"I agree with you, but here;s the thing. Clearly, the American people didn't care about any of that because the American people were just focused on, you know, the ideas that he was spewing. And it wasn't even just ideas. It was just, you know, stating the obvious and pointing out a lot of things that Democrats may have been ignoring, like the border, like the economy. He said it himself, man. We won on one word: groceries."
"You can't tout things like Bidenomics when people aren't feeling that in their pockets. You can't just ignore people's criticisms of the border and chalk it up with the MAGA messaging. I'll never forget when MSNBC did that to me. And MSNBC did that to me based off me listening to people, me listening to people in New York City, listening to people in Chicago, activists in Chicago, and then them telling me what their issues with the border were."
A tough, praised interview with a former vice president illustrated that candidates can appear stronger when facing rigorous questioning. Lawmakers were criticized for remaining inside media bubbles and avoiding outreach beyond familiar outlets. Some Democrats are expected to counter criticism by pointing to Republican alignment behind former President Donald Trump. Media outlets labeled certain critiques of Democratic handling of border and economic issues as MAGA messaging. Voter concerns about everyday costs, summarized as "groceries," and border worries from urban community activists were presented as concrete issues rather than rooted in prejudice.
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