The “WalkAway” campaign, started by Brandon Straka, is about exiting the Democratic Party. We studied the videos on the movement’s official YouTube channel, including 150 people who walked away. A large majority report a civility gap between the left and the non-left. Fully 70 percent suggested that the left is less civil than Republicans and others.
These 150 individuals provide heartfelt testimony as people who used to vote Democratic. Their testimony is credible and compelling. It is hard not to be moved by their testimony of a civility gap. Many describe the fallout from deviating from leftist opinions — vitriol, un-friending at Facebook, and so on. Many lost real friends, close friends, because they moved away from the Democratic mindset.
OPINION: A Big Civility Gap Between The Left And Everyone Else, Say WalkAway Democrats
These 150 individuals provide heartfelt testimony as people who used to vote Democratic. Their testimony is credible and compelling. It is hard not to be moved by their testimony of a civility gap. Many describe the fallout from deviating from leftist opinions — vitriol, un-friending at Facebook, and so on. Many lost real friends, close friends, because they moved away from the Democratic mindset.
OPINION: A Big Civility Gap Between The Left And Everyone Else, Say WalkAway Democrats