The Republican Party has had in place for at least a decade a network of groups to recruit, build, inspire, organize and motivate their base. The left has MSNBC.
The Democratic Party is stuck in a time warp.
Ron Filipkowski, editor at Meidas Touch Network, says that after following the right wing for years by attending, watching, and covering these events, it’s time for the left to pick up the pace and leave cable news channels behind.
Filipkowski says cable news has a mission to entertain, and bring in ad revenue. He says he has stopped watching MSNBC because the hosts are repetitive with the same topics, takes, and opinions, and they are too old to attract Gen Z or millennial activists. Filipkowski says the hosts and commentators are often quoting social media posts — including his own.
Let's say, in a few months after the mourning period is over for 2024, a major conference was announced in a major city of a swing state that featured Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, Wes Moore, Andy Beshear, Eric Swalwell, Jared Moskowitz, Jasmine Crockett, AOC, along with a few celebrities of the entertainment industry, TV news commentators, journalists, podcasters and social media influencers. Would you go if that was in your state?
Imagine every week, somewhere in America, there is an event featuring nationally prominent Democratic elected officials, TV personalities, celebrities, artists, state and local officials, candidates, podcasters, journalists, and social media influencers. A one-day or weekend event, sponsored and hosted by different organizations, each with their own group of speakers, in different states, all year round.
The right is investing in these groups and conferences, spending millions on tickets, advertising and speaker fees, and have turned it into a profit for people running them. Instead of politicians facetiming with activists, the events are livestreamed on social media venues, Rumble, and YouTube, and getting coverage from cable networks. People can watch from their homes and phones in the far reaches of the country without having to attend in person.
