Longtime Democratic strategist and incredibly productive polymath Simon Rosenberg is my guest in this “Big Picture” interview. In addition to being consistently spot on reading of the political moment, he is a talented writer, a savvy entrepreneur, and a tireless fighter for democratic values. His latest effort is one of the best uses of Substack. He created Hopium Chronicles, which you simply must join. It is a newsletter, a community, and a source of resources that will help you be effective in every conversation this election cycle.
In this conversation, we talked about Simon’s important efforts to share good news about Democratic accomplishments including his regular update called “With Democrats things get better.” We also discussed:
The benefits of Joe Biden’s age.
The need for Democrats to register more young voters.
How it’s important to focus on the Democrat’s success story and get out of the republican head space.
The importance of the next several months in helping set the 2024 campaign narrative.
Simon’s efforts to remind panicked Democrats that they should grow a backbone and not be knocked off their feet by a few polls this far out.
How polls are just one kind of data and that we should have learned by now that there are other important data to consider.
I hope you will take a listen to this fascinating conversation and follow Simon Rosenberg for more smart observations as the ‘24 campaign unfolds.
Political Strategist Simon Rosenberg
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