It might be time for Tom Perez to step down

[haele]

149. Two sides need to be involved for an engagement.

Democrats don't make money for the Media and their investors.
But Republicans, because they limit the amount of "work" they actually do in governance on how much money it can make them, have a lot of money to throw around - and so, attract all the cameras. They have time to come up with talking points that they can ensure all their people spout on cue.
Republicans have time to tell click-bait whoppers on TV, and the money to hire "entertainers" to put their talking points out. They can also pay for all sorts of "gifts" and are perfectly willing to entertain quid pro quo for corporate heads to get their stories out first.

Democrats work. They govern. They also aren't lockstep with talking points - they don't pay entertainers to support them and be their face on TV and voice on Radio; the entertainers that do so are either interested in honest politics, or interested in the Democratic party in particular. They also don't have a lot of wealth invested in them, because the return the Democratic party will provide is in progress, stability, and social insurance - long term and intangible for the most part, not directly into someone's bank account.

That's just not flashy enough for the Media to be interested in them. So Democrats can talk all they want, and be as passionate about causes and the future of the country as they want but none of the talking heads wants to put them on the air like trained Poodles for the evening and Sunday shows, they're just not going to be on the air.

Here's something to remember. Your local station will go on and on with interviews and footage about the drunk driver that killed a family going wrong way for days on end, but spend maybe two minutes the night before and the night of on a local sustainability fair that has new, easy "fixit" that can save the average family hundreds of dollars over the year for the cost of a few dollars at the local hardware store upfront, and take strain of the environment as well.

We aren't sexy. We aren't outrageous. We aren't "Reality TV". And we don't waive around money and regulatory favors we could shovel the way of the Network Executives.

Haele