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17. To be fair, right-wingers own the microphones
Tue Jan 21, 2025, 04:23 PM
Jan 21

And it will only get way worse over the next 4 years. Actually it's starting pretty quickly already.

Democrats understand that republicans will find millions of dollars easily to scandalize and defeat any one who bothers them enough. The msm will never do anything that republicans deem unfair to them, as if they are impartial. The msm always talks about topics republicans approve and in terms they approve of.

It's really hard for democrats to get their spin on things out the way republicans have mastered through decades of a coordinated, well-funded strategy. We have nothing like that.

We need a good way to get our message out. Aoc has done well with social media, but zuck and musk and others are ruining that as well.

Absent Cuban and soros and maybe gates and Buffett buying up some of the media for our benefit, I don't see how we can really improve our messaging. Finding the right words is one thing, but there's no longer a level playing field to put it out on.

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The platform should be simple to explain Red Mountain Jan 21 #1
We already have the more popular platform, by far unblock Jan 21 #2
As someone in marketing, I agree. Sweet Freedom Jan 21 #10
Marketing training here, too. littlemissmartypants Jan 21 #12
To be fair, right-wingers own the microphones unblock Jan 21 #17
Ongoing Psychological warfare from within and out suegeo Jan 22 #22
And if we can't expand the SCOTUS, I would say regulate it ck4829 Jan 21 #3
"Going that far" Cirsium Jan 21 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 21 #4
I am shocked Cirsium Jan 21 #6
Agree 100%. Some of our reps say they are capitulating to preserve democrary. We are no longer a in2herbs Jan 21 #9
Time to mail spines to Congress again LearnedHand Jan 21 #14
A platform Cirsium Jan 21 #5
yess. AllaN01Bear Jan 21 #7
im beginning to think the dems need a tea party like movement moonshinegnomie Jan 21 #11
Totally agree! LearnedHand Jan 21 #15
+1. Loud, purposeful, and energetic dalton99a Jan 21 #20
Yes, I think this is the right track. Mike 03 Jan 21 #13
Improve messaging on unpopular causes. BannonsLiver Jan 21 #16
Which ones? LearnedHand Jan 21 #19
Improved messaging, perhaps a good first step. But... suegeo Jan 22 #23
The first thing we need to do when we get back in control of the Senate is to eliminate totodeinhere Jan 21 #18
I want control of my human body returned. suegeo Jan 22 #21
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