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54. So let's work to rebuild the caolition

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #51)

Mon Apr 24, 2017, 07:38 AM

Apr 2017

This isn't about Trump voters, this is about reuniting and reinvigorating the entire left.

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Stop. Letting. Them. Frame. The. Fucking. Narrative. Don't let them gaslight you! [View all] LaydeeBug Apr 2017 OP

Yes! Cary Apr 2017 #1

stop thinking we need to get 55% of the vote to win. mopinko Apr 2017 #2

Seriously. It's gaslighting. They need to stop cheating, plain and simple. LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #3

NOT only the Russian elephant but the GOP elephant: Voter suppression, Interstate Crosscheck, Amaryllis Apr 2017 #94

absolutely...I was referencing Russia outright, and the GOP through the elephant LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #98

THANK YOU! wildeyed Apr 2017 #4

We Need To Win, Vogon_Glory Apr 2017 #5

There is no political moon... oldcynic Apr 2017 #86

Fuck yes! The99thTimeLord Apr 2017 #6

We need you to say these things every day. Honestly, I don't know why we are so willing Squinch Apr 2017 #7

exactly. We don't need to *hone* our message, or pigeon hole ourselves. LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #8

And republicans know us better than we know ourselves PatSeg Apr 2017 #81

I agree with you. I don't think we will get to far by saying we lost so we have to correct our wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #9

Welcome to DU, but *nope* LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #28

Thanks for the welcome but I have been here wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #37

welcome back then. ) LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #53

This cannot be repeated enough! BlueMTexpat Apr 2017 #49

This is a great post, and should be it's own OP. nt LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #55

we need to stop ignoring rw radio so emails and other certainot Apr 2017 #63

been there, done that, it don't work, hasn't worked in 100,000 or so years. oldcynic Apr 2017 #87

You said it! Stay woke. Focus on the Dancing Elephant and Bear. delisen Apr 2017 #10

K&R ismnotwasm Apr 2017 #11

Thanks! jimlup Apr 2017 #12

Yes!! VigilantG Apr 2017 #13

K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone Apr 2017 #14

So what it is about Democrats ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #15

Stay woke. ananda Apr 2017 #16

Right on! triron Apr 2017 #17

Agreed! The way to stop Trump and the GOP is to not give them any fuel. Initech Apr 2017 #18

kick & recommended. William769 Apr 2017 #19

Gaslighting Nashville1 Apr 2017 #20

Thanks for the post, and welcome to DU. ) LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #29

you are asking what is Gaslighting? larwdem Apr 2017 #35

No - she does know what gaslighting is JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #50

Right on, Laydeebug.. Permanut Apr 2017 #21

thank you! keepthemhonestO Apr 2017 #22

I'm awake and I'm seeing how we HopeAgain Apr 2017 #23

3 million isn't close. Vesper Apr 2017 #43

Close enough to lose HopeAgain Apr 2017 #48

I have an issue with national approach - during the midterms JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #51

So let's work to rebuild the caolition HopeAgain Apr 2017 #54

No - it's 2017 and in NJ - that won't work JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #60

Here's a Murphy ad at this link JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #62

Love your passion, but *nope*It was close enough for them to *steal* LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #65

The fact that we are just now having this debate means we're fucked in the mid-terms too. AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #66

Both sides have to meet in the middle HopeAgain Apr 2017 #75

*nope* LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #84

Why shouldn't it have been close ? look at people like Gohmert, YOHO, BAchmann , Gowdy and others JI7 Apr 2017 #105

"The only thing the Democratic Party needs is for the opposition to stop breaking the fucking law." CBHagman Apr 2017 #24

Exactly Fucking Right, LaydeeBug! Cha Apr 2017 #25

Sure you're right florida08 Apr 2017 #26

Nope. Not anightmare. A coup. nt LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #34

