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TheKentuckian

(26,181 posts)
60. It is the stupidity and political narcissism that we struggle more with.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 03:04 PM
15 hrs ago

If traitorous morons just had shown up we'd have gotten over the hump.

100% correct article. Irish_Dem Tuesday #1
I agree. The last quoted paragraph sums it up. Nt spooky3 Tuesday #2
The most perfect summation of the election possible. Irish_Dem Tuesday #4
K&R Docreed2003 Tuesday #3
Sorry, but it is indeed the lack of Dem Party messaging... SnoopDog Tuesday #5
This SomedayKindaLove Tuesday #9
NO, that's just not true... Moostache Tuesday #12
"People think the economy sucks because its all they HEAR and SEE and are TOLD." SnoopDog Tuesday #13
Propaganda is not messaging. Moostache Tuesday #18
The billionaire-owned Media will not message for the Dems... SnoopDog Tuesday #20
The dem party does not own or chair any happy feet Tuesday #31
Exactly.... SnoopDog Tuesday #32
The media voters consume is alternative media: social media, podcasts, and radio iemanja 13 hrs ago #72
Propaganda is literally messaging JoseBalow Tuesday #29
"Propaganda is not messaging." Prescisely. Cha Yesterday #42
Propaganda is a TYPE of messaging where influencing harumph 20 hrs ago #48
Propaganda is Bullshit.. "Haitians eating cats & dogs" Cha 16 hrs ago #59
How is it not? iemanja 13 hrs ago #70
"The Democratic Party does not have a message media infrastructure." soldierant Tuesday #33
They did. cab67 19 hrs ago #49
That's the best reply I have heard in a long long time. Bravo!! Here Here! ReRe Tuesday #21
Excellent Post, Moostache... Mahalo for Cha Yesterday #41
The media--largely alternative media--controls messaging iemanja 13 hrs ago #73
The problem as I see it is a whore media that normalized all of the weird and dangerous things * has said. OMGWTF Tuesday #23
That's why the Dem Party need media messaging outlets. SnoopDog Tuesday #25
The Democratic message was excellent. Harris & Walz hit the nail on the head every time. hadEnuf Tuesday #28
Exactly, I have no idea when this is not obvious to everyone. Tumbulu 14 hrs ago #62
Wrong! We lost because of the racist sexist crap in this country that says a woman esp. a WOC shouldn't be president. PortTack 20 hrs ago #45
What do you suggest? Should we purchase thousands of small radio stations? Magoo48 18 hrs ago #52
Yes, we need radio stations in every state... SnoopDog 18 hrs ago #53
I agree, Joe's accomplishes were not messaged to the people during his 4 years..... Butterflylady 14 hrs ago #63
In Pennsylvania, the Harris campaign TV ads were "take it easy on Trump" Number9Dream 14 hrs ago #64
It takes years and years to properly message the people... SnoopDog 14 hrs ago #65
I agree, but they didn't even try. I'm sure there were some undecided independents in PA. Number9Dream 14 hrs ago #66
Disagree mcar 13 hrs ago #68
Totally agree... SnoopDog 13 hrs ago #74
Republican billionaires bought them mcar 13 hrs ago #75
But for Some it's ALWAYS Blame the Dems Cha Tuesday #6
If you're trying to win the electoral college... Lucky Luciano Tuesday #17
They are NOT "echo chambares" Just Because Cha Tuesday #35
Meh...you're right, let's just keep the same approach which has worked so well. Lucky Luciano 19 hrs ago #51
Meh. Cha 16 hrs ago #58
The control of the Supreme Court was on the ballot in 2016 LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #38
Mahalo, LMPV.. You Get IT * & Jill Fucking Stein LIED Cha Yesterday #40
Joe Biden apparently wouldn't consider expanding the Extreme Court to 13 justices. JustABozoOnThisBus 20 hrs ago #47
Sure was. And we were told by some on the far left mcar 13 hrs ago #71
+++ JohnSJ 23 hrs ago #43
This is truth! Dem4life1970 Tuesday #7
Biden was the most pro white working class president radius777 Tuesday #8
She did everything right. She talk middle/working class. The only thing is man on ticket LizBeth Tuesday #10
Reasons? Personally, I think the pandemic gave people an excuse that Trump would have been really great, but for that RoeVWade Tuesday #11
When "The immigrants are eating the cats and dogs."..is a more potent campaign point than... albacore Tuesday #14
Or people believe the "Deep State" which I call sensible people in government trying to derail a sociopath, prevented RoeVWade Tuesday #15
Case in point: madamesilverspurs Tuesday #16
1,000% CORRECT Cosmocat Tuesday #19
I'd love to say that, from an Independent, the essay was a) fact based high compliment to Harris, Walz and Democrats, ancianita Tuesday #22
Electoral success Cirsium Tuesday #24
Umm . . . Seriously? cer7711 Tuesday #26
I've seen two numbers JustAnotherGen Tuesday #34
Thank God dlk Tuesday #27
Yup half the people suck Joinfortmill Tuesday #30
Sorry, have to push back on this. biocube Tuesday #36
My take on Henry203 20 hrs ago #44
Democratic messaging is fine, people just aren't HEARING it....... Takket Tuesday #37
THANK YOU, John Pavlovitz -- and Dennis Donovan. This is 100% accurate, imho. nt Hekate Yesterday #39
K&R...nt Wounded Bear 20 hrs ago #46
John Pavlovitz is spot on! n/t iluvtennis 19 hrs ago #50
Thank you Blue_Tires 18 hrs ago #54
The vast, right-wing, oligarch propaganda system strikes again. Concentration of wealth and media is the root. Hermit-The-Prog 18 hrs ago #55
I agree 100%. Martin68 17 hrs ago #56
I enjoy idiosyncratic messaging critiques. praxEs 16 hrs ago #57
It is the stupidity and political narcissism that we struggle more with. TheKentuckian 15 hrs ago #60
Perfectly stated. mdbl 15 hrs ago #61
Exactly mcar 13 hrs ago #67
If you think it's all racism and misogyny iemanja 13 hrs ago #69
What part of "voting for a Republican is to vote against your own interest" Justice matters. 13 hrs ago #76
They believe that because they are swayed by RW messaging iemanja 12 hrs ago #77
Absolutely. Well stated. What a majority of the nation has become. brush 12 hrs ago #78
For the Harris Walz campaign I would had made minor changes LiberalFighter 10 hrs ago #79
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