Saturday, January 28, 2017

Democrats’ dilemma: How to be heard in the hurricane of Trump news?

The Washington Post reports:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) arrived at her weekly news conference determined to talk about saving the Affordable Care Act. She was flanked by 15 uniformed nurses and spoke from a lectern with a sign reading “#ProtectOurCare.”

But after just one question on her chosen topic, reporters moved on to other subjects: President Trump’s allegations of voter fraud, Trump’s plans for a new border wall, Trump’s desire to ban refugees from Muslim countries and Trump’s hiring freeze.

Pelosi’s responses grabbed headlines. Her warning about repealing Obamacare did not.

The scene, which played out Wednesday in front of eight television cameras, underscores the stark challenge Democrats face in getting their message out in the early days of an administration that is generating rapid-fire headlines — sometimes shifting the story line several times a day.
The struggle against The Donald.