Thank You, Lincoln Project!

[NurseJackie]

Thank You, Lincoln Project!

We, the undersigned, are truly grateful for your help and assistance, and for the clever and creative in-your-face messaging that never held-back and told it like it was. Whether the ads were humorous, or provocative... they were always inspiring and motivating.

Sincerely,

The members of Democratic Underground

https://lincolnproject.us/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpYCxV51bykhMY-wSUozQRg

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[Binkie The Clown]

1. Lincoln Project sure was fun to watch, but I doubt they changed any minds.

And don't forget that in the final analysis, they ARE a Republican organization.

[NurseJackie]

3. I saw an interview with Wilson where he indicated that they are forever divorced from the GOP.

[Binkie The Clown]

6. True. Perhaps I should have said they lean conservative, and

are not to be thought of as friends of the Liberals.

[NurseJackie]

7. Well, we didn't marry them. We just accepted their help...

... and for any assistance that ANYONE gives to us (regardless of their history) I will always be grateful.

[whttevrr]

13. lol

[Binkie The Clown]

17. WEll, we certainly agree on that! I appreciate their help. Not going to lick their boots, though. nt

[NurseJackie]

23. I hardly think that an expression of gratitude and acknowledging their valuable contribution...

... is the same as "licking their boots". That's not what this is about or intended to be.

There are some lessons to be learned and I think that our own liberal groups and PACS would be wise to take pointers and lessons from their success. Especially the fact that they were able to make VERY EFFECTIVE and memorable commercials that were ONLY SIXTY SECONDS LONG.

So many of the other liberal spots I've seen just dragged on and on and on before getting to the point... failing to deliver their zinger or message with clarity and post-hast was always a weak spot with some of these "commercials" that were just condensed novellas. (But for some reason, they were met with rave reviews among the choir, but weren't so effective as a tool to sway the undecided, or to change the minds of those who weren't strong Trump supporters.)

In any case, it was a great run and I hope we Democrats can continue on in the same direction by imitating their clarity and conviction and professionalism and style. Their ads just NAILED IT over and over... consistently.

I was very impressed.

[Progressive Jones]

59. Agreed. The Lincoln Project has been a bunch of Marines during this campaign. I thank them.

I don't care if they're "right leaning". Not everyone or everything "right leaning" is bad.

[jalan48]

45. I'm with you on that. These are former Dick Cheney fans-the torture of prisoners is OK guy.

[llashram]

75. no one

licked any boots. An appreciation something akin to "reaching across the aisle" is appropriate. Hell simple comparison is Mueller fail but showed real malfeasance by the current administration. It was trying desperately to maintain a thin veneer of unnecessary civility. TLP put it in their face. I appreciated their effort at exposing what a "tin pot wannabe dictator" trump is.

[GoneOffShore]

18. We may have married them, because they want to dance with us now.

[peggysue2]

8. Yes, they are former Republicans and still self-proclaimed conservatives

But they have assumed the position of a ProDemocracy organization. They are not disbanding after the election, not until the last Trump enabler and apologist is removed from office. They'll be active in the January special election contests, and then begin work for the 2022 and 2024 cycle. They've vowed to fight on for whatever length of time it takes to removes the last vestiges of Trumpism.

Biden/Harris will win. But tomorrow's election is just the beginning. For all of us.

VOTE for America. VOTE for the future. I will support any organization that does the same.

to the Lincoln Project. They've brought the fire!

[George II]

10. I think they may have convinced some republicans who were thinking about not voting...

....to wind up voting for Biden. And for some others on the fence they pushed them over to the Democratic side.

That's good enough for me.

But the one thing I appreciate is that they showed themselves to be loyal and patriotic Americans. That's more than we can say about many republicans and also so non-republicans.

Here is their final video. I'm going to miss seeing their work almost every day:

[Cha]

14. Well said, George.. & the Vid is Beautiful..

Do they have that in a tweet?

TY!

