j reacts to the challenge of low functional literacy rates for political campaigns

i think this is the kind of story she needs to tell if she wants to bring the middle of america back to the democrats, which is where they should be. they don't benefit from republican policies.

however....

1) they can't read. that's not hyperbole. the published literacy rates were just cold war propaganda. large percentages of americans around the mississippi delta are simply unable to read an article like this. and, they're the people the democrats need to swing the most.

2) they won't read an article in the new york times. you'd might as well have published it in the guardian.

it's reflective. i'm forgiving. but, they need to get this kind of messaging across in spoken language. this is the value of the republicans' control of the churches and of talk radio. television is declining in importance. how about pod casts? youtube personalities? you can only do so much in three months.

but, as amazing as it is, you cannot forget this truth: they can't fucking read. and, you need to convince them to vote for you before you can teach them....

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/us/politics/hillary-clinton-money.html?_r=0

the united states has a long history of integrating illiterate people into the political process. there's a lot to learn by dusting off some old nineteenth century textbooks.

...and a lot to learn in realizing that it's necessary to do so.