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JI7

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6. Why does everything need a politician ?

Reply to newdeal2 (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 01:17 PM

Jan 29

One reason the bs worked for the right wing is "regular people" would mention the issues and problems and do it in non political spaces.

Democratic officials are mostly opposed to what Trump is doing.

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This Is a Messaging War. Democrats Are Still Asleep. [View all] newdeal2 Jan 29 OP

Do town halls gab13by13 Jan 29 #1

Totally agree newdeal2 Jan 29 #5

Social Media allows us to become part of the messaging RAB910 Jan 29 #2

⬆️⬆️⬆️THIS⬆️⬆️⬆️ Think. Again. Jan 29 #3

Think this is important. Get people wanting to leave X, FB, etc., but why leave it to white wingers to present their BS Silent Type Jan 29 #4

Why does everything need a politician ? JI7 Jan 29 #6

people who write this stuff don't bother to look to see what Democrats are doing and saying are part of the problem bigtree Jan 29 #7

Thank you. Well said! ismnotwasm Jan 29 #12

I disagree! We don't go hard enough, not enough of us go hard at all, and we aren't unrelenting. tableturner Jan 29 #14

It's not the Dems who are "waking up." It's the media... Wounded Bear Jan 29 #8

The local noon news: Nothing about yesterday's freeze. LeftInTX Jan 29 #9

The Right Wing has an impressive Messaging infrastructure. andym Jan 29 #10

It exists but is not an interconnected ecosystem newdeal2 Jan 29 #13

its almost as though stillcool Jan 29 #11

Whenever someone refers to Democrats like that, MineralMan Jan 29 #15