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(151,425 posts)287. Here is an attack ad that is being used in Georgia
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I Agree. "Defund the Police" Was a Gift to the GOP. Biden Did a Good Job Separating Himself
Indykatie
Nov 2020
#2
Hasn't 30 years of Frank Luntz taught us anything? IT'S THE FREAKING MESSAGING! Word Play Matters.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2020
#50
If humans are mostly emotionally driven that explains why GOP messaging is more effective.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2020
#191
Democrats like Lieberman and Manchin...they are a part of the problem getting anything done.
Moostache
Nov 2020
#28
It's especially bad to judge people intellectually inferior for assuming that "defund" means
Dark n Stormy Knight
Dec 2020
#290
" was tied to the images of idiots looting and running down the streets with armfuls of stolen good
The Mouth
Nov 2020
#128
That guy (in the linked pic) has a sign talking about COMMUNISM...socialism is NOT the same thing.
Moostache
Nov 2020
#271
Many things came from protests that reflected badly on Dems, all of it done by provocateurs, i.e.
Doremus
Nov 2020
#162
Yep. But it isn't us at the bottom of the political pyramid who get to control the message
Bettie
Nov 2020
#165
Who's using the world 'socialism', save for the few people calling themselves Democratic Socialists?
marmar
Nov 2020
#9
I hope this doesn't sound creepy; I know we've talked about this earlier this year.
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2020
#170
I appreciate your perspective so much and I know we agree more than we disagree.
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2020
#187
Personally I blame in on religion - evangelicals and capitalism. Both are a religion for a
walkingman
Nov 2020
#22
I hope President Biden will order the IRS to vigorously enforce the Johnson Amendment.
Mariana
Nov 2020
#130
Totally agree, Mariana. Strangely enough when the Amendment was included in the Internal Revenue
walkingman
Nov 2020
#148
Bernie Sanders won nearly 70 percent of votes in his last Senate election. ......
marmar
Nov 2020
#31
The message of a lot of people here on DU to the middle class seems to be that they ARE racist
The Mouth
Nov 2020
#276
democrats have SUCKED with messaging AND give GOP AMPLE ammo to blow us out of the water.
beachbumbob
Nov 2020
#30
gullible? Has less to do with it than the hate that seeths within these people.
beachbumbob
Nov 2020
#81
We need a think tank to find people who can define and market what Democrats believe in.
Baitball Blogger
Nov 2020
#34
After a summer of protest, Americans voted for policing and criminal justice reform
SaintLouisBlues
Nov 2020
#40
I would add the rioting and especially the looting that was broadcast on a nightly
jalan48
Nov 2020
#41
Just getting back to this. Here are the party controls in the 49 states (Nebraska is non-partisan):
George II
Nov 2020
#262
20 is more than 10, right? And 41 is more than 29? So Democrats are doing better NOW than in 2016?
NurseJackie
Nov 2020
#266
Other than for reasons of vanity or ego, I don't understand why so many cling to the word socialism.
NurseJackie
Nov 2020
#49
And those SOBs kneeling during a football game like Colin Kaepernick who wants to see that ?
lunasun
Nov 2020
#52
Republicans have it easy. The innocent fools on our side are stars on the Republican Sales team.
gulliver
Nov 2020
#55
I don't disagree but a fundamental issue is the training that police get has morphed into
PaulRevere08
Dec 2020
#286
We've had the sensible pragmatic moderate centrist messaging for 40 years now
Sympthsical
Nov 2020
#75
Incrementalism can be just as stupid as knee-jerk "hit the TV with a stick" solutions
gulliver
Nov 2020
#87
To correct two mis-statement: we still hold the house. And the Senate is in the air untill Jan 6.
marble falls
Nov 2020
#86
Frank Luntz has worked on messaging for the Repubs for years. The power of words and the affect
Pisces
Nov 2020
#94
People took the phrase "defund the police" literally. It is and was a nuanced phrase that
iluvtennis
Nov 2020
#96
Democratic policies are supported by a majority of Americans, and Dems should govern that way
Fiendish Thingy
Nov 2020
#97
I know they are a fringe minority but no one outside of devout Democrats know it
AmericanCanuck
Nov 2020
#164
Again polling would've picked up in this early, there's no excuse for down ballot misses like we.had
uponit7771
Nov 2020
#225
"Defund the police" is a Republican smear, not a Democratic platform position.
hay rick
Nov 2020
#140
I agree that they will weapinize anythimg we say. But, hell. We don't need to help them
Vivienne235729
Nov 2020
#205
Look. I am a big supporter in bringing a gun to a fight. But this was just stupid.
Vivienne235729
Nov 2020
#252
I NEVER said any of those things. Never even implied it. But YOU sure think that.
Vivienne235729
Nov 2020
#277
No. You live w a bunch of assholes like I do. We STILL have them doing their stupid ass
Vivienne235729
Dec 2020
#280
P.s. I think we have a lot of education to do. There is so much misinformation on BLM
Vivienne235729
Dec 2020
#281
We should be tying the term Facist and Republican together 24/7....because they really are
MaeScott
Nov 2020
#201
I agree that we lost the messaging war there. Very thankful that Biden's a familiar enough
highplainsdem
Nov 2020
#207
"Defund the Police" is the means to separate from the crooked Unions that protect bad cops.
TigressDem
Nov 2020
#237
Cyrano, I agree about "DEFUND THE POLICE" phrase. I ALWAYS felt that the purpose would be better
The_REAL_Ecumenist
Nov 2020
#251
We are NOT a minority party. We are victims of dirty tricks, voter suppression, gerrymandering. USA
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2020
#253
Dems have the presidency, more than half the House, almost half the senate (regardless of GA outcome
Demovictory9
Dec 2020
#282