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59. Waste of time & resources.

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 03:43 PM

Nov 2018

Reach out to the non-voters or the new voters. Make sure they show up again.

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Which Trump voters should the Democrats reach out to? [View all] guillaumeb Nov 2018 OP

Fuck that. W_HAMILTON Nov 2018 #1

Never. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #4

none INdemo Nov 2018 #2

56,000 Trump supporters voted for a Nazi in the 3rd Il District. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #5

157K Iowans voted for a Nazi as well exboyfil Nov 2018 #33

True. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #36

Didnt know that INdemo Nov 2018 #125

Yes, in Illinois. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #131

I'm with you INdemo. NONE!! blueinredohio Nov 2018 #111

More like Alex Nitwit. dem4decades Nov 2018 #3

She is merely repeating one of the media favored talking points. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #7

I agree BigMin28 Nov 2018 #57

The ones who genuinely repent and are willing to be deprogrammed? rzemanfl Nov 2018 #6

The answer is to do what we did in 2008 and in 2018. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #9

See, there's your answer. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #11

A lot did that on Tuesday. nt Blue_true Nov 2018 #81

Reaching out to Trump supporters will likely get your hand slapped, or worse. Arkansas Granny Nov 2018 #8

I agree that many, if not most, guillaumeb Nov 2018 #10

None, zero, nada we can do it Nov 2018 #12

Not a good use of our time or resources. ooky Nov 2018 #13

The media cares. Or pretends to care. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #15

Why isn't Alex Nitwitt asking GOPpers how they should reach out to Dems? lagomorph777 Nov 2018 #127

Reaching out is an action that is only asked of Democrats. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #132

Yep, our resources are better spent going after young voters and non-voters. brush Nov 2018 #61

Which Trump voters should the Democrats reach out to? Hayduke Bomgarte Nov 2018 #14

None. To Hell with all of them. Aristus Nov 2018 #16

In 2018, we focused on health care and it worked marylandblue Nov 2018 #17

We agree. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2018 #130

Anyone who still asks this is an idiot vi5 Nov 2018 #18

It is the right wing media pretense of even handed treatment. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #23

None of them. Let the more evolved ones come crawling back to us. Fuck the rest of them. (nt) Paladin Nov 2018 #20

The ones who never watch the news meadowlander Nov 2018 #21

2 possibilities. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #26

+1 Power 2 the People Nov 2018 #22

Alex Witt is pretty consistently awful whenever she's on. octoberlib Nov 2018 #24

None of them. They are either going to cluster on the bow of the political Titanic, libdem4life Nov 2018 #25

I would say that Trump is the Trumptanic, guillaumeb Nov 2018 #29

I don't think that all Republicans are Nazis question everything Nov 2018 #27

All GOP members are NOT Nazis. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #32

56,000 of 100 million voters? question everything Nov 2018 #42

No, 56,000 out of 200,000 votes in the 3rd District. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #46

What would forgetting identity politics look like? violetpastille Nov 2018 #54

Guarantee equal rights and opportunities for all Americans marylandblue Nov 2018 #64

Would working towards passing the ERA be identity politics or its opposite? violetpastille Nov 2018 #69

Depends on how you frame it, but I don't think it should be our main issue marylandblue Nov 2018 #72

Very well said. eom guillaumeb Nov 2018 #89

MLK "I have a dream" speech question everything Nov 2018 #68

Yes. violetpastille Nov 2018 #71

Perhaps too utopian question everything Nov 2018 #122

ignore them - or better, just laugh at their breathtaking stupidity NRaleighLiberal Nov 2018 #28

The problem being some of us live in very red areas dembotoz Nov 2018 #30

Very true. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #35

Many Dems became Dems when the gop lies hurt them dembotoz Nov 2018 #58

None--they own what they are. They like it and are proud of it ismnotwasm Nov 2018 #31

Agreed. Well said. eom guillaumeb Nov 2018 #34

I would reach out to the Trump voters that previously voted for Barack Obama andym Nov 2018 #37

ding ding ding shanny Nov 2018 #55

Independents who voted obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2018 #73

The few "redeemable" ones will figure it out for themselves Zambero Nov 2018 #38

sigh. the narratives are so fucked up. Media has put no demands on the skidstain in chief.. JHan Nov 2018 #39

Agreed. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #40

Great point about Reagan. Reading about how they gave him cover is sickening. JHan Nov 2018 #41

The Reagan Administration was the most corrupt, to date. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #44

This! happy feet Nov 2018 #78

There are two more flippable House districts in MI. roamer65 Nov 2018 #43

And in other states as well. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #45

