“1/6 Committee Democrats should be more like Liz Cheney!”
WRONG.
The democrats understand that because they’re taking down the other party, they have to sound judicious in the eyes of voters in the middle.
Cheney can get uglier with it because she’s taking down her own party.
WRONG.
The democrats understand that because they’re taking down the other party, they have to sound judicious in the eyes of voters in the middle.
Cheney can get uglier with it because she’s taking down her own party.
Believe it or not, these Democrats know what they’re doing (and so does Cheney). They know their audience. They know what rhetoric works or backfires.
Most pundits on here either have no idea how any of this works, or are just falsely attacking the democrats to try to look cool.
Most pundits on here either have no idea how any of this works, or are just falsely attacking the democrats to try to look cool.
This committee is going to end up referring Trump for criminal prosecution. When they do it, they’re going to need a majority of the public on board with it. That means not being seen as overzealously partisan or getting ahead of the evidence, in the eyes of voters in the middle.
This committee and its hearings are not aimed at you. Why would they be? You already think Trump should go to prison for January 6th. The committee is aimed at the general public, who knows 1/6 was bad, but doesn’t yet have a full feel for Trump’s role in it.
It all makes more sense once you realize that you, the liberal activists, are not the committee’s audience. You’re the committee’s partners. They’re spelling out Trump’s guilt to the non-political types, and you’re helping to amplify the committee’s findings to those around you.
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