2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Democrats Stifle Their Message - The Editorial Board/USAToday [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)How could anyone imagine this is not a very careful strategy?
Besides all the other reasons that go into it, this fall, when most are hardly paying attention anyway, how could encouraging the press to focus on this year's psychopathic, extremist clown car not be to our advantage?
The press is advertising all the GOP candidates' most shocking and outrageous statements and dysfunctional behaviors for us. When one party is busy destroying itself in public, should we really be waving our arms and jumping up and down and insisting they give us fair time?
After all, the game is to pick up as many of the independents as possible, and the alternative on the ballot will be whoever we nominate -- whether some of the more clueless recognize the name or not. (!)