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14. Listening to all its voters

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:16 PM

Dec 4

not just the ones in the swing states. And they need to take a serious look at why their (seemingly) top-down strategy isn't working. The Democratic Party spent a lot of money on rallies in Pennsylvania, including some big arena-style shows - how many more Democratic votes did those bring in? Does receiving postcards from random out-of-state strangers change anybody's mind? A lot of money was spent - where did all go? Does the candidate really have to show up in person in all the swing states - Covid showed us that a lot could be done with modern communications technology, and I don't think we've done more than scrape the surface.

ETA: Democratic candidates managed to flip a few congressional districts in California. One first step for Democratic party officials nationwide would be to find out how they did it - i.e., go out to the farm country and talk to actual voters rather than sit around theorizing in San Francisco or Los Angeles.

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I Watched the Democratic Collapse in Florida. I Fear It's Happening Nationally. [View all] In It to Win It Dec 4 OP

I would think it seems globally as well. nt woodsprite Dec 4 #1

RSO rso Dec 4 #2

You can count on it that they are going to try. JohnSJ Dec 4 #3

Money is speech. War is peace. 2+2 IS 5. Moostache Dec 4 #4

you awe singing my song, my and my gospel. And you are so correct about the phones msfiddlestix Dec 4 #16

I think the CIA/FBI need to up their game. travelingthrulife Dec 5 #23

It appears to be happening worldwide. ananda Dec 4 #5

A nice start might be if the Party starts listening to its own voters... PeaceWave Dec 4 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Dec 4 #11

Listening to all its voters Retrograde Dec 4 #14

Oh bullshit. W_HAMILTON Dec 5 #20

What you are talking about is not the base. In fact they are the total opposite JI7 Dec 5 #22

There would have been no democratic collapse in Florida speak easy Dec 4 #7

yeah but back then Virginia was red and now its purple/blue MadameButterfly Dec 4 #8

I think this is a deep part of the problem Dave says Dec 4 #15

True Viginia has become a blue/purple State standingtall Dec 4 #17

Basically, we have to stop losing working class men MadameButterfly Dec 5 #18

Agree with most of this standingtall Dec 4 #9

Well, for Oklahoma, the Democratic Party was competitive in the 2000s in state government In It to Win It Dec 4 #10

Gosh, I wonder which party benfits from a multi-spectrum 24/7/365 propaganda apparatus... JHB Dec 4 #12

Democrats Can Survive Dlpger61 Dec 4 #13

they are 2 down in the House. Did great in NC etc etc. Let's not do this. themaguffin Dec 5 #19

Florida became more red becsuse A LOT of Republicans from other states JI7 Dec 5 #21

The red shift in Florida began with the Mariel boatlift. DavidDvorkin Dec 5 #24