Republicans don’t.
For all the angst by the Chuck Todds and Matthew Dowds whining “Democrats have no message other than being anti-Trump,” our message is simple.
Say it with me:
Democrats care if you live or die.
Republicans don’t.
Republicans are loudly proclaiming, indeed boasting about all the policies they support showing how how much they don’t care if you live or die.
To prove this, just look at any day’s Daily Kos, say yesterday:
Thanks to Republican negligence, Medicare patients could face huge bills for therapy.
Republicans cut $7.4 billion from Community Health Centers
Trump budget would eliminate agency investigating major chemical accidents
Paul Ryan wants to rebrand making kids go hungry as 'closing the skills gap'
Or check the list in my diary from last October, They don't care if you live or die, summing it up like this:
Republicans don’t care if you:
Die from 19 states' refusal of free Medicaid expansion
Die from sabotage of the rest of the ACA
Die from ACA Repeal
Die from jacked up drug prices
Die from unsafe abortions
Die from lack of birth control
Die from disease or malnutrition in Puerto Rico.
Die from sexual assault
Die from racism
Die from murder by Nazis or the Klan
Die from homophobia
Die from a war sold with lies
Die from fighting wars with no strategy
Die from poison dumped in rivers, lakes and oceans
Die from massive fires related to climate change
Die from floods related to climate change
Die from dangerous working conditions
Die from earthquakes caused by fracking
Die from collapsing bridges caused by infrastructure neglect
Die from food stamp cuts
Die from rejecting negotiations about North Korean nukes
Die from white terrorism like airport bombs in NC
Die from poorly trained and militarized police
Die from preventable suicide or accident by gun
Die from mass shootings with assault weapons
This is what we have stood for since FDR. Some Republicans used to agree with us. Now, none or only a tiny minority occasionally does (McCain, Murkowski, Collins on ACA, but not on the tax bill).
Unfortunately, Dems are unwilling to put it this bluntly, preferring vapid mush like “a better deal.” No Chuck and Nancy.
Time to “tell it like it is” by selling life like Trump sells death and racism to his base.
Democrats care if you live or die.
Republicans don’t.