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Economic Messaging

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politics1 year ago

Top Pollster Urges Democrats to Rethink Strategy for Trump's Potential Second Term

A top pollster for Kamala Harris' campaign, Molly Murphy, advised Democratic leaders to change their strategy in confronting Donald Trump's second term, focusing on economic issues rather than his controversial actions. Speaking at a Democratic National Committee meeting, Murphy emphasized that voters prioritize economic concerns over Trump's norm violations, suggesting Democrats should highlight Trump's economic policies that may harm working-class voters. She noted that key demographics, including young, Latino, and Black voters, have drifted from the party, partly due to economic dissatisfaction.

politics1 year ago

"2024 Approach: Biden's Tax Plan Shifts Focus from Trumpenomics to Social Security Funding"

President Biden's economic messaging strategy is shifting to directly criticize former President Trump's tax legacy, framing Trump as the candidate of corporate tax cuts and positioning Biden as a champion of the working class. The White House aims to make the 2024 election a choice between the two parties, emphasizing Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy and proposing tax increases on corporations and high earners as a central part of Biden's economic argument. Biden's team hopes to overcome voter skepticism about the economy and believes that casting the economic debate in broad class warfare terms will allow Biden to frame much of his agenda as examples of siding with the working class.