Back in the 2004-to-20010 era....I became aware of a large segment of American society who wanted to send 'a-message'. The receiver? Banks, economists, politicians in DC, news journalists, state officials, social media, intellectuals, etc.
So when 2016 came up....I saw Hillary Clinton's entire theme and message in trouble. Trump was to be this 'send-a-message' theme. It didn't matter if half his positions were traditional Democratic positions. His position on NAFTA being a failure and harming Americans? Well....Hillary couldn't grasp how the mess had screwed over working-class Americans.
The 2020 election and Joe Biden? The receiver-crowd thought that all the crap that they'd dump between 2017 and 2020....would have dissolved the 'send-a-message' crowd. It didn't work.
Since 2021 with President Biden? He's had 3-plus years to present a clear 'I-got-the-message' and generally failed. Even on the migration business and potential to get illegals in to vote....all that did was trigger another five-odd-million generally-attracted-to-Biden voters (mostly blacks in big cities) to getting into a 'give-them-a-message' reality.
The mess with RFK Jr running? Well....if you were disturbed with Biden and Trump....RFK is a natural at the 'send-them-a-message' theme.
The failure of the political folks to grasp how the 'send-them-a-message' business works? This is odd part of the discussion. You get the impression they believe the message business is a fad, and will eventually dissolve. Nothing yet has shown that might happen.
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