David Corn..."My only prediction for the midterms"

[Miles Archer]

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My only prediction for the midterms: Already Dark Trump is going to get darker and uglier by Election Day. Much darker and uglier. And every GOPer who doesn't speak out or quit the party is complicit.

3:16 PM - 23 Oct 2018

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[Guilded Lilly]

1. Yes. At this point I will gladly lay the blame on the...

Scum who still follow him.
They have a choice and they choose wretched.

[world wide wally]

19. I suggest we change their nickname from the ."deplorables" to the "despicables"

[bora13]

35. a caravan of despicables

[2naSalit]

42. Probably not the best two words to put together at this point

since the word "caravan" is now associated with the group of migrants traversing Central America and they are in no way remotely deplorable or despicable as are the people who follow the current resident of the White House.

[pazzyanne]

46. Thank you!!!

I was just going to say this.

[bora13]

65. Alright, a minivan of deplorables.

[bigbrother05]

62. Maybe the collective should be cesspool - a cesspool of despicables

[lagomorph777]

68. Disposables

[olegramps]

64. I no longer limit my disdain just for the Republican politicians, but all Republican enablers.

[elleng]

2. Dems MUST (and SHOULD HAVE) countered with our own memes/

talking points. HAVE we? Has ANYONE?

[oldtime dfl_er]

3. mostly we eat our own

so that makes it harder....

[JI7]

5. what memes ? what does that have to do with this ?

[7962]

12. Facebook is inundated with memes from both sides. Most are fake/misleading.

Just like most political ads are.
The GOP seems to have more of them out there

[JI7]

14. yeah , the republicans have more but they mostly play to those already on certain sides

[0rganism]

6. i get the feeling we don't really have any (memes or talking points)

we're up against a marketing machine with unparalleled power and reach but apparently we think we can win against branding with lengthy explanatory statements.

from what i can see, 2018 could go either way at this point, but Trump has 2020 in the bag if he wants it.

[elleng]

10. Sadly I agree, 2018 could go either way at this point, it appears.

We sure as hell should be able to mount a challenge, marketing machine and power notwithstanding; otherwise, we go down the drain, which is completely unacceptable.

[Grasswire2]

28. we don't have a daily spokesperson either

No message control.

[elleng]

44. right

[pazzyanne]

48. Where is Tom Perez?

We have no "face of the Democratic party" on the national stage. He is doing a good job of behind the scenes stuff, but not so great at promoting the party platform and focus.

[elleng]

54. Right.

[Hortensis]

41. Our campaigns are local this time, not national,

just as our candidates are.

[elleng]

45. Yes, but there are certainly national undertones in many.

[BumRushDaShow]

60. I have to pop into say that we MUST be "local" this time

In the past, so much focus on "national" meant that we lost control of our state governorships and state legislatures - right at the time when the 2010 census was due. At that point, they went on a march to having 30+ GOP-controlled states through to this year, which then went about ramming through the draconian ALEC agenda. We have had to spend millions taking that crap to court - stuff like Voter ID, Right to Work, Stand Your Ground, Transvaginal Ultrasounds, 20-week abortion bans, privatization of the schools and elimination of funding to public schools, work requirements for Medicaid, bans on so-called "Sanctuary cities", and on and on.

ALEC Exposed website.

We need to have people in place for the 2020 census, which will in turn have a major inpact in the long-term towards creation of fair Congressional districts. If we can get rid of or at least reduce the gerrymandering, we will definitely maintain control of the House (which has power over the purse strings and carries out oversight).

[Cha]

58. BULL.. ..".. but trump has 2020 in the bag if he wants it.."

[guillaumeb]

7. Trump loves the poorly educated.

And memes speak well to the poorly educated.

[elleng]

9. Right, and we need some of our own, memes, that is,

and also DISCUSSIONS. Imagine THAT!

[guillaumeb]

21. With issues? And positions?

And possible disagreement?

[elleng]

22. Imagine THAT! Somehow carville came up with 'attractive' 'memes,'

and professor Lakoff knows HOW to disagree, among ourselves and with others; Dems have ignored him for years.

