{"id":2371015,"date":"2024-11-19T19:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T00:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-dems-offer-postelection-messaging-help-talk-plainly-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T19:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T00:49:52","slug":"senate-dems-offer-postelection-messaging-help-talk-plainly-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-dems-offer-postelection-messaging-help-talk-plainly-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Dems offer postelection messaging help: \u2018Talk plainly\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-dems-offer-postelection-messaging-help-talk-plainly-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2371015&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Democrats who succeeded \u200cin \u2064states won by President Trump emphasize the need for a strategic shift in outreach to avert a potential\u2062 repeat of\u2063 the 2024 elections resembling the previous Republican wave. During a\u2064 recent\u200d gathering at \u2063the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, they discussed the importance of connecting with voters over pressing issues like the economy and inflation, particularly \u200bcriticizing the \u200cparty\u2019s reliance on identity politics. Senator-elect\u200d Elissa Slotkin highlighted that the Democrats need to communicate more authentically and connect with voters from diverse backgrounds, rather than solely\u2063 focusing on identity.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader \u200dChuck Schumer acknowledged that the party struggled with messaging on economic issues during the last election and stressed the need to express empathy \u2063for constituents&#8217;\u200c struggles. Despite the losses, Senate Democrats managed to retain key seats in historically Republican states, attributing part\u2063 of their success to the failure of Republican candidates to \u2064effectively harness Trump\u2019s appeal down the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are encouraged\u2062 to engage more broadly, particularly in traditionally\u2064 red areas, and to diversify their media strategies to include platforms that reach conservative audiences. The discussion\u2064 underscored a consensus on the necessity for improvement\u2063 in how campaigns connect with voters to foster broader appeal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate Democrats who won Trump states offer advice on defying the odds<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1876910\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats who&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3224765\/senate-democrats-hope-midterms-2024-downballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prevailed in battleground states<\/a>&nbsp;won by President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> said the party has to rethink outreach to avoid a repeat of the 2024 red wave.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>At a small gathering Tuesday at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democrats reflected on why Vice President Kamala Harris lost the popular vote and Republicans took total control of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/slotkin-wins-tight-michigan-senate-race-hold-seat-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elissa Slotkin\">Elissa Slotkin<\/a> (D-MI), who defeated former Rep. Mike Rogers, offered a frank assessment of how Democrats failed to adequately connect with voters on the economy and inflation while hyping identity politics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not rocket science, but talking about those issues plainly, not from the faculty lounge but from the assembly line, is, I think, a very important message,&rdquo; Slotkin said, as she and other Senate Democrats fielded questions from a group of reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not just what you&rsquo;re saying but from what place you are talking about those issues,&rdquo; Slotkin continued. &ldquo;I think No. 2 is, personally, I think that identity politics needs to go the way of the dodo. People need to be looked at as independent Americans, whatever group they&rsquo;re from.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The stark advice from Slotkin, flanked by Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and battleground reelection winners Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), came as Democratic leaders took a victory lap of their 2024 performance despite losing the majority. The 53-47 makeup Republicans will have next year could have been as high as 57-43, but Democrats stemmed the bleeding in four states carried by Trump: Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>It was a feat that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) described as &ldquo;historical.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, Schumer offered his most candid public reflection to date on Democrats&rsquo; election losses, conceding that the national party was behind on messaging with inflation and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The lesson we take is economic issues matter,&rdquo; Schumer said. &ldquo;Direct things that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-at-the-dnc-urge-voters-to-put-country-over-party-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Republicans at the DNC urge voters to put \u2018country over party\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">affect people&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s lives matter. And one other lesson: how to show a lot of empathy. Sometimes, Democrats may be a little too solution-oriented. People want to just burst before you get to the solutions. &lsquo;I understand that the price of meat is way up, and it really hurts your pocketbook, and it affects you, it affects my family, it affects others.&rsquo; And then go into solutions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Senate Democrats outperformed Vice President Kamala Harris, the results showed that the GOP&rsquo;s losses were more due to their Senate candidates failing to translate downballot enthusiasm from Trump at the top of the ticket. In some cases, rather than Trump voters splitting their votes for a Democratic senator, they instead chose no Senate candidate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), left, and Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), right. Photos by Associated Press (Carlos Osorio\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Senate Democrats primarily attributed their success in battleground states that Harris lost to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s truncated campaign that afforded her little time to define herself as something other than a continuation of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin, who has represented a swing House district since 2019, said Democrats need to &ldquo;lose better in red areas.&rdquo; That entails &ldquo;peeling away voters&rdquo; in areas Democrats have not visited in decades, she said, and not &ldquo;just talking to ourselves in an echo chamber&rdquo; with friendly and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-target-cable-providers-for-carrying-fox-newsmax-oann\/\" title=\"Democrats Target Cable Providers for Carrying Fox, Newsmax, OANN\">traditional media outlets<\/a>. She <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cited conservative talk radio<\/a> as an avenue she continues to use to reach voters even after the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t just talk to ourselves,&rdquo; Slotkin said. &ldquo;We need to see where people are getting their news and go to those places.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Media strategy was a frequent critique of the Harris campaign, which initially kept the Democratic nominee guarded against all forms of press interaction and interviews.<\/p>\n<p>In the final days of the campaign, Trump appeared on Joe Rogan&rsquo;s popular podcast while Harris did not. Rogan said he rejected a series of demands and interview stipulations from the Harris campaign, but a senior adviser to second gentleman Doug Emhoff said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/9292db59-8291-4507-8d86-f8d4788da467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"real reason it never materialized\">real reason it never materialized<\/a> was fear of progressive backlash to the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Harris sat down in the weeks before the election with Fox News just one time in an interview that garnered nearly 8 million viewers, offering a direct line into the homes of many conservative voters that was likely too little too late. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Schumer appeared to acknowledge that Democratic candidates could improve their outreach methods, particularly to rural voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to reach out to everybody. That&rsquo;s what we should do. I think every one of these four candidates spent a whole lot of time in rural areas,&rdquo; Schumer said of those surrounding him, including Slotkin, Gallego, Rosen, and Baldwin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1876910\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1876910\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Democrats from Trump states advise rethinking outreach to prevent a 2024 red wave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2371016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/senate-democrats-messaging-problems.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40536,32504,45343,33619,32076],"class_list":["post-2371015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-communication-skills","tag-political-strategy","tag-postelection-messaging","tag-senate-democrats","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/senate-democrats-messaging-problems.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371015"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371019,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371015\/revisions\/2371019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}