Fairytale - The Lincoln Project

[ItsjustMe]

[Botany]

1. That was brutal

Will Trump sue the L.P.?

[niyad]

4. He can try.

[leftieNanner]

8. And they will laugh at him

Just as they did to Jar-Jar and the Princess Sparkle. They are government figures. LP is absolutely protected by the First Amendment.

I think Don the Con has lost his "take them to court" mojo now. Nobody will buy the threat any more. And I cannot imagine any decent attorney that would work for him.

Edit to add:

[NoRoadUntravelled]

15. "Jar-Jar and the Princess Sparkle" two names befitting this Fairy Tale Horror Show

[Journeyman]

2. Damn they're good . . .

[young_at_heart]

3. All Americans need to see this

The really sad thing is that it's all true!!

[RussellCattle]

5. I love the Lincoln Project's videos but have to wonder where are they being shown and...

....who is seeing them? It seems that the only place that I see them are here on DU. I wonder if conservative voters ever see these things. Are they effective if Trump supporters don't see them or are they aimed at swing voters?

[Hekate]

7. Check out their website. Get on their mailing list. Read past statements. Answer: targeting

Sometimes micro-targeting, you know, the old “audience of one” ploy that all of Trump’s toadies use, where the only person they are talking to is Trump himself. TLP gets under his skin very personally, and the ad-buy for those is Washington, DC.

The Lincoln Project people are not targeting blue states, because that would be a waste of time and money. The majority of Californians are voting for Biden, guaranteed. It’s up to Democrats to bring Democratic messages to Democrats. People who are so deep into Trumpism it amounts to a cult, are likewise a waste of time and money.

Instead, they are working the margins in places Hillary lost on the margins. They are working the Electoral College. They are working at peeling away just enough voters to make this work, to make Trump lose — and now they’re working on choice Senators like Graham and McConnell.

Lucky us, we get to see a lot of TLP ads posted at DU, but believe me, we are not their target. Occasionally someone here complains that TLP has not addressed this or that pet Democratic issue, only to be reminded: they’re not targeting Democrats.

I’m currently reading Rick Wilson’s second book, “Running Against the Devil,” and I recommend it. It was published in January of this year, so the Pandemic is missing from his calculations, but OTT very informative.

[RussellCattle]

16. Thank you for clearing this up for me, and rather completely. I'm better informed and less....

....troubled thinking about who may not see The Lincoln Projects stuff. I will continue to tell my conservative friends that they should look at the videos and suggest LP's website.

[Laelth]

6. Hear! Hear! It's the truth. k&r n/t

-Laelth

[lark]

9. Wow!

Love it!

[Sherman A1]

10. Well Played!

[ffr]

11. K fucking R

[iluvtennis]

12. KnR. nt

[Fritz Walter]

13. The brothers Grimm would faint if they saw us now

As would Hans Christian Andersen.
Wicked witches threatening to cook and eat children, and dying mermaids pale in comparison to what we now face. (Spoiler alert: the Little Mermaid did not fare so well in the book as did her Disney cinematic character).

And that reinforces TLP’s message here. We as a nation should be well beyond fairytales as we decide our future.

Meanwhile — much like HC Andersen’s literary emperor — the Cowardly Lyin’ Traitor continues his naked procession, walking more proudly than ever. (Sorry for that visual, but it reinforces my point here).

[nature-lover]

14. Wonderfully played!