I don't understand the obsession of the media over the lack of policy specifics. Well, I do understand, but the media doesn't get it - the American people may say that they want policy specifics but that is because that is what the media wants them to say. In fact, the American people want to elect someone who says what they want to hear…
I don't understand the obsession of the media over the lack of policy specifics. Well, I do understand, but the media doesn't get it - the American people may say that they want policy specifics but that is because that is what the media wants them to say. In fact, the American people want to elect someone who says what they want to hear and promises what they want promised. The American people are no more interested in policy specifics than they are in how gravity works. They know it sucks - what else is there to say?
Harris/Walz are smart to avoid policy specifics and talk in generalities about freedom and sanity and safety and opportunity. That is what the American people want - as long as it doesn't cost them too much to get it.
A peculiarity of this election is the segment of voters who actually do care about policy and pay attention to policy actions, but this time they're saying: "Just don't let the psychopath get back into power. We can focus on policy in the next election."
I don't understand the obsession of the media over the lack of policy specifics. Well, I do understand, but the media doesn't get it - the American people may say that they want policy specifics but that is because that is what the media wants them to say. In fact, the American people want to elect someone who says what they want to hear and promises what they want promised. The American people are no more interested in policy specifics than they are in how gravity works. They know it sucks - what else is there to say?
Harris/Walz are smart to avoid policy specifics and talk in generalities about freedom and sanity and safety and opportunity. That is what the American people want - as long as it doesn't cost them too much to get it.
A peculiarity of this election is the segment of voters who actually do care about policy and pay attention to policy actions, but this time they're saying: "Just don't let the psychopath get back into power. We can focus on policy in the next election."
Policy #1 is respect the Constitution!
If a candidate isn't on board with that, I'm not too interested in their thoughts about fiscal stimulus and distortionary taxation 🙂