Messaging problem dead ahead cap'n (the 2 infrastructure bills)

[Celerity]

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/13/politics/cnn-poll-democrats-bills/index.html

If Congress were to pass both bills, only about a quarter (25%) say their family would be better off, while 32% say they would be worse off and 43% say they would be about the same. And the share saying they would not be affected by these bills rises among several groups critical to Democratic electoral success, including independent women (59%), Black people (58%), those younger than age 35 (54%), Latino people (51%) and moderates (50%).

http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2021/images/10/13/rel6a.-.biden.infrastructure.economy.pdf

[mcar]

1. So CNN is criticizing Democrats for not saying what's in the bills

but the only thing they will report on is the price tag?

[Celerity]

2. that is beyond the purview of the poll and the discussion of it in the article

[TheRealNorth]

3. That's a fair criticism....

But a lot of people don't care about roads until their car hits a pothole or the bridge collapses. And a lot of the direct economic assistance is targeted towards people with kids.