What happens to the Democratic Party now? (2 Viewers)

[Heathen]

I’m sure much of us are having 2016 flashbacks this morning with a sick feeling to our stomachs..

2 of the last 3 elections Democrats have lost to a far right demagogue

Harris didn’t get close in many states to even Biden’s performance. We could very well lose the Presidency, Senate AND House depending on results the next few days…..

What went wrong?
What could’ve been done better?
What can we change in the future to ensure voters are motivated like they were when Obama was elected?

Democrats have no choice but to admit there’s a huge problem with some aspect of their platform— and to do a deep introspection of what’s going wrong..

 

[Booker]

Part of the problem was that, despite the accomplishments, Biden didn't (or wasn't capable of) using the "bully pulpit" to trumpet them as he should have.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Part of the problem was that, despite the accomplishments, Biden didn't (or wasn't capable of) using the "bully pulpit" to trumpet them as he should have.

Goes to the messaging problem Dems have

Do a thing then move on to the next thing

Or, at best, “we did a thing and it was a good thing” then move on to the next thing

GOP crows non stop about how the thing they did is the greatest thing in the history of things

And when it clearly not the greatest thing that doesn’t stop them from claiming it is

 

[Dragon]

It's a troubling reflection of the current state of the U.S. that a corrupt TV show host can gain more support than individuals with honesty and integrity—people who let their actions speak louder than empty promises. Sadly, the widespread lack of education among many voters makes them especially vulnerable to con men and those who peddle quick, simplistic solutions to complex problems.

 

[Heathen]

It's a troubling reflection of the current state of the U.S. that a corrupt TV show host can gain more support than individuals with honesty and integrity—people who let their actions speak louder than empty promises. Sadly, the widespread lack of education among many voters makes them especially vulnerable to con men and those who peddle quick, simplistic solutions to complex problems.

And social media echo chambers absolutely exacerbate it to no end

 

[Optimus Prime]

Democrats have blown millions of dollars on efforts to appeal to “American Men,” who turned to President Donald Trump in droves on election day, in the hopes of winning back the working class, according to a report.

Democrats have spent $20 million on their efforts, with donors and strategists holing up in luxury hotel rooms brainstorming how to convince working-class men to return to the party, according to a New York Times report.

The plan, code-named SAM, or “Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan,” promises to use the funds to “study the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces,” according to the report.

As the Times described it, the reports “can read like anthropological studies of people from faraway places.”

The effort also recommends Democrats buy advertisements in video games, among other things, the Times reported.

“Above all, we must shift from a moralizing tone,” the plan urges.

While the Democratic Party has struggled in recent years to maintain voters, the party hopes to be rejuvenated by the fact that Trump’s popularity has been on the decline since he was elected last fall.

Still, the party has been scrambling to find both messaging and a messenger since losing the White House, and Senate while Republicans held the House of Representatives in the November election.……

Democrats blow millions to study ‘American Men’ in bid to win back working class

Party leaders are holing up in luxury hotel rooms on a strategy codenamed SAM, or “Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan” to try and convince working-class to vote their way again, according to a report.

www.independent.co.uk