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SMC22307

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28. SS and Medicare appeal to the Democratic base and "blue collar white Trump voters."

Reply to Ex Lurker (Reply #24)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 12:49 AM

Feb 2020

Carville is right -- Fat Nixon needs to be torched over his comments. No one's saying to abandon what you list, but economic issues ALWAYS top the list of what's important to voters. Make any suggestion of cuts to those programs third rail again. TORCH.

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That last line is pure Carville DFW Feb 2020 #14

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Kick. ooky Feb 2020 #23

Translation: abandon racial justice, LGBT issues, gun control Ex Lurker Feb 2020 #24

LOL!!! greytdemocrat Feb 2020 #25

SS and Medicare appeal to the Democratic base and "blue collar white Trump voters." SMC22307 Feb 2020 #28

EXACTLY! Have any of our candidates talked about Fat Nixon at Davos... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #26

Yeah... PJMcK Feb 2020 #27

But he's right about torching Trump over cuts to SS and Medicare... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #29

Carville's credibility is solid PJMcK Feb 2020 #31

bottom line: GET PEOPLE STIRRED UP DAMNIT! Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #30

I agree with Carville this time. n/t Tarheel_Dem Feb 2020 #32