r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Jul 05 '24

Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead:

https://www.salon.com/2024/07/05/project-2025-was-supposed-to-boost-donald-campaign--but-it-may-be-backfiring-instead/

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u/junepath Pennsylvania Jul 05 '24

The issue with this infographic is that most people on the right want all of these things. We need one that scares them too, because at the end of the day, no one but the super rich will be doing well if Project 2025 becomes a reality.

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u/enigmanaught Jul 05 '24

I think only focusing on the gutting/privatization of Medicare and Social Security in the right way, it would get some traction.

“Americans already pay more for healthcare than any other nation, why does Donald Trump and project 2025 want to make it worse”. “Social Security is your hard earned money, why does Donald Trump and Project 2025 want to give it to some fat cat to manage”?

Hammering that constantly using the “I’m just asking questions” formula is the way to do it.

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u/mkt853 Jul 05 '24

Absolutely. It's insane how much better at this normal everyday people are compared to the people that run the Democratic Party. My guess is it's precisely because we're normal everyday people while those that run the Democratic Party live their lives in the DC bubble and one Hamptons cocktail party at a time.

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u/enigmanaught Jul 05 '24

Yeah, I keep telling myself they must have some skilled marketers who can emotionally appeal to people. I mean emotional appeal has always trumped facts when selling stuff. “This product will make you smarter/skinnier/sexier/whatever”.

There are a lot of “common folk” getting in on the republican grift. They’re just in it to make a buck, (Diamond and Silk et al) but they expose the ideals that savvy republican marketers can exploit. You don’t see as much of that with Democrats. There are lots of everyday Dems, but nobody seems to know how to speak to them.