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chouchou

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54. Yep. I understand what you're saying. Republicans are "Surface People"

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 12:13 PM

Aug 2025

Nice car= Nice person Nice house = Hard working family. Brag, Brag, Brag = Must be telling the truth.
Coat and tie = Must be an honest person. "Fox News said it" Henry..."They know what they're doing."
(They DO know what the hell they're doing...just not what most people think)
...and the rest of the in-your-face-Media....sure doesn't take a few points off of the Democratic side.
..and the beat goes on.

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What exactly is so horrible about the Democratic party ? [View all] kacekwl Aug 2025 OP

It's quite simple librechik Aug 2025 #1

Why did Trump make such large gains in both black and Hispanic vote in 2024? nt LexVegas Aug 2025 #2

Strong man Blue Full Moon Aug 2025 #20

I would be interested in Tavis speaking to that question if nothing else. Still flummoxes me how... dutch777 Aug 2025 #22

2 reasons Freddie Aug 2025 #46

How are you supposed to reason with people like this? LS0999 Aug 2025 #49

You can't Freddie Aug 2025 #53

Actual deplorables lildDemz Aug 2025 #52

Because he wore some of his racism on his sleeve... haele Aug 2025 #60

Long term investment by the GOP in Hispanic communities. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #61

There are many issues that have been discussed for years here, but each time Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #3

What are the kacekwl Aug 2025 #9

Rural areas need to get people involved/new candidates to run locally berniesandersmittens Aug 2025 #21

We are doing all that. murielm99 Aug 2025 #78

Yes, and it takes money so whining about fundraising and swallowing the lie that campaign contributions betsuni Aug 2025 #79

It has not been happening in my area until recently. berniesandersmittens Aug 2025 #81

You likely will not get many takers, as a swarm will come in and falsely cry 'Dem bashing!' and relentlessly target. Celerity Aug 2025 #24

+1000% WarGamer Aug 2025 #31

This! SineQuaNon001 Aug 2025 #56

There's a lot of truth in what you say, SQN. summer_in_TX Aug 2025 #73

Kamala Harris was called happy warrior and joyful warrior, as Democrats know. betsuni Aug 2025 #75

I'll leave it to others. The things said by the swarm make me lose hope for our ability to turn things around, Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #25

Biggest weakness: Reacting instead of Acting leftstreet Aug 2025 #28

That's realistic. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #36

if i answer this question, my post will be hidden or removed samsingh Aug 2025 #30

Yep. I understand what you're saying. Republicans are "Surface People" chouchou Aug 2025 #54

Exactly fucking right TnDem Aug 2025 #71

if you really feel that way... RussBLib Sep 2025 #83

It isn't about what is wrong with the Democratic Party, but what is wrong with the lies, the gaslighting, Doodley Aug 2025 #4

I hear this from kacekwl Aug 2025 #11

Yeah, there is faction that seems to think that because "we lost" and "aren't polling too good" at the moment, LeftInTX Aug 2025 #37

Extreme wokism, communism, socialism, hating America, not understanding economics, high taxes, Doodley Aug 2025 #40

I think a big reason for the low numbers in these polls they cite..... marmar Aug 2025 #5

I think comparing out of power minority Dems in Congress with governors is specious bigtree Aug 2025 #18

We bring pencils to gun fights. nt LexVegas Aug 2025 #6

This Johnny2X2X Aug 2025 #8

Bingo. Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #10

Thats great but then kacekwl Aug 2025 #12

Not by me. Susan Calvin Aug 2025 #26

Or, as I've been saying for years, here at DU: Paladin Aug 2025 #19

Its messaging is hard to get out for one thing, gab13by13 Aug 2025 #7

I think Schumer should retire kacekwl Aug 2025 #14

The party needs more younger people womanofthehills Aug 2025 #48

Smiley is an idiot SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #13

I agree but his kacekwl Aug 2025 #15

Yes it's become a media narrative SocialDemocrat61 Aug 2025 #29

The majority of America is white....the Democratic Party is a very diverse party walkingman Aug 2025 #16

books... myohmy2 Aug 2025 #17

I don't belong to an organized political party, I"m a Democrat. Will Rogers Ping Tung Aug 2025 #23

Tavis Smiley? sheshe2 Aug 2025 #27

People vote based on feelings and things like bigotry and resentment JI7 Aug 2025 #32

I know. We get lumped with anarchists and communists by the right. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #62

1. We support Abortion rights. maxsolomon Aug 2025 #33

"They're baby killers!" Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #34

Repugs don't care about already born children ClimateChangeisReal Aug 2025 #43

Baby killers... JanLip Aug 2025 #50

When people tell a young person they are ugly.... kentuck Aug 2025 #35

They unilaterally disarmed in 2000 ClimateChangeisReal Aug 2025 #38

I don't know that we can even have that discussion here. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2025 #39

Years of demonization by the Radical Right have made sure most people have no idea what the Democratic Party really is. eppur_se_muova Aug 2025 #41

We need to be tough on crime and immigration JI7 Aug 2025 #42

It's not doing at all times precisely what I think it should be doing Torchlight Aug 2025 #44

Massive RW propaganda D_Master81 Aug 2025 #45

Generations of hard core right wing propaganda relayerbob Aug 2025 #47

Campaigning, messaging, higher turnout for elections, inspiring voters to vote for us IronLionZion Aug 2025 #51

It's simple, Dems are running the same campaigns JMCKUSICK Aug 2025 #55

+1 leftstreet Aug 2025 #57

Bingo, along with security, a decent job JMCKUSICK Aug 2025 #59

MAGA media knows how to manipulate Illusionary effect and anchor bias. Same during civil war ... uponit7771 Aug 2025 #58

Bothsiderism, too many stupid people that buy into "both sides" propaganda. GoodRaisin Aug 2025 #63

It's culturally acceptable JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #64

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Look at what happened with Zelenskyy today! LeftInTX Aug 2025 #66

Nobody cares... TnDem Aug 2025 #72

Dems bullied, then hated because bullied. Yes! Punching down, insults, childish attempts to blame everything on them, betsuni Aug 2025 #77

What a thread -- may I just point out there's been 40 or 50 years of unremitting RW propaganda? Hekate Aug 2025 #67

Nothing. Republicans started writing the script and made Democrats worse and worse villains with each rewrite betsuni Aug 2025 #68

Party leaders suck up to Wall St./Corporate America and threw workers under the bus AStern Aug 2025 #69

a lot of people need someone to look down on Skittles Aug 2025 #70

I agree, & it was a harsh realization that disgusted me to the core. Further, my own deepest trigger... Hekate Aug 2025 #74

Post removed Post removed Aug 2025 #76

An entire thread about how crappy murielm99 Aug 2025 #80

Because we don't make politics akin to getting out into the arena and no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #82