You wrote: "Democrats are losing on 'crime' - somehow Democrats have got themselves in a situation where the head of their party holds the most popular position on guns and crime—and yet they’re getting crushed on the issue because they’ve let GOP campaign ads, the right wing media ecosystem, and assorted progressive big city prosecutors…
You wrote: "Democrats are losing on 'crime' - somehow Democrats have got themselves in a situation where the head of their party holds the most popular position on guns and crime—and yet they’re getting crushed on the issue because they’ve let GOP campaign ads, the right wing media ecosystem, and assorted progressive big city prosecutors shape the narrative on the issue rather than doing so themselves."
So what else is new? This story is repeated time after time on issue after issue. What I don't get is why Democratic party leaders and operatives never seem to get it? Republicans never stop campaigning - not so Democrats. Republicans know how to make a mountain out of a molehill - Democrats allow mountain high issues to be driven over and left in the rear view mirror. Republicans have a rightwing propaganda machine that functions like a superlaser/super weapon - in stark contrast, Democrats don't make effective use of TV ads or public relations campaigns. They have nothing to counter right the impact of rightwing propaganda on the majority of Americans who don't read publications like the Atlantic or books by Pulitzer Prize winning authors.
Relying on mainstream media to get the job (influencing public opinion) done is not a reliable strategy. Case in point - following President Biden's speech on the present dangers to democracy, even MSNBC's lead in was Andrea Mitchell proclaiming that some Democrats, including Bernie Sander's campaign manager, did not agree with the timing and subject of the speech - which they believe should have been about inflation and kitchen issues instead. So double whammy - from both Democrats and center left politicians like Bernie choosing to shoot themselves in the foot as they fire at Biden and the media joining in the attack rather than supporting Biden's efforts at truth telling.
You wrote: "Democrats are losing on 'crime' - somehow Democrats have got themselves in a situation where the head of their party holds the most popular position on guns and crime—and yet they’re getting crushed on the issue because they’ve let GOP campaign ads, the right wing media ecosystem, and assorted progressive big city prosecutors shape the narrative on the issue rather than doing so themselves."
So what else is new? This story is repeated time after time on issue after issue. What I don't get is why Democratic party leaders and operatives never seem to get it? Republicans never stop campaigning - not so Democrats. Republicans know how to make a mountain out of a molehill - Democrats allow mountain high issues to be driven over and left in the rear view mirror. Republicans have a rightwing propaganda machine that functions like a superlaser/super weapon - in stark contrast, Democrats don't make effective use of TV ads or public relations campaigns. They have nothing to counter right the impact of rightwing propaganda on the majority of Americans who don't read publications like the Atlantic or books by Pulitzer Prize winning authors.
Relying on mainstream media to get the job (influencing public opinion) done is not a reliable strategy. Case in point - following President Biden's speech on the present dangers to democracy, even MSNBC's lead in was Andrea Mitchell proclaiming that some Democrats, including Bernie Sander's campaign manager, did not agree with the timing and subject of the speech - which they believe should have been about inflation and kitchen issues instead. So double whammy - from both Democrats and center left politicians like Bernie choosing to shoot themselves in the foot as they fire at Biden and the media joining in the attack rather than supporting Biden's efforts at truth telling.