915: Fox's Friends
Pitching broken promises and new faces of the party
Former spokesmen for both George W. Bush and Joe Biden are in Fox News this morning with a compelling pitch:
The defining promise of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign was lower costs on "Day One." He broke it. The first six months of this administration have been marked by ever-higher prices.
Republicans in Congress would be wise to remember that voters are never quicker to fire elected officials than when they break a core promise. It is this Congress who will be on the ballot next year, not Donald Trump.
The campaign trail promises sounded too good to be true, because they were. Trump committed to "end" inflation, cut energy costs "in half," make health care more affordable, and that Americans would see "drastic price reductions" and cheaper groceries.
For most swing voters, lower costs were the whole point of voting for those now in power. They were counting on policies that would improve their lives, not make them harder. As polls show, the anger runs deep for a president and Congress who are gutting the social safety net, doling out special favors to their wealthy friends and personally profiting from high office.
You can read the full thing from Terry Holt and Andrew Bates here, and check out their Cost Coalition.
That’s not the only Fox News piece worth reading from a former spokesman this week. Former Joe Manchin spokesman Jonathan Kott is also in Fox News, asking why Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill have not become the face of the Democratic Party:
So why aren’t they being elevated as the future or blueprint for success? Don’t tell me it’s because they haven’t won their general elections yet. That has never stopped us before. I’m old enough to remember Howard Dean and Beto O’Rourke being crowned as saviors of the left before they won anything. I’ve read "What’s the Matter with Kansas?" I’m familiar with the Abundance movement. I’m not knocking any of them. But let’s be honest: we’ve gone looking for answers in far less proven places.
Maybe it’s gender. Maybe we have a harder time seeing two tough, competent, patriotic women as the leaders who could rebuild our Party’s coalition. If you look at their records and accomplishments, they’ve walked the walk, many of their male colleagues just talk about.
They’re not fantasy candidates. They’re not focus-group fabrications. They’re real leaders with real records, with national security credentials, bipartisan chops, and electoral success in places that aren’t easy for Democrats. They appeal to swing voters, military families, independents, union members, and suburban moderates—all the people we keep saying we need to win back.
You can read the full thing here.
915 days until the first presidential primary. Trump’s broken promises, and new faces of the Democratic Party - worthwhile topics! And the spokesmen know the best outlet to go to for it.