It is essential that the voters understand that the GOP is no longer a political party. It is a cult of liars and traitors, headed by a would-be dictator.
It is essential that the voters understand that the GOP is no longer a political party. It is a cult of liars and traitors, headed by a would-be dictator.
Correct! When anyone brings up politics in a conversation, my default response now is to say that the Republican Party of my father no longer exists. The Republican Party is now an authoritarian movement.
IтАЩm just 80 and I have supported democracy since I could vote. My best friend of 60 years is a Republican. Now he is so embarrassed by the GOP that the best he can say when we argue, as we have always done and enjoyed, тАЬI canтАЩt change anything. ItтАЩs up to my kids.тАЭ A very sad thing for a man of substance to say. I will try to convince him to fight to defend and expand our understanding of freedom and truth. The GOP has made a fool of him. ThatтАЩs some damn hard cheddar!
Yes, that's right, but Biden cannot win if GenZ doesn't go to the polls, and all they talk about on TikTok is how turned off they are by Biden's age. AOC has over eight million TicTok followers, mostly young followers, and each of those followers has friends, some of whom arenтАЩt on TicTok, so what AOC says reaches millions of young voters, maybe 15 million young voters. WellтАж potential voters. They might stay home, as young voters have done since forever.
Young voters are not inspired by talk about BidenтАЩs accomplishments with boring stuff like health care, jobs, and inflation reduction, assuming inflation reduction is a thing, which a lot of voters who buy things donтАЩt believe, and thatтАЩs important because, as David Plouffe points out, candidates donтАЩt tell voters how the economy is doing. Voters tell candidates how the economy is doing.
There are four things that inspire young voters to vote: climate, guns, abortion, and LGBTQ+ rights. Biden is on the right side of all those issues. He should invite AOC and one or two of her friends to a sit-down in the Oval Office and convince her to lead a shift in TicTok traffic towards BidenтАЩs inspired and progressive views on the four things young voters care about. AOC can do it, and she will if President Biden asks her to and puts her in charge of a tech-savvy staff to do the footwork. A well-funded, AOC-led, TikTok campaign would make a real difference with voters that count. Biden cannot win if GenZ stays home.
Yes. Amazing. I always felt the Biden campaign should focus on the kind of people he surrounds himself with (AOC & Pete), especially compared with who Trump brought/brings to the table. This can address the age issue. Trump isn't much younger. Also it gets away from the idea that one man runs the US. It is a team effort. A Democracy is a team collaboration.
This is a BRILLIANT comment and I can't thank you enough for articulating it so well! Yesterday, I had this discussion with my husband. I have said over and over, that there is the reoccurring mantra that "Dems are terrible at messaging." I said to my husband, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
I know that Taylor Swift has a voice that millions of young people listen to, she got a lot of young people to register to vote.
I suggest that you email Biden's campaign office with your good idea!
If anyone else on the forum has an idea on how to get Rex's idea in front of the right people, please add your suggestion.
I think a lot of the problem with Democratic messaging has to do with the subtlety and nuance required to communicate the ideas involved. Republicans have a much simpler messaging job. All they have to do is remind their voters that their goal is to preserve the systemic advantages of white Americans. They just say тАЬwokeтАЭ or some other hate-triggering word or phrase, and the recipient understands what they mean.
In this case, fortunately for us, the Democratic message is equally easy to communicate. All Dems need to do to get Gen Z votes is to hammer on the four relevant words: climate, guns, abortion, LGBTQ+. GenZ will take it from there.
Gen Z on twitter loves Biden! Also, I hear people of all ages mention his age and I shut them down immediately when I say, "Kamala Harris is perfectly capable of taking the reins should she need to."
I didnтАЩt know that. Odd that the GenZ has different points of view on the two platforms. Still, I think Biden needs a TikTok presence with someone like AOC in charge.
It is essential that the voters understand that the GOP is no longer a political party. It is a cult of liars and traitors, headed by a would-be dictator.
...and funded by far right anti democratic billionaires.
this makes no sense....
An important point.
Correct! When anyone brings up politics in a conversation, my default response now is to say that the Republican Party of my father no longer exists. The Republican Party is now an authoritarian movement.
