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procon

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19. Republicans and their enablers have been

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2019, 11:50 AM

May 2019

working diligently for over half a century with propaganda and message slogans to create their perfect voting base. They were successful beyond their wildest dreams.

Even if Dems launched a counter campaign to challenge rightwing group think, and change in the public mindset takes at least a generation. Unfortunately we don't have 25 years to convince that segment of society that they have been bamboozled for their whole lives.

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Dems aren't talking to Dumbfuckistan 'Murika [View all] maxrandb May 2019 OP

Acceptance of reality takes change. They don't want to change. bitterross May 2019 #1

I've spent time in rural middle America amongst the NoMoreRepugs May 2019 #2

The South use to be reliable Democratic voters. Farmer-Rick May 2019 #5

A little history here: Black voters were reliable Republicans because Abraham Lincoln was Republican Hekate May 2019 #24

You are right about it being a false narrative Martin Eden May 2019 #3

Betsy DeVos is a big problem watoos May 2019 #8

Education is a big part of it Martin Eden May 2019 #11

It depends maxrandb May 2019 #21

DeVos has been working on destroying public schools her whole life. She's just the end-product... Hekate May 2019 #25

Depends on who says it. keithbvadu2 May 2019 #9

All I could find was two quotes not caught on tape Martin Eden May 2019 #12

probably not. Two are plenty. keithbvadu2 May 2019 #15

That cartoon is perfect nt renate May 2019 #20

But the truth has been shouted in the wilderness... paleotn May 2019 #13

Calling them dumbfucks accomplishes 2 things: Martin Eden May 2019 #16

the disconnect is caused by the ignorance by dems and the left of talk radio certainot May 2019 #4

You speak the truth. Progressive Jones May 2019 #23

ummm...They want to kill us. With the guns they think we will take from them librechik May 2019 #6

Many of those coal miners DownriverDem May 2019 #7

Trump isn't really a Republican, watoos May 2019 #10

Trump is a republican keithbvadu2 May 2019 #18

Please... they are all "Retrumplicans" now. maxrandb May 2019 #22

Well, when you speak to a crowd of blank stares...... Chakaconcarne May 2019 #14

I wonder why sarisataka May 2019 #17

Republicans and their enablers have been procon May 2019 #19

When pundits talk about blue collar workers RandySF May 2019 #26

Your posts talks about concern that Dems are talking to middle class blue collar workers and lunasun May 2019 #27

No, my point is that maxrandb May 2019 #28