Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.

Summary

Democrats must reclaim their identity as the party of the working class to regain electoral strength.

Despite pro-labor policies under Biden, working-class voters feel disconnected, seeing Democrats as defenders of a failing system.

The party’s decline traces back to NAFTA and neoliberal economic policies that favored corporations over workers.

A generational effort to prioritize labor rights, fair wages, and economic security while addressing working-class frustrations are needed.

Without serious reform, Democrats will continue losing ground to populist alternatives.

  • RowRowRowYourBotEnglish
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    4 小时前

    Yes, they do work. Anyone who thinks marketing and advertising are ineffective on them ate just ignorant of how ads work on them.

    If you study advertising or marketing you’ll inevitable learn about Charmin toilet paper in the USA. They ran a campaign that was irritating regarding people squeezing toilet paper rolls because they were so soft. “Don’t squeeze the Charmin” was their slogan. People hated the ad. They complained about the ad to stations but Charmin also sold a shitload of toilet paper based on this ad campaign so even irritating ads can work.

    • eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      16 分钟前

      Things change over time. What works on one generation may not work on the next whose minds were conditioned differently in their formative years.

      I think propaganda still works as a concept, but Democrats are trying to brainwash people like it’s the 1960s and Republicans are on the cutting edge of lying.

      I’d compare it to, say, the Lutheran Church vs a modern megachurch. Same core absurd claim about heaven and whatnot, but the megachurch knows how to package it for the modem gull.

      • RowRowRowYourBotEnglish
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        7 分钟前

        The nature of a specific campaign might change over time but no one is immune to marketing and advertisements. Thinking it does not apply to you or others around you is always an odd take.