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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
Sun Oct 7, 2018, 11:28 PM Oct 2018

We need a fighter in 2020... [View all]

Someone who isn't afraid to sling mud at Trump. We need someone to get down and dirty with him because that's the only way we beat him. Democrats have GOT to stop acting like conventional campaigning works with him. It doesn't. He's not a conventional candidate and no amount of "I have nothing personal against the President...' comments will do any type of damage.

Hillary was at her strongest when she took Trump on directly. Unfortunately, in the last debate in 2016, she pulled back. I think she thought she had done enough damage. But I don't think so. Trump unravels when you hit him. Talk about his tiny hands. Who cares of it's superficial? It gets a response. Talk about his bankruptcies. Talk about how he's not as rich as he is or that his penis looks like a fucking toad. I get it. I GET that this goes counter to everything we are led to believe about politics. Petty, slimy politics like this SHOULD not work ... but at the end of the day, it does.

We can't run a candidate who lives by the creed that 'if they go low, we go high' because it doesn't work with Trump. He'll just go even lower until he sucker bunches us and we fall to the ground in a ball of pain. When he's down there in the mud, kick the mother fucker in the head.

Cuz that's the only way we're going to win. Throw out old game plans and everything you thought you knew about politics and elections. The most effective liberals and Democrats have been the ones who belittle the fuck out of Trump - guys like Michael Avenatti and Ted Lieu.

It sucks this is what we've come to as a country, and I get there were be moral purists who will be turned off by this type of action, but at the end of the day, we should never count on the moral purists to win - or we'll lose.

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We need a fighter in 2020... [View all] Drunken Irishman Oct 2018 OP
Nah, someone like Booker would be very effective manor321 Oct 2018 #1
I don't think Booker would be effective... Drunken Irishman Oct 2018 #4
Respectfully disagree with you on Schiff. democratisphere Oct 2018 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Drunken Irishman Oct 2018 #15
Schiff would be a great president NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #40
I agree, I think Booker would be a strong candidate AdamGG Oct 2018 #11
i like Booker and Harris. trueblue2007 Oct 2018 #16
Gotta hit the Man-Baby GOOD AND HARD! LBM20 Oct 2018 #36
We need to nail down Nov 6 first. marble falls Oct 2018 #2
This mahina Oct 2018 #23
drumpf will not be available to run in 2020; Mueller and the democratisphere Oct 2018 #3
What about Merkley? k-dub Oct 2018 #5
I also like Merkley. Jim Lane Oct 2018 #25
Merkley is a genuine, good man. Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #28
totally agree... myohmy2 Oct 2018 #6
No we need the anti-Trump Trumpocalypse Oct 2018 #8
Bush was still, at the end of the day, a conventional candidate. Drunken Irishman Oct 2018 #13
When they go low we go high....? Joe941 Oct 2018 #9
When they go low we go lower Freddie Oct 2018 #31
When they go low SMASH THEIR FUCKING FACES IN! LBM20 Oct 2018 #37
when they go low, we put our blue high heels to their necks and step over them FM123 Oct 2018 #39
I've said this before..I like Swallwell. He's young, charismatic, good looking, tough...take a look notdarkyet Oct 2018 #10
Yes. He's another. Drunken Irishman Oct 2018 #14
People think I'm crazy but Hillary 2020 TreeStarsForever Oct 2018 #12
I love Hillary and I think she ran a great race. But she was swiftboated too bad to run again. StevieM Oct 2018 #19
No Ace Rothstein Oct 2018 #21
I like Hillary, but this is every right winger's wet dream AdamGG Oct 2018 #26
What is the saying? LisaL Oct 2018 #35
Agreed. We need Tom Steyer to be our nominee and the next president of the United States. (eom) StevieM Oct 2018 #17
Right now, I'm too focused on November 6 to think about 2020. EffieBlack Oct 2018 #18
When I hear the word fighter, I think of Howard Dean. milestogo Oct 2018 #20
I'm liking Booker Sugarcoated Oct 2018 #22
We need Beto to win in Texas next month NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #41
the problem with this is that what works for Republicans doesn't usually work for Democrats JI7 Oct 2018 #24
Democrats who can control the media narrative NewJeffCT Oct 2018 #42
Let the Primaries take place. There will be enough bright, OnDoutside Oct 2018 #27
Need a charismatic fighter Awsi Dooger Oct 2018 #29
I am looking at Andrew Yang Sherman A1 Oct 2018 #30
Gov. Jay Inslee Freddie Oct 2018 #32
The question is how to run against 45 Buckeyeblue Oct 2018 #33
I totally agree. I almost threw up when Corey Booker came out with his statement that he has no Vinca Oct 2018 #34
Tammy Duckworth. Former female fighter pilot. Can you imagine the fight that took? Squinch Oct 2018 #38
Be Bold. Be Direct. Be Ruthless. Hit Hard. dalton99a Oct 2018 #43
Absolutely. We need someone who will take the bully by the horns and kick the shit out of him mtnsnake Oct 2018 #44
FighterS. Not just president, but every office, every seat. This must be full-scale. JudyM Oct 2018 #45
I agree. Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #46
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