We now have a 7/7 Split in Michigan... LovingA2andMI Nov 2018 #75

Young ones Recently radicalized on college campuses however religion may play a part that can't be lunasun Nov 2018 #47

NONE, waste of time bitterross Nov 2018 #48

Trump voters are a lost cause Rizen Nov 2018 #49

We have to be able to engage on topics we all care about mahina Nov 2018 #85

For what purpose? randr Nov 2018 #50

The dead ones fmdaddio Nov 2018 #51

the millions of Obama-to-Trump voters, obviously shanny Nov 2018 #52

I doubt they were in the millions. John Fante Nov 2018 #102

I doubt if the Hillary and Obama coalitions were identical: shanny Nov 2018 #109

Not identical, but far more aligned than people give credit. John Fante Nov 2018 #118

did you read the article? shanny Nov 2018 #120

How do we reach the non- nazis? mahina Nov 2018 #53

When you find yourself aligned with nazis... ret5hd Nov 2018 #63

If only life were that simple. marylandblue Nov 2018 #67

Well, it kinda is... ret5hd Nov 2018 #106

No, that makes you someone who wants the trains to run on time marylandblue Nov 2018 #107

It makes you a person for whom train schedules are more important than human life...aka nazi. ret5hd Nov 2018 #110

Life still isn't that simple marylandblue Nov 2018 #112

Why don't they ask how Republicans can reach out spooky3 Nov 2018 #56

Well said. Nothing to add to that. eom guillaumeb Nov 2018 #87

Waste of time & resources. CrispyQ Nov 2018 #59

Agreed. We need to motivate the previously unmotivated. eom guillaumeb Nov 2018 #86

Why do we need to reach out to Trump supporters? True_Blue Nov 2018 #60

In Michigan (where Dingell is from), Trump voters who voted for Obama. demmiblue Nov 2018 #62

Reach out to all good decent Americans. lancelyons Nov 2018 #65

former Democrats, moderates, swing voters IronLionZion Nov 2018 #66

The last time left-leaning voters were this fired up for an John Fante Nov 2018 #70

None..... LovingA2andMI Nov 2018 #74

Of those you mentioned... Mike Nelson Nov 2018 #76

How did Congresswoman Dingell respond? elleng Nov 2018 #77

I must admit that I cannot remember at this point. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #90

The Democrats should reach out to white women Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2018 #79

Thanks for that link! violetpastille Nov 2018 #88

There are honest people that voted for him because they seriously thought he would be better. Blue_true Nov 2018 #80

And we should reach out to them, guillaumeb Nov 2018 #91

True. And policy that our candidates can discuss with them. nt Blue_true Nov 2018 #93

Healthcare is a winning issue. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #95

Yes. But the democratic House, the new and existing democratic governors and state houses that Blue_true Nov 2018 #97

Agreed. The GOP is on the losing side on the healthcare issue. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #98

No need. We're the majority. They're the minority. tinrobot Nov 2018 #82

Bernie Sanders seems to suggest reaching out to... Small-Axe Nov 2018 #83

Not actually correct. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #92

So I misunderstand him when: Small-Axe Nov 2018 #94

1) He said "not necessarily "racist. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #96

"Not necessarily" is false, as this is the definition of racism. Small-Axe Nov 2018 #99

It is a cult those people believe anything Trump says even if you doc03 Nov 2018 #84

The thing that bothers me is those people (usually on the right) that think Stellar Nov 2018 #100

Yes, the "reaching out" that the media loves to prescribe guillaumeb Nov 2018 #101

Exactly! Stellar Nov 2018 #103

Reach out to: Liberty Belle Nov 2018 #104

Trump's positions were well known prior to 2016. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #105

None. Fuck em all. They should be reaching out to us stopbush Nov 2018 #108

This kind of attitude loses elections... brooklynite Nov 2018 #113

I did not label every GOP voter as anything. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #121

Fuck that. Downtown Hound Nov 2018 #114

Suppression Johnny2X2X Nov 2018 #115

You don't reach out to a rattlesnake njhoneybadger Nov 2018 #116

Obama-Trump voters and anti-Clinton voters Jim Lane Nov 2018 #117

As many as the budget allows for. Orsino Nov 2018 #119

The obvious response is dansolo Nov 2018 #123

I'd rather we focus our time on reaching out to more liberals, Muslims, immigrants, GLBTQ, the poor, ck4829 Nov 2018 #124

Low information voters who made a bad decision & are sorry. lark Nov 2018 #126

The ones on Social Security & Medicare . Basic LA Nov 2018 #128

It Would be Much More Effective to Focus on Getting Out the Millennial Vote dlk Nov 2018 #129