I’ve mentioned before that I get a guilty pleasure out of reading the Palmer Report, inasmuch as it tells me things I want to hear. Still, I apply great heaps of salt so far as the conclusions they reach, though you can usually go to the bank with the facts they recite. In that, they differ from what some might consider their right wing counterparts.
Imagine my surprise when I read this post, in which Palmer contributor BD Holly explains how the Democrats can sock it to Mitch McConnell and the Republicans:
But, if the Democrats play their cards right, they can do some more serious damage to Trump, and it involves taking a page out of the Republicans’ playbook: lockstep media barrage.
What exactly do I mean by this? Think about any major politically divisive thing from the past decade. Republicans all seem to get on the same page about the issue, and they subsequently make as many media appearances as possible to get their message out. They use language that appeals to the average Joe. The result? Next time you talk to your neighbor, cousin, coworker, whomever, often they’re saying the Republican byline too. So now it’s the Democrats’ turn. Democrats of all stripes, elected, unelected, party officials, and just party members — anyone who has a voice prominent enough — needs to get on the same page about impeachment and voting in 2020.
Democrats need to strengthen their message, too. Notice how the same country both helped Trump in 2016 and would have benefitted from Trump’s threat to withdraw aid to the Ukraine? You know, Russia? Isn’t that an important nexus that the Democrats should harp on a little more? C’mon guys — get to it. Drawing that connection and making it a big deal builds a stronger case against Trump, whether Trump intended to benefit Russia.
This is a drum I’ve been beating since I started this humble blog. Latest example is here, but if you click on the “Democrats” category you’ll find scores more.
Take it from me, BD, if it’s one thing we can count on it’s that Democrats will not speak with one voice, and even if they tried (which they won’t), there’d be at least one who would refuse to do so, and he or she would get most of the media attention.
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