Thats a great ad campaign from Vote Vets. Exactly what the Democrats need to be doing. We should be HAMMERING the GOP on cuts to veterans services, cuts to Social Security customer service, National Parks not opening or being staffed this summer, etc etc.
Basically ANYTHING but fighting tooth and nail to save USAID. I think USAID does man…
Thats a great ad campaign from Vote Vets. Exactly what the Democrats need to be doing. We should be HAMMERING the GOP on cuts to veterans services, cuts to Social Security customer service, National Parks not opening or being staffed this summer, etc etc.
Basically ANYTHING but fighting tooth and nail to save USAID. I think USAID does many great things and foreign aid is a crucial part of American soft power projection. But it does little to connect with the median voter in the heartland.
Focus on kitchen table issues and the tangible damage the Musk/Trump administration is doing to real actual everyday service delivery.
They tell themselves, "Well, we can't save the whole world," and then shrug it off. It's the Titanic lifeboat mentality. Hit the hands of the people trying to get into your boat which might cause it to tip.
I also think most people are basically good and would be against that IF THEY WERE CONVINCED IT WAS TRUE. But the median R voter in America is informationally agnostic and. easily misled by more persuasive and motivated peers and family acquaintances. I'm sorry but you could never get that message through to them.
Thats a great ad campaign from Vote Vets. Exactly what the Democrats need to be doing. We should be HAMMERING the GOP on cuts to veterans services, cuts to Social Security customer service, National Parks not opening or being staffed this summer, etc etc.
Basically ANYTHING but fighting tooth and nail to save USAID. I think USAID does many great things and foreign aid is a crucial part of American soft power projection. But it does little to connect with the median voter in the heartland.
Focus on kitchen table issues and the tangible damage the Musk/Trump administration is doing to real actual everyday service delivery.
Use that image of Musk with the chainsaw
I'm not convinced that the median voter in the heartland is pro-kids dying in countries where USAID used to provide food and essential medical care.
I am not so convinced they are anti-enough kids dying in those places because they are far away and out of sight. It's not real.
esp since growing the food for USAID helps farmers, some of whom are going to be wiped out by the cancellation
They tell themselves, "Well, we can't save the whole world," and then shrug it off. It's the Titanic lifeboat mentality. Hit the hands of the people trying to get into your boat which might cause it to tip.
I also think most people are basically good and would be against that IF THEY WERE CONVINCED IT WAS TRUE. But the median R voter in America is informationally agnostic and. easily misled by more persuasive and motivated peers and family acquaintances. I'm sorry but you could never get that message through to them.
They may be ok with that kind of aid, but I don't think it has high salience.
I'm sure median voters say things like, "We have plenty of problems here. Why are we spending money in Africa?"
The median voter didn’t give a shit when kids were gunned down in Sandy Hook. I don’t think they’ll give a second thought to kids in another country.
This whole conversation is depressing.