The DNC blew it. Here's how and why.

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37. "It's the media, st**pid"

I have no doubt that racism and genderism played a role, but from what I am seeing, the biggest disconnect was over the economy. People who simply felt they were worse off now than they were 4 years ago. We - who marinate in this - KNOW that, objectively, the economy is doing incredibly, due in large part to tough decisions by both President Biden and the Fed. (Who would have thought there would truly be a soft landing instead of a recession?) BUT, and here's the rub, the media REFUSED to report this - all they could do was talk about how inflation is killing everybody (and then how old Joe is). And although I love Joe, he did a terrible time messaging his successes to America. If we are going to win in the future, we have to: 1) start attacking the media for the biased shills they are (note that succeeded for the Republicans in the 90s and helped lend credence to Faux news; and 2) Get more focused on clear and regular messaging every day to "shape" reality (or how it is perceived). And on the first point, I want EVERY Democratic leader to weave this into the messaging ("We know you won't report this, but . . . ).