“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses” -- A line often attributed to Henry Ford.
The emphasis on "affordability" in this post reminds me of that. Affordable prices might mean (a) "very low inflation" or even (b) "reversal of recent inflation," but (a) may be suboptimal macroeconomic policy in some circumstances, and (b) is definitely bad macroeconomic policy. Meanwhile, logically, affordable prices could be achieved by an acceleration of economic growth. If aggressively deflationary macroeconomic policy were to achieve lower prices at the cost of soaring unemployment, don't to expect voters to be pleased, even if they did indicate ex ante that affordable prices were their top concern.
Form a positive vision for the country and then use polls to figure out how to prioritize and communicate. Don't let polls lead to your thinking.
So basically what your data indicates is that if Democrats were perceived to have actual developed positions that included intelligent and workable legislation on (1) affordability, (2) health care, (3) wages, and (4) immigration, they would win every election. I hate to tell you this, but those topics have been priorities for a very long time. The missing link here is not more data, or the development of new unique cross-connections within that data. Rather, it is communication. The Democratic party must do something it (or for that matter any party) has not done before: it must communicate effectively with America. And keep in mind that communication is a two-way street. As I have discussed in other comments, I think this should be in the form of a national website that specifically asks voters of any party to provide input. The Democrats would then affirm that input, and then propose concrete legislation based on it, all in a transparent and ever evolving manner (the latter being the key to maintaining interest). Yes, there will be problems. But such an endeavor would dominate headlines for months. The Republicans would be forced to deal with it, thus putting them on the defensive. They may even put up a similar website. In the end, we would have a real national discussion based on issues, thus minimizing Trump's personality cult. We know who would wind that contest.
Well, these have only been prioritized by the party in words, not in action. Many of these points have bills proposed, but not enough Dems voted for them, even some of the cosponsors.
They continue to vote for their donors, not their voters.
It's that me to change that.
Our plan isn't exactly aligned with your proposal, but it addresses some of the 800lb gorillas in the room that weren't taken into account here.
Additionally, we're working on a publically available list of candidate/incumbent promises and voting records. The Dems have them but keep them private so their corporate donors are satiated.
Focused on "climate and energy" while 18 USC 242 is being violated dozens of times a day on camera, chemical warfare is being eager against our citizens, voting rights are being siphoned away at every turn and the current regime is trying to start wars.... That's just the tip of the iceberg too.
Yeah energy and climate are important,but y'all gotta get your priorities straight FFS.
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses” -- A line often attributed to Henry Ford.
The emphasis on "affordability" in this post reminds me of that. Affordable prices might mean (a) "very low inflation" or even (b) "reversal of recent inflation," but (a) may be suboptimal macroeconomic policy in some circumstances, and (b) is definitely bad macroeconomic policy. Meanwhile, logically, affordable prices could be achieved by an acceleration of economic growth. If aggressively deflationary macroeconomic policy were to achieve lower prices at the cost of soaring unemployment, don't to expect voters to be pleased, even if they did indicate ex ante that affordable prices were their top concern.
Form a positive vision for the country and then use polls to figure out how to prioritize and communicate. Don't let polls lead to your thinking.
So basically what your data indicates is that if Democrats were perceived to have actual developed positions that included intelligent and workable legislation on (1) affordability, (2) health care, (3) wages, and (4) immigration, they would win every election. I hate to tell you this, but those topics have been priorities for a very long time. The missing link here is not more data, or the development of new unique cross-connections within that data. Rather, it is communication. The Democratic party must do something it (or for that matter any party) has not done before: it must communicate effectively with America. And keep in mind that communication is a two-way street. As I have discussed in other comments, I think this should be in the form of a national website that specifically asks voters of any party to provide input. The Democrats would then affirm that input, and then propose concrete legislation based on it, all in a transparent and ever evolving manner (the latter being the key to maintaining interest). Yes, there will be problems. But such an endeavor would dominate headlines for months. The Republicans would be forced to deal with it, thus putting them on the defensive. They may even put up a similar website. In the end, we would have a real national discussion based on issues, thus minimizing Trump's personality cult. We know who would wind that contest.
Well, these have only been prioritized by the party in words, not in action. Many of these points have bills proposed, but not enough Dems voted for them, even some of the cosponsors.
They continue to vote for their donors, not their voters.
It's that me to change that.
Our plan isn't exactly aligned with your proposal, but it addresses some of the 800lb gorillas in the room that weren't taken into account here.
Additionally, we're working on a publically available list of candidate/incumbent promises and voting records. The Dems have them but keep them private so their corporate donors are satiated.
It's time we the people stop the corporate money.
Focused on "climate and energy" while 18 USC 242 is being violated dozens of times a day on camera, chemical warfare is being eager against our citizens, voting rights are being siphoned away at every turn and the current regime is trying to start wars.... That's just the tip of the iceberg too.
Yeah energy and climate are important,but y'all gotta get your priorities straight FFS.