CFordUNC
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I'll preface by saying that I love how the Harris campaign is currently running on an uplifting of joy, laughter, hope, optimism, progress, and being forward/future-thinking. I think those are fantastic things to highlight, especially in juxtaposition to the. Trump campaign's joyless, petty, grievance-filled, vindictive themes. But something that I have been considering over the last couple of days is, how can the campaign simultaneously run on this soaring, hopeful, optimistic message of transformation- one that appeals most directly to the die-hards in the base- while also meaningfully addressing the "kitchen table" issues that so many moderate, unaffiliated, and swing voters care about. I think that Harris is going to bring all kinds of Democratic voters to the polls in November in a way that it was becoming painfully obvious was not going to happen with Biden. But it's *still* going to take winning over the swing/crossover voters and unaffiliateds to actually win the election.
Obviously, almost every single economic indicator is overwhelmingly positive right now. The economy is growing, wages are increasing, inflation is receding, prices are lowering, interest rates will be cut soon, the stock market is booming, unemployment is at historic lows, etc. But how can the Harris campaign effectively inform the blue collar worker in Pennsylvania, the small business owner in Michigan, the middle class family in Wisconsin, etc. that President Kamala Harris will be better for their economic prosperity than President Donald Trump? How does the campaign communicate this in a way that resonates without feeling like it is talking down to people who are rightfully concerned about how to make ends meet for themselves and their families?
Obviously, almost every single economic indicator is overwhelmingly positive right now. The economy is growing, wages are increasing, inflation is receding, prices are lowering, interest rates will be cut soon, the stock market is booming, unemployment is at historic lows, etc. But how can the Harris campaign effectively inform the blue collar worker in Pennsylvania, the small business owner in Michigan, the middle class family in Wisconsin, etc. that President Kamala Harris will be better for their economic prosperity than President Donald Trump? How does the campaign communicate this in a way that resonates without feeling like it is talking down to people who are rightfully concerned about how to make ends meet for themselves and their families?