There seems to be malevolence on the part of Democratic leadership in failing to make these points to the American public. Messaging for Democrats has always been a disaster. Carville's famous "It's the economy, stupid!" slogan during the Clinton campaign is a notable exception., but then what did Clinton give us? A surplus, yes, but als…
There seems to be malevolence on the part of Democratic leadership in failing to make these points to the American public. Messaging for Democrats has always been a disaster. Carville's famous "It's the economy, stupid!" slogan during the Clinton campaign is a notable exception., but then what did Clinton give us? A surplus, yes, but also NAFTA and very Neo-Lib welfare reform. The last Democratic president with vision was Carter. The fact is, the Democratic party leadership is complicit in the Neo-Lib agenda. There are plenty of voices out there that could be promoted and that give a clear and easy-to-digest picture of what's really going on, like Thom Hartmann and Robert Reich. If the Democratic Party leadership was interested in what was really good for America, these would be the people in charge of messaging
I never did understand what happened with Howard Dean. When I see him from time-to-time he also seems righteous and clear. Many people seem to believe the Dems are just wussy about being called "too extreme." But the knee-capping of Dean carries a whiff of the calculated complicity you ascribe to them.
As I recall there was a flap over his yelling to enthusiastically at a campaign event. The whole room was yelling, but it was muted so it sounded like he was growling. He was ridiculed until eventually the powers that be labeled him unelectable. Definitely got a raw deal. It's hard to believe that giving a yell like anyone might give at a rally was considered such a gaff, considering what we've seen since.
There seems to be malevolence on the part of Democratic leadership in failing to make these points to the American public. Messaging for Democrats has always been a disaster. Carville's famous "It's the economy, stupid!" slogan during the Clinton campaign is a notable exception., but then what did Clinton give us? A surplus, yes, but also NAFTA and very Neo-Lib welfare reform. The last Democratic president with vision was Carter. The fact is, the Democratic party leadership is complicit in the Neo-Lib agenda. There are plenty of voices out there that could be promoted and that give a clear and easy-to-digest picture of what's really going on, like Thom Hartmann and Robert Reich. If the Democratic Party leadership was interested in what was really good for America, these would be the people in charge of messaging
I never did understand what happened with Howard Dean. When I see him from time-to-time he also seems righteous and clear. Many people seem to believe the Dems are just wussy about being called "too extreme." But the knee-capping of Dean carries a whiff of the calculated complicity you ascribe to them.
As I recall there was a flap over his yelling to enthusiastically at a campaign event. The whole room was yelling, but it was muted so it sounded like he was growling. He was ridiculed until eventually the powers that be labeled him unelectable. Definitely got a raw deal. It's hard to believe that giving a yell like anyone might give at a rally was considered such a gaff, considering what we've seen since.