They tried that message and people looked around at their lives and said “We don’t believe you. You’ve been in charge for nearly 4 years and we are struggling”.
The most important message that should have been repeated, ad nauseam, was: the reason you are struggling under a booming economy is because corporations are running the show and …
They tried that message and people looked around at their lives and said “We don’t believe you. You’ve been in charge for nearly 4 years and we are struggling”.
The most important message that should have been repeated, ad nauseam, was: the reason you are struggling under a booming economy is because corporations are running the show and making record profits while you flounder. They are robbing you blind and we are working to rein them in (Lina Khan was working on it but now that pipe dream is over).The president doesn’t control gas and grocery prices and republicans are going to completely pull off the regulation brakes and allow them to run rampant.
Now, that would not be the concise message I would put together (see Bernie) but it is exactly what that needed to be repeated. The economy was top of everyone’s list and the Dems threw in a bit about ending price gouging, but did people really understand what that meant and was it effectively messaged? Nope. Not in any way. They blew it on the economy, countering TFG’s lies about the border and violent crime, and addressing Gaza…but most importantly, the economy.
If they had done that properly, the message of we care (which they did do) would have been apparent by their explanation of the problem and their promising to get tough on corporate greed.
Struggling? If biden hadn't inherited what the clown for 4 years left we would still have a good economy remember the pandemic? but it wasn't fast enough for them...did we all forget how trump fucked it up...trump had a good econmy from obama.
again again he was presented a thriving economy that he ruined..wonder how long before he fucks that up too
If you haven’t noticed people are struggling with their gas and groceries. It’s true but they don’t understand why. The job numbers are great, inflation is low, but if you don’t feel it in your pocketbook you don’t believe it. The Dems didn’t make their case and explain why things are the way they are.
Yeah I'm finding that out... we want instant gratification... didn't come fast enough so let's go w the person who never did anything for the people and ruined the economy the last time
They attributed current conditions to current administration. They forget that Trump’s handling of Covid put the economy in the toilet. Millions of people dead and no one remembers. No one remembers rationing toilet paper and paper towels. 14% unemployment. Food lines that ran out of food. There’ll be another crisis within the next 4 years and Trump and his circus won’t be capable of addressing. He’ll be too distracted with getting retribution.
Biden inherited Trump’s sh*t show and pulled us out of the disaster in 4 years. Grocery store parking lots are full. Theaters and restaurants too. 401k’s recovered, inflation is down.
Corporations are recouping their profits after the pandemic. Their loyalty is to their shareholders. Not the consumers. And like Trump and his compatriots, they do it out in the open. The data is published. No one looks
Trump’s approach is to keep talking, if it’s a lie, say it louder and more often. Before long, it becomes the truth. People are lazy. They don’t even try to understand what is going on. They listen to their preferred sources of information and absorb whatever mindless nonsense is pushed at them. Trump and Fox, et al, push false information 24/7. People are too lazy to pull information from other sources to verify it.
The dems don't like to lie. We don't say we are your protector which would ignore our knowledge of civics. We could say we are going to jail any opposition so we can get things we want done which would diminish our democracy. We could say we will fight first day to lower your food costs which would ignore free markets. But that is exactly what Americans voted for cruelty, hostility and bullying. Now how do you counter message that? We are the ones who play by the rules? That's what was tried.
Beth, you are so right. People want to blame the government when our real problem is corporations seeking bigger profits. Wonder where the jobs went look to the self serve lines increasing every where. Wonder why your phone call is so important but you can't talk to a real person or the person you do talk to has English as a second language? The government doesn't raise your rent. The government doesn't raise your mortgage. Supply and demand is one of the most sinister concepts that plague us when we are not talking about raw materials in products. Any excuse to raise prices but little effort is expended to lower them.
Totally agree! This has been the problem for decades. POTUS has limited power especially over $$. Candidates need to include the importance of Congress in their messaging, as well as corporate greed being the reason for price of eggs/gas, not a thing Government can control (without congressional action/regulations). People have been fed a diet of “see what the Prez did(or didn’t do), by the media and other side politicians, for years!
