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So basically we are screwed in Voting Rights unless a CARVE-OUT for voting rights is created in the filibuster and screwed because people can't see beyond their immediate noses, which I see everyday, working part-time in a supermarket. This is why I am saying (as are others on Twitter), open the Strategic Oil Reserve because PERCEPTION is reality. Even if you don't think this will account for much change Dan, it is the PERCEPTION of a President who cares...and making a BFD about it in a news conference.

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Under “Get Caught Trying”, open the strategic reserve. It may be truly of little actual help, but it makes you look like you’re trying. Some of the creative political types could formulate some Executive Orders that address issues in this space: drop the tariffs on China and any remaining EU tariffs. Whatever benefit the WH thinks they deliver is far overshadowed by the signal it would send to US consumers. Ask refiners if there any things that government could do to streamline their processes. If so, consider removing them by EO.

Get Austin Goolsby to accompany Biden on his trips to promote the Infrastructure and Jobs plan. Give him a (well-rehearsed and interesting) two minutes to deliver a message that these efforts will lower inflation.

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I would add, and maybe admittedly because I'm more moderate, it's probably not helpful to keep saying, "The best solution is to pass BBB because it'll help people deal with inflation by giving you tax credits and expense caps on health care, drugs, child care, and adult care". It may be true, but it sounds self-serving like you're using people's pain to pass a political agenda. Also, most people's response would be an angry, "HTF is a tax credit going to help me pay for my gas and food this week?" Most people aren't going to hear that BBB message, then go work out their yearly budgets on a spreadsheet and then say, "Wow, that's right. For the year, my overall spending will be less and I'll have more money to save and invest, even if I'm paying more for food and gas". Talk about the benefits of BBB on their own merit, not as a solution to inflation, IMO. I realize it's not easy and my view is probably overly simplistic, but whatever messaging is going on now is clearly not working.

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And though I am not a fan of Bill Maher, generally speaking, this vid does speak to the moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrOCUVJnyZE

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with respect to 'direct the anger', this information from over on popular.info was pretty helpful: https://popular.info/p/how-concentrated-corporate-power

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Hey Dan,

looks like there might be some text missing between the end of paragraph 2 and the start of #3:

"there may be some lessons to learn from Team Obama’s success and failures in selling economic progress to a rightfully angry electorate

House passage of Biden’s Jobs and Climate plan raises the stakes. The economy is"

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