Hakeem laying it out there just now!

[senseandsensibility]

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He posted on bluesky a few seconds ago:

"Donald Trump incited a violent mob to attack the Capitol. Hundreds of dangerous felons who brutally beat police officers with impunity were then pardoned by the President on his first day in office. Don't ever lecture America about law and order."

I'm starting to think that the problem is not messaging per se. It's the lack of cohesion and unity. There is nothing wrong with Leader Jeffrie's message above. But the failure of ALL Dems on their social media accounts and when they are interviewed on TV not to pick it up verbatim and repeat it as one voice is a weakness. I realize that everyone has their own "spin" and ideas about the situation, but in this media environment the Dems need ONE message coming from all voices with a platform.

And since Jeffries is the leader, I say let him lead on the messaging. His statement above is good but needs to be heard everywhere.

[CTyankee]

1. I agree but I also know Jeffries is trying to herd cats in one sense. We are Democrats. we have functioning brains.

And we are smart. Surely we can get to that ONE BIG message.

Jeffries is such a great guy. I really like him!

[3825-87867]

15. Herding Cats?

Next we'll wonder where the sternly worded letters are, eh, Chuck?.
It's way past time to have individual bitches. It's way way past time to get together and discuss with any republicans. Hopefully, there'll be time for that later., but I doubt any republican cares right now or will then. Right now, I want every damn Democrat opening their mouth and forget about their "donors". Because if this goes much farther, the donors won't matter. Hell, they and our "reps" may even have to find some other line of "work" that pays as poorly as those of us in the general public are used to!

[CTyankee]

21. I don't like people with mean streaks like Dump. They beat up on people less fortunate, the poor and the non white. and

women. We can be real bitches without hurting people less fortunate and those who need help.

[calimary]

2. Excellent!

"Donald Trump incited a violent mob to attack the Capitol. Hundreds of dangerous felons who brutally beat police officers with impunity were then pardoned by the President on his first day in office. Don't ever lecture America about law and order."

Glad SOMEBODY is speaking out! MORE, PLEASE!!!

[senseandsensibility]

3. I hope everyone is following Jeffries on bluesky

He makes many good statements on that platform that don't seem to make their way to more "mainstream" media. He could use some back up!

[werdna]

4. I don't know if the Dems have a messaging problem -

- as in not having a good, appealing message. I do know when the MSM is all owned by the m/billionaire class that the Dems cannot get their message to the swing voters and middle class viewers of the MSM.
So instead of putting the message out and having the MSM broadcast it, they have to try and coordinate their message to umpteen lesser viewed outlets, and hope the message can get through to the swing voters and middle class.

[senseandsensibility]

5. Yes, it is definitely an unfair playing field

to put it mildly. But it is what it is. Cohesion of messaging and repetition is one way to fight that.

[SheltieLover]

6. Kick

[senseandsensibility]

8. Thanks, SheltieLover!

[Scrivener7]

7. What you're describing IS messaging.

failure of ALL Dems on their social media accounts and when they are interviewed on TV not to pick it up verbatim and repeat it as one voice is a weakness.

That IS messaging. That's part of the failure of messaging.

[senseandsensibility]

9. Well, I mean it's not that the "head" of the party can't message

effectively. It's that the rest of the party doesn't unite behind the message. I have no idea if Jeffries has asked them to, but I think at this point they should be able to figure it out.

[Scrivener7]

10. Yes. That's messaging. That coordination

of effort that gets the cohesive message spread as far as possible. When a republican leader says something, EVERY other one of them picks it up and repeats it word for word. That MUST come from
some internal program. We clearly have no such internal program.

[senseandsensibility]

11. Well I did say about the same thing in my OP

[wiggs]

12. I like Jeffries, but this message is not strong enough. 'Lecturing' America is a small, mild portion of

what's going on and referencing an event 4 years ago is nothing new..

A disordered, sociopathic, small man is taking action to unleash the might of US military on citizens under the guise of insurrection. One party is allowing an insane, unprecedented power grab across all departments of the federal govt, resulting in chaos and reductions in health, safety, global influence, security, education, economic stability, and preparedness. They are grabbing people off the street. They are fabricating investigations and indictments. They are on the verge of martial law, or worse. This is not about keeping the peace.

We don't have benevolent elected official...far from it. The opposite. That's the context of this LA event.

Let's see the followup message and action. Not just from Jeffries...

[wiggs]

13. Think there won't be some Rittenhouses out there? Or some version that doesn't shoot people but

throws the first rock to create conflict?

Cultists want to serve.

[Figarosmom]

14. I agree

Since Bush the republicans put out daily talking points and STAY ON MESSAGE.

I don't know why Dems haven't done this. They do know it works because they complain incessantly about it. So use it .

For years ( now decades) I've been yelling at Dems and their lack of messaging as one voice.

[Dem4life1970]

16. The GOP talking points get amplified

because their corporate paymasters make it happen. On our side we have to fight uphill.
It's not just a messaging problem, it's who owns the messaging machine.

We don't engage in gaslighting and 1984 tactics. That's all they have and Orange Julius Caesar is the ringmaster of their constant circus.

I love this quote by (soon to be Speaker) Jeffries!

[senseandsensibility]

18. Oops!

I think I was doing some wish forecasting by calling him Speaker. Fixed it.

[speak easy]

17. Repetition ... Repetition ... Repetition

Repetition is the key to messaging.

Like in a campaign, when you are sick and tired of saying the same thing over and over, some people are hearing it for the first time or just starting to get on board.

Harkeem Jeffries shoould include somethiing roughly the same in each interview. It's a good message, but once is not enough.

Trump has no credibility on law and order.
Trump has no credibility on law and order.
Trump has no credibility on law and order.

A way to begin each interview. My 2c.

[Cha]

19. Mahalo, Leader Hakem Jeffries!

TY for the news! :patrito:

[paleotn]

20. Herding casts plus a serious lack of "fire in the belly"

That later part. Bernie has it. Jeffries sometimes has it. But that seems to be generally frowned upon by most Dems and I don't know why. We use to be passionate as hell but lost it somewhere. It's time to get it back and stop sounding like a bunch of goddamn professors. Though that may appeal to me as I'm 100% policy driven and don't give two shits about emotion, that's not how to reach the masses. The best policy ideas on earth won't suffice without desire, passion and determination.

[spanone]

22. K&R