💬 the tellers' own words: “Republicans, frankly, didn't have a message on affordability.” “distortions about the economy that wasn't explaining what they were doing” “If it's affordability, we need a message on how to fix it.” “not being able to get real wins or more importantly message real wins” “Republicans and conservatives have to do a better job of championing these policies. and communicating them” “Republicans didn't make the cost of living case in a way that they believed.” “Republicans have done so much good. And why don't voters feel that way?” “Republicans have done some things to address affordability and they don't really tout it.” “So people didn't want to hear that, but that was the truth.” “the enlightenment theory, which is somehow good ideas sell themselves” “the voters didn't understand how good things were” “they are not communicating very centrist ideas which are getting caught up in poor execution.”