Thread by @AC4Congress2020

For the last 6 years Democrat candidates have run on one thing “Orange man bad”. Now that he is no longer a scapegoat they look completely lost. In the last 2 weeks I have interviewed and grilled 5 Dem candidates. Not one had an answer as to what they want to do in office.

I asked them their vision, they couldn’t answer it. I asked them their top priority, 3 said “clean water” the others said “I haven’t really thought of it”.

If you are running for Congress you should not be trying to figure out why you are running AFTER you announce.

At first I thought “maybe this is just this candidate”. But after the 3rd time it became clear that it is a deeper issue. There is very little substance to these campaigns. They want to run on how they are “better” than the Republican, not “what they will do” for their voters.

The dem Party keeps talking about how their “messaging” is bad and it’s losing races. And while I think that’s true, I also think there is so much more. I think mainstream Dem candidates don’t know “WHY” they are running. Voters can sense that. Authenticity matters.

When candidates go out and try to tell people what they want to hear, it’s really easy to spot that. Most people are bad liars. If you aren’t being true to yourself that shines through quickly. It’s a crisis of identity. Your resume is not a reason for people to vote for you.

Your experience is not a reason people will vote for you. Your looks, your charisma, your age. What matters is what you believe and what you will fight for. And if you can’t convince me that you actually believe what you are saying. Then I’m sorry but voters won’t either.

I get why it’s happening. It’s difficult to lay a base and foundation that is meaningful and lasting. But if you don’t cover the basics at the beginning and firmly establish your WHY. Then your campaign will suffer later on.

Anyway, this thread is just me saying that I see trouble specifically for democratic candidates in Florida right now. They are rudderless and headed for rapids. And if major changes aren’t made quickly you can kiss midterms goodbye here no matter how much “organizing” we do.

One last thing, if members of your campaign staff don’t even know what the candidate believes in, that is a major red flag. If you haven’t clearly communicated among your staff what they are fighting and working for, then you will have major issues getting volunteers or momentum.

When the commentators unironically prove the thesis of the thread without realizing it.

Democratic State Rep. @AnnaForFlorida said so far she is hearing from the candidates “a bunch of buzz words, and I’m so over it.”

“Stop making it anti-DeSantis and start making it pro-what you’re going to do,”

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Eskamani preaching! All these Dem candidates have pivoted to “little orange man bad”.

It’s becoming a systemic issue. Florida midterm elections, on its current path, is going to be as bad or worse than the 2020 bloodbath.