The majority of Americans vote for their own self interests.
This is why promoting policies that help the majority of the middle class wins elections.
Historically, an employed and educated middle class with a good infrastructure translates into a strong and stable country.
We know that a healthy population costs less than an unhealthy one so it's important people have access to health care.
We know that the burden of debt from education is now greater than credit card debt. Wealthy people from overseas send their children here for an education because a US education is still the best in the world, no matter what some say.
So the party that has:
Ideas about education without crushing debt
Ideas about affordable health care.
That works to keep jobs here.
That has plans to update the country's infrastructure.
That has plans for job training.
and so on.....
Will probably win the next election. One thing we know for sure, Taxes are at their lowest level in decades so trying to make that a competitive policy is probably laughable.
Obama ran very strong with young recent college grads, blacks, and women.
Guess which three groups have suffered the most during the Obama Recovery? Right.
If people are voting their own interests, then they are doing a very bad job of it.
The Obama Recover< The Bush Recession.