Yes, that’s retrieving a memory about Minneapolis; shortly after George Floyd’s murder. It’s very frustrating when pithy phrases seem to work for the GOP but not Dems. I thought “Build Back Better” was a good phrase, but it was relentlessly attacked by both sides! Which correlates with your observation that GOP has better discipline over their members. I think that’s because the GOP is culturally relatively monolithic, compared to the fractious “big tent” of the Dems. In an ideal world, a big tent would be a desirable scenario, but it is kind of like herding cats.
Excellent point. No argument there. I suppose I was thinking more about Democratic voters being a more varied and boisterous group, each with a subset of interests.
When it comes to legislators, I’d bet my retirement account that the difference in IQ between GOP and Dems is vast. Pelosi was/is an incredible leader, but she also had better material to work with than My Kevin, insofar as getting them to understand the stakes and importance of unity and seriousness. On Newshour last night (Tuesday) Amna Nawaz interviewed a GOP congressman I had never heard of, from one of the southern states, who was a perfect Exhibit A in that hypothesis.
"Build!" would have been better. And, of course, dividing the legislation proposed more strategically -- with each component named carefully with its own instantly understandable label.
"Inflation Reduction Act" is an example of a good one (although it was largely a wrapper around policies intended to address climate issues).
Here's one that's too edgy: Exclusively refer to Trump as "
The Joker" to sum up his sociopathy, love of chaos, and criminality with an image that's been drilled into the public mind for 70 years. It has the virtue of also being accurate.
Yes, that’s retrieving a memory about Minneapolis; shortly after George Floyd’s murder. It’s very frustrating when pithy phrases seem to work for the GOP but not Dems. I thought “Build Back Better” was a good phrase, but it was relentlessly attacked by both sides! Which correlates with your observation that GOP has better discipline over their members. I think that’s because the GOP is culturally relatively monolithic, compared to the fractious “big tent” of the Dems. In an ideal world, a big tent would be a desirable scenario, but it is kind of like herding cats.
Mind you Pelosi herded her cats extremely well whereas McCarthy is hopelessly trying to herd his face eating leopards 🐆
Excellent point. No argument there. I suppose I was thinking more about Democratic voters being a more varied and boisterous group, each with a subset of interests.
When it comes to legislators, I’d bet my retirement account that the difference in IQ between GOP and Dems is vast. Pelosi was/is an incredible leader, but she also had better material to work with than My Kevin, insofar as getting them to understand the stakes and importance of unity and seriousness. On Newshour last night (Tuesday) Amna Nawaz interviewed a GOP congressman I had never heard of, from one of the southern states, who was a perfect Exhibit A in that hypothesis.
"Build!" would have been better. And, of course, dividing the legislation proposed more strategically -- with each component named carefully with its own instantly understandable label.
"Inflation Reduction Act" is an example of a good one (although it was largely a wrapper around policies intended to address climate issues).
Here's one that's too edgy: Exclusively refer to Trump as "
The Joker" to sum up his sociopathy, love of chaos, and criminality with an image that's been drilled into the public mind for 70 years. It has the virtue of also being accurate.
"It has the virtue of also being accurate."
Uh, no...they wear different colored makeup. Duh.
Getta' load of this:
https://quoticus.org/JokerTrump.png
Excellent point! :)