It's not getting talked about more because dems in congress are not getting in front of podiums and forcing the media to cover them talking about it. It's not getting talked about more because dems in congress are not getting onto non-left podcasts and non-left news outlets and making the press cover it. Same dems, different day. All outrage, no effective comms plan.
It's not getting talked about more because dems in congress are not getting in front of podiums and forcing the media to cover them talking about it. It's not getting talked about more because dems in congress are not getting onto non-left podcasts and non-left news outlets and making the press cover it. Same dems, different day. All outrage, no effective comms plan.
So far they're just not taking the Bulwark's recent advice to become the opposition party. And that has to start as of today, and once started, be relentless. The R party never let up since Day 1 of Obama's presidency.
I know, and it is very fucking demoralizing that dems have to be coached into doing this kind of shit and still can't bring themselves to do it rather than it just being in their nature and doing it without having to be told.
This is exactly why they lose! It's politics 101 and yet these dummies can't seem to figure out that they need to be out there bursting the bubbles that "conservatives" live in via Fox, Newsmax, etc. They don't need to be as thirsty as Nancy Mace, but it shouldn't be that hard to to have a handful of them hit the TV and podcast circuit regularly to give a dose of reality.
No disagreement about “dems”. My sincere question…Do you think the press would cover it and risk being attacked by Trump et al? And question #2, do you think any podcast bros would honestly engage in the discussion?
I honestly believe that ship sailed a while ago, but I would be interested in your take.
1) Yes, the media would absolutely cover it, the dems just aren't leveraging their greatest (and only) asset at a time when they are out of power: the microphone. The media got attacked by Trump & Co for the entirety of our timeline going back to 2016 and they will *still* be attacked by Trump & Co whether they carry these messages or not. For fucks sake, Trump goes after *Fox News* whenever they have too many dems on air. And that's actually the side benefit of dems getting their messages out on places like Fox: it drives a fucking wedge between Trump and Fox News whenever dems are on air on Fox talking shit about him and getting that message out to the viewers that Trump *really* doesn't want hearing those messages. What is he gonna do? Pull Fox News' broadcast license? Oh no!
2) Yes, because conflict generates attention and having combative guests on a podcast are a way to guarantee attention. Podcasts (and YouTube channels) live and survive off of generating attention as their revenue comes from advertisements that get selectively placed based upon how many views/listens/clicks said outlets are routinely generating.
It's not getting talked about more because dems in congress are not getting in front of podiums and forcing the media to cover them talking about it. It's not getting talked about more because dems in congress are not getting onto non-left podcasts and non-left news outlets and making the press cover it. Same dems, different day. All outrage, no effective comms plan.
So far they're just not taking the Bulwark's recent advice to become the opposition party. And that has to start as of today, and once started, be relentless. The R party never let up since Day 1 of Obama's presidency.
I know, and it is very fucking demoralizing that dems have to be coached into doing this kind of shit and still can't bring themselves to do it rather than it just being in their nature and doing it without having to be told.
This is exactly why they lose! It's politics 101 and yet these dummies can't seem to figure out that they need to be out there bursting the bubbles that "conservatives" live in via Fox, Newsmax, etc. They don't need to be as thirsty as Nancy Mace, but it shouldn't be that hard to to have a handful of them hit the TV and podcast circuit regularly to give a dose of reality.
No disagreement about “dems”. My sincere question…Do you think the press would cover it and risk being attacked by Trump et al? And question #2, do you think any podcast bros would honestly engage in the discussion?
I honestly believe that ship sailed a while ago, but I would be interested in your take.
1) Yes, the media would absolutely cover it, the dems just aren't leveraging their greatest (and only) asset at a time when they are out of power: the microphone. The media got attacked by Trump & Co for the entirety of our timeline going back to 2016 and they will *still* be attacked by Trump & Co whether they carry these messages or not. For fucks sake, Trump goes after *Fox News* whenever they have too many dems on air. And that's actually the side benefit of dems getting their messages out on places like Fox: it drives a fucking wedge between Trump and Fox News whenever dems are on air on Fox talking shit about him and getting that message out to the viewers that Trump *really* doesn't want hearing those messages. What is he gonna do? Pull Fox News' broadcast license? Oh no!
2) Yes, because conflict generates attention and having combative guests on a podcast are a way to guarantee attention. Podcasts (and YouTube channels) live and survive off of generating attention as their revenue comes from advertisements that get selectively placed based upon how many views/listens/clicks said outlets are routinely generating.
Point 2 is gospel. Should be obvious to elected officials, shouldn't it?
I dig the part 2 answer!