Republicans refuse to address the deterioration of the US infrastructure, the heart of America and its commerce. Democrats need to prepare and present a concrete plan for a phased repair and rebuilding program to stop this massive deterioration of the many parts of this infrastructure. This cannot wait, it is an absolute must.
The economy, the massive inequity of income and wealth in America. Show how, in order to make this economy stronger and life better for all Americans, we need tax cuts for the vast majority of Americans whose consumer purchasing power is the fuel that drives this economy. Trickle down economics never works.
Whichever issues Democratic candidates choose to concentrate on they must keep this in mind. Talking in generalities rather than specifics will just fall on deaf ears and judged as being no more than the same old same old. And that will be a fatal mistake for any one of them that dares to try to use such a shallow strategy.
So this should be a wake up call for Democratic candidates. Republicans in Congress have made themselves an endangered species, party members have sold their political souls to this president, their controlling mentor and master, and have no intention of following the will of the American people as the Constitution directs them to do.
These candidates must not gear their message strongly to the left, that will fail. And if their message is designed to appeal mostly to the center, it will fall flat. They have to emphasize that they are trying to do what is right for all Americans if they want to win. This is their best path forward because this is certainly not what the Republican candidates, Trump or others, will do.
The time is ripe for Democrats to step into this void of presidential and Congressional action and take charge; to show the American people that they are more than ready to, once again, take this country in a positive and construction direction; to stop the hemorrhaging of America's democracy.
Michael Payne
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