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No, the Democratic Party Can't "Message Better" to Racism, Misogyny, and Ignorance
In the wake of the election results, one of the most common media postmortems has been the Democratic Party’s supposed failure to reach those Americans who they were unable to persuade over the course of the campaign; rural and working class voters, especially. The airways have been filled with politicians and talking heads offer their critiques and suggestions on how Democrats need to rethink how they are messaging.
I’m sorry, but that’s largely nonsense.
This election result isn't about Dem messaging.
Their messaging during the campaign was pitch-perfect in any other iteration of America…
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