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Pototan

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15. Lyndon Johnson did...

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #12)

Sun Sep 10, 2023, 12:17 AM

Sep 2023

...and Hilary Clinton should have deployed the fear factor more aggressively.

And it's not "American Carnage", it's what could happen if Trump wins.

Just like Goldwater and the daisy commercial in 1964.

Say what you want, but it will work, and it has the added advantage of being the truth.

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My Suggestion for The Biden Strategy to Win GE [View all] Pototan Sep 2023 OP

Joe Biden made the preservation of democracy our midterm message, lapucelle Sep 2023 #1

Fear all republicans LiberaBlueDem Sep 2023 #2

My suggestion for Biden: Fiendish Thingy Sep 2023 #3

Just my two cents usonian Sep 2023 #4

I agree and they need the best Tree Lady Sep 2023 #13

well that's certainly one take. edisdead Sep 2023 #5

Do you have a different one? brooklynite Sep 2023 #6

I mean I do edisdead Sep 2023 #7

Suing for "political malpractice" is hyperbole. Pototan Sep 2023 #8

you don't have to explain it edisdead Sep 2023 #21

I agree. betsuni Sep 2023 #11

It's not the Biden voters or the Trump voters that need convincing Pototan Sep 2023 #16

But if they can't see the difference between the two parties, nothing can be done. betsuni Sep 2023 #17

that 10% was convinced, overwhelmingly, to vote for Biden in 2020 Pototan Sep 2023 #18

SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM???? edisdead Sep 2023 #22

Agree. People's brains process input differently and arrive at Hortensis Sep 2023 #28

What if Trump isn't running? MichMan Sep 2023 #9

Then a different strategy needs to be employed Pototan Sep 2023 #10

I think a bunch of ads with Mikey Tree Lady Sep 2023 #14

Naw...the appeal to fear is a Republican thing. LudwigPastorius Sep 2023 #12

Lyndon Johnson did... Pototan Sep 2023 #15

Hillary was criticized for having too many negative ads against Trump, the Democratic Party's only betsuni Sep 2023 #19

Not me Pototan Sep 2023 #20

And there is the problem edisdead Sep 2023 #23

Oh, I don't equate me with everybody else... Pototan Sep 2023 #24

We have outpaced expectations edisdead Sep 2023 #25

We need to go after every age bracket. Mr.Bill Sep 2023 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Sep 2023 #27

Agreed Pototan Sep 2023 #31

it's all about turnout. WarGamer Sep 2023 #29

My point Pototan Sep 2023 #30