"The Secret Weapon Democrats Don't Know How to Use"

[That Guy 888]

8. I don't see anything new or secret, triangulation sometimes works, and most of the time it fails.

The real secret weapon: pushing how electing you will improve their lives. At their most basic levels, Democratic policy tries to be benign or improve peoples lives; the GOP is only a benefit to voters if they are in the upper, upper income brackets and usually at the expense of everyone else in the country. Democratic candidates need to frame the issues themselves instead of allowing conservatives to do it for them.

The only thing I agree with is this:

...unslick, face-to-face politicking. She shows up. She shakes hands. She asks questions—a lot of questions. “Don’t talk down to people—you listen,” she stressed.

As far as supporting the Keystone Pipeline, I notice that none of the supporters want it going anywhere near their homes.