Thread by @mayatcontreras

1)I'll say this again: This isn't going to happen without a massive overhaul of policy that leads to a fundamental change of leadership in both the media and those elected to office. Fighting decades of GOP marketed tested messaging (parroted by the media) w/ facts --won't work.

https://twitter.com/JillWineBanks/status/1338411736362348544

2)We've had decades of media regulation and deregulation policies that have harmed how the public receives its news and from whom: elimination of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987/2011, Telecommunications Act of 1996, etc. leading to conglomerations. pbs.org/now/politics/m…

3)Not only did this allow for the rapid proliferation of Conservative (fact-free full-of-fear) talk radio, the dismantling of local news, but it also led to the siloed echo chambers where you can listen to fact-free news all day w/o correction or response. washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-kle…

4)The GOP have no interest in telling their base the truth unless it benefits them. The GOP have groomed their base to respond to emotional appeals ("they're trying to take your freedom! jobs! babies!) through racial resentment and white grievance. They feed their base fear 24-7.

5)GOP leadership perceives working w/ Democrats as legitimizing Democrats' authority. This is why they are more than hesitant to say the words "President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris." It also financially benefits the GOP to continually exploit differences.

6)Conservative think tanks funded by a host of big business billionaires have helped fund the talking points the GOP leadership uses. They spend millions on messaging. Dems just don't have the same money to invest in that messaging nor have they been at it like the GOP for years

7)What conservatives do well is they use the media to carry out their messaging. They've done it for years. Only now are the media KINDA getting wise to it. When Frank Luntz changed Global Warming to "Climate Change" every media outlet use it (so did I🙄) motherjones.com/politics/2014/…

8)Neera Tanden was actually trying to compete w/GOP messaging through CAP, but left-wing/progressive folks were angered about where CAP was receiving money from. Y'all think the GOP worries about that? L-O-F******-L. Democrats need money and infrastructure to compete w/GOP lies.

9)That's never going to happen though (purity test, etc) so we need:
1. Short/Long Term Policy & Election Planning
2. Market tested messaging
3. Rapid counternarrative fact-checking spokespersons
4. Explain WHY the GOP are lying (profits, power, etc) and how it harms their base