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Right on: "It’s not enough to just do a good job at governing; you must make sure everybody knows about it. Deep down in their bones. Every day. Month after month, year after year. In that, Biden, Harris, and Harrison all failed, while Trump performed like an Olympic athlete."

I think billionaires owning the major media outlets / Twitter etc. helps them control what people get to see / hear. Distort reality with disinformation. That's why Substack and your newsletter is valuable because it provides an alternate way to get the facts to people.

DemLabs in its own small way tries to take facts and share them visually (maps / infographics) and in audio form so that people can see how an issue impacts them directly by clicking on a map and seeing who is making money of their misery. Here's an example:

Why do billionaire owned media outlets promote Trump? Follow the money!

https://thedemlabs.org/2024/06/11/billionaire-owned-media-promotes-trump-for-tax-cuts/

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An example that you may have seen is Modi's unending promotion of his work and accomplishments. Every village I have visited in India has a picture of Modi and often a local first minister with some list of accomplishments such as new infrastructure, new social help, or economic development. The public buses are plastered with his picture and accomplishments. In today's media environment, that is the level of intensity needed.

Modi's constant communication has kept him in power for far longer than I would have imagined. Biden did a very poor job by comparison.

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