Do politicians not see the damage they cause? Or do they see the damage and want to make it worse?

Of course, it's just a poll so take the following with that in mind, but... the recent Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll found that the three main issues voters are concerned about for the upcoming midterms are:

- Inflation / economy (yes, it was I who combined these into one category)
- Crime
- Immigration

Which could present a bit of a problem for democrats. The same poll found that voters believe the three main issues for the democrat party are:

- January 6
- Women's rights
- Climate change

As usual, democrat party focus is in no way connected with the same issues that matter to the voting public. I guess that doesn't matter to the democrats since their chances for victory don't depend on actual voters. Or maybe it's more accurate / fair to say their chances for victory don't depend on informed voters. (although when it comes to actual voters, they've had the 'dead vote' locked up for years...)

There is some positive news for the democrats in the poll, but my limited glance at its results seem to show the good news for the upcoming midterms is tilting red. Like I said, it's just a poll.

Check it out here:

https://harvardharrispoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/HHP_Sept2022_KeyFindings.pdf

Question: Do you think that this is a construct of what people care about, or what the right/fox news keeps pounding? Honest question.

I ask because, i would argue that the average person isnt sitting around the dinner table thinking about immigration... what they are thinking about is safety & security (money, continuity, etc.) and that immigration has been set up as a villain by the right wing across both of those... when, in fact, it isnt... but thats just how politics work right?

The meme is wrong. Dems are out there talking about the fact they passed the Inflation Act (designed to help drop prices) - No R votes. They are out there talking about CHIPS (bringing manufacturing jobs home). They are out there talking about the Infrastructure Bill (massive investment in domestic jobs- a lot of union jobs too)... and yes they are also talking about the fact that the GOP is trying to take away a right to make her own decisions with the support of her doctor and family -- because that a BFD.

Ill also push back and point out that dems talk about climate change... because... its important... and...

https://iop.harvard.edu/youth-poll/spring-2022-harvard-youth-poll

...its on the top three issues of youth. who break 60% Dem...

illegal immigration is not a problem? How could that be?

Apologies for my slow reply. I was banned for a few days after posting my reply to the meme (these bans are getting longer and longer...) and was on vacation right after that, so I'm just now getting caught up on imgflip. And I do not look at imgflip when I'm on vacation!

Regarding your question, I don't know that it's a construct, unless one were to believe that the right/fox news has some ability to actually control how people think. I don't think they can. Just a quick side note about fox, I think they are better at delineating news vs. opinion, than an outfit like msnbc or cnn (tho I haven't watched cnn since some of their recent firings... errr, personnel upgrades, aka additions by subtraction)

I really wasn't trying to make too strong of a point with my post, other than a recent Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll (which I think both sides might agree is an objective poll... maybe?) seemed to support what the meme was saying. I have nothing other than a gut reaction telling me that I would tend to agree.

Do you really believe the Inflation Reduction act is not the Inflation Production act? Please do a deeper dive on the impact it's having on scrips. People are losing their options when it comes to potential life saving meds because of it. Regarding CHIPS, I don't have any real issues with it, tho I haven't looked at it too deeply. In general I'm against govt involvement in anything (they usually fcuk it up) but there are some things that govt is in a unique position to promote via tax breaks, etc., and that may be the case with CHIPS. The infrastructure bill was a joke. It was/is nothing more than a giveaway. If they would have called it what it really was, I'd have less of a problem with it, but the left's predilection for re-defining words to fit their political situation is most annoying, imo. Re abortion, I won't get into that (much) on imgflip. It's the most complex issue the country faces, and nothing will be solved by discussing it in a forum like this. Neither side seems willing to compromise, which I get. I would ask catholic dems how they can honestly square their position on that with their faith. Typical of politicians, they're hypocrites on that issue. Regarding the youth vote, good luck with that. Not typically a major factor, but it could happen (today is election day, so we'll find out soon.) My personal $0.02 is that I'd like to see greater turnout of that demo. It's only right, if they truly care about issues they claim to care about.

Every campaign ad I see in New York

Same in VA...

Worrying about your job and your ability to afford your credit card payments and groceries is racist.

"Well let's enact some policies that will help you with those groceries and credit card payments."

"NO THAT'S SOCIALISM!"