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In reply to the discussion: Democrats Do Not Spend Enough Time Attacking Republicans - Sorry [View all]OrangeJoe
(286 posts)I was talking to my wife and sister in law about those idiotic Christmas cards sent by Republicans glorifying guns. Mentioned that the media and Republicans would be repeatedly attacking Democrats (imagine the Ilhan Omar clan posing with guns) if they did something like this. They just said, "Oh we can't stoop to their level and play their game."
The problem with Democrats is that too many of them think everybody sees the world like they do, that people respond rationally and support policies that advance their own interests, that the deplorables would come around if they knew the facts, that we must not ever offend anybody, etc.
The fight in elections is for that squishy middle 1/3 of the country. The left is going to stick with us no matter what, the right is going to oppose us, so we have to dumb down and beef up the message to bring those undecideds into the fold. Patiently explaining that the Build Back Better has lots of goodies in it for them gets us nowhere. This crowd is too stupid and disengaged to understand legislative facts. We've got to hit them in the emotions.
Run ads highlighting prominent anti-vaxxers who croaked side by side with clips of Republicans downplaying the virus. Show video of the attack on Jan 6th with quotes from Rs calling them peaceful. Highlight how much money certain politicians saved with the tax cuts. Get tough.