Bigger issues is the 10 million Biden voters that sat it out this time around. That’s an “us” problem.
The biggest thing i hear from undecideds I talk to is that nobody really seems to care about the threat to democracy and Trump being evil. They just continue to assume he’s gonna be better for economy and their messaging of blaming Biden/Kamala for everything works.
I think we needed better more direct policies specifically suited to the demographics we are trying to reach, and simpler language when detailing his blame in the economy and threat to democracy. We refused to say “fascist” while “radical leftist lunatics” became his standard nomenclature. If those are the labels that get through to people, then we should use them.
We’ll need a firebrand to get people back on board, talking fundamental changes and a promise of “not more of the same”.
I appreciate how Kamala ran her campaign, but appealing to the joyfulness in people’s hearts isn’t enough. People need something to rally around.
The biggest thing i hear from undecideds I talk to is that nobody really seems to care about the threat to democracy and Trump being evil. They just continue to assume he’s gonna be better for economy and their messaging of blaming Biden/Kamala for everything works.
It’s not only that, it’s the fact that Trump is so profoundly dangerous that the danger becomes a central talking point, which drowns everything else out.
Harris might go on an interview, and talk about what she wants to do for the country, but then the interviewer asks her about Trump’s fascism and she answers honestly. The headline the next day is “Harris calls Trump names”, the policy stuff is a footnote, and people sat they are still waiting for her to explain her vision.
I distinctly remember a headline that read “Trump and Harris trade barbs”. When you read it though, it contrasted Trump calling Harris dumb misogynistic names to Harris pointing out all the people from his last administration who called him unfit.
He got that last time.
Bigger issues is the 10 million Biden voters that sat it out this time around. That’s an “us” problem.
The biggest thing i hear from undecideds I talk to is that nobody really seems to care about the threat to democracy and Trump being evil. They just continue to assume he’s gonna be better for economy and their messaging of blaming Biden/Kamala for everything works.
I think we needed better more direct policies specifically suited to the demographics we are trying to reach, and simpler language when detailing his blame in the economy and threat to democracy. We refused to say “fascist” while “radical leftist lunatics” became his standard nomenclature. If those are the labels that get through to people, then we should use them.
We’ll need a firebrand to get people back on board, talking fundamental changes and a promise of “not more of the same”.
I appreciate how Kamala ran her campaign, but appealing to the joyfulness in people’s hearts isn’t enough. People need something to rally around.
It’s not only that, it’s the fact that Trump is so profoundly dangerous that the danger becomes a central talking point, which drowns everything else out.
Harris might go on an interview, and talk about what she wants to do for the country, but then the interviewer asks her about Trump’s fascism and she answers honestly. The headline the next day is “Harris calls Trump names”, the policy stuff is a footnote, and people sat they are still waiting for her to explain her vision.
I distinctly remember a headline that read “Trump and Harris trade barbs”. When you read it though, it contrasted Trump calling Harris dumb misogynistic names to Harris pointing out all the people from his last administration who called him unfit.