[George II]

20. It's on their website here:

https://lincolnproject.us/video/america-the-beautiful/

It's also on Youtube.

[Cha]

22. TY.. they have made some incredible

Videos!

[George II]

24. Whether you agree with them ideologically or not, they're patriotic Americans.

[Totally Tunsie]

57. That's a wonderful video.

I just caught it on Lawrence O'Donnell's show, and am verklempt in a pre-release of Election Day tension.

Good tears.

[Cha]

12. I think they've helped a lot Using trump's

words against him.. getting the truth out.

There's republicans for Biden, too. It's not just Dems who want him gone.

[lagomorph777]

19. I saw an interview with Susan DelPercio; she thinks they swung 5%-7% of GOP voters.

I have no idea how real that claim is, but it's interesting.

[USALiberal]

34. LOL! ANY? Really, not one? nt

[octoberlib]

36. They did a lot more than ads. Mike Madrid worked on Latino outreach in Florida with

the Sander's campaign's Chuck Rocha. They had volunteers on the ground in every swing state knocking on doors. They're working with seesay2020.com to report voter suppression at the polls. They held virtual townhalls, as well.

[AmericanCanuck]

50. In one poll of people who have already voted

14-18% of republicans voted for Biden.

That is a miraculous feat which was accomplished by TLP and RVAT's targeted media placements.

Just as we had "Reagan Democrats" we will now have "Biden Republicans" -- many of those may not go back when Biden performs well.

Not thanking TLP because they are republicans is being ungrateful.

[radius777]

71. Agree - realignment is occuring.

Rurals have shifted red and suburbs are shifting blue, especially the suburban women.

Trump's ugliness works with some voters but it also repels others.

[My Pet Orangutan]

2. You d'bitch Jackie.

Marry me :00)

[NurseJackie]

4. Thank you! 😘👄💏💋

[melman]

5. lol

No.


They are right-wing trash. Now and forever.

[George II]

53. Are you calling those who support the Lincoln Project "right-wing trash. Now and forever."?

[melman]

56. .

[melman]

61. Exactamundo!

[aidbo]

62. .

[melman]

63. Steve Schmidt on Liz Cheney

Behind her veneer of support for President Trump— she votes with him “something like 97 percent of the time,” she bragged on “Fox & Friends” in July—there’s a far harsher reality: Many of her and her father’s closest friends and ideological allies have become the most virulent Trump critics. The large group, which includes former national security adviser John Bolton, Steve Schmidt, Steve Hayes, Bill Kristol, and Jennifer Rubin, are rooting for Liz to restore their brand of conservatism after Trump.

"I've talked to a lot of people about the conversation we have to have in the Republican Party, about how to cut this albatross off from around our necks if he loses,” Bolton told POLITICO, referring to Trump. “And I think it's going to be very robust across the board."

Schmidt, the former counselor to Dick Cheney and adviser to John McCain who has become a prominent Trump critic, said, “If there’s a resurgence of conservatism as a functioning political philosophy in this country, Liz Cheney is as good a bet as anybody to be a leader in that. Liz Cheney is certainly not going to be a person over the next 20 years who’s fighting to advance nationalism and populism.”

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/magazine/2020/11/01/liz-cheney-moment-430972


Good times.

[JonLP24]

64. Liz Cheney would be awful

She often went after Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib.

[George II]

79. I don't see Senator Cheney being Majority Leader in our lifetimes.

[George II]

78. "Clueless libs"? Here?

[NurseJackie]

91. LOL!

[AmericanCanuck]

76. Actually exactly the opposite

TLP is comprised of educated and moderate republicans who hate the right wing trash and lament what has happened to their party.

The Trump supporting contingent is the right wing trash.

My speculation is that TLP wants to start a new party called the Lincoln party and get sane, rational, educated conservatives on board to the exclusion of the trump and trump enabling cabal.

We do need a functioning opposition that will negotiate and pass legislation for the benefit of America instead of just saying no to everything.

