Democrats planning Mueller 'war room,' social media blitz
Source: Politico
House Democrats are preparing an all-out messaging blitz over the next three days to refocus Americans' attention on special counsel Robert Mueller's report, hoping to channel the intense focus on Mueller's congressional testimony Wednesday into a public outcry against President Donald Trump, as well as the prospect of future foreign interference in U.S. elections.
Democratic leadership aides say their entire caucus will be involved in the effort, blasting out messages on social media beginning Tuesday morning under the hashtag #RetweetTheReport, which they'll use to elevate excerpts from Mueller's findings that present vivid details of the Trump 2016 campaign's contacts with Russia, as well as Trump's efforts to derail Mueller's investigation.
The excerpts will include a dozen quotes from Mueller's first volume on Russian election interference and foreign contacts with the Trump campaign as well as an additional 11 from the second volume, which detailed 10 episodes of potential obstruction of justice by Trump.
The social media effort will be bolstered by a Democratic "war room" that plans to be active during Mueller's testimony, clipping excerpts from his testimony to blast out widely and combating Republicans who will likely have their own messaging operation.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/23/robert-mueller-war-room-social-media-blitz-1426706
tblue37
(65,290 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)Too bad Fox viewers will again be left clueless seeing as Fox isn't even covering the Mueller hearings live.
LEW
(1,072 posts)n/t
moreland01
(736 posts)Which TV networks will be showing the hearings?
onetexan
(13,035 posts)More here re: coverage: https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/tv-news-robert-mueller-hearings-1203275225/
CBS below:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mueller-testimony-date-time-and-online-live-stream-information-as-special-counsel-testifies-wednesday/
Robert Mueller's Capitol Hill testimony
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Times: 8:30 a.m. House Judiciary Committee hearing; 12 p.m. House Intelligence Committee hearing
Location: Washington, D.C.
DeminPennswoods
(15,276 posts)Yesterday on Deadline:WH, Nicolle Wallace was surprised to learn that Fox News would not be covering the hearings.
Jcanuk
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Lulu KC
(2,565 posts)Do they ever? I don't watch actual TV and, of course, avoid Fox, but this just occurred to me as the only way to reach the supposed 40% of the country who are hardwired to it.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)get out, go home . . .
They are un-American.
DeminPennswoods
(15,276 posts)a big help here. Perhaps that's why, reportedly, she was meeting with Pelosi yesterday.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Media blitz followed by 2 months of inaction will give trump a win, again. Pelosi is really letting us down
DeminPennswoods
(15,276 posts)townhall meetings. I was told my Rep is having at least one in Aug, but time/place/date TBD. Go out and express your views, lobby your MoC.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Strategy but fear it's a lack of guts.
Barrs impeachment inquiry should have started months ago as a warm up. Pelosi is giving GOP a massive victory in 2020 if she keeps the reins on her committees. I and all others I know will simply not participate in fund raising if she continues this path.
Cetacea
(7,367 posts)Swift-boat/death panel season.