Culture Crash

Democrats have lost the culture wars:

Rob Flaherty explained to the outlet that after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and it became clear Harris would be the party’s nominee, the campaign looked to book the vice president on sports podcasts and shows. It was a move aimed at reaching people not “obsessed with politics” but many of the personalities and shows turned the campaign down, Flaherty told Semafor. The deputy campaign manager said that Harris’ struggle to break into the sports’ world reflects a bigger trend among the Democratic party. (RELATED: Sex Talk Podcast Host Calls Out Kamala’s Campaign For Spending $100,000 To Redo Interview Studio) “When it’s not cool to talk about politics, you’re kind of afraid of the audience,” Flaherty told Semafor. “Campaigns, in many ways, are last-mile marketers that exist on terrain that is set by culture, and the institutions by which Democrats have historically had the ability to influence culture are losing relevance,” he continued. “You don’t get a national eight-point shift to the right without losing hold of culture.”

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