Is the Word “Progressive” Now a Dirty Word?

Consultants to the Liberal or Democratic Party now consider the word “Progressive” in a negative light.

Several interesting articles should be reviewed by the Democrats as they plan for the next several years.

“This column has long been skeptical of the wokesters of the progressive left, who seem to specialize in societal regression. To this day no one can name a great civilization they’ve created, while almost everyone can think of people they’ve cancelled. Now Democratic candidates seem increasingly wary of being identified as progressives—and for good reason.” [The Wall Street Journal, James Freeman, November 14, 2022 – Is ‘Progressive’ Now a Bad Word in U.S. Politics? Republicans are likely to capture the House, and Democrats know who to blame. ]

“Two Democratic candidates for the US presidency, Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, are fighting over the term “progressive”. But what does the word really mean? In a CNN town hall, external on 3 February in New Hampshire Mr Sanders and Mrs. Clinton argued over what the word “progressive” means and who has the right to describe themselves in this way. [BBC News, Tara McKelvey, February 5, 2016 – What does it mean to be a progressive in the US?]