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Blue Full Moon

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10. Not really the media warped it and then claimed they didn't know what she stood for.

Reply to relayerbob (Reply #1)

Fri May 16, 2025, 10:23 PM

May 2025

Advertising and cards relentlessly sent until you voted. And they knew that you voted. Do nothing approach is why Hillary Clinton lost. Seems like the democratic party doesn't understand how propaganda and advertising works.

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Wonder if we Dems could do more than simply say "Trump bad!' and propose our own economic solution? [View all] dutch777 May 2025 OP

Um, our candidate did just that relayerbob May 2025 #1

Not really the media warped it and then claimed they didn't know what she stood for. Blue Full Moon May 2025 #10

I am not saying Kamala didn't try. She did well for having such a short runway. But that was eons ago politically. dutch777 May 2025 #14

Don't be shy. It's easy, so go on, step up! Lead! marble falls May 2025 #2

Both Biden and Harris edhopper May 2025 #3

Is that what's happening? Prairie Gates May 2025 #4

Economy............ Lovie777 May 2025 #5

We did that Keepthesoulalive May 2025 #6

GOP may not care but the voters certainly seemed to and still seem to so let's leverage that and beat GOP over the head dutch777 May 2025 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author travelingthrulife May 2025 #20

The "Democrats have no economic message or policies only 'we're not Trump'/ignore the working class/do nothing" betsuni May 2025 #7

Clearly we need to fix that. As to Tapper and Biden, we need to own our mistakes and move on, not ignore & do same old dutch777 May 2025 #16

Sorry, fix what? betsuni May 2025 #17

Not having a comprehensive economic/budget proposal and just saying "Trump bad" and ignoring working class dutch777 May 2025 #18

Not true. Democrats always have economic plans. Why would anyone think anybody's betsuni May 2025 #19

At some point we have to stop running against trump and for something. Not sure we will though. Silent Type May 2025 #8

That is exactly my concern. We need to stop playing his game and defense and be the next good idea... dutch777 May 2025 #12

Democrats already do that and then you get people demanding why some democrats haven't JI7 May 2025 #22

At least some of our senators introduced a bill to save Social Security Jack Valentino May 2025 #9

Social Security has 2.7 trillion dollars in surplus. Blue Full Moon May 2025 #11

That is a start. I have always been for lifting the cap and maybe extending SS tax to capital gains dutch777 May 2025 #13

What are you talking about ? Democrats DO have detailed plans JI7 May 2025 #21

Bash Democrats for being wonky planers trying to fix things instead of being "passionate" populists betsuni May 2025 #23