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melm00se

(4,973 posts)
7. You can but you need to
Sun Feb 14, 2021, 01:02 PM
Feb 2021

treat them like a skittish animal. Say the wrong thing, in the wrong way and they are gone.

Find other common ground and discuss those.

Avoid using words/phrases like:

Cheetoh man
The orange bastard
Drumpenfurher

and the like.

Then, realize that there are certain members who you will never reach. It happens.

You can't (nt) Mattgoetznolovefromm Feb 2021 #1
Welcome to DU, and the conversation. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #3
I am going to call it MOMFUDSKI Feb 2021 #63
anti abortionists are racist at heart. Claire Oh Nette Feb 2021 #76
As a volunteer escort for Planned Parenthood NoRethugFriends Feb 2021 #94
With a ten foot pole soothsayer Feb 2021 #2
Agreed. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #5
I agree Walleye Feb 2021 #8
Yep Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2021 #61
They are now a cult. NameAlreadyTaken Feb 2021 #4
Here's how I did it. It was the easiest thing I ever did when I realized what they believe and value Autumn Feb 2021 #6
Now you're talking. Keep them away from the Dem party... brush Feb 2021 #71
Funny how whenever we talk about appealing to Black and Brown voters, we're shouted down with StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #81
You can but you need to melm00se Feb 2021 #7
Seriously? StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #10
You sure? melm00se Feb 2021 #45
We already picked off the sensible ones in the 2018 Blue wave. brush Feb 2021 #66
Yes, I'm sure StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #75
Those skittish animals attacked our capitol. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #78
We don't StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #9
True, the reach should be policy based. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #16
There is no "reach" as far as I'm concerned StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #26
Yep. Every time we have extended our hand, GoCubsGo Feb 2021 #70
How about with a Sledgehammer? maxrandb Feb 2021 #11
Sledgehammer? guillaumeb Feb 2021 #13
The answer is as you presented. Joe GOES BIG. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #12
Agreed. eom guillaumeb Feb 2021 #14
You can't teach stupid new tricks! imanamerican63 Feb 2021 #15
True, but actions that lead to progress will speak. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author brush Feb 2021 #62
Correction: In office 6 days shy of 1 month. He's working hard... brush Feb 2021 #64
I would suggest using dimensional lumber....... lastlib Feb 2021 #17
So true and to the point. brush Feb 2021 #59
There are voters who voted for Obama and Trump andym Feb 2021 #19
Well argued. eom guillaumeb Feb 2021 #21
To me, Beto had an excellent strategy for coming so close against Cruz Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2021 #20
Yes, deep canvassing is one method we must use. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #23
Let it go. We already picked off the reachable ones in the 2018 Blue wave. brush Feb 2021 #55
What do you think they want? Guess any of them? Cuz I agree Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2021 #67
We can't reach out to them calguy Feb 2021 #22
This! StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #30
So ture. brush Feb 2021 #53
Free university or technical college for their kids and lower Medicare age to 60 and increase LaMouffette Feb 2021 #24
Excellent additions. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #25
Those are Democratic policies which help the 99%, which includes... brush Feb 2021 #52
"They'll surely take the benefits" llmart Feb 2021 #69
Agreed. Same here. brush Feb 2021 #72
I suspect you are right about them still voting Republican. It's very hard to fight party loyalty. LaMouffette Feb 2021 #93
Ever see the movie Malcolm X DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #27
Some do, but not all. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #28
With all due respect, bullshit StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #32
Well said. Such a strategy greatly risks alienating Black and POC voters... brush Feb 2021 #43
If Trumpism isn't a cult, it's a religion to his supporters. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #44
Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #34
Yes. For some reason they fear Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #88
I value llashram Feb 2021 #29
I won't. They don't deserve any outreach. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #31
They deserve ridicule and scorn. roamer65 Feb 2021 #33
Trump was not a transformative figure... Moostache Feb 2021 #35
Thank you. So well said. brush Feb 2021 #42
We might disagree on the percentages. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #47
Reach out with what? Facts? Reality? Truth? Ideas? Words? History? hatrack Feb 2021 #36
We already picked off in 2018 most of the sensible trump voters. brush Feb 2021 #37
+ Clearly fogged in Feb 2021 #92
I really don't think we can reach "Trump voters" who are raging hypocrites. And we can try to CTyankee Feb 2021 #38
Agreed. And those are exactly the ones that we might reach. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #49
I grew up in segregated Dallas, Texas. Went to segregated schools. CTyankee Feb 2021 #56
You can reach some people who voted for Trump by fixing the economy. Poiuyt Feb 2021 #39
100% agreed. eom guillaumeb Feb 2021 #50
Republicans, stay away from me. EndlessWire Feb 2021 #40
Pitchforks? KatyMan Feb 2021 #41
"Reach out to Trump voters"? Really? Bettie Feb 2021 #46
The research indicates the primary source of anxiety DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #48
Demonstrating the difficulty. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #51
LGTBQ people and POC had no or virtually no power in the thirties and forties. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #54
I agree, we should go big. Let our actions speak for us. JudyM Feb 2021 #57
Not a GD thing GOPistheEnemy Feb 2021 #58
I'm writing a booklet Mersky Feb 2021 #60
Funny, and well written. eom guillaumeb Feb 2021 #82
We govern well Sympthsical Feb 2021 #65
They think HRC ate babies. LizBeth Feb 2021 #68
I have a Brother in Law who is a biker, 2nd amendment is everything type ismnotwasm Feb 2021 #73
Yeah, I know similar such people Mersky Feb 2021 #74
Yes, those and non voters ismnotwasm Feb 2021 #79
That is truly sad. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #83
I think people who are culturally intrenched like that are unreachable politically ismnotwasm Feb 2021 #89
Witha fist and a right hook? SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #77
We need to bring back the part of the past where we got things done. gulliver Feb 2021 #80
One part of the problem is "the Hastert rule". guillaumeb Feb 2021 #84
Psychotropic drugs? Until they emerge from fantasyland, they're lost forever. Vinca Feb 2021 #85
If they are too stupid to understand what a disaster Trump was Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #86
Domesticated turkeys, looking up at the rain? eom guillaumeb Feb 2021 #87
We could agree to become racists. Racism explains most of them. n/t. NNadir Feb 2021 #90
A fist Ani Yun Wiya Feb 2021 #91
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