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Re: POTUS 45.34: Spy Gate. No Spy. No Gate.
Which is why a winning formula for many democrats in districts that lean red or towards the middle would be to stick to an economic message of fair taxes and higher paying jobs. It's the Tim Ryan message and unfortunately gets little traction with the democratic party hierarchy. They are too enamored with identity politics. While the Democrat's fascination with it is for the right reasons -- inclusion and diversity because those ideals are American, worthy and important to a healthy future, it still potentially divides as much as it unites.
I'm not going to change 99% of the hearts out there. But I might convince someone to vote for a progressive candidate if that candidate focused on coherent ideas about jobs and taxes and how good progressive policies on taxes and jobs matter to them. It matters little if you are white or black, young or old, gay or straight, native born or immigrant. What does matter is having the means to care for yourself and your family. You don't turn off 80% or more of the voting public by talking about a tax structure that is fair to everyone. You don't turn off the working and middle class, or the poor and working poor, by showing them how you will craft policies that raise wages (either through real increases in minimum wage laws or good infrastructure and jobs programs).
When I talk to west side Clevelanders about LGBTQIA (I have lost track of how many letters that is up to, I prefer P, you know, for "people") rights or criminal justice reform or impeaching trump or Clevelanders ANYWHERE about gun control ( a shocking number of African Americans have views on guns that resemble mine) I get no traction. When I talk about fair taxes (everyone paying their fair share and here is how it is fair and productive that the wealthy pay more and the working and middle class pay less and the poor pay little or nothing) and ways to raise wages, I get traction up the a ss everywhere. I would also mix in a little about jobs and job policies that are cognizant of environmental concerns because that doesn't turn off most people either when discussed in terms of sustainable jobs and the wealth of job creation tied to a greener economy.
When the party realizes this is the consistent message to focus on, they might start winning in more places and start taking back the country. We've got two elections to get on the right path.
Which is why a winning formula for many democrats in districts that lean red or towards the middle would be to stick to an economic message of fair taxes and higher paying jobs. It's the Tim Ryan message and unfortunately gets little traction with the democratic party hierarchy. They are too enamored with identity politics. While the Democrat's fascination with it is for the right reasons -- inclusion and diversity because those ideals are American, worthy and important to a healthy future, it still potentially divides as much as it unites.
I'm not going to change 99% of the hearts out there. But I might convince someone to vote for a progressive candidate if that candidate focused on coherent ideas about jobs and taxes and how good progressive policies on taxes and jobs matter to them. It matters little if you are white or black, young or old, gay or straight, native born or immigrant. What does matter is having the means to care for yourself and your family. You don't turn off 80% or more of the voting public by talking about a tax structure that is fair to everyone. You don't turn off the working and middle class, or the poor and working poor, by showing them how you will craft policies that raise wages (either through real increases in minimum wage laws or good infrastructure and jobs programs).
When I talk to west side Clevelanders about LGBTQIA (I have lost track of how many letters that is up to, I prefer P, you know, for "people") rights or criminal justice reform or impeaching trump or Clevelanders ANYWHERE about gun control ( a shocking number of African Americans have views on guns that resemble mine) I get no traction. When I talk about fair taxes (everyone paying their fair share and here is how it is fair and productive that the wealthy pay more and the working and middle class pay less and the poor pay little or nothing) and ways to raise wages, I get traction up the a ss everywhere. I would also mix in a little about jobs and job policies that are cognizant of environmental concerns because that doesn't turn off most people either when discussed in terms of sustainable jobs and the wealth of job creation tied to a greener economy.
When the party realizes this is the consistent message to focus on, they might start winning in more places and start taking back the country. We've got two elections to get on the right path.
