The Democrats’ messaging problem, and how to fix it
From infrastructure spending to subsidized child care, the Biden administration has agenda items with mass appeal. So why do so many Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction? Is the problem messaging? “They’re forgetting a lot of voters don’t follow this detailed stuff because they’re busy with their life,” Mike Murphy says. “Pick a simple thing people understand that’s popular, that’s smaller. Pass that, and campaign on the other things.”
Today, On Point: The Democrats’ problem with messaging, and what they can do to fix it.