Democrats Will Turn Focus to Trump Corruption

[applegrove]

https://politicalwire.com/2018/05/21/democrats-will-turn-focus-to-trump-corruption/

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“Democrats are preparing to highlight allegations of corruption surrounding the Trump administration — and a legislative agenda to prevent future abuses — as they continue rolling out their party platform ahead of November’s midterm elections,” the Washington Post reports.

“The new Democratic focus on corruption as a campaign message marks a return to a formula that helped put Democrats into the House majority in the 2006 midterm elections — after numerous scandals including the Jack Abramoff and Duke Cunningham revelations put pay-to-play politics on the public’s political radar in a big way. Polling done after the election showed that the tide of corruption helped swing votes to Democrats, and the party’s official now sees signs of similar concerns among voters.”

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. Sure took them long enough!!!

[guillaumeb]

2. A good way to appeal to the non-Trump voters,

and the non-voters.

[scarletwoman]

3. Sorry, not impressed. 2018 is nothing like 2006.

People have gone way past shock and disgust over Washington corruption - they simply expect that's the way it is.

Dems need to talk about stuff like today's Supreme Court decision, screwing workers and consumers nine ways to Sunday.

It's the fucking plutocrats! It's the fucking war of the 0.01% against the rest of us, and all the ways that the GOP enables it.

Dems simply MUST explain to the people exactly all the ways they're getting screwed. Sure, corruption lurks within all of it, but unless Dems construct a clear narrative which connects the dots, harping on "corruption" alone will mean very little.

[Uncle Joe]

5. Well said scarletwoman, you nailed it!

[scarletwoman]

7. Thank you. I am SO worried about 2018!

I totally don't trust the Dems not to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

[BlueTsunami2018]

4. I don't know. That will energize the idiots.

Make it about the issues. Taxes, healthcare, education, science.

Making it about the asshole brings all the assholes out to support him.

[scarletwoman]

6. Yes. nt