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The Wizard

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19. Thoughts

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 09:19 AM

Nov 2014

There will be no meaningful changes. The system is designed to remain static for the most part, no matter who is elected.
The fact that America voted for perpetual war, lower wages and higher living expenses is disheartening, but the powers that be will not foment violent revolution once they understand the government overthrow they've been subliminally suggesting is now the government of themselves.
The Democrats do not have a media/propaganda machine to match the Republicans. It's not just Pox. Pox's blatant propaganda provides cover for the other media outlets to influence the electorate on a more sophisticated level, and therefore more effective.
Those who stand for nothing will fall for anything.
Carlin was right, we have owners.

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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