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Sundance1220

(285 posts)
43. You are absolutely right
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 11:49 AM
Jan 2025

Just this week I sent an email to my senior senator (Schumer) and railed against the lack of fight in my own party, how they should be out there EVERY SINGLE DAY fighting against each and every lie that degenerate tells (I also said I realize that's a full time job). But not one dime will come from me until I see a party that's willing to go to the mattresses.

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it's messaging! tableturner Jan 2025 #1
Maga & Republicans engage in a street fight while Democrats fight a clean fight by the rules. Republicans laugh. n/t elocs Jan 2025 #25
yep claudette Jan 2025 #27
It is worse than that. Bluetus Jan 2025 #62
Fuck that, wait a year when Dystopia settles in. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2025 #2
That won't necessarily change anything. Ms. Toad Jan 2025 #38
I agree and a lot of others do too. yardwork Jan 2025 #40
Quinnipiac?.... I don't trust them... they have been wrong for the last few years... William Gustafson Jan 2025 #3
I would have thought that 2024 would have helped disabuse folks here on DU from auto-slating major polls if Celerity Jan 2025 #14
We have serious brand communication issue PBC_Democrat Jan 2025 #4
If the voters cared about messaging they wouldn't vote for Keepthesoulalive Jan 2025 #6
Stop seeing it as a business DSandra Jan 2025 #20
This will not stop until we stop blaming "the media" and learn how to use them. Maru Kitteh Jan 2025 #5
I keep asking what do you propose to get through to the majority of White people Keepthesoulalive Jan 2025 #7
They really only care about themselves. This will self correct when they start to feel the GoodRaisin Jan 2025 #13
Horrible but its them.... Historic NY Jan 2025 #8
That's annoyed me this week. yardwork Jan 2025 #41
Could be misleading Cirsium Jan 2025 #9
I definitely think this is part of it ITAL Jan 2025 #16
You are absolutely right Sundance1220 Jan 2025 #43
Its definitely republicans are far better controlling the narrative oldmanlynn Jan 2025 #10
truth (no matter how many may want to not hear it): Celerity Jan 2025 #17
And yet... some people see the Way Forward as "more of the same" WarGamer Jan 2025 #11
I'm woke Keepthesoulalive Jan 2025 #18
Didn't we win a special election recently ? JI7 Jan 2025 #12
Poll is directionally accurate in my opinion DaBronx Jan 2025 #15
And we still won the special election JI7 Jan 2025 #23
Two things can be true DaBronx Jan 2025 #42
What clear message ? JI7 Jan 2025 #57
Go to Actual Poll before getting Upset delisen Jan 2025 #19
I did edhopper Jan 2025 #35
Over which period of time were respondents actually being polle? delisen Jan 2025 #21
I think that would affect Trump's approval edhopper Jan 2025 #36
If they approve of and vote for Republicans, it has nothing to do with Democrats. They like Republicans. betsuni Jan 2025 #22
newsweek is trash RJ-MacReady Jan 2025 #24
Maybe if they would claudette Jan 2025 #26
While I have some ideas why, I hesitate to put them out here. dem4decades Jan 2025 #28
Biden had a huge list of accomplishments pimpbot Jan 2025 #29
Democrats failed to stop a 2nd Trump term, and they don't have an opposition plan to a 2nd Trump term. Yavin4 Jan 2025 #30
You mean American voters (and non-voters) and the Republican Party failed to stop a 2nd Trump term. betsuni Jan 2025 #32
Nope Yavin4 Jan 2025 #60
No Cirsium Jan 2025 #70
It's not the Democratic party it is our feckless leadership. That was the conversation earlier this doc03 Jan 2025 #31
Maybe the silence is the problem Blue Full Moon Jan 2025 #33
Leadership. Passages Jan 2025 #34
News Media toil for the slave masters Kid Berwyn Jan 2025 #37
The problem is the corporate media SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2025 #39
'sorry' bigtree Jan 2025 #44
Glad you think edhopper Jan 2025 #45
this is the lowest rating ever for what is traditionally a honeymoon period for an incoming president bigtree Jan 2025 #46
Trump always polls this poorly edhopper Jan 2025 #50
congress has passed nothing of the republican agenda yet bigtree Jan 2025 #53
I guess you haven't noticed edhopper Jan 2025 #64
I'm not boosting what Trump or republicans are doing or might do bigtree Jan 2025 #66
There is no Republican party. milestogo Jan 2025 #47
Nope, it's now the Trump / Fox / Q party whether they like it or not! Initech Jan 2025 #49
The Democratic Party needs some serious rebranding. Initech Jan 2025 #48
Democrats seemed to be paralyzed by immigration and inflation dalton99a Jan 2025 #51
You can't win when all you say is edhopper Jan 2025 #52
I think ismnotwasm Jan 2025 #54
until the D party pulls their head out of their asses i'm going to agree. dsp3000 Jan 2025 #55
They just came into power. Give it some time. Eventually people will see that their policies aren't helping anyone. everyonematters Jan 2025 #56
Sure, eventually edhopper Jan 2025 #63
How much more proof do we need True Dough Jan 2025 #58
Democrats were blamed for inflation during the election which helped the party to lose the Senate as well andym Jan 2025 #59
Before we get too carried away with the handwringing Metaphorical Jan 2025 #61
Is the poll of 1,019 people nationwide BIG enough for accuracy? CTyankee Jan 2025 #65
pretty standard size for this type of poll. edhopper Jan 2025 #69
It's like with the NBA ShadesOfBlue Jan 2025 #67
Sounds like we need to make a hard left turn. Emile Jan 2025 #68
FWIW At the bottom of Newsweek article: Survey was conducted Jan 23-27...... NowsTheTime Mar 2025 #71
Since then edhopper Mar 2025 #72
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