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In reply to the discussion: This is why we lost. [View all]betsuni
(28,088 posts)And the idea that Republicans are good at messaging. Absurd.
"During every appearance Kevin McCarthy looks like he just woke up from a nap and can't figure out where he is or what he is doing. Mitch McConnell, one of the worst communicators in modern political history, sounds like he is reading 'The Almanac of American Politics' with a mouthful of marbles. And no one exemplifies the adage of 'less is more' than Ted Cruz, an amalgamation of the five most annoying people you went to high school with. ... Turn on Fox News, and you'll find a parade of awkward, angry white men doing bad impressions of Donald Trump. Even Trump, the supposed master media manipulator, has the discipline and strategic thinking of a coked-up Tasmanian devil.
"The Lincoln Project was touted as tougher, faster, and smarter than those mealy-mouthed Democratic ad makers whom Democrats love to hate. ... During the 2020 campaign, questions about the effectiveness of the Lincoln Project were dismissed by many as ad envy. However, once the campaign was over, a Democratic group released a study that showed the ads from the Lincoln Project were largely ineffective."
Dan Pfeiffer, "Battling the Big Lie"
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