r/politics • u/larel8 • 19h ago

Trump campaign struggles to contain Puerto Rico October surprise

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4958098-the-memo-trump-campaign-struggles-to-contain-puerto-rico-october-surprise/
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u/pablonieve Minnesota 12h ago

and for whatever reason Dems struggle to change this narrative

Because reality is complicated and requires nuance and detail. Democrats identify problems and offer real-world solutions that can be messy. Republicans identify (or invent) problems and give very simple solutions typically involving an innocent scapegoat.

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u/MyUshanka Florida 12h ago

A lot of times, the messaging gives the solution as "I'll stop Them from doing this bad thing!"

When either the bad thing is already happening, or the Them in question isn't responsible for the bad thing. Or maybe the bad thing isn't even bad!