How Democrats could win more elections

Do stuff. Make it timely. Tell people about it.

My fellow Americans…if I may call you that? I’ve only been a US citizen for five weeks, but I think I may have identified a key weakness in the Democrats’ electioneering strategy, and I wanted to bring it to your attention because it would be great if the forced birth/martial law/mass incarceration party didn’t win the next election.

If Democrats want to win more elections, they should try:

• Enacting popular policies, preferably ones that materially improve the lives of potential voters;
• Making sure those policies take effect before the next election; and
• Telling people about them.

As a bonus, they could also publicize when Republicans want to enact policies that:

• Aren’t popular; and
• Materially worsen the lives of potential voters.

I know, I know. Don’t teach granny to suck eggs! High-paid Democratic Party consultants have forgotten more about this stuff that I’ll ever learn, etc etc. But you guys, I think I could really be onto something.

Take Social Security. Created in 1935 by FDR, Social Security is one of the most popular government programs in US history — and it’s…