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morningfog

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6. Here is a slighty edited version.

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 08:44 AM

Nov 2014

"You have to stand for something to get your voters out in a midterm. The Republicans stand for craziness, and craziness gets voters out. Who can say what the Democratic Party stands for?"

The point is an important one. But, I agree that calling repub voters crazy distracts from the point, which is: Republican messaging works, Democrats don't do messaging.

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Saw this comment on FB, which pretty well sums up yesterday . . . [View all] markpkessinger Nov 2014 OP

Spot on Esse Quam Videri Nov 2014 #1

Exactly! IMO Messaging is the key root cause problem. Democratic messaging is deplorable. RKP5637 Nov 2014 #2

See post 17. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2014 #18

Yep! Exactly!!! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2014 #22

Republicans' only messages is hate "Liberal" Cary Nov 2014 #31

It is not in their DNA LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #35

yep. that was way way off PatrynXX Nov 2014 #56

Basically the last thing I heard from someone on DU I put on ignore recently Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #3

Change left to right, and all that is exactly what the Tea Party/Right wing says about the GOP. nt 7962 Nov 2014 #24

The tea party's problem is not that they don't correctly point out what I did here Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #25

My point is that they also view independents as inconsequential. And their opinions. 7962 Nov 2014 #64

And sadly many Americans see the Democrats as saying: A Simple Game Nov 2014 #30

They're not making excuses now. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #33

Yes they tried to be what the Republican voters wanted instead of what the A Simple Game Nov 2014 #65

Ah yes, Vanilla Rhapsody LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #37

Ignore is your friend. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #66

Erich - You don't know how gratifying it is to read what you posted.. truth2power Nov 2014 #53

..and the march to Idiocracy continues mdbl Nov 2014 #4

You think 50+ percent of the electorate is crazy? oberliner Nov 2014 #5

Here is a slighty edited version. morningfog Nov 2014 #6

I like that better oberliner Nov 2014 #9

I disagree. It STARTS with messaging, but it doesn't end there. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #27

Then how else do you explain the way they vote against their own self interest? Vinca Nov 2014 #8

Deceptive messaging oberliner Nov 2014 #11

Well, there are different ways to look at it. 7962 Nov 2014 #26

Not psychiatric facilities,... freebrew Nov 2014 #40

More than 50% BubbaFett Nov 2014 #14

Not crazy. bvf Nov 2014 #32

It might not be helpful Alittleliberal Nov 2014 #48

I pretty much think that. m-lekktor Nov 2014 #59

Democrats lose because they stand for nothing. Octoberfurst Nov 2014 #7

The message has to be tailored to the target audience. Ilsa Nov 2014 #10

No, that's exactly why we lost LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #42

Correct brutus smith Nov 2014 #47

#42 - I agree with your statements. wholeheartedly. northoftheborder Nov 2014 #52

bingo! stop trying to get the votes noiretextatique Nov 2014 #58

Hell yes BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #60

i agree with you a trillion percent renate Nov 2014 #63

Those are the ads that Republicans ran, and they won with them. stillwaiting Nov 2014 #13

It's really not difficult. We lost because we were defending Senate seats won in a Presidential year Recursion Nov 2014 #15

Welcome to DU, I like the cut of your lederhosen. Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #49

The Democratic Party stands for multinational corporate interests. nt stillwaiting Nov 2014 #12

Crazy, ignorant, hateful, bigoted liars.... TNNurse Nov 2014 #16

Herding cats. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2014 #17

Thoughts The Wizard Nov 2014 #19

this is a victory designed by SCOTUS noiretextatique Nov 2014 #20

Democrats are generally intelligent and speak in words of more than one syllable adigal Nov 2014 #21

Science, Dignity and Facts. Is there anything fucking else? Is that so fucking hard? Is it too much Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #23

Agreed. bvf Nov 2014 #34

Every election I vote in hopes they'll see our support and grow backbones...then disappointment. feeshbitZ Nov 2014 #36

We all stand for these things but will not stand with our President openly and passionately...bring Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #41

I have never understood why Obama replaced him in the first place mazzarro Nov 2014 #45

In this day and age of total loss of personal privacy, who knows what some deep digging dug up. Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #46

But, he was such an 'unpopular president'... freebrew Nov 2014 #44

We stand for being sort of like republicans without the rousing dose of crazy. Ed Suspicious Nov 2014 #28

they stand for running away... lame54 Nov 2014 #29

and it doesn't help when you humbled_opinion Nov 2014 #38

Hosed. lonestarnot Nov 2014 #39

Yep, I did a lot of thinking and decided even before I read this madmom Nov 2014 #43

Choice brutus smith Nov 2014 #50

switched to green when clinton noiretextatique Nov 2014 #57

Pres. Obama made the greatest recovery sammy750 Nov 2014 #51

They certainly don't stand for the right of all citizens to vote and have our votes be counted... DesertDiamond Nov 2014 #54

We got hosed, creamed, smacked, whupped, repudiated, humiliated, defeated vlyons Nov 2014 #55

Triangulation, waffling and searching for nonexistent middle. JEB Nov 2014 #61

The dems stand for letting war criminals and banker crooks go free Corruption Inc Nov 2014 #62