Thread by @Cajsa

Yes, Republicans have more message discipline. It's easy to be disciplined when the only outcome that matters is winning elections. This allows them to fit every issue into the same framing. This problem is bad. It's bad because the government is involved. Reduce gov't to fix it.

Health Care is too expensive. That's because the gov't mandates benefits. Reduce regulation and allow insurance compaies to sell across state lines.

Housing is too expensive. That's because the gov't over-regulates construction. Relax zoning laws and let developers build where they will.

On and on and on and on. Take any issue and the conservative frame will be the problem is caused by the government and the solution is less government.

Now, the Democrats are overly nuanced. They can list a dozen factors involved in exacerbating a problem and their policy fixes are as varied as the causes they identify.

Healthcare is too expensive.
This is caused by not prioritizing preventive care, by over-compensating CEOs, by high marginal costs, by defensive medicine, by not being allowed to negotiate prices, etc.
The solution is this grab bag of policy prescriptions that tackle each issue

Housing is too expensive. This is caused by housing being converted to vacation rentals, lack of investment, gentrification, etc. The solution is greater density, mandate a minimum of affordable units, relax prevailing wage requirements, etc.

The key difference is the GOP identifies the same cause and solution for every issue. They don't have to be true or effective. They just have to fit into that iron triangle of Define the Issue, Caused by Government, Solution is Cut Government.

If accuracy, honesty, and effectiveness are not needed to frame your issues, then it's easy to be disciplined.

I would add that with Trump, the message has shifted a bit. This is the problem. The problem exists because the government has taken the side of Black and Latino people. The solution is less government interference.