DEMOCRATIC TALKING POINTS (From Now And For The Next Two Years)
I have come up with three main talking points that I think Democrats can use to explain and discredit the power monopoly the Republican party now enjoys in Washington and most of the states.
Above the fold they are briefly outlined. Below it they are elaborated on with possible remedies offered on point on point I.) sub claims, as the Republican Party is sure to call for them if challenged on these sub claims.
In the third talking point I use the terms ‘typical American’ and ‘typical voter’. These are used instead of the terms ‘average American’ and ‘average voter’. This is because the word ’average’ is a trap the Republicans love to use (and love it even more when unsuspecting Democrats use it), as it is directly tied to the statistical term ’mean’.
The ’average voter’ is far wealthier than the ’typical voter’ for this reason. The ’average voter’ probably makes between eighty and ninety thousand a year and probably has real estate, stock, and bond holdings worth several hundred thousand dollars.
The ‘typical voter’, on the other hand, probably has more debt than assets, and probably lives in a multi-generational house hold, or rents an apartment, house trailer, or as in my case just a room, or may own a house that is worth less than it was last purchased for.
The ‘average voter’ is almost certainly middle class. The ‘typical voter’ is most likely not.
With these caveats, here are my talking points:
I.) Though the Republicans have the majority in the House and Senate, their control lacks legitimacy because much of it was gained through:
A.) Gerrymandering,
B.) Voter Suppression,
C.) Making early voting difficult or impossible, and
D.) Making elections far more expensive than they ever were.
II.) The true Republican Party Agenda has nothing to offer to most Americans. It is really just about cutting taxes for the wealthy by cutting government services for everyone else. This is done under the guise of:
A.) Allowing ’Market Forces’, not government, to determine the allocation of limited resources, claiming that ’Market Forces’ efficiently allocate resources to all that need (or ’deserve them’).
B.) Assuming and advocating the idea that for profit organizations are far better at delivering services than government ones, even though they have a lengthy hierarchy of pay grades in them, and have share holders and creditors to pay.
III.) Because they have so little to offer the typical American, they can only get typical Americans to vote for them by appeals to: racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and fear and hatred of other outside groups, such as homosexuals and transgender people.
A.) This is just about the only way they can get enough typical Americans to vote for them, against their true self interests.
