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In reply to the discussion: Tell me I'm wrong about the messages Virginia voters sent [View all]Steelrolled
(2,022 posts)59. As far as I know, Trump wasn't running for governor
and didn't campaign in the governor race. McAuliffe was swinging for a fast ball and got a change up. Wasn't a bad strategy but it just didn't work.
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I think if we can get our "allies" to stop comparing Biden to a BOWL OF SHIT; and...
NurseJackie
Nov 2021
#4
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 We blame our bad message on slogans from the poor and oppressed then run
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#21
We are so busy trying to not be like the Republicans we've crippled our avenues of response.
hadEnuf
Nov 2021
#47
That's apples to oranges. We're coming off of one of the worst presidencies in history,
hadEnuf
Nov 2021
#84
No, we can "go high" stoke emotions and tell the truth. We leave out the "stoke emotions" part for
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#66
Metaphorically speaking, if Youngkin sleeps with Trump on Monday, it will not go well with his
Beastly Boy
Nov 2021
#79
The exception would've been the dem winning in VA and he almost did closing the gap ...
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#24
We got voters out, the turnout numbers were record IINM. The issue is 15% swing in white women
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#34
So McA defined Youngkin early AND HARD as a Trumper? I didn't see that, how was Youngkin able
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#77
100% agree that VA rejected Trump again seeing Youngkin ran away from him like he stank
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#26
Most Texans don't want to get rid of abortion, Abbot did it because he doesn't have to pay a price
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#87
Yes there is messaging that can change that and dems need to implement it the way the GQP does
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#36
I posted it already, stoke emotions like the GQP does but with truth. We don't do that ...
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#40
100% agree that the GQP doesn't have to tell the truth to stoke but we can stoke AND tell the truth
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#43
I feel like you do but relating more to implementation than tactic, the tactic works ... look at
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#53
Biden has spent the year cleaning up the Trump mess, including the pandemic
bucolic_frolic
Nov 2021
#39
Maybe we need to face the fact that we are a greedy, vindictive and fascistic nation that
world wide wally
Nov 2021
#57