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Buckeye_Democrat

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9. If people aren't hearing the message, perhaps it's the media's fault?

Reply to marylandblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 04:57 PM

Jun 2017

It's also pretty hard to stay on message when your opponent throws out wild accusations and the media treats them as legitimate issues to be addressed. All in the name of equal coverage, of course, like having a creationist to "balance" an interview with an evolutionist or a climate change denier with a consensus scientist.

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Beyond opposing Trump, do Democrats have a message? [View all] marylandblue Jun 2017 OP

Beyond opposing Obama, did the Tea Party have a message? sharedvalues Jun 2017 #1

It's almost impossible to have a message under the insanity of a Trump regime. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #2

Yes we have a message. This is a continuation of the lie that HRC had no policy positions emulatorloo Jun 2017 #3

There is a dearth of charismatic Democratic leadership right now. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #6

Interesting. Can you name the charismatic Republican leadership so I can get emulatorloo Jun 2017 #11

I never said Republicans have charismatic leadership. They're far worse than us. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #15

Excellent examples. They are all great at explaining our values. emulatorloo Jun 2017 #17

"This is a continuation of the lie that HRC had no policy positions" NurseJackie Jun 2017 #8

Of course she had positions marylandblue Jun 2017 #10

Her speeches were full of policy. MSM only showed the anti-Trump soundbytes emulatorloo Jun 2017 #13

Policy wonks on this board are convincable loyalsister Jun 2017 #18

LOL! NurseJackie Jun 2017 #14

No, this has been an issue with Democrats for years marylandblue Jun 2017 #19

+1 betsuni Jun 2017 #20

Funny, I always thought we had a message... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #4

Yep. They don't wanna show policy discussion. They frame everything as a political cat fight. emulatorloo Jun 2017 #5

The message gets garbled because we are not as good at selling it as the Republicans marylandblue Jun 2017 #12

That's true. But Reps have a leg up w the caBle news MSM. I really don't know what to do about it. emulatorloo Jun 2017 #16

Yes. It's the same message we have had since FDR. No one is listening to us. They would rather nikibatts Jun 2017 #7

If people aren't hearing the message, perhaps it's the media's fault? Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #9