tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1767711425364588231..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Liberal Spin FailJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-31850678734015125812009-11-25T09:28:49.652-06:002009-11-25T09:28:49.652-06:00Fair points. I don't want to oversell; I don&...Fair points. I don't want to oversell; I don't think that anything magical would happen if Dems did a better job of spinning, and I agree that unemployment is going to drive the president's numbers, not spin. Still, even if it's on the margins, I think Dems are missing a rhetorical opportunity.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-82590045896669896372009-11-25T09:17:31.733-06:002009-11-25T09:17:31.733-06:00To expand a bit, any spin the Dems make is along t...To expand a bit, any spin the Dems make is along the lines of it would have been worse and that is just not an argument that works all that well. The Dems should keep making it but it's not gonna get any traction until we see unemployment start to improve some.CTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10928983745917493342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-52505159634470691002009-11-25T09:15:38.012-06:002009-11-25T09:15:38.012-06:00I agree that Dems should sell the tax cuts in the ...I agree that Dems should sell the tax cuts in the stimulus more but I doubt it would make much of a difference. Unemployment is over 10% right now so I don't see why President Obama's key economic policy to combat it should be popular with the public. I am a big supported of the stimulus but I can't think of a reason it would poll well in this environment.CTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10928983745917493342noreply@blogger.com