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Scrivener7

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84. BUT media has been right wing for way too long for that to still be a legitimate excuse.

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:37 AM

Mar 27

It's been about 30 years that we've been saying, "But right wing media and hate radio."

It's true, but we have never crafted a plan to counteract it.

I don't know what that plan should be, but we've all watched as the right wing took over social media with bots, who very clearly do craft the conversation. In 2016, the republicans gained access to every Facebook account via Cambridge Analytica and used actual psy-ops to turn many who had not been republicans, and to radicalize many who already were republicans.

All this while our side cranks out press releases, and maintains a different website for each rep, and thinks they're doing the job. That's not doing the job.

We need a messaging plan, and I'm not seeing it. The town halls are a good start, but they're only a start. And even the great town halls are missing an opportunity. They should be pounding a single simple message that becomes the headline. Yes, even a slogan, that republicans are taking WHAT IS YOURS and giving it to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

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This Is Why Young People Really Voted for Trump [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 26 OP

Have fun young'uns. Trump promised to make eveyone rich! NCDem47 Mar 26 #1

Yup, they will get sold into wage slavery and corporate towns. Initech Mar 26 #3

16 Ton and what you get. multigraincracker Mar 26 #32

I owe my soul to the company store! Initech Mar 26 #37

One of my dad's favorite tunes. multigraincracker Mar 26 #46

OMG, I'm a South Park fan but haven't seen this one. Amazon, wowzer! Abolishinist Mar 26 #57

Yeah that South Park bit was one of Matt & Trey's best! Initech Mar 27 #58

That was perfect NJCher Mar 27 #81

Simpleton's wanting a savior... pbmus Mar 26 #56

That's because a lot of people B.See Mar 28 #126

Which means we never really got the message to them. Scrivener7 Mar 26 #2

Or they are idiots Meowmee Mar 26 #7

If they are idiots, we need a message that resonates with idiots. Because we need their votes Scrivener7 Mar 26 #19

The problem is a large part of the electorate doesn't care about your messages that much Meowmee Mar 26 #53

If they don't care, we didn't convince them. We need at least the ones who stayed home. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #82

No matter how much you coddle these people and give in to whatever their whims are Meowmee Mar 27 #95

If we don't get some of them, we'll never win. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #97

Yes that part is true Meowmee Mar 27 #118

Proof: how quickly excuses change -- student loan debt, the environment, but he's old, Gaza, the economy. betsuni Mar 27 #99

Then we better convince more older people to vote for Democrats. Mariana Mar 27 #111

They aren't idiots LearnedHand Mar 26 #48

Yes they are... Meowmee Mar 26 #51

That's true of every Trump voter, regardless of age. Mariana Mar 27 #105

A distinction without a difference. ObscurePiton Mar 26 #49

LOL good one, that is what psycho did Meowmee Mar 26 #55

And psycho won. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #83

Maybe try to be psycho Meowmee Mar 27 #94

So what are you saying? Do nothing to get more votes than we just did? Scrivener7 Mar 27 #98

I too would like clarification on that point. ObscurePiton Mar 27 #107

No, we need to get more votes, that part is clear Meowmee Mar 27 #119

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Mar 27 #101

THIS. nt SkylineChili Mar 28 #129

My first thought as well. Messaging, damn it! yonder Mar 26 #9

Sure. It is all about "messaging." valleyrogue Mar 26 #22

Where is that extremism coming from? Messaging. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #88

BUT media has been right wing for way too long for that to still be a legitimate excuse. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #84

Agree. (mostly) yonder Mar 27 #91

Assholes Xoan Mar 26 #4

Everybody: Stop bashing young people !! Trust_Reality Mar 27 #59

Why don't you police/have a go at the older Gens? They vote Rethug at higher rates overall than us younger folk do. Celerity Mar 27 #69

I like bollocks! True Dough Mar 28 #127

Democracy only really functions when people are educated and engaged AZJonnie Mar 26 #5

Israelis poured into the streets when Netanyahu tried to undermine their legal system. Trump has taken a sledgehammer Demovictory9 Mar 26 #6

I doubt this has anything to do with recent changes in the educaiton system. Mariana Mar 26 #25

it's the gender gap pstokely Mar 27 #60

The gender gap appears in every age group. Mariana Mar 27 #75

The Gender Gap: Young Women +17 for Harris, Young Men +14 for Trump Celerity Mar 28 #128

Historians have a word... TxGuitar Mar 26 #8

If that's the case, then they're idiots. Sorry. flvegan Mar 26 #10

That's a winning argument iemanja Mar 26 #12

Then let's accuse pele of eating pets because that helped the Republicans JI7 Mar 26 #16

In all that information on our phones, what was our message? Scrivener7 Mar 27 #85

To paraphrase Indiana Jones movie, They chose poorly. Hassler Mar 26 #11

FA, not FO. AlanAdam Mar 27 #76

I laughed too GusBob Mar 27 #87

So what happens in the next election? Are they going to use their brains this time? Aristus Mar 26 #13

It might be a better idea to try to get more older voters to support Democrats. Mariana Mar 26 #26

Those things were at risk before, and they didn't give a shit. Aristus Mar 26 #30

Older folks are starting find out about Health Care Costs. multigraincracker Mar 26 #38

or maybe better messaging in a fractured media landscape pstokely Mar 27 #61

So true, Americans never want to admit they're wrong or if they don't know something. betsuni Mar 26 #31

