“Progressives Will Set the Republic’s Agenda”

By large margins, the American people support progressive policies. A new progressive America is growing as the citizenry demand the end to political and societal corruption. The demography is an array of growing demographic groups that have aligned themselves with the progressive philosophy and movement. The new geography refers to the close relationship between pro-progressive political shifts and dynamic growth areas across the country, particularly within contested states. The new agenda is the current tilt of the public toward progressive ideas and policy priorities.

All this adds up to big change that is reshaping the Republic in a fundamentally progressive direction. Consider some of the components of the new demography. Between 1988 and 2008, the minority share of voters in presidential elections rose by 11% points.

Some other points to consider:

• By 2042-the United States will become a majority-minority

• By 2050-54% of the country will be a minority

• Hispanics double from 15% to 30% of the population

• Asians increase from 5% to 9%

• African Americans will increase from 14% to 15%

The progressive ideology will continue to gain influence.

Other demographic trends accentuate progressives’ advantage. Progressive gains since 1988 have been heavily concentrated in not just the urbanized cores of large metropolitan areas, but also the growing suburbs around them. Progressive gains were only minimal in the smallest metropolitan areas and in small town rural America.

As the Republic is growing and changing, so are the American people’s views on what government can and should do. This is shaping progressive policies to go with the new demography and the new geography, starting with the likely diminution in the culture wars that have stymied American politics for decades.

For Republicans, Log Cabin Republicans, Conservatives, Neo Conservatives, the Tea Bag movement and some Democrats, I know you do not embrace the direction America is heading, but Progressives will soon lead the Republic. The citizenry have had enough of “weak and vacillating” Democrats that straddle the fence and throw President Obama under the bus and extremists calling themselves Republicans that place corporations and personal agendas ahead of the people. You call it “silly talk” but Progressives will bring balance to the Republic—because “balance” is what the citizenry demands.


“Progressive will bring balance to the Republic”
Anthony P. Johnson