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GoneOffShore

(17,646 posts)
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 03:25 PM Nov 18

Felon45's campaign was never about policy, it was about racism, misogyny, and lies [View all]

Along with a huge dose of good old American anti-intellectualism.

John Pavlovitz on the whole debacle - No, the Democratic Party Can't "Message Better" to Racism, Misogyny, and Ignorance

In the wake of the election results, one of the most common media postmortems has been the Democratic Party’s supposed failure to reach those Americans who they were unable to persuade over the course of the campaign; rural and working class voters, especially. The airways have been filled with politicians and talking heads offer their critiques and suggestions on how Democrats need to rethink how they are messaging.

I’m sorry, but that’s largely nonsense.

This election result isn't about Dem messaging.


Their messaging during the campaign was pitch-perfect in any other iteration of America. It was about helping the middle class, lowering taxes for the average American, continuing with sound economic policies to cut rising grocery prices, preserving democracy, taxing the wealthy, affordable healthcare and education, the rights of women, strengthening the border, unity, opportunity.


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