Democrats and “The Vision Thing”

The Liberal Patriot ^ | Oct 16, 2025 | Ruy Teixeira

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Do they have one?

Cast your mind back to the halcyon days when American politics revolved around George H.W. Bush and his delightful locutions. A quintessential Bushism was when he referred to his (hard-to-define) overarching goal as the “the vision thing.” He wasn’t sure what it was and neither was anyone else.

Today’s Democrats have a similar problem. Nobody really knows what they stand for besides being really, really against Trump. That makes it hard to have a recognizable vision for the country since it’s a purely negative politics. What kind of society are Democrats aiming for and how would ordinary people find their place in it?

The problem this presents is underscored by recent survey results from the Searchlight Institute. Their survey queried respondents on what each party wants for your life, covering marriage, having children, being able to retire, being able to regularly go on vacation, having a good job, owing a home, being your own boss, owning a car or truck, feeling stable in your personal life, and creating wealth for your children. Together these attainments make up the basics of what has traditionally been seen as a good life.

The chart below shows how Democrats stack up relative to Republicans on these various attainments. The news is not good for Democrats; indeed, it’s terrible. One of the only “advantages” Democrats have on the chart is that respondents are more likely to say Democrats want none of these attainments for their life. Other than a modest three point advantage on “feeling stable in your personal life,” Democrats are behind the GOP on every other life attainment.

As the Searchlight Institute memo on these data notes:

The outlook gets worse and worse for Democrats the further...

[BAN-ONE]

I guess I can’t understand/read a chart.
I get no usable information from this presentation.

[Reddy]

The demonRats don’t want anyone to know their vision... because it involves communist totalitarianism and the end of the Republic.

[Repeat Offender]

The chart denotes democrat advantage…..for example “owning a car or truck.” D have a -11% advantage……meaning republicans have the advantage. People think republicans are more likely to want you to have the ability to own a vehicle. The only thing Ds come out ahead - they want none of the things for you.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

>> being able to regularly go on vacation
>> having a good job
>> owning a home
>> being your own boss
>> owning a car or truck
>> feeling stable in your personal life
>> creating wealth for your children

What about feeling safe on your street, in your public transit, in your town or in a city?
What about not being accosted by liberal lunatics?
What about NOT hearing “Press 2 for Spanish”?
What about your kids receiving a high quality, non-woke education?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The Dems have a slight edge on “Feeling stable in your personal life”. Is that because all of them want to work for government and never face a layoff fear? None of the D’s want to make in the world on their own terms. They want cradle-to-grave smothering big Gov to take care of them.