And people who pay no attention at all to politics can still tell when someone is being a phony. The biggest problem with Democratic messaging is they sound inauthentic. Voters know Trump is an asshole but like Bush in 2004 they prefer an asshole over an inauthentic phony. - ThreadSky

owillis.bsky.social • 3 days ago

And people who pay no attention at all to politics can still tell when someone is being a phony. The biggest problem with Democratic messaging is they sound inauthentic. Voters know Trump is an asshole but like Bush in 2004 they prefer an asshole over an inauthentic phony.

Reposted from Gabe Garbowit

The big problem with Dem messaging is its literally all lies.

Like no, Chuck Schumer does not actually believe the biggest problem facing our nation right now is egg prices. Of course he doesn't!

He's just saying that because he thinks that's what voters want to hear.

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martijon.bsky.social•3 days ago

When I got out of law school, I joined large firm. The firm had a practice of moving the older, retirement age lawyers who had great reputations to an upper floor, called “the petting zoo” . No power, but they were respected and a source of wisdom and advice. The Democrats need a petting zoo.

thelordgod.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is true. 100%. Unapologetic frauds are way better than apologetic frauds.

Trump is EXACTLY what he seems. And you can AT LEAST respect his commitment to being awful.

priyachand.bsky.social•3 days ago

oh my god seriously. I feel like you can *see* that the consultants telling them what to do are not even vaguely the same demographic as the politicians they're advising.

lynxsl.bsky.social•3 days ago

I don't buy that voters can tell the distinction between asshole and inauthentic. I don't think they are that smart.

But Dems think they can play be some ruleset and that will work out. It hasn't ( for 40+ years, with 2 exceptions), and it won't.

splitrailfence.bsky.social•3 days ago

"I don't buy that voters can tell the distinction between asshole and inauthentic. I don't think they are that smart."
I adore honesty.
You're a better god damn reporter than Willis who lies to give readers the red meat they crave: angertainment + political infighting, while complaining about them.

lynxsl.bsky.social•3 days ago

That's crazy. I'm not a reporter. I'm have a slightly more cynical take than OW. But we match.

splitrailfence.bsky.social•3 days ago

I know you're not a reporter--that is why my comment is meant to be massive praise. You are so clear and fearless in simple words while Willis overworks his narrative to sound "legit."
Press has an honesty problem.
Too worried about clicks.
You + I are not.
We speak freely while we still can. 🌹

joshdobbin.bsky.social•3 days ago

they need to stab any any every consultant in the heart who tells them "Keep saying the words 'kitchen table', people will relate to you because they have kitchen tables!"

birdlives.bsky.social•3 days ago

Cool, then we’re headed for theocratic fascism being that no one is more certain of/sincere in their beliefs

jimpharo.bsky.social•3 days ago

Announcing that you're chasing the voters rather than leading them is how you lose the voters.

sadlittleking.bsky.social•3 days ago

You really think Trump is authentic? When he ran on grocery proces you really think he gave a shit about prices? You really think he has a healcare plan or thought mexico would pay for the wall? Trumps entire platfom is phony, real question is why being phony works so well for him

shiftercat.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's a different kind of phoniness. While Trump does a certain amount of regular lying, I think there's a greater amount of self-deception. When he says he'll save the economy from pet-eating immigrants or whatever, in that moment, he's utterly convinced this is true.

sadlittleking.bsky.social•3 days ago

Democrats entire message in 2024 was "vote to save democracy" and they were dragged over the coals, accused of fear mongering, and constantly told what voters really care about is egg prices. Trump won the election with his unauthentic grocery price BS.

squeezebox.bsky.social•3 days ago

Perhaps he is reminding those ah voters that voted maga what an ah they are. It is like throwing shit in their face. That they understand.

petermdavies80.bsky.social•3 days ago

I've said it before but the thing to take away from voters saying "Trump tells it like it is" is that they would rather have someone speaking right from his head and lying/offending than someone who speaks in perfect, clean focus group language.

figment2.bsky.social•2 days ago

No, they prefer someone who “talks like me” , ie ‘poorly educated’ instead of wanting well educated ppl representing them. All part of Koch Brothers and their ilk to dumb down education for a compliant and low pay workforce.

chuckles2000.bsky.social•3 days ago

YES!! People are starved for authenticity! Careful messaging sounds and feels fake. It's so counterproductive. People hate politicians because they are fake. Be Genuine! Real.

annecw.bsky.social•3 days ago

That's so weird because Trump is probably the president who has lied the most to the American public, starting with the January 2017 "crowd size" lie and even before that, the birther lie.

kdjs-1.bsky.social•3 days ago

For the love of god Dems ‘lead’! 🤦‍♀️

splitrailfence.bsky.social•3 days ago

Did Dems change their message because the honest, kind, helpful, legal, respectful messages weren't popular with angry, undereducated Americans?
The least Willis could do while blaming everything but the truth of why fascism won in the US is cite the lack of education the fascists love so much.

trampschool.bsky.social•3 days ago

“Education? The elitist libs are calling you stupid.”

owillis.bsky.social•3 days ago

When Democrats say “x is important” voters look around and say “eh I don’t hear anyone talking about x, sounds like a phony thing you’re saying to win.” This happens cause dems don’t repeat messages and liberals have not invested in any kind of media.

