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4bonhoffer

(232 posts)
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 01:44 PM Sep 2025

For God's sake don't F up the messaging

Back in the midterms the Republicans were openly attacking social security. A political gift from the Gods and the Democratic Party, instead of pounding the table with that , just flushed that gift down the toilet by barely mentioning it. ( not just my opinion. I have spoken with House members who agree with me ). I will forever believe that if we had pounded that point over and over we would have held the house.

Now we have the Epstein files. I heard a caller to Thom Hartmann’s show make this point and I am in total agreement with it. The Democrats need to tie EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, to the Epstein files! Just like the Republicans blame all evils on Biden. From tax cuts to the wealthy, to corporate handouts, to cuts in Medicare. No matter how far the degree of separation , find a way to mention the Epstein files.

The Dems don’t need to reach anyone reading this. The Dems need to reach people who watch only a limited bit of news.
The Epstein files grab everyone’s attention and the party needs to use this for all its worth.Of course it’s disgusting to refer to what happened to these girls as a political gift, but in that it does grab everyone’s attention and that the Dems can use it to showcase the differences between our side and theirs, the Dems should tie this to everything. Over & over & over…..

Time after time over the years I have seen the Democratic Party squander political gifts from the republicans. We are in too dangerous of a time to continue to repeat that mistake.

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BamaRefugee

(3,903 posts)
1. Agreed. Every interview, every question, every EVERYTHING just instantly deflect to Epstein right off the bat.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 01:55 PM
Sep 2025

After that, answer everything with substance so it's all on the record, but the only thing people we need to reach will remember (even faintly through the fog of propaganda they live in) will be the Epstein answer.

Ferryboat

(1,271 posts)
2. The regimes attempts to move on from Epstien are succeeding
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 02:14 PM
Sep 2025

Repugs have gotten the message, media is ignoring it.
Dems have to flip it back to Epstien everytime day after day. The answer to any questions starts with 'this is a distraction from the victims of Epstien'.
Keep it front and center until mid terms.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
3. Until some of the victims or documents identify trump, this won't make much difference just like it didn't before.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 02:21 PM
Sep 2025

But, I don't mind seeing people squirm in fear.

TxGuitar

(4,360 posts)
4. Guy Debord:
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 10:42 AM
Sep 2025

"Revolution is not 'showing' life to people, but making them live. A revolutionary organization must always remember that its objective is not getting its adherents to listen to convincing talks by expert leaders, but getting them to speak for themselves, in order to achieve, or at least strive toward, an equal degree of participation."

Guy Debord

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