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jcmaine72

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2. It's not just bad messaging that's costing the Democratic Party

Reply to eilen (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 05:15 AM

Nov 2021

In fact, I place the blame squarely on the shoulders of our criminally dishonest corporate media. They sure do love to stir the shit pot and turning Americans against one another, whether it's by facilitating reThug lies or deliberately taking the words of Democrats out of context to make us all appear to be batshit crazy and irrational.

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I think we are screwed for 2022 [View all] eilen Nov 2021 OP

It is not the Dems StClone Nov 2021 #1

+1 2naSalit Nov 2021 #5

TM could have capitalized on life before Covid eilen Nov 2021 #10

It's not just bad messaging that's costing the Democratic Party jcmaine72 Nov 2021 #2

+1 2naSalit Nov 2021 #4

The Democratic Party should be better at shaping the media message eilen Nov 2021 #8

Yup WestIndianArchie Nov 2021 #3

There's a lot of time between now and then Amishman Nov 2021 #6

There is not a lot of time... there is eilen Nov 2021 #7

buck up camper, was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Shellback Squid Nov 2021 #9

I'll reserve judgment until the SCOTUS rules on Roe v Wade via the Mississippi case. roamer65 Nov 2021 #11

To early to tell SweetieD Nov 2021 #12

A big thing we have going for us is that the average Rethug pol's far more Empty G than Younkinesque Celerity Nov 2021 #13

2 years is very long in political time JCMach1 Nov 2021 #14

And we are now down to ONE year until the 2022 mid-terms. Captain Zero Nov 2021 #16

Still a very long time. I seem to recall Clinton was written off ca. 1994-5 JCMach1 Nov 2021 #17

Yes, I remember that. shrike3 Nov 2021 #19

For your consideration regarding the normal ebb and flow in U.S. politics: LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #15

say welcome to fascism scarytomcat Nov 2021 #18