Why Does It Seem Liberals Try Harder To Find A Sincere Middle Ground With Conservatives

What's a better way to sell liberal policies to conservatives?

Writing a more specific answer than others:On gun control, pair it with a constitutional right to self defense, and a constitutional definition of guns that are legal to own.On abortion, say when babies develop human rights. Only about 20% truly believe the fully human at conception position. More hold it because they believe it is necessary to counter the “baby has no rights until the cord is cut” mentality. I think that there is a compromise to be had at a 20 week tipping point where the mother’s rights become more absolute as the term approaches conception while the babies’ rights become more absolute as the term approaches delivery.On the size and scope of government, define how big is too big. Weed out programs that were once needed but now just employ federal workers. End unnecessary regulations when proposing new, relevant ones.Reassert the necessity for the rule of law even when it costs liberals power. Being rude, crude and socially unacceptable is not the same as breaking the law. There would have never been a Special Counsel in the Obama or Clinton 2 administrations to investigate a D president with an AG appointed by a D in similar circumstances. The treatment of the Clinton vs Trump investigations is startling in its different handling. Before someone says, they are Republicans; this question was about conservatives who view the GOP establishment members as the enemy as well.On things like Criminal Justice Reform, there are already conservatives like Sen. Rand Paul of Ky on board along with others. To make it a priority, black voters have to convince the GOP conservatives that their votes are able to be won over by good policies; AND that it is not anti-police, anti-law or anti-order.

On which topics are liberals willing to compromise with conservatives?

We’ve been compromising.President Obama’s Recovery Act, his stimulus package, only passed after Obama accepted GOP demands to reduce its size. Dodd Frank only passed after Obama removed the proposed ban on commercial banks investing in high-risk funds, allowing limited investments in its stead.Obama also created a bipartisan surveillance reform law in the aftermath of the Snowden leaks: making several concessions to privacy advocates without hindering the NSA’s counter-terrorism mission.In fact, the Obama administration saw bills, reducing discriminatory disparities among drug sentencing, pass with voice votes through both houses. He created a tax code some considered being the most progressive in a generation; and that passed with almost unanimous approval from Senate Republicans. Obama considered cap and trade, a conservative, market approach to dealing with climate change, and reforms to Social Security and Medicare that would have angering his voter base.Liberals and Democrats are almost always eager to compromise. Conservative groups in Congress are responsible for all five government shutdowns in the past 20 years.[1] The same can’t be said for Democrats.And even if we were to accept the contrived notion of conservative “compromise,” the deals offered show a cursory understanding of the liberal, legislative agenda. When the GOP requests billions of dollars for a near-useless, permanent wall–and rejecting offers for increased funding to border security–offering a temporary a legally protected, jointly supported amnesty program, it’s understandable why Senate Democrats are less than enthusiastic about the state of the proposed budget.[2]I’ll propose the following; give us funding for universal healthcare, student debt relief, after-school programs, environmental regulation, and a battalion of liberal judiciary appointments in federal courts and we’ll give you the wall.Deal?Footnotes[1] Ross Cohen's answer to Were far right conservatives the driving force behind most or all U.S. government shutdowns of recent years?[2] Trump offers immigration compromise to end partial shutdown; Dems cool to offer