Reply #248: I agree with something in almost every post on this thread. [View All]

[No Elephants]

Kerry is indeed one of the best Senators we now have.

Kerry may have been misquoted (as opposed to mis-spun). If so, much of thread may be irrelevant.

If he was quoted correctly, he is probably correct on the facts. We do have a lot of low info voters. Is that because they are inattentive, or because so much disinformation, infotainment and slanting going on? Probably some combination..

Do more low info voters prefer Republicans? I believe so, but have no proof.

Did Republicans consolidate and control media? Yes. Was it impossible for Dems to have prevented that by law or by buying up (or starting) media? Probably not.

Are Republicans better at messaging and, yes, sloganeering? Probably, if our message is so muth better than theirs. Can Democrats surpass them? Why not, if, on the whole, we are smarter? (Republicans are, IMO, also MUCH better at organizing from almost the ground up and at getting kids while young. No clue why Dems have not done better in those 2 areas.)

Even if true, was saying this now in this way politically the best thing to do (assuming he did say it)? I don't see why it would be.