Dems To Dems: Shut Up!

And for goodness sake, don’t quote Zhou!

That’s the gist of a Politico article that Don Surber discusses in amusing detail—amusing for people like me. Here are the money quotes from Politico:

Politico said, "It’s an article of faith among Democrats that their party is deeply hampered by its inability or unwillingness to tout its own accomplishments.

"But what if that conventional wisdom wasn’t just wrong but terribly, harmfully so?

"That’s the warning being issued by one of the party’s most seasoned pollsters, Stan Greenberg. In memos, private communications and interviews, Greenberg has been imploring the party to — let’s put this bluntly — shut the hell up about all the work it’s done. It’s not that voters don’t care. He says voters actively turn against Democrats when they hear it."

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People did not understand what the big deal was about Obamacare. They still don't. It is still there but what does it do besides give huge subsidies to insurance companies?

This year, people don't understand what the big deal is about these trillion dollar spending measures. They do understand 13% inflation at the grocery store.

Greenberg told Politico, "It’s our worst performing message. I’ve tested it. I did Biden’s exact words, his exact speech. And that’s the test where we lost all of our leads… It said to the voters that this election is about my accomplishments as a leader and not about the challenges you’re experiencing."