The events of the last week have reminded all people of good will how valuable it is to elect a president who is thoughtful, or even-tempered,and unalterably opposed to disfavor groups and hateful rhetoric. In times of violence and disfavor, we need a president who will stand up strongly for what is fair and work hard to heal the hatred and bigotry in this country, and not inflame it. Sadly,my Democratic Party allowed Trump to win the presidency because he had a far clearer message than we did. Now more than ever, we know that our failure allowed the worst person we could have elected to win, and for our country to be a decent spot to live it is urgent that we start winning elections again. But to do it,we have to reply an valuable question: what is a Democrat, besides?
whether you follow politics, and you know that Democrats craft their message the way members of Congress design legislation: with committees making compromises and coalitions bickering over word choices. It’s like the old adage of legislation as “sausage making.” The disagreement is that while “sausage making” sometimes produces good legislation,it never produces good messaging. The latest example is the rollout of the vast new slogan Congressional leaders recently announced: "A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, or Better Future.” Besides not being very exciting,the whole frame implies tinkering, that the system is fine but we can do just a little bit better.read more
Source: crooksandliars.com