Hinderaker’s — of tonight — evoked some inspired realism, from Rigby (I am proud to call him a regular commenter).
Here is Rigby’s — and it is ALL spot-on:
…I love the never-ending complaint, “The Democrats keep running on the abortion issue!” Well, yeah.
It’s an issue about which the vast majority of the country disagrees with you (and fellow Republicans). Why wouldn’t they run on that issue? In an election after election, it’s a winning issue for Democrats and a losing issue for Republicans. In a normal society, this would cause Republicans to self-reflect and adjust their stance to be more in line with the voting majority. But no. They just double down and complain that Democrats are extolling their own strengths and exploiting the Republicans’ weakness — as if this were a dastardly trick rather than a winning election strategy.
Also, Hinderaker’s lament that Republicans should run on the economy may be grounded in a small kernel of truth (public misperception), but it’s not grounded anywhere near reality, as the economy is just humming along under Biden. Inflation is decreasing, unemployment is down, and the numbers are generally rocking. Similarly the Republicans’ so-called “strength” on border issues is also grounded in misperception, in that the Biden administration is adhering to existing law. There is a bipartisan immigration reform bill in Congress, but Republicans won’t vote for it because they don’t want to give Biden a win.
If I have any frustration with Democrats’ messaging, it’s not their focus on abortion (which, again, is a winning issue for them), but rather their failure to punch back against the two glaringly obvious public misperceptions I outlined above….
Excellent!
And now you know….
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