It’s shocking to me how little control the democrats seem to have these days over then narrative. I don’t see them in the news giving their spin at all really
The modern era is a lose-lose for them. Either they keep their dignity and get ignored, or they could stoop to the level of the opposition and lose the respect of their constituents and themselves.
I would respect them a lot more if they actually put some effort into being an opposition party instead of saying they hope the Republicans will engage in bipartisanship. They're losing lots of respect for their apparent lack of a spine.
it's a lose-lose game cuz they are held to a much higher standard than their opposition. and also because their opposition is held to no standards at all
I see it all the time. The congressmen are out there talking to youtubers, on MSNBC, sometimes CNN, and many have social media with their own Youtube, Instagram, etc.
But looking through the comments in this community makes it clear what skew this place has.
They're obviously trying, but the media (especially social media, which prioritizes outrage) is always going to put more eyeballs on the modern GOP because they are more outrageous
It’s almost as though the mainstream media are all controlled by huge conglomerates run by multimillionaires or billionaires who have a strong political interest in keeping “the narrative” skewed against the Dems.
The Guardian is owned by a British left leaning nonprofit.
As someone who actually worked with the DNC a decadish ago, the issue is the organization has been hemorrhaging talent for a decade, and hiring pipeline became horrid in the run-up of the 2020 primaries, because it became multiple internal turf wars, as state level Dems were stagnating in states like CA and IL, thus leading to dissent internally.
The moderate vs progressive culture war didn't help internally either (eg. asking whether "Latinx" might be alienating Latiné voters wouldn't end well if you wanted a career in the CA and TX Dems).
gdulli|5 months ago
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johnnyanmac|5 months ago
But looking through the comments in this community makes it clear what skew this place has.
smt88|5 months ago
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jachee|5 months ago
alephnerd|5 months ago
As someone who actually worked with the DNC a decadish ago, the issue is the organization has been hemorrhaging talent for a decade, and hiring pipeline became horrid in the run-up of the 2020 primaries, because it became multiple internal turf wars, as state level Dems were stagnating in states like CA and IL, thus leading to dissent internally.
The moderate vs progressive culture war didn't help internally either (eg. asking whether "Latinx" might be alienating Latiné voters wouldn't end well if you wanted a career in the CA and TX Dems).