He makes two great points: That to win we must frame narratives and a key frame is that our opponents are corrupt. Facts need to be presented in an overall story or frame, as that is what most connects to the way we humans understand and make sense of our lives. And corruption makes a strong connection to our sense of right and wrong. So to win elections we need to hammer that story repeatedly of our opponents corruption. Thom provides several examples.
Our mission though has to be on both fronts. The Repugnacon corruption turned fascist is obvious so we must constantly remind voters of it. But the Democorp corruption of the establishment status quo sucking up to corporate bribes must also be a target. Thom advises Democrats to fess up to that corruption and change their ways by refusing to take those bribes anymore. That seems unlikely, not just for Manchin and Sinema but a large chunk of the Party. So progressives running in primaries must also show the stark contrast between them and the Democorps by openly and strongly attacking the latter's corruption. That's how they win the primary and then go on to win the general election by doing the same to the Repugnacons.
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