Same, former Dem here -- the product of a blue state education.
The turning point for me was the primaries for 2016, when every candidate in the first debate except Jim Webb seemed to be running solely on how oppressive their gun control platform would be. And then Jim Webb dropped out. At that point I realized I was probably more libertarian than liberal, and definitely not a modern Democrat.
Same, former Dem here -- the product of a blue state education.
The turning point for me was the primaries for 2016, when every candidate in the first debate except Jim Webb seemed to be running solely on how oppressive their gun control platform would be. And then Jim Webb dropped out. At that point I realized I was probably more libertarian than liberal, and definitely not a modern Democrat.
Yes, blue state education truly brain-washed.