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The agenda was sold when he won the election. And the vast majority support it ColinC Oct 2021 #1
"The gutting of significant measures is the part that is hard to sell." sop Oct 2021 #3
I disagree. Even if the original 6.5 trillion bill was intact, the press really has no motivation JohnSJ Oct 2021 #13
Exactly mountain grammy Oct 2021 #19
Every time the press covers the ongoing sausage-making, we find out something else has been sop Oct 2021 #48
So true! Rebl2 Oct 2021 #54
Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2021 #5
Well said. hamsterjill Oct 2021 #6
How can something that has never existed before be "gutted"? Just because it doesn't have..... George II Oct 2021 #16
The most popular provisions like paid family leave, prescription drug pricing, child ColinC Oct 2021 #18
Those programs absolutely were gutted during the "negotiations" bluewater Oct 2021 #29
And my point of course is that Biden's agenda is incredibly popular ColinC Oct 2021 #40
Exactly, Manchin and Sinema have taken an axe to several of the most popular Democratic proposals bluewater Oct 2021 #41
Yeah ColinC Oct 2021 #52
you are attempting to rewrite history and lay out faulty revisionist narratives Celerity Nov 2021 #58
SAD & DISGUSTING how Manchin & Sinema got away with this 👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Nov 2021 #61
If we fail to pass a bill that will actually help voters quakerboy Nov 2021 #64
it really doesn't matter what biden/dems do as long as we let 1500 coordinated radio stations pumel certainot Oct 2021 #20
Agreed malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #36
and dems let 87 universities support 260+ xlimbaugh stations while they attack school boards! certainot Oct 2021 #39
THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Nov 2021 #62
The big picture is what got sold melm00se Oct 2021 #28
Democrats have to get better at messaging. Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #2
I think Democrats are not given much airtime for it. At the same time I think Jaime Harrison JohnSJ Oct 2021 #15
The only emails I get from Harrison are just to ask for money. Lonestarblue Oct 2021 #32
Exactly. Same thing here JohnSJ Oct 2021 #33
Absolutely..They seem to be getting a little better whathehell Oct 2021 #22
Sanders and others have been "selling" it, FoxNewsSucks Oct 2021 #4
Yes, they do! I had been wondering if Biden should to a 15 min or so segment on RKP5637 Oct 2021 #7
The problem was Manchin and Sinema kept hacking away at the agenda bluewater Oct 2021 #31
I guess the media has nothing better to do then push the "Democrats in disarray" crap JohnSJ Oct 2021 #8
This! Sick of it PortTack Oct 2021 #24
Sure doesn't jive with the 70% to 80% support the bills. Hope knowledge improves. Hoyt Oct 2021 #9
Sure is a contradiction, isn't it. Also when this polls says 69% know little about these bills, JohnSJ Oct 2021 #17
Oh stop the Democratic and Biden don't control what the MSM will promote. They have been promoting ShazamIam Oct 2021 #10
Exactly. No one knows what good this bill will do because no one has been told. LiberalLovinLug Nov 2021 #63
same old shit for us.... bahboo Oct 2021 #11
You know who would be good at selling it? cilla4progress Oct 2021 #12
No! No! They have to "pay their dues" and obey the great "moderates" Mysterian Oct 2021 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author cilla4progress Oct 2021 #37
Aren't u missing this? cilla4progress Oct 2021 #38
Earlier today I saw this, which belies the tone of ABC's poll results: George II Oct 2021 #14
Wrong Conclusion DallasNE Oct 2021 #21
The media is great at telling us what's not in the bill. rickford66 Oct 2021 #42
The silver lining is that Democrats still have a lot of untapped upside potential with these bills Tom Rinaldo Oct 2021 #23
Such nonsense! They don't support President Biden, don't know what's in the bill?? PortTack Oct 2021 #26
And now they will vote for republicans because of obstruction by two conservative Democrats kimbutgar Oct 2021 #27
I don't believe any of the current polls jcmaine72 Oct 2021 #30
Democrats have no ability to deliver their message Orrex Oct 2021 #34
The problem is messaging the "Culture War" works better than messaging issues. bluewater Oct 2021 #35
In other news, Mr.Bill Oct 2021 #43
the terrible 2 are in the way. sienna and manchuin. AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #44
A Few Administrations Ago DallasNE Oct 2021 #45
That's a good idea. Straight talk. No questions from the media Raven123 Oct 2021 #47
President Joe's the best marieo1 Oct 2021 #46
Better headline: RW Media prevent Biden from selling a great agenda! ananda Oct 2021 #49
I put a lot of this squarely on the press Bettie Oct 2021 #50
Would you like them to do a soft shoe and a free ShamWow for ya? JHC America. Evolve Dammit Oct 2021 #51
Hard to sell if the vessel that delivers it kacekwl Oct 2021 #53
I do not trust MSM for polls, at all. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2021 #55
It is difficult to sell and agenda you can not agree on randr Nov 2021 #56
Corporate media at war with Democratic Party & leadership put out polls when media are losing. ancianita Nov 2021 #57
Our messaging. The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #59
Media like ABC worked really hard to sell TFGstax cut but barely mention the benefits to the people ShazamIam Nov 2021 #60
He's doing a number of speeches, but they are 2 or 3 or 4 Deminpenn Nov 2021 #65
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