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maxrandb

(15,359 posts)
28. No, my point is that
Sat May 25, 2019, 05:20 PM
May 2019

It's easier to win people's votes if you lie to them, or just tell them what they want to hear. That's what Retrumplicans have been doing for decades.

And yes, there is definitely some racism involved. LBJ was the one who nailed it; you can easily convince the most ignorant white man that he is better than the most accomplished black man.

It takes real leadership to tell people the hard truth and have them follow you.

When the MSM spew that bullshit about Dems not talking to middle America, what they really mean is Dems aren't telling them what they want to hear and aren't validating their biases.

In the Navy we used to say good leaders had the ability to tell someone to go to hell and have them smile and be on their way.

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
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