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bronxiteforever

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9. We lost to a guy who pantomimed performing fellatio on a mic

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 09:55 AM

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He is going to be POTUS of the most technologically advanced society in the history of the world. Yet the Speaker of the House believes the earth is 6,000 years old and our top prosecutor will be a criminal and our health expert thought dropping the carcass of a road kill bear in the main park of the largest city in America was fun. He was in his 40s then btw.

This election is more than messaging. It is like millions of Americans wanted to try the most pure fentanyl available and just main line it. Millions of working class Americans believe the richest man on the planet is looking out for them.

Messaging can’t penetrate ignorance. “Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity" - Carl Sagan

What can and will penetrate ignorance is the secondary consequences of actions but sometimes the Narcan doesn’t revive the patient.

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How Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks [View all] Passages Wednesday OP

Good for her. No one else's business MichMan Wednesday #1

I think it's fair to get an accounting of money spent. jimfields33 Wednesday #2

Oh... I think it's my business FBaggins Wednesday #7

I'm *still* getting begging messages quaint Wednesday #30

The law says otherwise. n/t Igel Wednesday #40

She left it all on the field. RandySF Wednesday #3

Sadly tintinvotes Wednesday #4

MAGA Super-pacs had billions, Trump got billions in free coverage, rurallib Wednesday #5

Yes. I agree in part too. Passages Wednesday #8

Also, undisclosed money bought tons of yard signs. John1956PA Wednesday #15

I am still getting Emails and texts every day wanting money nt doc03 Wednesday #6

Me too, many a day. Passages Wednesday #10

I unsubscribed. Gore1FL Wednesday #18

We lost to a guy who pantomimed performing fellatio on a mic bronxiteforever Wednesday #9

I disagree. It is the job of the candidates to get through to the electorate. Passages Wednesday #12

I disagree with this messaging mantra of the mainstream press bronxiteforever Wednesday #13

FDR quotes were reflective of the Great Depression, yes. Passages Wednesday #19

Even if this is accurate, WNYC and economists are doing Dem messaging? How is this on Dems? LymphocyteLover Wednesday #23

Even if what is accurate? Passages Wednesday #26

I would not message that voters are stupid bronxiteforever Wednesday #27

Desperate people do desperate things which can have horrifying consequences. Passages Wednesday #34

RFK Jr. was 60 YEARS OLD when he dumped the bear, not 40 something. Brenda Wednesday #35

Thank you for the correction Brenda. Even worse. bronxiteforever Wednesday #38

Big Pharma has control... Brenda Wednesday #39

Well, for one thing . . . . no_hypocrisy Wednesday #11

Spare me this post analysis BS. We lost because labor split the vote, Latino's split the vote, the uncommitted, and the JohnSJ Wednesday #14

Change nothing? Passages Wednesday #16

It wasn't the messaging why we lost. We live in a very sexist bigoted country. If that was not the case 50% of the JohnSJ Wednesday #21

Disagree. Passages Wednesday #22

The reason we lose is because our greatest strength is also are greatest weakness. We have an open tent, and that makes JohnSJ Wednesday #36

It is our strength when you do both, economic and civil-human rights. Passages Wednesday #37

You're doing their work for them Keepthesoulalive Wednesday #17

He got a couple hundred thousand. jimfields33 Wednesday #32

He received tons of soft money from musk, thiel Keepthesoulalive Wednesday #41

The celebrity endorsements were useless and backfired big time dalton99a Wednesday #20

How did they backfire? Trump had celebrity endorsements too, just different weirder celebrities LymphocyteLover Wednesday #25

My one complaint about her campaign was a lack of really hard-hitting negative ads against Trump LymphocyteLover Wednesday #24

Post mortems are interesting and this one will go on for some time. Passages Wednesday #28

Yes, and the problem is the next election (hopefully there will be one) will be very different and LymphocyteLover Wednesday #31

omg, yes. Passages Wednesday #33

Trashed Basso8vb Wednesday #29