They tried that message and people looked around at their lives and said “We don’t believe you. You’ve been in charge for nearly 4 years and we are struggling”.
The most important message that should have been repeated, ad nauseam, was: the reason you are struggling under a booming economy is because corporations are running the show and making record profits while you flounder. They are robbing you blind and we are working to rein them in (Lina Khan was working on it but now that pipe dream is over).The president doesn’t control gas and grocery prices and republicans are going to completely pull off the regulation brakes and allow them to run rampant.
Now, that would not be the concise message I would put together (see Bernie) but it is exactly what that needed to be repeated. The economy was top of everyone’s list and the Dems threw in a bit about ending price gouging, but did people really understand what that meant and was it effectively messaged? Nope. Not in any way. They blew it on the economy, countering TFG’s lies about the border and violent crime, and addressing Gaza…but most importantly, the economy.
If they had done that properly, the message of we care (which they did do) would have been apparent by their explanation of the problem and their promising to get tough on corporate greed.
Struggling? If biden hadn't inherited what the clown for 4 years left we would still have a good economy remember the pandemic? but it wasn't fast enough for them...did we all forget how trump fucked it up...trump had a good econmy from obama.
again again he was presented a thriving economy that he ruined..wonder how long before he fucks that up too
If you haven’t noticed people are struggling with their gas and groceries. It’s true but they don’t understand why. The job numbers are great, inflation is low, but if you don’t feel it in your pocketbook you don’t believe it. The Dems didn’t make their case and explain why things are the way they are.
Did you not fully read my comment!
Yeah I'm finding that out... we want instant gratification... didn't come fast enough so let's go w the person who never did anything for the people and ruined the economy the last time
They always do that. Its expected.
They attributed current conditions to current administration. They forget that Trump’s handling of Covid put the economy in the toilet. Millions of people dead and no one remembers. No one remembers rationing toilet paper and paper towels. 14% unemployment. Food lines that ran out of food. There’ll be another crisis within the next 4 years and Trump and his circus won’t be capable of addressing. He’ll be too distracted with getting retribution.
Biden inherited Trump’s sh*t show and pulled us out of the disaster in 4 years. Grocery store parking lots are full. Theaters and restaurants too. 401k’s recovered, inflation is down.
Corporations are recouping their profits after the pandemic. Their loyalty is to their shareholders. Not the consumers. And like Trump and his compatriots, they do it out in the open. The data is published. No one looks
Trump’s approach is to keep talking, if it’s a lie, say it louder and more often. Before long, it becomes the truth. People are lazy. They don’t even try to understand what is going on. They listen to their preferred sources of information and absorb whatever mindless nonsense is pushed at them. Trump and Fox, et al, push false information 24/7. People are too lazy to pull information from other sources to verify it.
Dems had the story, just didn't know how to tell it.
The dems don't like to lie. We don't say we are your protector which would ignore our knowledge of civics. We could say we are going to jail any opposition so we can get things we want done which would diminish our democracy. We could say we will fight first day to lower your food costs which would ignore free markets. But that is exactly what Americans voted for cruelty, hostility and bullying. Now how do you counter message that? We are the ones who play by the rules? That's what was tried.
Beth, you are so right. People want to blame the government when our real problem is corporations seeking bigger profits. Wonder where the jobs went look to the self serve lines increasing every where. Wonder why your phone call is so important but you can't talk to a real person or the person you do talk to has English as a second language? The government doesn't raise your rent. The government doesn't raise your mortgage. Supply and demand is one of the most sinister concepts that plague us when we are not talking about raw materials in products. Any excuse to raise prices but little effort is expended to lower them.
Totally agree! This has been the problem for decades. POTUS has limited power especially over $$. Candidates need to include the importance of Congress in their messaging, as well as corporate greed being the reason for price of eggs/gas, not a thing Government can control (without congressional action/regulations). People have been fed a diet of “see what the Prez did(or didn’t do), by the media and other side politicians, for years!