"...Jon Ossoff finished his campaign in a hotly contested House race in Georgia, carefully emphasizing centrism and cutting government waste...." This is how NOT to motivate the progressive base, especially in a low voter turn out off presidential year race.
BTW- Why not have a aspect of campaigning advertising which pokes fun at the opponent which emphasizes social issues. I imagine a campaign spot on the fact that the conservative candidate is the Gladys Kravitz, Bewitched TV show, who is perpetually peeking into the neighbor's house in order to be outraged at the neighbor's private behavior.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCkjxbExl4c
Another historical example is the old radio series Superman. In a story by Stetson Kennedy called "Clan of the Fiery Cross" Superman takes on a organization loosely based on the KKK. It satirized the KKK's rituals before a national audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAjZVjCQIzc&list=PLXvRiiEXQLZWVxE_Yd97MwuD4WsbVhmD-&index=2
Finally, humor could be a much more effective means to tell voters that conservatives are humorless ideologues that cannot govern because their ideas are based on being selfish (i.e. "greed is good"). The scenes with Governor Lepetomane are priceless in showing the corruption of government for greed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTmfwklFM-M
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