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Rhiannon12866

(222,211 posts)
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 03:30 AM Nov 11

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna says party needs "to be emphasizing the economic issues" - Face the Nation - CBS News



After Donald Trump won the White House and Republicans are poised to take control of the Senate, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the party "to have a vision on building new factories, on helping raise minimum wage, on dealing with child care, and emphasize that our party has a better economic story." - Aired on 11/10/2024.
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Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna says party needs "to be emphasizing the economic issues" - Face the Nation - CBS News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Nov 11 OP
Isn't that what we've been doing? tulipsandroses Nov 11 #1
I personally think when President Biden continued to jimfields33 Nov 11 #3
Right and wrong at the same time... RockRaven Nov 11 #2

tulipsandroses

(6,217 posts)
1. Isn't that what we've been doing?
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 04:04 AM
Nov 11

The republicans will not raise minimum wage, will not offer child care assistance. Democrats have been pushing those causes.
They are too busy listening to RW media getting riled up over DEI, CRT, Drag Queens and trans kids.

jimfields33

(18,878 posts)
3. I personally think when President Biden continued to
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 06:26 AM
Nov 11

call the economy Bidenomics over the last few years, I wasn’t really for this. If the food prices had gone down to normal levels this would have been a great name. I don’t think some understand how much food prices affected the perception of the economy by voters.

RockRaven

(16,276 posts)
2. Right and wrong at the same time...
Mon Nov 11, 2024, 04:15 AM
Nov 11

Right that those are the issues which need addressing, wrong that talking about actual realistic plans to address them will do fuck-all.

It's empty bullshit vibes which wins elections these days, not enumerating technocratic fixes.

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