Kicked&Recommended.. coco22 Apr 2017 #27

Agree 1000% .... this is a fight for our future... NoMoreRepugs Apr 2017 #30

Democrats have won the popular vote in 4 out of the last 5 elections Yavin4 Apr 2017 #31

Exactly right LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #33

Democrats Have To Do RobinA Apr 2017 #56

Democrats don't control government because Democrats don't contest every election Yavin4 Apr 2017 #64

Yavin4 hit the nail on the head. oldcynic Apr 2017 #88

This all day. They are only trying to distract from Russia. nt LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #90

Stop Treason. Yes. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #32

We need to control what we can control NobodyHere Apr 2017 #36

That's not a solution. benpollard Apr 2017 #38

Democrats keep running campaigns that win millions more votes despite Vesper Apr 2017 #42

Would be nice if secretaries of state in every state would decertify voting machines diva77 Apr 2017 #39

I Have Some Problems Understanding Your Acronyms, Diva 77! panfluteman Apr 2017 #41

I'm chiming in :-) Vesper Apr 2017 #44

sorry about the alphabet soup. thanks to Vesper for helping diva77 Apr 2017 #102

it would be nice? nice? I hope you are being sarcastic. oldcynic Apr 2017 #91

actually I feel very strongly about what I said - diva77 Apr 2017 #104

You go girl! oldcynic Apr 2017 #109

There Is a Political Double Standard in This Country... panfluteman Apr 2017 #40

That's a good list. FiveGoodMen Apr 2017 #95

#0: If so many Americans weren't so afraid of the idea of being led by a woman. athena Apr 2017 #103

*nope* (although it didn't help) LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #107

#2 should read: Chaffetz released Comey's letter LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #106

And how do we get them to stop breaking the law quakerboy Apr 2017 #45

Let me add JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #46

THIS BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #47

+11111100000000 treestar Apr 2017 #59

+1,000!!! Right on! AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #52

Except RobinA Apr 2017 #57

Bingo. Atman Apr 2017 #58

Um...thanks for the post, but *nope* LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #68

Stay woke mcar Apr 2017 #61

Exactly Right! dlk Apr 2017 #67

Thank you, thank you! This can't be said enough. K&R Kimchijeon Apr 2017 #69

This is What Misogyny Looks Like dlk Apr 2017 #70

I will not stay "woke" Brainstormy Apr 2017 #71

This is so true. erinlough Apr 2017 #72

Could this be the topic of the week, that engages duers. LakeArenal Apr 2017 #73

+1000 Heartstrings Apr 2017 #74

But please: SCantiGOP Apr 2017 #76

Stop. Criticizing. Punctuation. Reply. To. Content. LakeArenal Apr 2017 #80

Definitely become a pet peeve. Its SO played out now. nt 7962 Apr 2017 #96

+1000. Agree 100% ATL Ebony Apr 2017 #77

Thank you! We didn't lose, this was stolen. lark Apr 2017 #78

Professor Lakoff would add this: calimary Apr 2017 #79

Thank you calimary saidsimplesimon Apr 2017 #82

brilliant, calimary! oldcynic Apr 2017 #92

kick again triron Apr 2017 #83

And get the repugs to rely on their ideas in order to persuade voters? gtar100 Apr 2017 #85

I don't care WHERE they go, as long as they stop cheating. LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #89

They cant get out of their own way; look at the GA race. 11 GOP candidates!! 7962 Apr 2017 #97

"The only thing the Democratic Party needs is for the opposition to stop breaking the fucking law." volstork Apr 2017 #93

K&R! red dog 1 Apr 2017 #99

We need to raise a lot of money and a lot of hell and sweep the midterms. McCamy Taylor Apr 2017 #100

This has been pissing me off as well. Loved every word... Guilded Lilly Apr 2017 #101

We need a special prosecutor NOW LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #108

Agreed wholeheartedly. But who the hell has the power to make it happen??? Guilded Lilly Apr 2017 #110