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zentrum

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39. Those
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 08:53 PM
Nov 2017

....1000 seats have not been lost only since 2016, when Our Revolution, (a grassroots movement if ever there was one) was founded.

DU is not the place to discuss why the party has been steadily losing power for over ten years, with the exception of the WH, and that was because we had a shiningly talented candidate. But we've lost governorships, House members, school boards, state legislators, election after election. It's the party itself that's doing this---not a critical wing of the party.

The tension and split in the party arose to address the issue of continuously waning power. Yes, it's messy but not examining what the deeper problems are is lethal. Are you really recommending that the Dems keep doing more of the same, more of what they've been doing over the last decade? Has it worked so far?

We need tougher, more charismatic, more courageous candidates (Warren, Schiff, Ellison come to mind.)
We need to scream to the rafters louder and louder about voter supression and gerrymandering.
We need much, much better messaging.
We're seen as out of touch, elitist, coastal. Instead of grousing about that, we need to out-wit that perception, address it with new strategies, new outreach.

Etc. For starters.


Perhaps we could learn from it. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2017 #1
Maybe the approach we've been taking isn't working. How can we get better? jalan48 Nov 2017 #2
Coordinate a message and push it over and over and over. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #3
Keep it simple, unfortunately most Americans aren't as obsessed about politics as we are here on DU. jalan48 Nov 2017 #13
Unfortunately? former9thward Nov 2017 #33
What brought the Democrats to their best yrs was FDR's message that we'd take care of poor people. mpcamb Nov 2017 #53
Well said n/t emulatorloo Nov 2017 #20
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Nov 2017 #28
How about we talk about the real solutions we have for the real problems of ordinary Americans? BlueIdaho Nov 2017 #5
I agree. And while we're at it let's not label large blocks of voters. jalan48 Nov 2017 #7
Yes Please! BlueIdaho Nov 2017 #8
This. This is what it's all about. People's everyday lives. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #14
BINGO! Forget about Russia. Most voters do not care question everything Nov 2017 #15
You do not know that, you've just heard Republicans say voters don't care about Russia emulatorloo Nov 2017 #17
BS Americans do care about what the Russians did to our country. rockfordfile Nov 2017 #24
Two Things... BlueIdaho Nov 2017 #54
Exactly. It's nice and all zentrum Nov 2017 #6
Maybe we are too fractured-it's all about "my" group. Is there one issue we can coalesce around? jalan48 Nov 2017 #9
Maybe its something to do with our revolution and similar groups Fresh_Start Nov 2017 #29
Our Revolution zentrum Nov 2017 #31
yes because too many democratics were willing to complain about other the democratic party and Fresh_Start Nov 2017 #32
Those zentrum Nov 2017 #39
Exactly! Thank you! denvine Nov 2017 #43
+ zentrum Nov 2017 #46
I was reading some George Lakoff stuff and none of it made sense LeftInTX Nov 2017 #36
Lakoff should be teaching every local Democratic Party how to do this. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #55
Sixth Party System anybody?? malchickiwick Nov 2017 #4
Russia's hard at work continuing to exploit the general stupidity of US humans. byronius Nov 2017 #10
You think this is good news? Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #11
perhaps we can have more positive for Ds "breaking news headline stories" one for each news sourse. Sunlei Nov 2017 #12
The Democrats need a new message besides "Trump Sucks" romanic Nov 2017 #16
Lord. NurseJackie Nov 2017 #18
Just stop w that bullshit. Republican talking point in "progressive" wrapping paper. emulatorloo Nov 2017 #19
This is also an example of needing a new message. R B Garr Nov 2017 #21
Remember the Bush-era meme "But Democrats have no ideas"? Wasn't true then, isn't true now. emulatorloo Nov 2017 #23
Dems have great... zentrum Nov 2017 #41
Similar view here. We needed to be more focused on delivery emulatorloo Nov 2017 #42
Great points. The constant undermining of Democrats and attacks from the left R B Garr Nov 2017 #50
Yeah, because the party of the Civil Rights and voting rights act, Medicare, Medicaid, still_one Nov 2017 #22
The only ones left repeating that awful talking point of yours cannot and should not be considered.. Tarheel_Dem Nov 2017 #25
Do you know any Skidmore Nov 2017 #34
Agreed. Owl Nov 2017 #47
My opinion of CNN is at an all-time low FakeNoose Nov 2017 #26
This is like he polls about the congress that get 10% approval or some such shit. The_Casual_Observer Nov 2017 #27
You'd think they'd have a corresponding poll on the repugs but I guess that would go against their.. brush Nov 2017 #30
They did give the corresponding poll for the thugs who had lower approval. Lucky Luciano Nov 2017 #37
They hit bottom a while ago, not getting better for them. emulatorloo Nov 2017 #52
They must be polling people who are stuck listening to wingnut radio or watching faux diva77 Nov 2017 #35
We are whistling past the graveyard. GaryCnf Nov 2017 #38
Smart post nt Morris64 Nov 2017 #40
Tell it to Ed Gillespie! Loyd Nov 2017 #44
CNN having a sad! Woohoo DEMS 4TW! Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #45
Republicons in much worse situation: 29% In Sept down from 42% in March. Do not panic Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #48
Right - the headline is deliberately burying the main story! lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #57
CNN needs to fire their pollster. After VA & NJ Wins tonite Wwcd Nov 2017 #49
I agree... that was a shitty headline. Republicans are still less favorable than Dems. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2017 #51
Complete utter bullshit. dalton99a Nov 2017 #56
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