BOOM!! Inadequate Dem Brand is what hurt *NOT* Defund Police!! 2nd Dem 2020 Report to say so.

[betsuni]

152. I don't think Democratic messaging and branding and slogans matter that much.

I see "Hope and Change" held up as good messaging but remember criticism that the slogan was vague, could mean anything. Obama won the election because the economy was destroyed, war, Republicans deeply unpopular. Not because of a slogan. The country has changed (in the case of Republicans, dramatically) since then.

Who doesn't know what Democrats stand for? Who doesn't know their "brand"? Yes, they do. The problem is the never-ending noisy anti-Democratic propaganda coming from all directions. People get confused and start thinking they don't know. Then Democrats are blamed for not having the just the right messaging that will magically fix everything.

The ones with the most slogans, who really only have slogans, aren't doing so well. Repeating the same slogans no matter what. Especially Defund the Police. Defunding the police means defunding the police ... . Ugh.

Comedians have been destroying Republicans for many years. Putting everything wrong with them into concise jokes, like slogans. That is excellent messaging. Has it made a difference? No. Words aren't as powerful as they used to be. It's more complicated.