Speakers at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Monday in Chicago, Illinois, reportedly mentioned the word “Trump” 130 more times than three of the top 2024 issues combined: “crime,” “inflation,” and “border.”
The Harris campaign avoids the issues because it is caught in a so-called “catch-22.”
Speaking about policies to fix crime, inflation, and border security would undermine the Biden-Harris administration’s claim of having solved those issues. However, Democrats must tout the administration’s policy successes to validate presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’s record and candidacy.
Focusing on “Trump” instead of the issues is a convenient strategy to avoid that paradoxical situation.
The “Trump” centric approach also suggested a double standard among media elites. Nearly all the mentions of “Trump” during…
