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spooky3

(34,438 posts)
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 10:49 PM Aug 2020

If you could craft the Democratic campaign "message", what would it be?

I would like to see them emphasize the horrible effects of Trump's and his enablers' actions, over trying to persuade voters that Trump is unfit for office. Obviously it is true that he is unfit and worse, but I don't think that messaging worked in 2016, and despite his showing the depths of his corruption, lawlessness, hate, etc., there are too many people who just don't care about that.

I think it would be better for Dems to emphasize:

1) how much voters' lives have worsened due to mismanagement of COVID
2) that the damage to the economy was largely avoidable--show charts with the upswing during the Obama era
3) that Social Security and Medicare are under threat, and THEY and their relatives are going to be affected if this succeeds
4) how the appointment of inept or worse judges to the courts harms them

and with all of these, what specific actions the Dems would take future actions that would better their lives.

What do you say?

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If you could craft the Democratic campaign "message", what would it be? (Original Post) spooky3 Aug 2020 OP
"We won't fuck up democracy like Donald has." Ilsa Aug 2020 #1
In 2016 their MAGA ballcaps should have read, Ilsa Aug 2020 #2
two words brettdale Aug 2020 #3
Trump is Chaos texasfiddler Aug 2020 #4
We need a message that's as short as "MAGA", except, unlike MAGA, the message would be clear. fierywoman Aug 2020 #5
Corrupt Trump. jalan48 Aug 2020 #6
Good vs Evil... LakeArenal Aug 2020 #7
RAT - Rescue America from Trump NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #8
United we stand, divided we fall.... kentuck Aug 2020 #9
Outline Trump's plan to demolish Social Security, and keep repeating. oasis Aug 2020 #10
Seniors, your social security checks will stop in 2023 Bobstandard Sep 2020 #11
Agree Nt spooky3 Sep 2020 #12
We've lost our way before, but we've always found the way back DFW Sep 2020 #13
MASA ace3csusm Sep 2020 #14
Lincoln Project nailed it. "America or Trump." meadowlander Sep 2020 #15

Bobstandard

(1,303 posts)
11. Seniors, your social security checks will stop in 2023
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 12:16 AM
Sep 2020

If Donald Trump gets his way, the social security checks you worked a lifetime to earn will stop in 2023. It’s that simple

DFW

(54,349 posts)
13. We've lost our way before, but we've always found the way back
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 01:14 AM
Sep 2020

That doesn‘t we have ever reached our goal at the end of our journey. Maybe we never will in this lifetime. But we know where we want to go, and this current place of fear and anger isn‘t it. Join me, join us in putting our country back on the right path instead of the dark path of the right.

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