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K & R Walz and Bernie both get it. Emile Mar 9 #1

He is correct RJ-MacReady Mar 9 #2

Am I misremembering or didn't we have a similar conversation about celebrities after Hillary's loss? Alice B. Mar 9 #18

Trump got more out of the McDonalds and Garbage Truck stunts than anything the Harris campaign did with celebrities MichMan Mar 9 #54

Most Dems never take enough risks. NewHendoLib Mar 9 #3

Would you if you were making a minimum of $175,000 per year? With free health care and too many perks to list. usaf-vet Mar 9 #21

Sorry we have term limits. It's called elections. Actual term limits would be unconstitutional Walleye Mar 9 #27

Exactly Polybius Mar 9 #45

Come on. As if they don't anyway? Too many if not most of them KPN Mar 9 #47

Yes, but a lame duck elected official feels they don't have to answer to the voters anymore Walleye Mar 9 #72

There is no free health care SickOfTheOnePct Mar 9 #59

Maybe they pay a fee, but it's available to them at a moment's notice. As to the election, who are you kidding. usaf-vet Mar 9 #62

I didn't say anything SickOfTheOnePct Mar 9 #64

You are right we each get to pick who we believe. Some will swear Fox has all the experts. I choose other sources. usaf-vet Mar 9 #69

It wouldn't have made any difference JI7 Mar 9 #4

Quit with the old excuse. True Blue American Mar 9 #11

I don't ignore reality. Trump was a fucked up candidate JI7 Mar 9 #17

I really wish it were "out of date" RandomNumbers Mar 9 #19

That is the unfortunate reality calguy Mar 9 #22

+1. Trump can be defeated by a white man. Biden did it dalton99a Mar 9 #28

There was one thing she could have done something about and didn't MichMan Mar 9 #53

What should she have said? What should she have done differently from the president often compared to FDR? betsuni Mar 9 #60

There was a slim window Nasruddin Mar 9 #48

She did debate the white supremacist when she debated Trump . JI7 Mar 9 #51

I agree that Tim Walz seemed muzzled and came off as a jovial but "fade into the background" grandfatherly hlthe2b Mar 9 #5

There was a lot of focus on Walz as a coach yorkster Mar 9 #55

Same with VP Harris as well MichMan Mar 9 #75

I was screaming this from the fucking rooftops gay texan Mar 9 #6

The tv advertisements in Indiana were all Republican. Emile Mar 9 #8

Biden advertised in my little super deep red area gay texan Mar 9 #14

Ideally, sure, but I think he's forgetting the three month time frame of their campaign. CrispyQ Mar 9 #7

You said it in your first sentence. Thanks True Blue American Mar 9 #10

Flawless for 2012 Nasruddin Mar 9 #49

I think they were hampered by the old Guard. True Blue American Mar 9 #9

He's right Mysterian Mar 9 #12

He's an honest guy. Passages Mar 9 #13

No shit dalton99a Mar 9 #15

Absolutely. And it was sad to see all that energy Nanjeanne Mar 9 #16

Harris/Walz ran an outstanding campaign, but nothing they could do would have mattered DeeDeeNY Mar 9 #20

This is the truth. betsuni Mar 9 #63

Dems always do. Part of being the adults in the room. aeromanKC Mar 9 #23

Democrats fighting the last 'war' ... wake the F*ck up already. NotHardly Mar 9 #24

No, Democrats were fighting an impossible fight against a brain-washed zombie electorate. The only thing that will Martin68 Mar 9 #29

"didn't produce a message that resonated with voters. " Bluetus Mar 9 #25

Frankly I think we Dems played it right. Nothing we could have done or said would have swayed Trump supporters. Martin68 Mar 9 #26

Yeah Johonny Mar 9 #30

And as I say nothing, you can argue will persuade a misogynist or a racist to stop hating Walleye Mar 9 #32

Trump supporters weren't the problem leftstreet Mar 9 #46

Could you please post a link confirming the fact that Harris lost because "millions of Democratic voters didn't show up? Martin68 Mar 9 #50

You can do it. It was all over the news leftstreet Mar 9 #52

OK, so you don't have a clue. Just what I thought. It's just not true. If you want to make extraordinary claims, please, Martin68 Mar 9 #76

LOL leftstreet Mar 9 #77

Shoulda, woulda, coulda, if only. It's called magical thinking and I hate it. What is the point? Walleye Mar 9 #31

Learning from mistakes, big or small,is the only important thing. Boomerproud Mar 9 #37

I grew to like Walz, but it's ironic that he's criticizing us for playing it too safe. W_HAMILTON Mar 9 #33

Yeah, they needed to vote against something and the black woman was a convenient person to vote against Walleye Mar 9 #43

"if we're just careful and don't make mistakes, surely the American people won't elect a convicted felon." paleotn Mar 9 #34

It is 2025! Would it hurt the Dems to be more modern in communications. Maggiemayhem Mar 9 #35

No, Tim. It's not that you did things wrong, it's a function of the declining... NNadir Mar 9 #36

It's hard to rehash the election and also make sure the rules of DU are followed but I do feel that Nanjeanne Mar 9 #38

A lot of people out here in reality dont pay attention to politics, ever, they hear a sound bite or 2 on tv . Srkdqltr Mar 9 #39

Weird! otchmoson Mar 9 #40

Totally agree WA-03 Democrat Mar 9 #42

We don't have the right tools for messaging. Commercial ads are fine but we need 24/7 saturation. Like Fox and the rest. hadEnuf Mar 9 #41

Pretty sure Kali999 Mar 9 #44

Democrats didn't understand 2024 was a "change" election. With the sitting VP as candidate, that meant bold change andym Mar 9 #56

Contrast this with James Carville, who is currently telling Dems to.. yodermon Mar 9 #57

Carville wants company in his crypt! Nanjeanne Mar 9 #58

Consider the timing of this piece. Duncan Grant Mar 9 #61

Hindesight is always 20/20. 99MainSt Mar 9 #65

if we're really doing this post-mortem analysis then we have to go all the way back to the beginning... ecstatic Mar 9 #66

There should have been an ad with Trump saying "There eating the pets, they're eating the dogs....." and Kamila's CTyankee Mar 9 #67

We didn't play it safe liberalmediaaddict Mar 9 #68

"90 million eligible voters just stayed at home" Bluetus Mar 9 #74

"I know his type: TRAITOR!" I'd call the ad, "Air Putins"... Kid Berwyn Mar 9 #70

Too many Democrats were complacent and overconfident in '24. elocs Mar 9 #71

Yep he gets it ! townie Mar 9 #73