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angrychair

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21. Agreed

Thu Jan 23, 2025, 02:13 PM

Jan 23

We need to go that step further and explain what it means to people, as individuals and as families. We need to connect the dots and say it very plainly.
We don't need to talk about how awful it is to deport undocumented immigrants, we need to make people understand why deporting farm workers is going to cost them more at the grocery store and impact everything from availability to food safety.
We lost trying to attack DEI, we need to explain why DEI should matter to them in their day to day lives. How it will impact them financially.

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Demanding the party do something? Pay attention. [View all] bigtree Jan 23 OP

Starts at about 12:00 min mark jmbar2 Jan 23 #1

"---Diversity E Pluribus Unum - From One, Many " TheProle Jan 23 #14

Thanks! jmbar2 Jan 23 #16

Totally agree. But we have to stop running just against trump/GOPers with how bad he is. It's true, but we ran on all Silent Type Jan 23 #2

We had a plan, not a concept of a plan, but a genuine plan MagickMuffin Jan 23 #20

What was that plan? Maybe I wasn't paying attention since I was voting Democratic not matter what, but I didn't see Silent Type Jan 23 #24

you dumbed down an entire campaign to that? bigtree Jan 23 #31

All I want is to see the Plan that you say exists. All I saw beyond what I posted was telling voters why they shouldn't Silent Type Jan 23 #33

Educate yourself and try watching the rallies MagickMuffin Jan 23 #36

So there was no succinct plan. That's the problem. The ads in my area were just trump sucks. Though true, Silent Type Jan 23 #37

Watch the campaign rallies not tv commercials MagickMuffin Jan 23 #38

not really something I'd be spending time here looking for bigtree Jan 23 #39

Agreed angrychair Jan 23 #21

I heard that and more bigtree Jan 23 #26

I think that Jeffries made a good case FOR Dem wnylib Jan 23 #23

They fucked up their first best chance to do something LearnedHand Jan 23 #3

12 Democrats voted for that Act in the Senate, 48 in the House bigtree Jan 23 #5

It's a perception thing LearnedHand Jan 23 #6

It's not a perception thing, it's a common sense thing. Frank D. Lincoln Jan 23 #15

Up is down orangecrush Jan 23 #9

I responded to misinforming cynicism about the party in another thread bigtree Jan 23 #13

The House GOP's first bill of 2025 could enable a Ken Paxton power grab SARose Jan 23 #11

I think the two Democratic senators in Georgia made the right move voting for that act. It's still a rube red state. Silent Type Jan 23 #19

We must find ways to bring the consequences of Trump's EO Policies upon Republicans bucolic_frolic Jan 23 #4

But-but-but ..... H2O Man Jan 23 #7

Hard to do anything SCantiGOP Jan 23 #8

Is it OK if a lot of us here hunker down and avoid all news and current events maxsolomon Jan 23 #10

I imagine that is SCantiGOP Jan 23 #12

I don't believe you're going to see "massive 1960s style activism and protests from the Left". maxsolomon Jan 23 #17

Great to see these caucus members and hear the message delisen Jan 23 #18

the Hispanic Caucus was excellent on this bigtree Jan 23 #29

These are noncommittal press conferences with vague generalities about Trump being "bad." Oneironaut Jan 23 #22

they are doing what they were sent there for bigtree Jan 23 #25

THANK YOU. Exactly. betsuni Jan 23 #34

It's not designed to entertain you. mahina Jan 24 #42

Weren't they supposed to already have a plan luxpara4 Jan 23 #27

what are you talking about? bigtree Jan 23 #30

TY Yes it would be Most Helpful to "Pay Attention" Cha Jan 23 #28

Again,... and again,... and again Dems hold press conferences like this. magicarpet Jan 23 #32

I'd guess that no one here has a thing to do with those technical issues bigtree Jan 23 #41

Pay attention -- way too much to ask. The script is Democrat-bashing and shall be mindlessly followed, betsuni Jan 23 #35

yeah. I couldn't see the brilliance in following the media's bait and separating this VP from historic accomplishments bigtree Jan 23 #40