Except when you actually talk about policy they are. Ask someone “would you rather have free healthcare or means-tested subsidies for employer-sponored insurance purchased through 1 of 50 state-run websites. The plans change every year.” “Should anyone be able to go to college without worrying about debt? Or should almost everyone take on random amounts of debt, and have no idea what that debt will be until they’ve already applied?”
News flash - most voters aren’t us progressives.
What does being a progressive have to do with it? They aren’t liberals either. They are elitists and corporatists, and most voters aren’t that either.
Except when you actually talk about policy they are. Ask someone “would you rather have free healthcare or means-tested subsidies for employer-sponored insurance purchased through 1 of 50 state-run websites. The plans change every year.” “Should anyone be able to go to college without worrying about debt? Or should almost everyone take on random amounts of debt, and have no idea what that debt will be until they’ve already applied?”