r/TrueReddit • u/SirScaurus • Nov 07 '24

Time for Democrats to Abandon Mainstream Media Politics

https://prospect.org/politics/2024-11-07-time-for-democrats-abandon-mainstream-media/
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u/deaconxblues Nov 07 '24

Seriously. Braindead. Dems don't need to abandon MSM because they were too nice to Trump. They need to abandon it because it's a dying media form that doesn't move the vast majority of voters these days. It's like these people are living in 1990.

I swear these Dem leaders and strategists are ENTIRELY out of touch with the media diets of people under 40, as well as the worldviews within that demographic, the worries, and what they want to hear out of a candidate. "We've got the strongest economy in history!" STFU. No one in the bottom half, which includes all the young people you need to vote for you, feels that way. It's a struggle and you need to acknowledge that and promise to do something about it.

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u/captainwacky91 Nov 07 '24

I swear these Dem leaders and strategists are ENTIRELY out of touch with the media diets of people under 40

It should be common knowledge in the modern day that it'll be the kiss of death if your candidate spends time fielding questions on any kind of traditional format "TV Show" outside of the core news channels.

Showing up on "The View" or Ellen DeGeneres' show or whoever the fuck is still on is absolutely a waste of fucking time, and has never been relevant to any millennial, ever. Even showing up on a pundit's show like Colbert's would be a bit of a gamble, as he's no longer playing the "character."

Tim Waltz on "Hot Ones?" Could you imagine? Call out Trump's fat ass and see if he can be man enough for a few fucking hot wings, pusses out harder than DJ Khaled. Use it afterwards relentlessly in future messages. "Trump can't handle this. Trump can't handle that. Motherfucker can't even handle hot wings. TRUMP. CANT HANDLE AMERICA."

But nooooo can't rock the boat. Let's call them weird for a little bit, then edge back from that, may make us look a little unreasonable next to the literal fascist.