[melman]

80. George Conway, Rick Wilson and Steve Schmidt are moderates?

[AmericanCanuck]

81. Yes. When one thinks logically.

They are fighting the extreme -- which makes them moderates.

I have seen that logic used here against Joe Biden - some even going to the length of calling him "Republican Lite" and forgetting his progressive credentials.

[melman]

82. Did you know who any of them were four years ago?

Serious question.

[AmericanCanuck]

83. Did you know Obama was against LGBTQ marriage in 2008?

Did you know Bernie Sanders was not a millionaire in 2015?

[melman]

84. What's the key word?

[AmericanCanuck]

85. huh?

[melman]

86. What?

[AmericanCanuck]

87. Your question didn't make sense to me

[melman]

88. Uh huh

[Cha]

9. Of course, who wouldn't appreciate their efforts

to enlighten & get rid of trump. and help Dems in the Senate.. except of course those in the cult.

[Gothmog]

42. Vote for America.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

46. TLP makes the Most Patriotic Loving

Videos!

[Kahuna]

11. I listen to their youtube channel vlogs. They are much more comforting and supportive than

MSNBC and CNN. Nary a negative or dismissive word towards Biden and Democrats. They praise Biden and drag trump and his republican enablers. I cannot watch the cable channels because they are too annoying and depressing. I anxiously await their next vlog in a half hour at 2:30p.

[Cha]

16. Excellent points, Kahuna.. Mahalo!

[Kahuna]

21. Hey Baby!

[Cha]

27. Hey there!

[ismnotwasm]

15. They realize Trump is a menace and literal lives are at stake

Hell yes I’ll thank them. This country fucked up in 2016, and I just hope we can fix it with a Biden win.

[sheshe2]

25. They are actually Americans...

Unlike the GOP foreign agents.

TLP loves America over party.

[brettdale]

26. The Lincoln Project has been brilliant

They have done so much good on twitter, seriously hats off to them!!

[roamer65]

28. If they want to continue ratfucking the GOP, I will help them after the election.

I am a rabid anti-Trumpist till I die and even after that.

[Kahuna]

72. Same. I will continue to follow them. My B.S. detector is intact...

Unless or until I suspect they are going back to the dark side, I will stop following them. So far, they appear to be quite genuine.

[betsuni]

29. K&R

[LuvNewcastle]

30. I appreciate all they've done, for sure.

It seems like most Democrats just don't have the killer instinct needed to really go after an opponent, and that was most necessary this time around. Democrats just aren't mean enough, or at least the ones who do our ads aren't. Or if they're mean enough, they aren't succinct enough. If nothing else, I hope Democrats are taking lessons on how to attack an opponent properly and do maximum damage. If the Democrats want to be a majority party again, they're going to have to learn how to attack, not just defend.

[Chasing Dreams]

31. Lincoln Project has had spectacular ads. As have the Biden/Harris campaign, and many others.

So yes, a big thank you to LP and everyone working on this campaign!

[Gothmog]

41. The Lincoln Project and Harrison Ford are teaming up

Link to tweet

[George II]

32. I truly appreciate the job they've done. Should we wind up winning tomorrow we should all....

....be appreciative, but the bitterness on the part of some is palpable.

All the groups have had great ads, from Bloomberg early on to Biden's ads themselves, to the MeidasTouch, to republican Voters Against Trump, but perhaps the best have been those from The Lincoln Project.

[NurseJackie]

35. It's irrational.

but the bitterness on the part of some is palpable

It's irrational.

[Niagara]

33. Thank you, LP.

For putting the country over party.

[EarthFirst]

37. After tomorrow; good riddance...

Their legislative agenda is of no use to Democrats.

[NurseJackie]

38. I believe they will continue to campaign against Trump Enablers for the foreseeable future.

They'll be of great value to us.

[My Pet Orangutan]

39. And they have the most outrageous proposals to finish off the GOP

Civil Rights
Voting Rights
Election Integrity
Ethics Reform

[George II]

70. Those are horrible...

Why would any American support a group that advocates for those?

