The Democrats’ messaging problem

The Democratic Party has an obvious problem when it comes to effectively getting their message out to their constituents. Their message over the past umpteen years is that the Republican Party only wants tax breaks for the wealthy.

When my daughter was growing up, she would cry bloody murder over every little thing. I would always respond immediately to make sure everything was OK. After doing this for the umpteenth time over a long period, I finally grew numb to her constant messaging. I understood there was an issue, just as we understand that Republican politicians cater to the rich, but I only wanted to hear about it when it was necessary.

I’m sure the Democratic Party has people who are much smarter than me who are capable of identifying other critical areas to address. They need to be able to put them into terms that are more relatable to the everyday American. An example would be that Republican politicians don’t care about humanity based on the fact that they have eliminated USAID, ending support for critical domestic and international programs. This affects things like water sanitation in Africa and educational assistance in impoverished nations, risking the lives of millions of less fortunate people.

This doesn’t even include highlighting the lack of empathy shown during these mass terminations. When a company downsizes, they let employees know that their position is being eliminated due to downsizing. Supposedly, Trump and Musk’s goal is to downsize, but the mass emails sent out stated that people are being terminated because their performance does not meet expectations.

What an insensitive, heartless way to implement this. Trump didn’t take it too well when he got fired in 2020, and he is taking it out on everyone else, both democrats and Republicans.

Rich McHugh

Des Plaines