posted November 04, 2017 11:47 AM            

Just about all the associations the Democrats counted on to burnish their appeal to the public are in the process of discrediting themselves. The theory of branding tells us that associating one brand with another desirable brand helps it take on some of the luster. That’s why you see so many product endorsements, for instance.

For decades we have seen images of prominent Dems and Hollywood icons together, so much so that the brands are somewhat intertwined, meaning people feel sort of the same way about one as about the other. Somewhat glamorous, or at least familiar. People we enjoy. Sometimes, even people we admire or even trust.

So, when one falls out of favor, the other tends to follow. That’s why scandals lead to cancellation of endorsements.

Hollywood is only the first citadel of evangelical liberalism, eager to mingle its brand with the Democrats so as to bring about political recruits. The #MeToo ethic of speaking out is spreading, and the details get gorier.

The key to understand the real impact of the spreading disillusionment is that many of the abusers coming to light were widely known to be harassers and were tolerated in the larger community. Everyone bought in, and were equally hypocritical, preaching their feminism as liberal intersectional dogma requires.

Now, it is turning out that a wide swath of supposedly enlightened progressive media figures have been somewhere on the spectrum between cad and criminal. Even in the refined (aka, pretentious) reaches of liberal media, purported intellectuals have behaved like brutish cave men.

Meanwhile, the Clinton Machine is being exposed for its Uranium One perfidy. There is evidence, and it is going to be revealed to Congress. Despite all the chaff thrown into the air around the AG’s purported inactivity (in truth: if something is underway, we do not know about it), facts and evidence are coming out. Nothing will happen overnight, if all the i’s are being dotted and t’s crossed.

Donna Brazile is the first Democrat insider to squeal on Hillary to try to save herself from taint and maybe legal jeopardy. There is every danger of the dam breaking, as it has with sexual abuse in Hollywood.

All of these associations are going to get worse before they get better. It takes time for brands to change, but they do.

posted November 14, 2017 11:26 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
What brand?

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posted November 14, 2017 11:34 PM            

And they do have "perceived" strengths.
Speaking as a Foreign Observer, they have:

1. Smartness, having data at their fingertips when communicating.

2. Unconditional support for LGBTQ Communities and Human Rights.

3. Emphasis on Higher Education, waiver of Student Loans. Extraordinary emphasis on Science and Technology rather than "Bible says this or that" Whataboutery.

4. International Crisis Management. Democrats in power will not let a million Yemeni kids starve to death. Clinton saved the Bosnians for instance.

5. Marketing "Americanism" to Foreign Countries. Lack of Racism in Democrat Brand post Obama gives foreign countries the idea of "Easy to Approach" Equality Accepting Americans. The contrary idea is of the "Ugly Arrogant White Supremacist".

6. No "Foreign Invasions". Though they did mess up Syria and Libya by paying politics against established regimes.

If they can package their strengths into Economic Growth factors and emphasize some populist Tax Cuts for Middle Class [ZERO Taxes up to 50K, lesser capital gains taxes and 45% Taxes for Rich ] and improve Obamacare, they should flip all the lst seats in 4-6 years.

The World is a much safer place with Democrats in Power provided they keep the "Deep State" on a Leash.

I must also commend Trump for not starting a new war unlike standard GOP Procedure of invading some mineral rich country and sloganeering "Support our Troops". USA had no business in Iraq [no WMDS as per UN] and if they had to invade they should have invaded Salafist Saudi Arabia.