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I would like to see this theme get much more play. "The persistence of the myth that Democrats are bad for the economy is an interesting example of the endurance of political rhetoric over reality." I am not a historian but took notice when the Reagan Administration became known for dominating publicity with its skilled communication team and the promotion of a message of the day. That administration was criticized for running every day as a campaign. The most outrageous Republican pronouncemen…
Another successful Republican strategy is defining Democrats before Democrats define themselves. Republicans anticipate what Democrats will promote. They develop unified messaging to smear Democrats and promote it in a unified way across all of their platforms. 97+% of the BLM protests were peaceful. But Dems are branded for wanting to "defund the police" and for causing riots in the streets because of a few inevitable exceptions. Democrats are associated with Antifa. Republican "patriots" opposed Democratic "lawlessness" even as we try to weaken the influence of a former president who is in Putin's pocket. Democrats are believed to have cheated at the ballot box when that's a Republican excuse for doing exactly that. "Liberal" is now a tainted word. How did we let that happen?
When we elect a national trifecta and gain the bully pulpit, that pulpit is not just a president speaking at a podium. It's using the power of an elected government to get the message out.