Messaging vs The Message
The Democratic Party's problem, in a nutshell, is that they believe their recent losses and the "sudden" lack of enthusiasm from their base and the "center" is due to poor articulation.
They want to move on, and with a plan to win the middle again.
To do this, they are being lead by the same Democratic Senator who said losing one Democratic voter from the urban areas to gain two Republican voters from the suburbs was ideal. He's not exactly a fighter for the people.
But I digress: thenew better deal includes some things that might have helped Hillary Clinton win the damn election, as well as things designed to get the attention of dissatisfied Trump voters.
Maybe it will give them just enough seats in the mid-terms to keep this tug-of-war with Republicans going, while both parties focus on things they agree on (like conducting war for profit).
What it doesn't do is "wow." There's not much in this proposal that makes me think that the Democrats are doing more than fishing for votes.
Schumer has been around since Clinton and Bush; these ideas would have been considered radical then, but now?
A majority of people want Medicare for all and campaign finance reform. Those two issues would really rock the political boat. And it would send a message.
But sure, continue with the platitudes and pictures. Continue to cozy up to the corporations who do not have the working class' best interest in mind. Continue to push for wars over oil.
They want to move on, and with a plan to win the middle again.
To do this, they are being lead by the same Democratic Senator who said losing one Democratic voter from the urban areas to gain two Republican voters from the suburbs was ideal. He's not exactly a fighter for the people.
But I digress: the
Maybe it will give them just enough seats in the mid-terms to keep this tug-of-war with Republicans going, while both parties focus on things they agree on (like conducting war for profit).
What it doesn't do is "wow." There's not much in this proposal that makes me think that the Democrats are doing more than fishing for votes.
Schumer has been around since Clinton and Bush; these ideas would have been considered radical then, but now?
A majority of people want Medicare for all and campaign finance reform. Those two issues would really rock the political boat. And it would send a message.
But sure, continue with the platitudes and pictures. Continue to cozy up to the corporations who do not have the working class' best interest in mind. Continue to push for wars over oil.
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