Smothering Advantage
9th November 2022
talk about social issues ever, ever again. Instead, they would run solely on their economic message. Asked about abortion? Pivot to jobs as quickly as possible. Your opponent attacks you as a bigot on race or LGBT issues? Talk about taxes. The economy was bad, and voters, they were sure, were eager to hear their message of fiscal restraint and benefits for “job creators.”
The Democrats would be able to say whatever they want on the icky stuff—abortion, gender and sexuality, racism, whatever—but voters would ultimately take a good look at the bad economic indicators and reward Republicans with a landslide victory.
The plan failed miserably. Mitt Romney, the “safe” GOP nominee for president, lost decisively. The economic message had been vague and unmotivating, and the silence on social issues had been suicidal, permitting the Democrats to define the debate however they wanted.
Ten years later, the pony is trying that same one trick, and it’s still not working. RINO Romney declines to support his Republican Senate colleague up for re-election … will he be punished? It is to laugh.
Politics is about morality, not economics. Democrats understand this. Few Republicans do, and they’re not running for election.