Men's Group

I) Most males and a good chunk of females fail to see much relevance or even clarity in "liberal" policies. I have trouble pin-pointing what is "liberal or progressive" within the standard-bearing Democratic Party. Why should I be surprised when less militant citizens are suspicious of a pocket full of mumbles?

2) A year-after-decade-after- generation smash-mouth of "liberalism" by the far right (together with a noticeable similar attack by some alleged lefty groups), all with NO credible comeback, have left many folks, including a disproportionate number of white males, with a great distrust of Anything resembling liberalism.

It's not some fanciful macho, it is lack of meaningful identity with and trust in an increasingly hazy ideology at a time when the "average white band" is suffering significant economic dislocation.