Reagan, easily the most popular post-World War II Republican president, was a Democrat for the first few decades of his life.
Since Reagan left office, a Republican had won the popular vote only once, in 2004, as a result of Americans not wanting to change horses in the middle of a stream during the Iraq War and after 9/11. Trump won Pennsylvania and Michigan for the first time since 1988 and Wisconsin for the first time since 1984 because like Reagan he was seen as favorable to the working class, as opposed to other Republicans who are seen as more favorable to corporations.
From 1861 to 1933, all but two presidents were Republicans, both of whom were elected in part because of divisions in the Republican Party.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/we_must_fight_back.html
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