If you don’t define your own narrative, others will define it for you, and you’ll probably not like it. Democrats don’t have a coherent narrative on immigration. Obama deported like there was no tomorrow but his party ended up being labeled a party of open borders globalists. 

Voters care about immigration. It’s a fact of objective reality that one might not like but has to accept. One has to come up with a short, clear statement that people will understand. “No ban, no wall, no Trump” is, once again, about what you don’t want. There is zero in it about what one does want instead. And the recent election was already lost on the strategy of “vote against this.” 

7 responses to “Waiting for a Narrative ”

  1. Z Avatar

    This is a good point.

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  2. Shakti Avatar
    Shakti

    OT, how do you read this short narrative about immigration?

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  3. moudou Avatar

    Stop bombing countries for their resources, fair trade not ‘aid’.

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    1. Clarissa Avatar

      Are you deranged? When did I ever bomb anybody?

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      1. moudou Avatar

        You asked for a narrative, not a personal assessment of your own character, so I can’t imagine why you’d take that personally. If you’re itching for a fight for some reason, I’ll have to decline. I’m far from in the mood.

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        1. Clarissa Avatar

          You think that your comment is a narrative on immigration? Really?

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  4. Gotta Get ‘em All! | The Worked Shoot Avatar

    […] This is very true. Unfortunately, there is no sign that that the democratic establishment will do the work to create a narrative about immigration that most rank and file Americans will respond to with anything but indifference (at best) and outright scorn at worst. […]

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