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Showing Original Post only (View all)This is why we lost. [View all]
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"We lost because they were better at lying to their voters than we were at telling the truth to ours."
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"When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies." - John 8:44
sop
May 19
#1
So if we are going to get religious here, I SAY, it was NOT GOD who rescued him from ASSASSINATION---
Jack Valentino
May 19
#43
"If there is a God, he will have to beg for my forgiveness". - Unknown concentration camp prisoner
CrispyQ
May 20
#78
Much the crux of the issue. Have to boil down our truths more succinctly. Too many voters can't think or reason.
dutch777
May 19
#7
A Dem rapid response team refuting the constant lies with truth and facts might be a start?
NoMoreRepugs
May 19
#6
We've been living in a "post-factual" world ever since his first term. That is the face of modern conservatism.
Karasu
May 19
#13
I'm trying to come up with things to do, ways to go forward. I get a lot of negativity in response
Bernardo de La Paz
May 20
#50
So many "what are Democrats doing wrong" and none of the answers make any sense to me.
betsuni
May 19
#42
Yes, that's the question. Without knowing anything about that world, I don't know
betsuni
May 20
#60
It's incredibly hard to understand--until you look at it through the lens of religion....
Ol Janx Spirit
May 20
#83
i blame the teevee gnewz + amerikan stupids/amnesia. and the economy. well, inflation.
pansypoo53219
May 19
#38
We lost because they ran a famous candidate who's nothing more than a figure head.
Initech
May 20
#48
The MAGA party has many voters whose belief systems are based on faith and emotion.
thought crime
May 20
#51
The Harris campaign did not do anything to "alienate voters into becoming non-voters."
betsuni
May 20
#56
Why would Democratic voters be "alienated" by a Democratic candidate like Harris?
betsuni
May 20
#70
No! They're terrible liars. Obvious, over-acting, change the lie in the middle of the sentence, they don't even try.
betsuni
May 20
#54
We lost because the Biden administration was unpopular and because of high inflation.
DickKessler
May 20
#65