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OnDoutside

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2. The most amazing thing that was missed by the Democratic Party

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Apr 29, 2017, 09:43 AM

Apr 2017

was that it only emerged after the election just how many Republican voters thought Obamacare was different to the ACA. If ever there was an attack point missed, this was it.

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In 2007 Mitt Romney was the first politician to use the term "Obamacare" in a pejorative fashion, [View all] still_one Apr 2017 OP

I'm amazed at how many US "mainstream" news outlets give "equal time" to climate change deniers... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #1

Yup. NYTimes just hired climate change denier Bret Stephens . You called it right Jackie still_one Apr 2017 #5

The most amazing thing that was missed by the Democratic Party OnDoutside Apr 2017 #2

The ignorance of the public really amaze me still_one Apr 2017 #6

The other thing is that Republicans recognized their audience OnDoutside Apr 2017 #3

It's framing. Recognize it, reclaim the frames, and create your own ck4829 Apr 2017 #4

Wow, that is exactly it still_one Apr 2017 #7

Oh yes, it's incredibly pervasive among the right wing ck4829 Apr 2017 #8