There was one thing noticeably missing from the big four-day Democratic party in Chicago last week, and I’m not talking about Beyonce or even Taylor.
What failed to get a mention? Any discussion of substantive policy.
Democrats, who pushed out their democratically elected presidential nominee to replace him with someone who has never won a single vote in a Democratic presidential primary, droned on and on about the dangers of a Trump presidency. Anyone would be better than that guy — including the least popular vice president in history. They just failed to explain why or even how she would make things better despite her obvious hand in making everything worse.
Besides flip-flopping from all her previously held positions, it’s unclear exactly what Kamala and her running mate stand for. When an intern from The Free Press asked some random DNC attendees what their favorite policy of Kamala’s was, she was mostly met with blank stares or general expressions of love for Kamala as a person despite respondents being unable to state a single policy of hers. Those who made up policies and attributed them to Harris — such as “restoring reproductive rights across America” and providing affordable healthcare — were dumbfounded as to how she would possibly achieve such things.
@the.free.press Can Democrats at the DNC pick their favorite policy of Kamala’s? Our intern Julia investigates.
The most honest respondent simply said, “That’s a hard one.” Of course, it’s hard. Considering she doesn’t speak with the press, we can only guess what she stands for. If only there were a way to access previous statements she’s made.
In an article for AMAC Newsline, David P. Deavel discusses how the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes and “joy” isn’t enough to win a presidential election. Here’s the start of the story:
Count me skeptical that the DNC convention really moved the needle in any serious fashion. You know it’s bad when the Democrats feel the need to play the kinds of tricks they did to keep people tuning in to the event. Keep watching, they said, because maybe Beyoncé will come! Or maybe it’s Taylor Swift! It’s going to be a special guest on the last night! I’m not a big fan of Congresswoman Nancy Mace, but the GOP representative from South Carolina represented me when she tweeted: “Watching night 4 of the DNC so you don’t have to. I hope their super secret special guest is policy!”
https://twitter.com/NancyMace/status/1826754927609479630
Mace is exactly right. It might be useful to remember the infamous line used by Bill Clinton’s strategist James Carville during the 1992 campaign, “It’s the economy, stupid.” I don’t want to suggest that economic matters should alone be talked about, but they are certainly among the most salient. The Trump campaign and those rooting it on might fruitfully consider adopting a slightly broader version: “It’s the policy, stupid.” Presenting concrete policies that will make life better for Americans is where the Trump-Vance campaign is undoubtedly superior.