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Sympthsical

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13. I think I wouldn't hire anyone with those characterizations as a political consultant
Mon May 9, 2022, 11:45 AM
May 2022

It's a fun image to kick around on a message board, but it isn't useful in tangible politics where the idea is to persuade people to vote for you.

Who are you talking to with this plan? You're not talking to flesh and blood conservative voters. They'd laugh at this "plan". There's real life stupid and Looney Tunes stupid. You're putting out painting a hole on a cliff and hoping Republican voters will smash into it. "This should work. I saw it on tv once."

C'mon now.

If you think that's actually how these people are, and it isn't just a bit of fluffy fun we have on social media, then I'd say your worldview is incredibly tilted to the point of being unusable in real world politics.

You're not talking to conservative voters with this. You're talking to people who already think the way you do. You're yelling at the choir, the whole damn orchestra, and throwing in the conductor for extra measure.

Except those aren't the people we need to convince in order to change things in this country.

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the gun nuts know that isn't true. these justices love guns. SoonerPride May 2022 #1
They Might Think They Know..... global1 May 2022 #2
Gonna be hard to get them to believe that DetroitLegalBeagle May 2022 #3
I Don't Know - If Our Democracy Goes Down The Drain..... global1 May 2022 #4
I sometimes have a stray thought Sympthsical May 2022 #5
So You Don't Think There Are A Big Cadre Of Conservating Voters That.... global1 May 2022 #6
I think I wouldn't hire anyone with those characterizations as a political consultant Sympthsical May 2022 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #7
Calling them GOP endorsed SCOTUS candidates instead of Conservative SCOTUS candidates taxi May 2022 #8
I Was Trying To Be Nice Calling Them Conservative SCOTUS Candidates...... global1 May 2022 #9
I think we all do that taxi May 2022 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #14
Saying GOP endorsed or GOP favored avoids that distinction. taxi May 2022 #18
Just tell them the truth. Republicans are anti-women's health, support rape and incest, and do not JohnSJ May 2022 #10
Start with impeaching Clarence Thomas. world wide wally May 2022 #11
Nonsense; that won't fly. The GOP and its minions love guns Ocelot II May 2022 #12
I don't believe it will work JustAnotherGen May 2022 #15
PS - all we have to do is Vote JustAnotherGen May 2022 #17
We also need candidates to vote for MyMission May 2022 #20
I'm a Democratic Committee Member JustAnotherGen May 2022 #21
Some truth in this newdayneeded May 2022 #19
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