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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Note from NBC this AM. Pubs plan a comeback. [View all]in a perverse way how they twist themselves into knots trying to bring the people on board who they have spent decades trashing.
it really bothers them, too, because they are so successful in culling so many other groups of people who they have castigated - you see government employees, teachers, the working poor, even some gay folks who are willing members of their coalition. What they do to our brave soldiers - put them into unneeded military action while cutting benefits, and most of the military rings their bell every election.
you can see how it burns them that minorities have the audacity to not fall for whatever bullshit they are selling to try to get them on board with voting against against their best interests.
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They have spent 60 years convincing the poor that some day they too can be rich
CBGLuthier
Jan 2013
#3
Here's how I know their disdain is based in racism: for decades, Republicans/conservatives
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2013
#11
A re-branding is not change. They need to change their minds and actions to help not hurt.
The Wielding Truth
Jan 2013
#28
They thought this four years ago and all they managed to do was double down on the crazy.
Arkana
Jan 2013
#2
When you got a lousy product to sell it will be hard for people to buy it again especially if they
kimbutgar
Jan 2013
#16
Ain't gonna happen this time though, UNLESS too many "progressives" again decide to disengage.
RBInMaine
Jan 2013
#35
That's it in a nutshell. It's not HOW they messaged that failed. It's WHAT they messaged.
calimary
Jan 2013
#27
The Republicans' real problem is their ideology. It just is not appealing to
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#29
Exactly ! They have gone TEACRAZY. A few token minority TeaRadicals won't fix their REAL problem.
RBInMaine
Jan 2013
#34
Exactly. Herman Cain would never get the same kind of support as Obama. They think we are stupid.
RBInMaine
Jan 2013
#33
It is an IDEOLOGY problem and a POLICY problem and a GOVERNING problem. Tokenism won't work.
RBInMaine
Jan 2013
#32