its on a policy by policy basis.

increasing the minimum wage isnt as polarizing as revamping our entire healthcare system. neither is campaign finance reform. neither is paid sick/family/vacation leave. neither is expanded early childhood education. neither is felon voting re-enfranchisement. or increasing voting access in general. or independent redistricting commissions. or decriminalization of marijuana. even on the healthcare front...medicaid expansion isnt as polarizing as medicare for all.

a criminal justice reform bill just passed through congress on a bipartisan basis and was signed by trump. nobody is gonna pay a political consequence for that.

just in the last midterms alone...ballot initiatives were approved in states across the country dealing with the policies i mentioned above. by significant bipartisan coalitions of voters. even in red states.

the same broad consensus and momentum isnt there for medicare for all.