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2016 Postmortem

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

8. some people want to win elections

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 07:43 PM

Dec 2016

And some people just want to "win DU"

I would advise you not to waste too much energy on the latter crowd. The issues, the parameters, even the usernames change but the game stays remarkably, transparently consistent.

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It looks like a lot of folks here want to stay with the "you HAVE to!" approach to seeking votes. [View all] Ken Burch Dec 2016 OP

majority of voters voted FOR us, distribution of voters and suppression caused losses msongs Dec 2016 #1

A plurality voted for us, not an outright majority. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #5

'we need to be open to different approaches to communication.' elleng Dec 2016 #2

Thanks for posting that link. n/t. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #6

You're welcome, Ken. elleng Dec 2016 #7

Real Republicans beat Republican light every time. Onyrleft Dec 2016 #3

You do realize that the parties are more polarized than ever right? mythology Dec 2016 #10

Its both the message and messenger. J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #4

some people want to win elections Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #8

Good fucking post! TransitJohn Dec 2016 #9