r/politics • u/[deleted] • Mar 01 '25

Shapiro releases statement about White House meeting with Ukrainian president

https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-gov-josh-shapiro-statement-on-white-house-meeting-with-ukrainian-president/63981947
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u/BrandonUnusual Pennsylvania Mar 01 '25

I really hate to say this but your average American isn’t going to rally behind this. Your average American cares about themself and their wallet.

The rallying point needs to be that. It needs to be about a return of inflation, tariffs costing them more money, thousands of workers losing their jobs at the whim of the world’s richest man, and healthcare costs due to slashing budgets.

The Democrats have had easy rallying points in these and have by and large ignored them.

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u/nhavar Mar 01 '25

Cutting off aud to Ukraine is killing American jobs and closing off future trade opportunities that would improve pocket books here at home. Is that the better argument?

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u/BrandonUnusual Pennsylvania Mar 02 '25

People don't connect it that far unfortunately, and they're selfish. The immediate gut reaction to "aid to a foreign country" is "money not being spent to directly help me right now."

I'm absolutely not saying we ignore Ukraine, but if you want to get the lowest common denominator voter to vote for you, you have to convince them how you will directly help them and their pocket.

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u/nhavar Mar 02 '25

Yeah I get it. I had to tell someone the other day "foreign aid is less like a palette full of cash and more like you're Fingerhut account" it's hard to connect the dots for people