[guillaumeb]

24. My view is that often we are so attached to our own positions

that we cannot admit that there can be other equally valid positions. And that inhibits actual dialogue.

[elleng]

30. Generally true. We've got to CRASH THROUGH.

I'd like to hear a number of highly respected Dems (and repugs and indeps) speaking out LOUD, but not saying against trump, but rather articulating positions contrary to his, AND speaking FACT, LOUD and CLEAR and EVERY DAY.

[guillaumeb]

31. And ignore labels at times.

Labels like D and I are not as meaningful as actual positions and voting records.

[elleng]

34. Ignore labels MOST of the time,

invite everyone.

[True Blue American]

56. This thread is a real

Debbie Downer on Democrats.

We have plenty of talking points with good,honest young Democrats prepeating them over. We just need to turn off the despicable Cable news that spouts Trump hate filled rants all day long.

Anyone see Donny Deutsch on Ari last night? He has become a Leader in the Ad wars for Democrats. Donny will be showing some new ads on Joe Thursday morning. I suggest all watch.

This guy is an Ad whiz!

We can win if we fight!

[czarjak]

55. But when you're right...

You’re right, and there can be no other equally valid positions, period.

[7962]

13. Man, aint THAT the truth. And point out a false meme at your own peril.

[JI7]

27. they aren't poorly educated, they are bigots. there are many democrats without much education also

they aren't voting for openly fucked up bigots.

[guillaumeb]

32. The GOP is the all but official party of racists.

[JI7]

36. exactly, just look at the former senate secretary who now has some top campbells soup

position who was spreading the soros caravan and just right wing crap.

this guy would certainly be educated. but he is a bigot so facts don't matter.

[guillaumeb]

37. Facts never matter to bigots, and the poorly educated can be unaware.

[Eyeball_Kid]

67. Trumpy admits to be a white nationalist.

That means he’s a white supremacist and a Nazi fascist. And he’s president.

That’s who you voted for, Fanboys. You voted for a Hitler wannabe. Congratulations.

[True Blue American]

57. Thank you!

They may not have much Education, but they do have common sense!

[anarch]

17. I tend to enjoy the recent ones featuring Gritty, the new Phila. Flyers mascot

But they tend to be a bit...umm...edgy, I guess.

I couldn't find the one I was looking for, but there's this as an example:

[pangaia]

43. Agreed.

We just usually have things like Time for a change.. Moving forward...


NOT speaking of anyone in particular, !!

[certainot]

52. we can't do shit in that dept until we stop ignoring rw radio

1500 coordinate unchallenged radio stations dominating 40 states with 80 senators will be louder

[LenaBaby61]

53. "Dems MUST (and SHOULD HAVE) countered with our own memes"

I live in California, and the ONLY consistent television commercial I've seen has been lying, cheating, ignorant Koch Brother ass-licker Scott Walker from Wisconsin's commercial where he's riding on a train or bus , saying that he's always been for pre-existing, and that as long as he's Governor, the good people in Wisconsin will have it

As Rachel said tonight, it was in Stupid's state of Wisconsin where the lawsuit to get rid of Obamacare/pre-existing started, and that would not have happened unless the Governor of the state of Wisconsin was on-board with it. WALKER, you're the Governor of Wisconsin you lying, hypocritical, gerrymandering, union-busting piece of shit

[FakeNoose]

4. It's time to quit following a crazy man!

[spanone]

26. ⇧⇧⇧K&R⇧⇧⇧

[bdamomma]

47. I hate that

fucking guy, why is he still there??? Can't anyone stand up to this POS?

[Docreed2003]

8. I think Mr Corn is correct

Trump continues to make more outlandish claims and lie, continues to ratchet up the crazy accusations about Democrats, and daily seems to stoke the flames of even more hatred. I think Corn is correct. If Trump has shown us anything in two years, it's that he has no problem going darker and uglier.

