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carpetbagger

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14. The GOP floods the zone with BS....

Reply to Pototan (Original post)

Sun Jun 18, 2023, 02:07 AM

Jun 2023

The goal of propaganda is to leave people blanking out on the true fact rather than convincing them otherwise. So presidential elections in the entire Atwater era have left the electorate with a counter smear that blurs the lines.

I've always believed that the one critical element in winning and holding the presidency for Democrats has been whether we choose a likable candidate. Dolly Parton, Tom Hanks, Dave Gohl, Jon Bon Jovi.

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Can I please explain "innocent until proven guilty" for a President? [View all] Pototan Jun 2023 OP

The relevant legal standard for being president onenote Jun 2023 #1

not during an election... Pototan Jun 2023 #2

Yes voters can use any standard they want onenote Jun 2023 #3

Hence, my argument Pototan Jun 2023 #5

As long as a candidate is a 35-year-old natural born citizen, who's lived here 14 years,... LudwigPastorius Jun 2023 #4

I never try to convert the cultists... Pototan Jun 2023 #6

If someone needs to be convinced you've probably already lost them onenote Jun 2023 #7

I guess there's no need to campaign, then. Pototan Jun 2023 #10

Campaigning is as much about turnout as it is convincing voters onenote Jun 2023 #20

2022 was not about turnout... Pototan Jun 2023 #21

Cultist or not, them's the actual standards. Igel Jun 2023 #8

What standard do you apply? Pototan Jun 2023 #9

There is a difference between "Qualified" and "Eligible" Pototan Jun 2023 #17

Agree that the workplace standard is a good argument Alice Kramden Jun 2023 #11

Thanks Pototan Jun 2023 #16

I can see using this Alice Kramden Jun 2023 #19

The problem is Timewas Jun 2023 #12

Again, I'm talking about an argument that can be made... Pototan Jun 2023 #13

The GOP floods the zone with BS.... carpetbagger Jun 2023 #14

That's why my argument... Pototan Jun 2023 #15

Great OP malaise Jun 2023 #18

It is in H2O Man Jun 2023 #22

Technically, you are correct... Pototan Jun 2023 #24

I was saying it H2O Man Jun 2023 #25

As someone who is not going to be on the jury in any of Donald's many criminal cases Raftergirl Jun 2023 #23