Reply #9: People say they support these "leftist" programs.

[BillZBubb]

But too many of them vote to the right because of wedge issues. One wedge trumps a litany of progressive programs. Face it, the right has locked up all the major single-issue voting blocs. They've got the gun nuts, the ultra-military crowd, the anti-choicers, the religious values sheeple, and the anti-tax groups. Those groups will vote Repug just on that one issue no matter what else is on the table.

Many people in those blocs probably support a lot of progressive ideas, but they'll vote right wing every time because of the one item that is their obsession.