Florida Democratic Party Exec: Poor Voters Don't Care About "Issues," Vote Based on "Emotions"

[Disir]

There is truly no defeat the Florida Democratic Party will avoid snatching from the hands of victory. Donald Trump has turned the Republican Party radioactive. His polling numbers are plummeting right alongside the GOP as a whole. And the nation is seeing a groundswell of progressive activism at levels not witnessed since the 1960s.

So how does the new, incoming brass running the Florida Democratic Party respond? By telling constituents that "issues" don't matter and that it's not the party's job to focus on policies that will actually help anyone, like single-payer health care.

Last night, the party's new second-in-command, Sally Boynton Brown, spoke in front of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Broward County. And throughout the exchange, she steadfastly refused to commit to changing the party's economic or health-care messaging in any concrete way.

"This is not going to be popular, but this is my belief of the time and place we're in now: I believe that we're in a place where it's very hard to get voters excited about 'issues,' the type of voters that are not voting," Brown said.
Florida Democratic Party Exec: Poor Voters Don't Care About "Issues," Vote Based on "Emotions"

Like I said, they don't want to focus on policies.

 

[Tehon]

Like I said, they don't want to focus on issues.

They can't focus on the issues. If they were to do so many of their party members would be confronted with the knowledge that the democrats don't really offer an alternative to conservatives.

See here;

She also said that taking money from large corporations such as Florida Power & Light could somehow be a good thing — and that the "relationship" created when gigantic corporations give thousands of dollars to political candidates can somehow make it easier for politicians to push back against corporations when they are "raping our country."

"It's not so much about the money controlling the conversation; it's about the people controlling the conversation," she said. "And right now, unfortunately, we live in a system where you have to have money to work the system."

 

[Disir]

They can't focus on the issues. If they were to do so many of their party members would be confronted with the knowledge that the democrats don't really offer an alternative to conservatives.

I agree. Unfortunately, it's been in their face for a very long time.

 

[Timmy]

He's right . That explains why Florida went red against their interests .

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

He's right . That explains why Florida went red against their interests .

Sally is a he?

Man, you are gender confused.

 

[Disir]

He's right . That explains why Florida went red against their interests .

Voting Democrat currently is voting for the exact same interests as the Republicans.

 

[Toro]

Just like middle class people and rich people.

 

[Disir]

Just like middle class people and rich people.

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I have to read that before commenting on it. That said, economics is the softest science there is.

 

[Disir]

Sally Boynton Brown, Poor AND Rich Dems Care About Issues

..........and she is catching hell...for saying it out loud.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

He's right . That explains why Florida went red against their interests .

I think she describes most people, not just the poor ones

 

[whitehall]

Democrat policies have lost them the presidency, congress, most governors and over 3,000 state and local elections in less than a decade. All they have left is emotion.

 

[Kondor3]

Time to bring back a Property Qualification for voting.

If you're on welfare, you don't get to vote.

If you don't own your residence (outright, or mortgaged), you don't get to vote.

That way, freeloaders, and riff-raff who don't have a rooted and vested financial interest in the community, don't get to vote for spendthrift legislators and officials.

That way, the unthinking and shiftless types don't hold the same power as respectable folk who have put down property roots in the community.

That way, you're far more likely to get only those voting, whom pay attention to the issues rather than simply emoting their vote.

Unconstitutional?

Yep.

Unconstitutional as all-Hell.

Amend the Constitution so that it's not.

 

[Kondor3]

Democrat policies have lost them the presidency, congress, most governors and over 3,000 state and local elections in less than a decade. All they have left is emotion.

True enough... and the damned fools keep repeating the same mistakes of policy-platform... over and over and over... they just don't seem able to learn and reset their game.

 

[Timmy]

Time to bring back a Property Qualification for voting.

If you're on welfare, you don't get to vote.

If you don't own your residence (outright, or mortgaged), you don't get to vote.

That way, freeloaders, and riff-raff who don't have a rooted and vested financial interest in the community, don't get to vote for spendthrift legislators and officials.

