The liberal suburban vote is good on social issues: gender and (to a lesser extent) race. It is a good ally for certain economic issues, such as consumer protection or climate change or most of the regulatory state. But like any ally, it has interests that don't match socialism. It benefits from income inequality. It's therefore much dodgier on taxes, NIMBY, redistribution, and economic democracy.
As we’ve seen many times, liberals will support many progressive social issues before they support meaningful economic change that reduces the obscene wealth inequality we have today.
The liberal suburban vote is good on social issues: gender and (to a lesser extent) race. It is a good ally for certain economic issues, such as consumer protection or climate change or most of the regulatory state. But like any ally, it has interests that don't match socialism. It benefits from income inequality. It's therefore much dodgier on taxes, NIMBY, redistribution, and economic democracy.
As we’ve seen many times, liberals will support many progressive social issues before they support meaningful economic change that reduces the obscene wealth inequality we have today.