FredZim
FredZim's JournalLearn from Bernie AND Trump about policy positions
I want to make a point about general "liberal policies". Take Medicare-for-all (while allowing private insurance) is now Democratic standard policy and quit popular at 70% in the general public. Leaving off the discussion about allowing private insurance, what was recently a far left policy is now mainstream and frankly a strong issue for Dems next year. And we frankly need to give Bernie his due in getting this policy the traction it has. What has Bernie taught us? Well two things; First, name your policy so it is easy to understand and to conceptualize. Medicare-for-all accomplishes that. The second is that people, given time and social exposure, are persuadable on individual policy positions. For another example pot legalization has also gained a lot of support without any real political party support. America has really changed on a lot over several issues over the last 5 years. Even Trump has championed issues that are totally contrary to conservative dogma. His "Build the wall" moniker is branding-wise similar to Bernie's Medicare-for-all.
I love AOC but I believe she totally miss-named the Green New Deal. Let's give it the Bernie treatment. I believe the Green Tech Economy is much better. It can be shortened to Green Tech or #GreenTech for informal references. FDR's New Deal was his response to Hoover do-nothing economic policies, it was very effective for that time. But it doesn't translate well. Talking about building technology and the economy will play much better. It changes the talking points from a government program to a broader economic movement
In summary Dems, don't be afraid to push good policies but just be prepared to articulate and brand them well.
Will attack ads on Trump be effective?
I would love to see some analytics to this question. Clearly there is plenty of material. My hypothesis is that many of Trump supporters live in a echo chamber of right wing media and social circles. So if they are exposed to a high volume of negative ads, a small percentage can be persuaded. The overall needle will likely only move a few points but Dems can be on offense forcing the GOP to play defense. By just having a large of cache of material and staying on offense maybe all we need to secure a win. Added bonus, Trump's rural base is much cheaper to reach then his need to reach urban/suburban.
It would be great if the DNC ran a test media campaign in a rural Trump area to test effectiveness.
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