IтАЩm just 80 and I have supported democracy since I could vote. My best friend of 60 years is a Republican. Now he is so embarrassed by the GOP that the best he can say when we argue, as we have always done and enjoyed, тАЬI canтАЩt change anything. ItтАЩs up to my kids.тАЭ A very sad thing for a man of substance to say. I will try to convince him to fight to defend and expand our understanding of freedom and truth. The GOP has made a fool of him. ThatтАЩs some damn hard cheddar!
Yes, that's right, but Biden cannot win if GenZ doesn't go to the polls, and all they talk about on TikTok is how turned off they are by Biden's age. AOC has over eight million TicTok followers, mostly young followers, and each of those followers has friends, some of whom arenтАЩt on TicTok, so what AOC says reaches millions of young voters, maybe 15 million young voters. WellтАж potential voters. They might stay home, as young voters have done since forever.
Young voters are not inspired by talk about BidenтАЩs accomplishments with boring stuff like health care, jobs, and inflation reduction, assuming inflation reduction is a thing, which a lot of voters who buy things donтАЩt believe, and thatтАЩs important because, as David Plouffe points out, candidates donтАЩt tell voters how the economy is doing. Voters tell candidates how the economy is doing.
There are four things that inspire young voters to vote: climate, guns, abortion, and LGBTQ+ rights. Biden is on the right side of all those issues. He should invite AOC and one or two of her friends to a sit-down in the Oval Office and convince her to lead a shift in TicTok traffic towards BidenтАЩs inspired and progressive views on the four things young voters care about. AOC can do it, and she will if President Biden asks her to and puts her in charge of a tech-savvy staff to do the footwork. A well-funded, AOC-led, TikTok campaign would make a real difference with voters that count. Biden cannot win if GenZ stays home.
Yes. Amazing. I always felt the Biden campaign should focus on the kind of people he surrounds himself with (AOC & Pete), especially compared with who Trump brought/brings to the table. This can address the age issue. Trump isn't much younger. Also it gets away from the idea that one man runs the US. It is a team effort. A Democracy is a team collaboration.
great points, totally agree
Rex
This is a BRILLIANT comment and I can't thank you enough for articulating it so well! Yesterday, I had this discussion with my husband. I have said over and over, that there is the reoccurring mantra that "Dems are terrible at messaging." I said to my husband, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
I know that Taylor Swift has a voice that millions of young people listen to, she got a lot of young people to register to vote.
I suggest that you email Biden's campaign office with your good idea!
If anyone else on the forum has an idea on how to get Rex's idea in front of the right people, please add your suggestion.
AOC + Taylor Swift!
Miselle
I think a lot of the problem with Democratic messaging has to do with the subtlety and nuance required to communicate the ideas involved. Republicans have a much simpler messaging job. All they have to do is remind their voters that their goal is to preserve the systemic advantages of white Americans. They just say тАЬwokeтАЭ or some other hate-triggering word or phrase, and the recipient understands what they mean.
In this case, fortunately for us, the Democratic message is equally easy to communicate. All Dems need to do to get Gen Z votes is to hammer on the four relevant words: climate, guns, abortion, LGBTQ+. GenZ will take it from there.
I agree, Rex. I keep telling people of reproductive age and ability that MAGA Mike wants to ban contracepton also.
I know people opposed to abortion who rely upon contraception.
Will do.
AOC and Taylor Swift.
Gen Z on twitter loves Biden! Also, I hear people of all ages mention his age and I shut them down immediately when I say, "Kamala Harris is perfectly capable of taking the reins should she need to."
I didnтАЩt know that. Odd that the GenZ has different points of view on the two platforms. Still, I think Biden needs a TikTok presence with someone like AOC in charge.
AOC is, indeed, a real future for the Democrats.
But. The old line Dems donтАЩt like her power.
Brilliant strategy, Rex. Brilliant and uncluttered. IтАЩd say it is simple too but some think simple is a put-down.
Rex Page, good move. Thanks for speaking up.
ThatтАЩs reality on a thumbnail.