So because they are dumbfucks JI7 Mar 26 #14

Wow. Insightful... Probatim Mar 26 #35

50% of the population score 100 or less. multigraincracker Mar 26 #39

I blame their parents for not raising them right. Emile Mar 26 #15

The parents who work full time, sticking the kids in front of a video game? WarGamer Mar 26 #18

The majority of their parents voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 26 #28

The NYT Author misses the whole point... WarGamer Mar 26 #17

" Guess they're in the "Find Out" stage now. the Ars Longa Mar 26 #20

Bullshit. This is all on young white males valleyrogue Mar 26 #21

Most white males in every age group voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 26 #29

Testosterone does have a lot to do with it. multigraincracker Mar 26 #40

Majorly young people didn't vote for Trump uponit7771 Mar 26 #23

according to data, majority of young men voted for tRump, majority of young women voted for Harris pstokely Mar 27 #62

The majority of men in every age group voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 27 #74

black men didn't pstokely Mar 27 #80

That's true, but it's not really relevant to this discussion. Mariana Mar 27 #112

YouGov poll had different results womanofthehills Mar 26 #24

19 Thousand? ProfessorGAC Mar 27 #116

Between stuff like this and NoveltySocks Mar 26 #27

They thought "inflation" was high?? They should have been around in 1980... Jack Valentino Mar 26 #33

Inflation in Early 1980s. AlanAdam Mar 27 #79

And who got elected POTUS in 1980? Ursus Rex Mar 27 #113

I love ageism on this site... Especially when it's directed at a generation of voters most of you don't understand. Probatim Mar 26 #34

Yep, nothing is black and white. It's all gray and on a curve. multigraincracker Mar 26 #42

Yet here we are. Aiding and abetting the right's plan to keep us divided. Probatim Mar 26 #47

I'm 76 and have never voted for a Republican. multigraincracker Mar 27 #67

Congratulations on being part of the minority of people your age Mariana Mar 27 #73

My father lived to age 90 and also did the same, multigraincracker Mar 27 #78

I belong to the local Democratic Party and multigraincracker Mar 27 #68

don't blame the youth, blame white men pstokely Mar 27 #64

Most young people voted for Kamala Harris. This is about those that voted for Trump JI7 Mar 27 #65

For all that would condemn an entire generation to stupidity, how'd your age demographic vote? Ilikepurple Mar 26 #36

many are focused on the propaganda coming from old media rather than the new media pstokely Mar 27 #63

It's not fair to expect the young voters to bail us out every time Mariana Mar 27 #72

So they are just as dumb as the rest of the population Iris Mar 26 #41

Not quite. Mariana Mar 26 #44

Good point. Iris Mar 26 #45

My non-existent confidence in young people and their decision making process NoMoreRepugs Mar 26 #43

Proof that many young people do not have the lived experience to discern fact from fiction, truth from lies, Jit423 Mar 26 #50

I doubt that lived experience has much to do with it. Mariana Mar 27 #70

If that is true, young people are remarkably stupid and gullible. ananda Mar 26 #52

Older people were more likely to vote for Trump than young people. Mariana Mar 27 #71

Who the hell knows, but a lot of it is tied in with misogyny and racism. ananda Mar 27 #103

Not all older people. B.See Mar 27 #121

who do you think buys male enhancement pills? pstokely Mar 27 #117

"A substantial number of young people...hoped that Mr. Trump would bring relief (from high prices)." LudwigPastorius Mar 26 #54

Because they get their news from social media. legallyblondeNYC Mar 27 #66

They may be the most propagandized-to generation of western youth since 1930s Germany. RockRaven Mar 27 #77

I just flat out don't believe it. tavernier Mar 27 #86

The exit polls say about 43% of voters aged 18-29 voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 27 #93

we all live in our own bubbles pstokely Mar 27 #115

Wonder what the hell "the economy" means to Americans these days. Has to have a new meaning, but what. betsuni Mar 27 #89

$1 gallon gas, cheap cars, food and iPhones durablend Mar 27 #90

This is what happens when you only read headlines on social media. nini Mar 27 #92

I bet they feel pretty stupid now. eShirl Mar 27 #96

This is exactly why I think Dems.. biocube Mar 27 #100

Duh. 2024 was about inflation. People stupidly believed Trump would fix it. nt Blasphemer Mar 27 #102

This is what Trump and MAGA offers them and they believe. Ping Tung Mar 27 #104

Many young people get their news solely from social media and podcasts, Quiet Em Mar 27 #106

TikTok did to them what they said Facebook did to their grandparents. W_HAMILTON Mar 27 #108

Isn't it mostly young men -? flamingdem Mar 27 #109

The majority of men of all ages voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 27 #110

This is deceptively worded, imo, B.See Mar 27 #120

According to the exit polls, 55% of men voted for Trump. 55% is a majority. Mariana Mar 27 #122

Well, you're quoting an NBC exit poll, whereas B.See Mar 27 #123

While all of that is interesting, it isn't really relevant to the topic of this thread. Mariana Mar 27 #124

Bottom line is, B.See Mar 28 #125

In part. H2O Man Mar 27 #114

"...concern about the state of the economy..." GiqueCee Mar 28 #130

Not many young people go into the details. Woodwizard Mar 28 #131