« Democrats must do more to communicate that Republicans are sabotaging the country because Trump told them to. Democrats spent a few days pointing out that Republicans themselves admitted they iced the deal to help Trump politically. But they mustn’t let this drop. Keep saying it. »
— Greg Sargent at The New Republic.
Republicans demanded a border deal. And when they got one, they torpedoed it on Trump's orders.
Dems need to get better at messaging and this situation offers a marvelous opportunity.
Here are some phrases which could be used...
Republican border crisis
Republican migration mess
Trump migrant encampment
GOP forced busing of migrants
Don't just use those (or your own) once and think you've solved the problem. Effective messaging involves constant repetition. Liberals seem to have a problem with repetition. But repetition is how you sell things. And the strategy for selling ideas is not radically different from the strategy for selling detergent. When people hear a phrase often enough they begin to think it on their own.
In general, Republicans aren't interested in governance but instead wish to conduct an eternal culture war. We should use the Republican border crisis to put them on the defensive in their own war.
