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D23MIURG23

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11. I have friends who I would call "MAGA adjacent", and this won't land with them either.

Tue Jan 16, 2024, 11:21 AM

Jan 2024

These friends don't openly admit to voting for the guy, but "coincidentally" 80% of their ideas on politics line up with MAGA talking points.

They are going to immediately scoff at this comparison and note the crime against coolness that is taking Donald Trump seriously.

I think a lot of his younger/middle age supporters find him entertaining and edgy. He's a fun practical joke against "the establishment". And in line with that, they will block any attempt to seriously criticize him with their favorite thought terminating cliche: "Trump derangement syndrome".

I respect what the Lincoln project is trying to do here, but the risk of it coming off as hyperbole is high. I actually think we'd be better off throwing diaper jokes for the next 10 months, and making ads of him tripping down stairs and claiming that he's running against "Obamna".

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God Made A Dictator (Lincoln Propject) [View all] DinahMoeHum Jan 2024 OP

Wow that's good FoxNewsSucks Jan 2024 #1

ouTube Comment: People act like Trump would kick a puppy. That's ridiculous. speak easy Jan 2024 #9

Spoken in their language Pacifist Patriot Jan 2024 #2

I have friends who I would call "MAGA adjacent", and this won't land with them either. D23MIURG23 Jan 2024 #11

Yep, the cult is irredeemable, but for everyone else this is a good reminder of what's at stake William Seger Jan 2024 #16

Where TFG supporters stole it from originally ... marble falls Jan 2024 #3

That's what farmers use to be Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #19

Yep, I remember that. jaxexpat Jan 2024 #21

Yep, he did ampm Jan 2024 #4

Bookmarking to share. emulatorloo Jan 2024 #5

Good one! 2naSalit Jan 2024 #6

Fantastic! Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #7

And a fat, smelly, odious one at that Blue Owl Jan 2024 #8

Wow! Great video! Well done Lincoln Project! liberalla Jan 2024 #10

Impactive! JohnnyRingo Jan 2024 #12

We do our part -- they do theirs Hekate Jan 2024 #14

Whew. That should give us all a shudder. Hekate Jan 2024 #13

I enjoyed it but, the few MAGAs I know would poo-poo it as trying too hard... chouchou Jan 2024 #15

The Lincoln Project has done it again democrank Jan 2024 #17

Excellent! Too bad that the people who need to see it, won't. niyad Jan 2024 #18

Sorry but "god" didn't, greed and stupidity did. republianmushroom Jan 2024 #20

LP seems to be micro-targeting the last, few mutable members of the electorate. Torchlight Jan 2024 #22

This should have a million recs orangecrush Jan 2024 #23

TFG is relying on the religious nut cases in his base LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #24

The Lincoln Project sent a billboard truck to Trump's rally in NH this evening. LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #25

One wonders if they are smart enough to understand message at the end of video? NowsTheTime Jan 2024 #26

TFG supporters may be too stupid to understand this ad LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #28

K&R bdamomma Jan 2024 #27

This is probably the overall most powerful ad LP has ever made. TSExile Jan 2024 #29

who is the narrator? CTyankee Jan 2024 #30

I think this ad makes some of the evangonuts smug in their support of chump - it speaks directly to their diva77 Jan 2024 #31