“Perhaps more importantly, the Biden era rarely felt like winning for Democrats. The Dobbs decision undoubtedly contributed to this. But it’s also a feature of why Democratic politics seems to fall short in the “messaging” wars. Biden came to office with a lot of problems to solve, and addressing problems requires talking about what the problems are, who is affected, and why they came about. This produces a very psychologically unsatisfying discourse not well-suited to the current media environment. And solutions are often slow and riddled with tradeoffs. Even if they address the underlying problems, they don’t solve the messaging issues”
https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/explaining-the-2024-elections-exaggerated