Rep. Max Rose, , questions Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor as he testifies before a House Committee on Homeland Security meeting on Capitol Hill, July 22, 2020In 2018, Rose flipped his House seat from red to blue, but this year Trump grew his share of the vote in the conservative New York City borough, which is home to a large community of police officers and firefighters.
Politics have become increasingly nationalized in recent years. And for better or worse, catchy slogans like "defund the police" and "Green New Deal" — or "build the wall" and "lock her up" — cut through the noise of an election year more effectively than a nuanced policy position. "The message had to be more than 'I get along across the aisle' — it has to be 'here's what I will fight for for you,'" Rebecca Katz, founder of the progressive consulting firm New Deal Strategies, told Business Insider. "You look at what's happening in 2020 and not having a clear economic message is malpractice … They didn't even connect healthcare to the economy.
Movement activists should be focused on changing "hearts and minds," not changing progressive lawmakers' rhetoric, in part because politicizing their demands hurts their cause. And Democrats, McElwee argued, should focus on pushing policies that their constituents support. This reality has convinced even left-wing operatives that Democrats need to realign their agenda to more aggressively convert rural white voters.
Are they really serious? Good grief. And these are the proposals being formulated. Heaven help us.
Pls don’t defund my butt it needs the money