A friend made some comments - this is updated.
If Biden/Harris expect to win the next election, they had better get better at messaging. The whole Democratic Party talks in equivocations and caveats. They hem and haw while the other side is ranting and raving. Democrats’ kind of equivocal talk might reflect some kind of political reality, but most Americans are not policy wonks. Most Americans are not going to wade through a complex legislative analysis. Democrats need to dish out some tough love on some difficult controversies, and Democrats need to plainly state their platform for the next 4 years!
Ten important planks to get Democrats elected at the Federal level:
- end war in Ukraine
- end war in Gaza
- codify women’s right to reproductive choices and related healthcare
- make housing more affordable
- add thousands of new green jobs and re-invigorate America’s manufacturing sector
- total reform of immigration, stop illegals at the border. Apply legally or keep out
- expand health care coverage to young people so family coverage doesn’t stop at 26
- reduce cost of medicines and treatments for everyone
- reduce taxes on lower incomes and reduce deficits. Fair, Proportional taxation.
- improve import/export regulation and stop foreign “dumping” in America
Plainly stated platform planks - that’s the key to communicating with voters!