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The evidence clearly shows Dems overperforming in elections over the past year, but I have not seen any evidence that is because of the candidates’ messaging.

There is far more evidence that Dems have been winning elections over the past year based on negative partisanship against Trump and the Republicans, and not because of any messaging or policies from the Dems.

The Trump-induced, Republican-enabled suffering continues to spread and intensify across all regional, racial and partisan boundaries, and voters are rejecting Republicans as a result.

Clear messaging from Dems on relieving American’s economic suffering, as well as restoring good governance and restraining this administration are still crucial.

Let’s keep doing whatever put us in the position of no power and on the brink of full on fascism!

Come on, pendulum swing! Baby needs new shoes!

People are told over and over not to see what is right in front of them.

"'Candidate after candidate would tell me they were working their socks off and never really seeing any evidence of a real campaign on the Republican side,' Wikler told us. 'And some of those candidates right before the election told me that they were really confident they'd win, because they knew their opponent had essentially done nothing, had barely filed any fundraising, had no meaningful field presence to speak of. And yet the Republicans would still win by these massive margins.' ... Nevertheless, when it comes to policy, Democrats at both state and federal level never stop trying to help rural America, as politically unrequited as their efforts might be. Every Democratic presidential campaign puts out some kind of rural agenda, full of policies and programs and economic developmental ideas. And when they take office, they back it up with dollars; when Democrats pass a big spending bill, it is likely not just to make a point of directing money to rural areas, but also to ensure that resources are in place to help rural communities access funding and navigate federal bureaucracies.

"You will search in vain for similar Republican initiatives to revitalize urban centers, yet nobody accuses Republicans of 'ignoring' urban America or demands that the party genuflect to the urban citizens who vote against it in such substantial numbers. In fact, the GOP's overt hostility towards cities is taken as a given ... . Rural Americans can usually expect their concerns to fall on deaf Republican ears, while Democrats are eager to help ... .

"Black, Latino, and Native rural Americans find themselves in even worse conditions than their White rural counterparts ... . And unlike most rural Whites, they've experienced generations of discrimination and abuse from federal and state governments. But they haven't abandoned their belief in the democratic process. They aren't threatening election officials, or planning violence against people they don't like, or plotting to overthrow the government."

Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman, "White Rural Rage"

for anyone who wants to read an honest analysis

"Fox News is headquartered in New York, from where it pumps out a steady stream of horror stories about urban decay and condescending liberal 'elites' who want nothing more than to destroy all the things rural people value. The message is clear: Those liberals are coming for you and your family. Though you are the truest Americans, they hate you and everything you stand for. They call you a racist and a redneck. They want to force their perverted ideas of sex and family on you. And the best way to fight back is to vote Republican -- and forget about those democratic principles you learned in school. This is a war, and there's no time to play fair."

Similar message used against Democrats from a different direction: The corrupt coastal elite Establishment hates progressives and everything you stand for and will stop at nothing to destroy you even though you are right, the authentic Will of the People. They call you radicals and far left. They are immoral, bought and sold by billionaires and oligarchs. The only way to fight back is a political revolution -- the Democratic Party must be taken over and transformed. This is a war.

I think that's a very good idea. Let's go vote our asses off!

Let's take our friends with us, too. And their friends.