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One Democratic Group Releases Its Plans for Fighting Back

Democrats are adrift and don't know what to do. They have almost no power and they don't dare use the little power they have, like the filibuster, for fear of being blamed for the consequences. One group, the center-left Third Way think tank, is about to launch an 18-month program, the Signal Project, to focus on what polling says the voters care about, even if it is not what Democrats care about. For example, Democrats are furious about Donald Trump releasing the Jan. 6 rioters, degrading the civil service, claiming that Ukraine invaded Russia, and the endless crimes he is committing on a daily basis. But many voters don't care about any of this. Instead, Third Way's focus will be on the following issues, which polling shows do resonate with voters.

Many Democrats will find this approach deeply unsatisfying. They want voters to hate Trump for being an autocrat who breaks laws left and right. But the voters don't care. The blue team has to go with the voters they have, not the voters they would like to have. But there are plenty of issues, like the ones above, where Trump and the Republicans are doing things the voters don't like. Better to go after them for things the voters do care about than things the voters don't care about. Needless to say, Democratic candidates for all offices up and down the ballot would be advised to pick a few of these and give them plenty of attention, depending on local polling. (V)



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