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2016 Postmortem

Willie Pep

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2. I agree we have to embrace a louder, angrier style.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 01:11 PM

Dec 2016

I know most people here will hate this but Democrats need to get mean, nasty and crazy. Talk about Benedict Arnold companies. Say that the Republicans are planning to kill grandma and grandpa with cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Play up GOP connections to foreign governments. Talk about how the Republicans want to lower your wages and take away benefits and overtime. Connect Republicans to every crazy right-wing personality out there including domestic terrorists. We need to have our own left-wing populism that attacks the GOP like crazy.

People seem to respond better to messages about fear than hope right now. I am not sure why that is but it seems to be the case.

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I got it. Here's the solution how the Democrats can win back the white middle-class: [View all] DetlefK Dec 2016 OP

It's painful to read; but it's the plain truth. tenorly Dec 2016 #1

I am the typical trump voter but... OHfreePARTY Dec 2016 #4

Wonderful insight. Thank you, OHfreeParty. tenorly Dec 2016 #5

I agree we have to embrace a louder, angrier style. Willie Pep Dec 2016 #2

that's more like the strategy to win the previous election 0rganism Dec 2016 #3

Repugnants will exploit any weakness and create weakness to suit themselves. BSdetect Dec 2016 #6