I'm your host, Jack Clark. Great to have you on board. Today's show is dedicated

to the concluding part three of the series, Reason to Cheer. The topic is the

nation's youth and their decidedly and increasingly progressive mindset. Oh let's

get right into it. The sources you'll hear include the Associated Press, the

New York Times, Greenberg Research.com, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Pew

Research.org. Part one of this Reason to Cheer series was entitled American

Support Progressive Policies on Most Every Issue and our Progressive Majority is

growing larger and larger. You heard how mainstream poll after mainstream poll

has consistently shown solid majorities of your fellow citizens, often two-thirds

or more, endorse all of the following progressive positions. And before I list

them, if you're wondering, why is this so important that Jack is spending three

segments on it, please let me tell you. One of the most oft-repeated right-wing

talking points is, oh no one agrees with your liberal views, you're the lunatic

fringe. America's a conservative nation. A key to successfully debating right

wingers is to keep them on the defensive. No where more importantly than on this

very subject. You need to be able to tell them, no, you're the lunatic fringe

because the vast majority of Americans agree with progressive policy

prescriptions on most of the important issues facing the nation. Being able to

rattle off at least two or three of these is a powerful weapon in your arsenal,

so they bear repeating. So repeat them now I will. Majorities, sometimes even

super majorities of Americans believe that the government should provide more,

not less services. The government should take care of those who can't take

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