r/moderatepolitics • u/cathbadh • 21d ago

Democrats should pay attention to Kristen McDonald Rivet's election postmortem Opinion Article

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/kristen-mcdonald-rivet-democrats-win-rcna184010
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u/shaymus14 21d ago
  1. Keep a laser focus on people’s perceived experience of the economy

This was a big one on social media, at least. Any mention about how expensive things are or how people are struggling always brought out Democrats who would make arguments about inflation-adjusted incomes and everything else to deflect from the fact a lot of people were still hurting financially.

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u/natebitt 19d ago

Also in the news, “Record Breaking 2024 Black Friday Sales.” Can’t pay for gas, my ass.

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u/Yardbirdspopcorn 19d ago

That the affluent can still afford to shop doesn't mean shit to a person who struggles to get by every day. 

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u/natebitt 19d ago

Well, I guess we’ll just have to wait until tariffs make us all rich, then.