The messaging on masks and vaccines has been weak to say the least. [View all]

[Doodley]

I assumed that we would see a spend in the hundreds of millions to convince some of those who believe masks and vaccinations don't work or are part of a conspiracy, that they have been misinformed. I struggle to see any real effort to change hearts and minds.

I am pissed that a family member has died of Covid, and about a thousand a day are dying, and the real-world economy is being further damaged, and that may not have happened if fearmongering, bare-faced lies, anti-science, anti-anything that isn't Trumpian wasn't allowed to fester.

We can blame the right. We can blame Fox and other media on the right. We can blame the crazies. We can say, "it's their fault." That doesn't address the problem. The problem is misinformation. If we (the Democratic Party) don't have a strategy to tackle misinformation, and not only about Covid, but about every single thing. if we don't yell at least as loud as the right, we risk losing everything. We risk Trump, or another fascist winning power in 2024.

"Screw them," isn't an answer. I'd appreciate your views and suggestions on what Democrats need to be doing.