People are missing a big reason Ds flipped the immigration script. It wasn't just Rs killing the deal. Suozzi's ads also emphasized a path to citizenship. His pollster told me GOP messaging was awash in Fox News BS, alienating swing voters. 3/ Listen👇 newrepublic.com/article/1790...
Have Democrats finally figured out how to go on offense over the border? The chief pollster in this week's big win in New York tells all.
But the former helped focus on the latter, which may have been missed otherwise. I mean if Obama had said in the middle of his campaign "I actually don't care about getting a healthcare deal done." I imagine R numbers on healthcare would have gone up.
In the last several election cycles Voters are fed up with extremist candidates and are opting for more mainstream candidates.
A big reason Ds flipped the script on immigration is that *Republicans,* lost in MAGA fantasies, have ceded the middle ground. Suozzi demagogued in ugly ways (I pushed his pollster on this) but he also emphasized legalization + making the system work. 4/ newrepublic.com/article/1790...
Have Democrats finally figured out how to go on offense over the border? The chief pollster in this week's big win in New York tells all.