trampschool.bsky.social•3 days ago

This happens because Republicans own the messaging apparatus and have no allegiance to the truth.

schroedinger.bsky.social•3 days ago

They do it with their own actions (or lack thereof) too. If you run on "Trump wants to end democracy" and then do smiley photo ops with him, people are obviously going to assume you were lying to them that you think he's gonna end democracy.

bsdtectr.bsky.social•3 days ago

Biden telling DT “welcome home” (to the WH) on 1/20/25 is unforgivable.

janellebelle.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes. THIS. 👆

schroedinger.bsky.social•3 days ago

The NY judge deferring sentencing until after the election was likewise a signal to people that Trump must've been right that the 34 felony counts was just a political witch hunt, because they know they wouldn't get that kind of courtesy out of the legal system if they were convicted on 34 felonies.

timfromsd.bsky.social•3 days ago

And dems tend to cower at the slightest ratfucking done by gop

robsample.bsky.social•3 days ago

Just so we have some point of reference, what is one example of "x?"

pugetopia.bsky.social•3 days ago

It also sounds phony when you don't follow through on your messaging. How many cycles have I canvassed fellow union members with messaging about increasing the minimum wage and making the rich pay their fair share? Easy, popular stuff. And Dems don't even pretend to put up a fight on it.

pugetopia.bsky.social•3 days ago

It starts to feel like they'd much rather have those issues unresolved so they can continue to campaign on them without actually doing anything to piss off Wall Street.

Like Roe... reproductive freedom is a great fundraiser and GOTV tool. Why fix it when you can just keep campaigning on it?

splitrailfence.bsky.social•3 days ago

I wonder if the voters are the problem, Oliver?
When do you start your analysis on THEM instead of all the toys they broke and how their broken toys are TO BLAME for their tears?

owillis.bsky.social•3 days ago

The core message of conservatism is “everything in your life that sucks is cause liberalism.” Traffic, impotence, car note, your kids being into weird music — all of it. Meanwhile liberals/democrats try to pick and choose a few perfect things and look fake.

mandoqueer.itch.io•3 days ago

"All the things in your life that suck are because of conservatism" would be so fucking easy to sell man and we're stuck here having to sit around pretending Reagan was a good president.

vinkayem.bsky.social•3 days ago

This!! Colleges are expensive & student loans are horrible because of Reagan. Social Security is taxed because of Reagan. Manufacturing moved overseas because of Reagan. We lost unions & livable wages because of Reagan. The rich pay no taxes because of Reagan. It was all deliberate policy!

thesarahrose.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

ringtheory.bsky.social•3 days ago

I dunno. It was being shown that the GOP weren't actually conservative (like understanding universal health care brings everyone's bill down and everyone's health up) that got me forever out of the party decades ago. The lies from the lying party of liars just kinda stuck out after that.

mandoqueer.itch.io•3 days ago

They are conservative. Because they are conservative they don't care about bringing your bill down, because as conservatives they want to preserve pre-existing social hierarchies and that includes giving handouts to the insurance industry and the wealthy people who run it.

izabella2001.bsky.social•3 days ago

“conservative” used to mean christian. And they didn’t care about anyone else because they’re getting Raptured. But then it didn’t happen & for awhile they quieted down a bit. Anyway, some of those weirdos are back now too

splitrailfence.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yea, no, that isn't the Dem's TRY.
Dems are trying to appeal with logic and helpfulness to a nation full of ridiculous and unserious actors who are kidults fed childishness by authors like you.
You feed them the very problem you fake unpacking here in your "reports."

owillis.bsky.social•3 days ago

For the average tuned out voter, which is more believable? That Trump thinks Chuck Schumer is a dope or that Schumer loathes Trump? I follow politics religiously and I’ve never gotten the sense that Schumer dislikes Trump like most liberals do. It’s going through the motions.

thebarkinggallery.bsky.social•21 hours ago

‘Going through the motions’ describes most of Schumer’s time leading the Democratic senators.

pedsortho.bsky.social•3 days ago

Schumer loves the title and abhors its associated duties. Schumer hates us for asking him to do his job.

aineyoremd.bsky.social•3 days ago

Schumer wants to just be a Senate Guy - working the arcane machinery of procedure to get the Job done. He’s entirely unwilling and unequipped to be the leader of a political party.

mary-huntimer.bsky.social•3 days ago

Schumer goes to the same parties with Trump. They’re from the same class.

senategabe.bsky.social•3 days ago

That is an interesting question: whether he hates Trump like others do.

I would say he must dislike him given Trump tried to murder him. But I guess most people wouldn't show up to get roasted by him afterwards.

banditelli.org•3 days ago

This is my big thing with Jeffries. Everyone has told me for a decade he's a leader, but he doesn't give me vibes in interviews he's a leader.

splitrailfence.bsky.social•3 days ago

"It’s going through the motions."
Now report on Al Green and others who are not going through the motions and how well it is working out for them.

splitrailfence.bsky.social•3 days ago

Serious pretzels to justify poorly educated Americans with little compassion + common sense who have struggled to fit in with a functioning society but who NOW feel they have a champion in a lawless pervert who assaults + causes death so they can proudly be who they really are.

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