The Democrats need one person to go on TV, YouTube, and X every day to fight Trumpism. By Hal M. Brown

As Trumpism moves to initiate 21st Century Nazism and an American police state we need our version FDR Fireside Chats. My vote is for Corey Booker.

The fireside chats were a series of evening radio addresses given by Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944. He was trying to rally the spirit of the country during the onslaught of Nazism across Europe and the Japanese Pacific War and save democracy.

The last Democrat to effectively speak to the nation about a topic of grave concern, Covid, was New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo when he talked about Covid. He had the gravitas.

Consider this:

From the first days of the outbreak you started giving real-time updates, speaking directly to New Yorkers. But many of your briefings were also carried by cable news networks, giving you a much broader reach. Did having a national audience change your approach at all? Nature abhors a vacuum. In the absence of steady, reliable leadership from Washington, people saw our briefings on the situation in New York—which for a time, was the epicenter of the pandemic—and they began to trust what we were saying. But no, it did not change my approach: follow the facts, follow the science, focus on fighting the disease.

You held press briefings for 111 consecutive days at one point. What was that experience like? How do you manage your team—and your own health—to perform at a high level, in the public eye, over a sustained period of time?

I don’t think I ever thought about those questions. How many times in our lives do we face challenges and say, “Relax, it’s not life or death.” Not this time; this was life or death. We did what we needed to do, and I couldn’t be more proud of the way my team rose to the occasion. I have often said I have some of the smartest, most dedicated people in government working in my administration. They proved that over and over during this crisis. Read interview here.

He was a White, mediagenic good looking male with a commanding presence. (This isn’t my idea. Someone was suggesting it on TV, I think it was CNN, this morning. I just expanded on it here.)

He’s in the news today because he’s running against Eric Adams in the New York City primary (read article). Of course he has those sexual harassment accusations (which he denies). While this is something Democrats will find offputting at least, MAGA would find this to be a badge of honor. Even if he was our last best choice as a spokesperson he’s running in the mayoral primary, and if he wins, in the election this will keep him too busy to have time to be America’s FDR.

Who, then could fill this role. We need a Democratic Party version of “The West Wing’s” Jed Barlett played by Martin Sheen. Here are videos of the best scenes from the show.

Here’s him being interviewed in 2023.

I’m not sure whether it would be better if it was someone who could be positioned to run for president or someone who wouldn't be accused of having presidential ambitions. I lean towards the later.

It has to be someone who not only has the media chops, but is also both credible and is seen as somebody who always tells the unvarnished truth. They have to be able to look into the camera and come across as if they are in the room talking directly to each person who is viewing.

Consider what is called the Q score or rating.

The Q Score (popularly known as Q-Rating) is a measurement of the familiarity and appeal of a cbrand,elebrity, company, or entertainment product (e.g., television show) used in the United States. The more highly regarded the item or person is, the higher the Q Score among those who are aware of the subject. Q Scores and other variants are primarily used by the advertising, marketing, media, and public relations industries.

The Democrats need someone with the highest Q-Rating as possible.

Cory Booker is who I consder to be the most compelling spokeperson. Of course he is Black. This will lead to knee-jerk bigots dismissing him just because of his race. They are so beyond redemption we shouldn’t pay any attention to the race of our number one spokesperson.

This is his speech from the DNC Convention.

My vote is for Corey Booker. What do you think?

Related Substack: “Hitlerism as a word never became popular. There is now such a thing as Trumpism.” Move over, Nazism. This is the ism that will describe America.

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