[AmericanCanuck]

52. Many more vulnerable republican senators are up in 2022

TLP is committed to stomping out all senators who supported and enabled Trump.

We need them in our coalition to bring this country back and win in 2024.

If Ted Cruz, Chris Christie or Marco Rubio becomes the nominee, TLP will be on our side.

[Rhiannon12866]

66. Exactly.

Trump himself is just the beginning, the job is far from over.

[betsuni]

67. +1

[Gothmog]

40. Mark Hamill. Harrison Ford... The Force is strong with The Lincoln Project.

Link to tweet

[George II]

43. Bazinga!

[Turin_C3PO]

44. I do appreciate their help.

I just hope they don’t attack Biden when liberal legislation is passed.

[MustLoveBeagles]

47. I loved the ads and appreciated their help

Thank you Lincoln Project

[Crunchy Frog]

48. Thank you Lincoln Project.

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I've really appreciated all you've done, from your ads to your townhalls, to your provocative discussions and TV appearances, and tweets. You've helped make these past few months a little bit more bearable for me, and hopefully less bearable for Trump and his enablers.

[Gothmog]

49. Thank you Mark Hamill and The Lincoln Project

Link to tweet

[The Magistrate]

54. I Just Hope Our Fellas Are Taking Notes, Ma'am

"Anger is an energy."

[gldstwmn]

55. The enemy of my enemy

Is my friend.

[NurseJackie]

68. Yes indeed! Intelligent and reasonable people understand such things.

I hope they remain our friends. I'm looking forward to their continued work in outing everyone who enabled Trump.

[llashram]

77. hopefully they will continue

to try and clean up a horribly soiled reputation of the trump-McConnell GOP.

[Green Line]

58. Thank you LP

Your ads have been brilliant

[trueblue2007]

65. Lincoln Project rocks!

[onetexan]

69. at any other time i may be skeptical of their motives. In this dire election period and having seen

how TLP gets under the Con's/Gop's skin i am grateful they are our comrades in defending democracy.

In this critical juncture when the fate of our country teeters on the precipice, i'm glad there are sensible anti-45 Republicans/former Republicans putting country over party.

Thank you TLP!!

[radius777]

73. TLP is one of the most important elements of the Resistance

as without them Trumpers/RW would be able to paint us 'crazy libs who would call any Repub a fascist.'

TLP and the Never-Trumper movement is real - as we see college educated voters and suburban women moving over to Dems, both in 2018 and in this election.

[betsuni]

74. +1

[marlakay]

89. They are great, not looking forward to them

Going for moderate republicans they are too good!

[NurseJackie]

90. I hope that our own PACs were watching and learning.

Too often our liberal ads are WAY WAY WAY too long. Too much information, delivered too slowly, meandering and with no specific point or destination in mind. In contrast, the LP ads were crisp, clever, clear, concise, and focused like a laser. They were well-written and delivered the punch in under 60-seconds.

[Gothmog]

92. Two cheers for the Never Trump conservatives

Link to tweet

The shameful complicity of Republican leaders in President Trump’s torrent of deceit about our election tells us there is little hope for a more reasonable post-Trump GOP. But what about conservatism as a philosophy? Is it equally discredited?

Let’s begin by just saying it: The country owes the Never Trump conservatives a debt.

Yes, many progressives have been uneasy with these unusual allies. They insist that Trump was not some alien imposition on conservatism but rather the product of long-standing trends in Republican politics. Trafficking in racial division and racism, nativism, extremism, conspiracy theories and voter suppression did not start with Trump.

Progressives are entirely right about this. But the Never Trumpers deserve our respect precisely because so many of them stood against these tendencies and, in more cases than not, undertook a deeper critique of their own side......

Of course, I’d like the anti-Trump conservatives to admit the error of their ways and fully join my side of politics. But failing that, I still appreciate what they did. And I hope at least they can now champion a brand of conservatism that is about more than making the rich richer and the powerful more powerful.