An Election Handed to Democrats on a Silver Platter

[lees1975]

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2022/02/an-election-handed-to-democrats-on.html

In all of the footage of the Trump Insurrection, I don't see anything that looks like political discourse taking place. Nor does what was going on resemble any kind of "tourist" activity that I've ever seen. People do tend to have short memories when it comes to politics, which is, as Rogers says, exactly why some of them remain in office. Even the politicians themselves act like they've forgotten what they've said and done when there's something negative in their past behavior that has the potential to cost them votes. But this was not a forgettable event. So changing the terminology, calling it something other than what it was will only work on those who already have the will not to believe and are blinded by their own bias or have been brainwashed.

It is unfortunate that the number of such people is pretty high. But its not high enough to change the narrative. This was Trump's Insurrection, proper noun, capital on both words, a riot he incited with the full intention of using it as a means of subverting the constitution, a failed coup attempt to overthrow the legitimately elected President. Among the vast majority of those who are not brainwashed by the Trump loyalty cult, attempting to call this "legitimate political discourse" is laughable and ridiculous. Who wants to put people in office who lack the kind of reason and grasp on reality that it takes to call this exactly what it was?

[RussBLib]

1. and Dems need to latch onto this narrative

damn, the GOP almost uprooted our democracy, and they are still trying.

Any Dem who does not use this in their ads is guilty of malpractice.

[HariSeldon]

2. The political spot I want to see aired...

...especially on Fox News, but on mainstream channels, too, starts out with patriotic music and a waving American flag. The text "What it means to be a Republican" fades in. Then cut to violent scenes from the insurrection captioned "...legitimate public discourse. (Republican National Committee, censure of Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger, 2/3/2022)" It needs more, but this is how far I've gotten in designing it.

[lees1975]

3. That sounds perfect

Some of the ads that the Lincoln project is running are just absolutely devastating. Someone like Buffett needs to pick those up and plaster them everywhere.