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Harris' Messaging problem (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

(I wasn't sure whether to edit my comment or reply to your first post, so I'm putting this here)

As for people voting on feels: I think that's always been the case for most people. Most people are of average intelligence, with an average education and average interest in politics. They're gonna vote based on vibes, so you have to get the vibes right or the average person won't vote for you.

And you can't fake vibes by having a bunch of celebrities around.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Clinton 1 and Obama were our last successful Dem candidates. You need a charismatic candidate with a consistent message that speaks to everyone if you want to win the popularity contest. Gore, Clinton 2 and Harris failed on both of those counts. Biden won only because of pandemic and government abuse/mismanagement backlash, he would have lost to Trump in other circumstances.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

In the immortal words of Bowling for Soup: "High school never ends."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Would be helpful if they had more than 3 months to convey it too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They’re gonna vote based on vibes, so you have to get the vibes right or the average person won’t vote for you.

And you can’t fake vibes by having a bunch of celebrities around.

So why'd they vote for a rapist who is in pictures with goddamn Epstein? That's the part I don't understand. Are we seriously saying the average (American) is okay with a rapist being president because they like his vibes?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

They’re fucking weirdos with weird vibes.

I’m much more interested in the folks who didn’t vote.