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Image is Everything
To achieve real change, Biden must change the way Democrats are perceived
On January 20th, if the world hasn’t ended, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the next President of the United States.
My man has his work cut out for him.
Coronavirus. The economy. Racial justice. The climate. And healing a nation that is so divided, it’s on the verge of cracking in half.
But there’s another item Biden must add to his to-do list: Changing the way the Democrats are perceived. Not only by Republicans, but also by those within their own ranks. Like this country, the Democratic party is split — and it’s not a good look.
They’d do well to remember what happened on the other side back in 2009, when the Tea Party was born. That was probably the first step toward the QAnon-driven conspiracy caucus we see today, and I hope no one wants to see a lefty version of that.
Even though we’re not there yet, thankfully, many on the right, from your average finance guy to the nutjobs who stormed the Capitol, still see the left as an existential threat.
In short, Democrats have an image problem.
If Biden is to have a successful term, he’s going to have to get the radical left to avoid the circular firing squad…