That way, the unthinking and shiftless types don't hold the same power as respectable folk who have put down property roots in the community.

That way, you're far more likely to get only those voting, whom pay attention to the issues rather than simply emoting their vote.

Unconstitutional?

Yep.

Unconstitutional as all-Hell.

Amend the Constitution so that it's not.

Why would you do that ?

Why stop there . Only children of property owners get drafted !

 

[Timmy]

Democrat policies have lost them the presidency, congress, most governors and over 3,000 state and local elections in less than a decade. All they have left is emotion.

Yeah the GOP is so loved they were co opted by a con man outsider media whore!

 

[Kondor3]

Time to bring back a Property Qualification for voting.

If you're on welfare, you don't get to vote.

If you don't own your residence (outright, or mortgaged), you don't get to vote.

That way, freeloaders, and riff-raff who don't have a rooted and vested financial interest in the community, don't get to vote for spendthrift legislators and officials.

That way, the unthinking and shiftless types don't hold the same power as respectable folk who have put down property roots in the community.

That way, you're far more likely to get only those voting, whom pay attention to the issues rather than simply emoting their vote.

Unconstitutional?

Yep.

Unconstitutional as all-Hell.

Amend the Constitution so that it's not.

Why would you do that ?

Why stop there . Only children of property owners get drafted !

Nahhhhhhhhhh...

Conscript the Plebs into the Legions first...

Helps to cull the Herd...

 

[FA_Q2]

There is truly no defeat the Florida Democratic Party will avoid snatching from the hands of victory. Donald Trump has turned the Republican Party radioactive. His polling numbers are plummeting right alongside the GOP as a whole. And the nation is seeing a groundswell of progressive activism at levels not witnessed since the 1960s.

So how does the new, incoming brass running the Florida Democratic Party respond? By telling constituents that "issues" don't matter and that it's not the party's job to focus on policies that will actually help anyone, like single-payer health care.

Last night, the party's new second-in-command, Sally Boynton Brown, spoke in front of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Broward County. And throughout the exchange, she steadfastly refused to commit to changing the party's economic or health-care messaging in any concrete way.

"This is not going to be popular, but this is my belief of the time and place we're in now: I believe that we're in a place where it's very hard to get voters excited about 'issues,' the type of voters that are not voting," Brown said.
Florida Democratic Party Exec: Poor Voters Don't Care About "Issues," Vote Based on "Emotions"

Like I said, they don't want to focus on policies.

True.

Of course the republicans are competing with them for a race to the bottom anyway so something like this should not hurt them much.

The political class has essentially been calling voters idiots for several years now and have gotten away with it, why would they change?

 

[Disir]

There is truly no defeat the Florida Democratic Party will avoid snatching from the hands of victory. Donald Trump has turned the Republican Party radioactive. His polling numbers are plummeting right alongside the GOP as a whole. And the nation is seeing a groundswell of progressive activism at levels not witnessed since the 1960s.

So how does the new, incoming brass running the Florida Democratic Party respond? By telling constituents that "issues" don't matter and that it's not the party's job to focus on policies that will actually help anyone, like single-payer health care.

Last night, the party's new second-in-command, Sally Boynton Brown, spoke in front of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Broward County. And throughout the exchange, she steadfastly refused to commit to changing the party's economic or health-care messaging in any concrete way.

"This is not going to be popular, but this is my belief of the time and place we're in now: I believe that we're in a place where it's very hard to get voters excited about 'issues,' the type of voters that are not voting," Brown said.
Florida Democratic Party Exec: Poor Voters Don't Care About "Issues," Vote Based on "Emotions"

Like I said, they don't want to focus on policies.

True.

Of course the republicans are competing with them for a race to the bottom anyway so something like this should not hurt them much.

The political class has essentially been calling voters idiots for several years now and have gotten away with it, why would they change?

Yes and they have been pushing, "organizing", hiring protesters to argue for their crap, spend thousands of dollars hiring online trolls, pushing propaganda and then determine they aren't excited about the issues.
In reality it is the Democrats that aren't excited about the issues because it might cut into their profits.