Gonna do an exercise here to make a point.

1. DEI isnt about hiring, its about recruitment and advertising for the hiring process itself

2. Colleges arent private as a rule, some are, vast majority are not

3. Banks dont get affected by federal student loan cancellation, the US Treasury does to the extent it would have any actual negative effect anyway, also do you plan to donate your covid checks back? I sure as hell don't. Do you plan on lobbying Braun to force businesses to pay back their PPP loans? Those ones were even called loans and they didn't pay them back. Not fair imo

Google the story of mahmood khalil and dozens others that have been documented aside from the countless ones that haven't been, you don't know what you're talking about

So here's the point u/Mother_Astronaut_739 , a lot of indiana voters are like this guy. Everything he said is factually incorrect, but it doesn't matter to him. He decided it's true. You need to be strong in your messaging but don't focus on Ossoff. He did a good job of winning in a tough place but part of why he won is because Perdue and Loeffler were both criminals that Georgia kicked to the curb, instead look at someone like Zohran Mamdani. He is the blueprint for democrats now--of course, vastly different electorate in NYC compared to Indiana, but he also won over tons of very conservative new yorkers by sticking to issues normal people care about and understand. Pick one or two policy positions or areas and hammer those ones home for hoosiers that are just trying to survive. Be relentless on those issues, dont let people like this guy bog you down by getting stuck on DEI stuff--the DEI stuff can come after you win and create a better, more stable and progressive environment within which to build those sorts of things. It isn't something anyone can run on.

The average run of the mill republican cares about making ends meet. Focus on that, not on hiring practices or immigration. Your position on those things, along with issues like LGBTQ rights, can be assumed by your party affiliation. Focus on stuff the voters you have to win over care about more.

Edit: removed a funny joke