Dem Strategist: ‘Stop with the Virtue Signaling and Speak to People Like They’re Normal’

ROGINSKY You know I ░░░░░░░░ going to speak some ░░░░░░░░ truths to my friends ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party This ░░░░░░░░ not Joe Biden s ░░░░░░░░ it s not Kamala ░░░░░░░░ fault it s not ░░░░░░░░ Obama s fault It ░░░░░░░░ the fault of the ░░░░░░░░ Party in not knowing ░░░░░░░░ to communicate effectively to ░░░░░░░░ We are not the ░░░░░░░░ of common sense which ░░░░░░░░ the message that voters ░░░░░░░░ to us For a ░░░░░░░░ of reasons for a ░░░░░░░░ of reasons we don ░░░░░░░░ know how to speak ░░░░░░░░ voters When we address ░░░░░░░░ and listen language listen ░░░░░░░░ has meaning when we ░░░░░░░░ Latino voters as Latinx ░░░░░░░░ instance because that s ░░░░░░░░ politically correct thing to ░░░░░░░░ it makes them think ░░░░░░░░ we don t even ░░░░░░░░ on the same planet ░░░░░░░░ they do When we ░░░░░░░░ too afraid to say ░░░░░░░░ hey college kids if ░░░░░░░░ re trashing a campus ░░░░░░░░ Columbia University because you ░░░░░░░░ unhappy about some sort ░░░░░░░░ policy and you re ░░░░░░░░ over university and you ░░░░░░░░ trashing it and preventing ░░░░░░░░ students from learning that ░░░░░░░░ is unacceptable But we ░░░░░░░░ so worried about alienating ░░░░░░░░ or another cohort in ░░░░░░░░ coalition that we don ░░░░░░░░ know what to say ░░░░░░░░ normal people look at ░░░░░░░░ and say wait a ░░░░░░░░ I send my kids ░░░░░░░░ college so they can ░░░░░░░░ not so that they ░░░░░░░░ burn buildings and trash ░░░░░░░░ right And so on ░░░░░░░░ so forth When we ░░░░░░░░ pronouns after names and ░░░░░░░░ she her as opposed ░░░░░░░░ saying you know what ░░░░░░░░ I call you by ░░░░░░░░ wrong pronoun call me ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry I ░░░░░░░░ t do it again ░░░░░░░░ stop with the virtue ░░░░░░░░ and just speak to ░░░░░░░░ like they re normal ░░░░░░░░ s nothing I m ░░░░░░░░ to say to Shermichael ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ say to you that ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ to somebody else I ░░░░░░░░ the same language to ░░░░░░░░ But that s not ░░░░░░░░ Democrats do We constantly ░░░░░░░░ to parse out different ░░░░░░░░ of speaking to different ░░░░░░░░ because our focus groups ░░░░░░░░ polling shows that so ░░░░░░░░ so appeals to such ░░░░░░░░ such That s not ░░░░░░░░ normal people think It ░░░░░░░░ not common sense And ░░░░░░░░ need to start being ░░░░░░░░ party of common sense ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden is not ░░░░░░░░ for that Neither is ░░░░░░░░ Harris It is a ░░░░░░░░ that Democrats have had ░░░░░░░░ years I ve been ░░░░░░░░ the drum on this ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ probably 10 years if ░░░░░░░░ longer on this We ░░░░░░░░ to get back to ░░░░░░░░ the party of common ░░░░░░░░ that people look at ░░░░░░░░ and say we understand ░░░░░░░░ We appreciate what you ░░░░░░░░ because you speak our ░░░░░░░░ And until we do ░░░░░░░░ we should stop blaming ░░░░░░░░ people for our own ░░░░░░░░