[peggysue2]

11. The darker and uglier the Trumpster becomes, the . . .

more he exposes himself as the craven lout he is. Last night was a case in point when he declared to the world:

I am a Nationalist.

He even said it was a descriptor people said he shouldn't use. But in his own impulsive, ignorant way he did it anyway.

What he didn't say, of course, was I am a Nationalist, the way David Duke is a Nationalist, the way Hitler and Mussolini and Franco were Nationalists.

But that's the company he's keeping, the company that the GOP is defending and explaining and attempting to excuse.

If you are a Nationalist, you are not for America. You are not for a democratic society. You are not here to defend the Republic of the United States.

If you are a Nationalist, you are a traitor, pure and simple.

So let the Imposter-in-Chief grow as dark and ugly as he desires because he's stripping down to his true unAmerican nature. And anyone defending these statements is as rotten, craven and opportunistic as the Trumpster has been from Day 1.

[Mr.Bill]

15. Trump could declare he will

arrest and execute without trial every Democrat that wins in the next election and his rally crowds would let out a deafening cheer. This situation went over the edge a long time ago.

[bluestarone]

16. I really Truly believe

EVERY WORD YOU ARE SAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Grasswire2]

29. BUT WE OUTNUMBER THEM.

Remember that.

[UrbanProspector]

66. You are correct and heres why...

99% of media is RW corporate owned and widely distributed to the easily distracted, short attention span masses as "news". The 1% merely have to dictate the news cycle they have bought and paid for for each day, and their willing viewers will absorb and repeat any lie they hear often enough via the "news". If you want to resist then you must find alternate ways to spread real information to many, how we will do that once creeping fascism takes over is beyond me.

[Kurt V.]

18. we are past that.

the gop will not concede

[Wounded Bear]

20. Sure is looking that way...

[spanone]

23. i think he'll save a nuking for his own election, but I fear what kind of shit is coming

he has no filters

[zentrum]

25. Yes, he's

....getting more and more ominous.

Republicans won't lift a finger. And evil McConnell is smirking all the way to the big social-saftey-net-shred.

[calimary]

33. Already well on the way there.

I just hope someone doesn’t get killed before Election Day. He’s really ramping it up. SO freakin’ reckless!

[CrispyQ]

38. The shit will hit the fan after the election.

Why the meetup with Putin the Sunday after?

[Scarsdale]

59. Probably to thank him

for helping tRump fool the voters. Either that, or Vlad is finally giving him a copy of the pee tape for his very own.

[wiggs]

39. We'e never seen the full weight of fed govt and much of the media aligned toward the

corrupt purpose of protecting a lying, ignorant, illegitimate narcissist POTUS. I'm sure he has a whole bunch of actions, skirmishes, investigations, firings, fake research, pardons, fake news, and more lies lined up and ready to go during the next two weeks and when Mueller's probe is imminent.

[bucolic_frolic]

40. David Corn is amazing

In interviews he appears less than fully alert, or a bit of a bumbling, befuddled intellectual, but he has consistently been one of the shrewdest pundits on Twitter with the timeliness, unique and deep perspective, and angle on all that Trump does. He's right up there with Robert Reich in my book.

[elmac]

49. if we don't take the House, tRump and his fellow fascists will go super fascist on us

bye bye all safety nets, bye bye healthcare, bye bye Mueller investigation. They will go scorched earth on Democracy. Fascist voters are locked and loaded, a blue wave isn't a given, hundreds of millions of pac money flooding red states, spreading the lies. Voter suppression is at full swing, putin is still working unopposed for the fascists and the fascist supreme court is on standby, ready to help swing any close elections. We must all vote, help others get to the polls, vote like our lives depend on it because it does.

[Blue Owl]

50. Bigly McFugly

n/t

[onit2day]

51. Watch how complicit as they justify his lies. Integrity has left the repub party.

[BootinUp]

61. You can take that to the bank. Nt

[hatrack]

63. And here we are - attempted murder of former presidents . . .

Oh, and attempted murder of journalists and staff at CNN.