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In reply to the discussion: Dems failed to sweep in 2020 because we brought daisies to a gunfight [View all]wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)33. Yes, please give the evidence backing this up
And whether this translated into any significant electoral dividends.
On edit: It has been clear for years that voters do NOT value bipartisanship. If they did, the goops would have been gone a long time ago.
Goops get rewarded for being obstructionists, Dems get blamed for stagnation. That's how it works now.
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wellst0nev0ter
Jun 2021
OP
"Democrats worked their asses off to get what we do have and it was worth it."
wellst0nev0ter
Jun 2021
#4
And, ya also know, the strategy of emphasizing the positive over blind attacks did land...
TreasonousBastard
Jun 2021
#15
Dems control the House, the Senate and the Presidency. And we have another "Dems failed" post.
Beastly Boy
Jun 2021
#7
What you are describing are hardly failures. I wonder what your definition of failure is.
Beastly Boy
Jun 2021
#26
When Democrats did negative ads it was: Democrats can't just be the "I'm not Trump" party or
betsuni
Jun 2021
#24