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brooklynite

(94,489 posts)
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 09:27 AM Jul 2019

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

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Democrats planning Mueller 'war room,' social media blitz (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2019 OP
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jul 2019 #1
I'm all for it, watoos Jul 2019 #2
Thank goodness, it's about time! LEW Jul 2019 #3
Which networks? moreland01 Jul 2019 #4
All the major networks - CBS, ABC, NBC, CSPAN - starting @8:15am EST onetexan Jul 2019 #6
Guess Fox News changed their mind DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #8
It appears the "Fox isn't covering Mueller came from Joyce Alene" as a supposed joke. Jcanuk Jul 2019 #10
Are they buying ads on Fox? Lulu KC Jul 2019 #5
The "real" fake news (Murdoch) Iliyah Jul 2019 #7
At least one of the much-maligned freshmen will be DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #9
So in a few days....the congress is out for 2 months, seriously?? No beachbum bob Jul 2019 #11
MoCs will be back home and holding DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #12
They already already know our feelings, pelosi holding back. I'm hoping it'd a beachbum bob Jul 2019 #14
Exactly. Cetacea Jul 2019 #13
 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
2. I'm all for it,
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 09:40 AM
Jul 2019

Too bad Fox viewers will again be left clueless seeing as Fox isn't even covering the Mueller hearings live.

onetexan

(13,035 posts)
6. All the major networks - CBS, ABC, NBC, CSPAN - starting @8:15am EST
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 10:39 AM
Jul 2019

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)
8. Guess Fox News changed their mind
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 01:29 PM
Jul 2019

Yesterday on Deadline:WH, Nicolle Wallace was surprised to learn that Fox News would not be covering the hearings.

Jcanuk

(5 posts)
10. It appears the "Fox isn't covering Mueller came from Joyce Alene" as a supposed joke.
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 02:07 PM
Jul 2019

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Lulu KC

(2,565 posts)
5. Are they buying ads on Fox?
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 10:27 AM
Jul 2019

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.

DeminPennswoods

(15,276 posts)
9. At least one of the much-maligned freshmen will be
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 01:30 PM
Jul 2019

a big help here. Perhaps that's why, reportedly, she was meeting with Pelosi yesterday.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
11. So in a few days....the congress is out for 2 months, seriously?? No
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 02:13 PM
Jul 2019

Media blitz followed by 2 months of inaction will give trump a win, again. Pelosi is really letting us down

DeminPennswoods

(15,276 posts)
12. MoCs will be back home and holding
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 03:40 PM
Jul 2019

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)
14. They already already know our feelings, pelosi holding back. I'm hoping it'd a
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 05:34 PM
Jul 2019

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.

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