Frame can be a bit difficult to understand. I still am trying to figure it out, how to have it (which is the wrong question to ask), etc. However, I did notice one glaring illustration of it in the present.
Republicans play almost entirely in the Democrat frame on the issue of immigration. They have tricked the Republicans so bad that the latter thinks they have to pander to Hispanics and other immigrants to win. That the GOP must cater to such groups to ever have hope of winning the White House, blah blah.
Democrats and loud shrieking Hispanic and other activist groups shit test the hell out of the Republicans. But action, of course, wins. When an anti-illegal motion was on the ballot in California awhile ago, it won majority white, black, and Asian support, and came close to majority among Hispanics. Donald Trump is the only GOP candidate to have hit 25% among blacks in the general, and over 30% among Hispanics in the general. He outperforms Bush 26-20 among nonwhites when facing Hillary.
But many of my Republican friends continue to insist that the Republicans must pass some immigration reform (in the Democrat frame), or they will continue to be painted as racists (quel horreur!), as if passing reform will change that. Meanwhile, the Democrats get the 11, 12, 25, 30, 50, who knows million new voters they so desire. And the Republicans find out later that they were led on and left with blue balls.
It is amazing how the same crap plays out in real relations between organizations. Is this a result of feminization of society, or does it just play out in general? And note how Trump has centred the entire election around him (stealing the frame from Hillary, I might add). Everything is about him and relative to him. Republicans need to realize this and reorient the frame back into their court.
Republicans play almost entirely in the Democrat frame on the issue of immigration. They have tricked the Republicans so bad that the latter thinks they have to pander to Hispanics and other immigrants to win. That the GOP must cater to such groups to ever have hope of winning the White House, blah blah.
Democrats and loud shrieking Hispanic and other activist groups shit test the hell out of the Republicans. But action, of course, wins. When an anti-illegal motion was on the ballot in California awhile ago, it won majority white, black, and Asian support, and came close to majority among Hispanics. Donald Trump is the only GOP candidate to have hit 25% among blacks in the general, and over 30% among Hispanics in the general. He outperforms Bush 26-20 among nonwhites when facing Hillary.
But many of my Republican friends continue to insist that the Republicans must pass some immigration reform (in the Democrat frame), or they will continue to be painted as racists (quel horreur!), as if passing reform will change that. Meanwhile, the Democrats get the 11, 12, 25, 30, 50, who knows million new voters they so desire. And the Republicans find out later that they were led on and left with blue balls.
It is amazing how the same crap plays out in real relations between organizations. Is this a result of feminization of society, or does it just play out in general? And note how Trump has centred the entire election around him (stealing the frame from Hillary, I might add). Everything is about him and relative to him. Republicans need to realize this and reorient the frame back into their court.