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Alice B.

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8. That's the emotion part, the OP talks about.

Reply to betsuni (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 17, 2024, 10:39 PM

Sep 2024

It's the fissure into which Republicans drive their wedge.

If you don't have a job and have had your phone shut off for the umpteenth time while you're trying to find one, do you really want someone to respond to that with 'but the unemployment rate now vs then?'

If things feel dire for you, the "things are dire" message is going to resonate more than other people's progress.

We may not ever get some, or even many, of those votes but I don't believe we have to totally cede them.

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MAGA sure likes the opportunity to tell rural people that [View all] applegrove Sep 2024 OP

I often wish... Alice B. Sep 2024 #1

I feel so sorry for people facing economic strife. I have never really known it. applegrove Sep 2024 #2

"We'd do a better job of speaking directly to them." How do Republicans do a better job at speaking betsuni Sep 2024 #3

They own the media. Pure and simple. We should break up the media conglomerates and bring back real news. mucholderthandirt Sep 2024 #4

Break up media conglomerates HOW? "Why didn't Democrats stop ___ ?" Always blame Democrats. betsuni Sep 2024 #7

That's the emotion part, the OP talks about. Alice B. Sep 2024 #8

When you limit the types of housing that can be built, when you impose car dependency, when you don't have Yavin4 Sep 2024 #5

And when you get rid of unions. All of this in the movement applegrove Sep 2024 #6