Something to consider with your own circle of friends/family to help spread the light.....
People have become so knee-jerk conditioned to express cynicism and contempt for government and politics after the 40+ year campaign waged by the right wing (albeit worse by far in the past 7) that they almost need a social permission structure from people they trust to even acknowledge something good.
So, I don’t get super partisan right away.... I just bring a positive frame to conversations when politics comes up. I say things like, “I’m pretty optimistic actually. We have such a great track record as a country and we’ve made so many powerful and generational investments the last couple of years that it’s hard for me to not feel excited about what the future holds.”
I find that this softens the ground for anyone open to better information without shoving a lot of data down their throats right away....people want to feel good about the world but they are socially conditioned to think you’re supposed to hate the government and that they suck at everything. I believe one of the best ways to influence and greatest services we can provide to our friends, families, and acquaintances is to simplify normalize feeling good about good things that have been and are being done.
Most of them won’t invest the time to learn the granular details we learn, but they can learn to feel more hopeful and less defeated by interacting with us, and they need a safe space to feel that optimism because we’ve all been programmed to do just the opposite for many years.
Your second chart shows the primary reason why Biden's polling numbers are so poor and the strategy most likely to turn it around and jump start the quest for 55. The President needs to take full advantage of the bully pulpit provided by the Oval Office and the Resolute Desk. The Republicans have nothing to match that setting and when the President goes on live TV to present his call for the House to discharge the debt ceiling removal bill based on the economic successes you present, their already untenable position will become as painful as DeSantis's mess on Twitter last night. If we lose this fight, it will be at least in part because Biden has failed to fill this part of the Presidential role.
In 2001 budget was in surplus 1.2 percent, when he left office in 2009 it was deficit of 9.76%. Net increase was 11% of gdp over his 8 years. It was far worse than your chart shows. Just sum up the changes since Bush the elder, your chart would have us in a massive surplus so the numbers have to be off.
I just want to say that Simon's charts and his presentation are very easy to incorporate into a PowerPoint presentation that you can use whenever you have an audience. I made such a PPT to present to my local Democratic club which was very well received and next I am scheduled to present to the local Democratic Executive Committee. Then, each month when the new numbers come out, you can easily update the slides. We need more eyeballs on this good stuff.
Ok Simon I will do some homework. (-: But I found Dem John Burrows 28 yrs old taking on Kevin McCarthy in CA 20th Nov 2024. He is talking youth voter reg, grassroots, Bakersfield crime rate, CA corporate farming monopolies, against taking big Oil $, phase in solar, and making productive relationships for working people. Interesting interview picks up at 8min in when John warms up.
Assuming the House GOP refuses to raise the debt ceiling and the economy goes haywire as a result, let's hope Biden, et. al. take a sledgehammer to the GOP as a foundational narrative into 2024.
This is the kind of subtle anecdotal evidence in addition to our growing momentum with elections that I’m seeing too that make me optimistic about America’s future, as long as we keep our heads down and continue to do the work.....great tweet and worth a minute to read it:
Something to consider with your own circle of friends/family to help spread the light.....
People have become so knee-jerk conditioned to express cynicism and contempt for government and politics after the 40+ year campaign waged by the right wing (albeit worse by far in the past 7) that they almost need a social permission structure from people they trust to even acknowledge something good.
So, I don’t get super partisan right away.... I just bring a positive frame to conversations when politics comes up. I say things like, “I’m pretty optimistic actually. We have such a great track record as a country and we’ve made so many powerful and generational investments the last couple of years that it’s hard for me to not feel excited about what the future holds.”
I find that this softens the ground for anyone open to better information without shoving a lot of data down their throats right away....people want to feel good about the world but they are socially conditioned to think you’re supposed to hate the government and that they suck at everything. I believe one of the best ways to influence and greatest services we can provide to our friends, families, and acquaintances is to simplify normalize feeling good about good things that have been and are being done.
Most of them won’t invest the time to learn the granular details we learn, but they can learn to feel more hopeful and less defeated by interacting with us, and they need a safe space to feel that optimism because we’ve all been programmed to do just the opposite for many years.
Your second chart shows the primary reason why Biden's polling numbers are so poor and the strategy most likely to turn it around and jump start the quest for 55. The President needs to take full advantage of the bully pulpit provided by the Oval Office and the Resolute Desk. The Republicans have nothing to match that setting and when the President goes on live TV to present his call for the House to discharge the debt ceiling removal bill based on the economic successes you present, their already untenable position will become as painful as DeSantis's mess on Twitter last night. If we lose this fight, it will be at least in part because Biden has failed to fill this part of the Presidential role.
Yay, Jay Kuo just posted one of your charts and saying we need to challenge the GOP on their economy rhetoric!
Under GWB the deficit rose by 12 percent gdp. Your chart is incorrect.
see: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSDFYGDP
In 2001 budget was in surplus 1.2 percent, when he left office in 2009 it was deficit of 9.76%. Net increase was 11% of gdp over his 8 years. It was far worse than your chart shows. Just sum up the changes since Bush the elder, your chart would have us in a massive surplus so the numbers have to be off.
I just want to say that Simon's charts and his presentation are very easy to incorporate into a PowerPoint presentation that you can use whenever you have an audience. I made such a PPT to present to my local Democratic club which was very well received and next I am scheduled to present to the local Democratic Executive Committee. Then, each month when the new numbers come out, you can easily update the slides. We need more eyeballs on this good stuff.
Ok Simon I will do some homework. (-: But I found Dem John Burrows 28 yrs old taking on Kevin McCarthy in CA 20th Nov 2024. He is talking youth voter reg, grassroots, Bakersfield crime rate, CA corporate farming monopolies, against taking big Oil $, phase in solar, and making productive relationships for working people. Interesting interview picks up at 8min in when John warms up.
https://youtu.be/d8OKl93JJwE
https://www.burrowsforcongress.com
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Assuming the House GOP refuses to raise the debt ceiling and the economy goes haywire as a result, let's hope Biden, et. al. take a sledgehammer to the GOP as a foundational narrative into 2024.
This is the kind of subtle anecdotal evidence in addition to our growing momentum with elections that I’m seeing too that make me optimistic about America’s future, as long as we keep our heads down and continue to do the work.....great tweet and worth a minute to read it:
https://twitter.com/thejackhopkins/status/1661801969890066437?s=46