Keep your eyes on Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet.
Kristen’s economic populist message won an open, swing seat in Michigan
against millions of dollars in Republican attacks.
In a big New York Times interview, she's sharing how she did it so more
Dems can learn from her example.
Do you believe that we should thank and encourage Democratic leaders like
Kristen McDonald Rivet who authentically connect with working class voters
and show other Dems how to win?
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NEW YORK TIMES: What is the biggest lesson the national party should take
from your victory?
KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET: We focused continuously — almost exclusively — on
pocketbook issues, on getting more money in people’s pockets…Any campaign
that’s not talking about that, and concrete ideas to address that, will
not be able to win a district like mine…I don’t talk about "inflation." I
talk about the price of eggs.
NEW YORK TIMES: What’s the single most important thing Democrats can do to
win back the voters who supported you but not the top of the ticket?
KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET: We have to base our campaigns in economic reality.
The system feels stacked against so many people. And when we take those
messages and we want to talk about a sort of esoteric policy ideology, you
lose people. We actually need to help people earn more money and keep more
of their money, especially working-class people who are making less than
60 grand a year.
NEW YORK TIMES: There’s an interesting contrast in how you talked about
cost of living and how the Biden administration often talked about it.
KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET: When we talk about the economy and the data points
that are typically associated with measuring the economy, and the jobs
report and all of those things — great, beautiful and nice leading
indicators, all of that — that doesn’t mean anything to people who don’t
have money in the market and aren’t watching at that level. What really
matters to them is how much it costs at the grocery store and the gas
pump. While we were trying to say: ‘Look, we have a softer landing. We are
doing better than anyone else post-pandemic,’ it lands on families in my
district as tone-deaf when they can’t afford to eat meat more than once a
week.
Well said, Kristen!
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