This Democratic narrative should begin today.

[kentuck]

It was not OK to attack our Capitol.

Those that did so should be held legally accountable.

There was no justification for attacking the most sacred place of our democracy.

No one should be above the law.

Everyone involved in the attack upon our Capitol should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Believing a lie does not make it true.

This is the narrative that should be widespread if the day comes when the Justice Department might have to indict very popular figures who committed criminal acts.

The time to start is now.

[Mr.Bill]

1. I agree, but I think that went out the window

when they only charged so many of them with minor crimes.

[calimary]

2. I especially like your "believing a lie does not make it true"!

That should live long and prosper on bumper stickers everywhere!

[kentuck]

4. Republicans begin their "narratives" way ahead of time...

So they will be prepared to make their argument when the time comes. In my opinion, the Democrats should steal this play from the Republican playbook.

Repetitiously, repeat the narrative over and over until everyone has heard it. Don't save it for the last moment.

[calimary]

5. Definitely! DO NOT save it for the last moment, when voting decisions are baked in.

Do it early and relentlessly so THAT’S what nestles in and has time to take root.

[kentuck]

8. There are so many things to talk about in regards to January 6th...

...it needs to be kept simple and a few salient points need to be repeated over and over to be effective, in my opinion. It is easy to get distracted when talking about January 6th.

[Demsrule86]

23. We have had months of hearing...if folks don't get it, they never will.

[usonian]

3. I've got messaging. Did you want me to wait for DNC?

From:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216969676

DON'T WAIT.
MESSAGE LIKE CRAZY!

• CLEAN AIR
• FAIR SHARE
• PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY
• AND MEDICARE
• BALLOTS, NOT BULLETS
• JOBS, NOT MOBS
• STRONG AND FREE WOMEN -- THAT'S OUR POSITION
• NOBODY WANTS AN INQUISITION
• PROTECT THE LBGTQ
• THERE'S ONE OR TWO THAT MATTER TO YOU

If you can do better, please do! Take the ball and run with it. I'm a physics grad, OK?

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The GOP’s “Grooming” Obsession
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[calimary]

7. Yep! ALL of this!

And as far as that obsession with the “grooming” thing.

Perhaps that behavior is a signal that they’re REALLY obsessed with it … for many reasons, all of them sinister.

[kentuck]

6. In my opinion, every time a Democrat on TV is asked about January 6th...

He should make the points above. Repetition is the key.

[calimary]

9. YES!!! Repetition is an absolute!

That IS the key!

[kentuck]

11. They have to synopsize it...

...it is easy to talk about the Secret Service, or Rudy, or Powell, or the electors, or the secret meetings, or the phone calls to GA, or Eastman, or Stone, or the J6 Committee, or Merrick Garland, or a hundred other legitimate subjects, but it has to be synopsized to a short list to be effective, in my opinion. Otherwise, it is all scattered.

[Demsrule86]

13. Those who don't get it never will...the horse has been led to water but will he drink? No-

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probably not. We need to win the midterms or January 6th goes bye bye and they spend the next two years investigating Biden, Hillary, and Hunter-Priorities.

[Demsrule86]

19. Hell will freeze over before that happens...I was happily surprised by how successful January 6

was...and now time to bring up other issues that will gain even more voters.

[kentuck]

29. That is your opinion.

I think it may be short-sighted, but that is just my opinion.

[Demsrule86]

31. It is my opinion. I believe if we use January 6 extensively in the midterms....depending on the

state, of course, we risk losing the midterm. I believe the best way to protect democracy is to win the midterm and reelect Biden in 24.

[calimary]

35. I wrote about this in my Indivisible group's Call to Action email this week. REPETITION!!!

Notes for the New Week:
Campaign season is close at hand! We’ll be working to persuade voters to see things our way, locally, statewide, and beyond. Sharp tools and smart psychology are our best friends!
REPETITION, for example:
“For too long, Democrats and the Left have let the Right claim ‘freedom’ when they stand for nothing more than being authoritarians, and taking away our freedoms! And so what a freedom message does is - it allows us to both clearly articulate exactly what the other side is doing (activate loss-aversion, which is an incredibly potent form of political persuasion); AND say what we’re FOR. And to do all of that with a single frame that you can repeat over and over and over again. And that repetition is really key, because once a message is more familiar to listeners, absent the content, regardless of the content, it is more popular and more persuasive just for being familiar.”
Anat Shenker-Osorio, Founder, ASO Communications, interviewed on MSNBC, 7-30-22
https://www.asocommunications.com

[Demsrule86]

14. No and no...we have other important issues.

[kentuck]

16. What issue is more important than our democracy?

I would have to disagree with you.

[Demsrule86]

17. Winning the midterm is the only way to begin to save our country...the only way.

[kentuck]

20. And what issues do you think are best to win the midterms with?

And if you are on TV and someone asks you about the attack upon our Capitol on January 6th, will you ignore it and answer with your "issues"?

We need to set the narrative to hold people accountable that attacked our democracy. This does not prevent us from talking about any of the other issues.

[Demsrule86]

26. Roe is the number one issue, Medicare, LGBTQ, and a host of local issues...

[kentuck]

27. We need to be very focused.

In my opinion.

I don't think most Democrats want to forget about what happened on January 6th and just sweep it under the rug. They want accountability.

[Demsrule86]

32. Democrats won't forget regardless...we are not sweeping it under the rug. We should run ads and

that sort of thing...it can be mentioned and will be, but it should not be our entire focus. Fetterman is up 11 points running a factory Town campaign about jobs and such...He is also relentlessly trolling Oz...we need to win the midterms. Other rust-belt candidates are running factory town campaigns as well.

I don't think campaigns focused on 1-6 will work. Tim Ryan is up. And I promise you that 1/6 focus will not help him. We need to win this midterm. I think there are issues that are better for the campaign. And while no one should forget 1/6, it can't be our focus if we want to win.

[Demsrule86]

18. You would be preaching to choir...we need to run on Roe, Social Security etc.

[kentuck]

22. Somebody asks you a question about January 6th....

...and you answer with a response about Roe and Social Security. Sorry, that does not make any sense.

[Demsrule86]

25. You make a brief comment about it and move on to issues voters care about...we care about

January 6th. But do the voters care as much? You will never get people who are not on board...but Roe might get them or LGBTQ...

[Stuart G]

10. YES !!!- ALL NINE POINTS ABOVE ARE TOTALLY TRUE. (It includes the original post) please read.

[Demsrule86]

12. That is all true but those who would agree agree...already. We need to make them

pay for Roe, and what DeathSantis is doing in Florida to LGBTQ and education...for denying vets cancer care for toxic burns, etc.

[kentuck]

15. They repeat the narrative when they are asked on TV about January 6th.

They have to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. There is nothing to keep anyone from talking about the issues you mention. I was talking about January 6th specifically.

[Demsrule86]

21. No and no...the other stuff that is really important that they have to say will be lost...we only

have so much media time.

[kentuck]

24. You act as if no one talks about January 6th and no one is interested?

Is that what you believe?

So if a prominent Democrat is on TV and they are asked about the attack of January 6th, they should ignore it and talk about your "issues"?

[Stuart G]

28. We need to repeat, repeat, and more repeat...OVER AND OVER AND OVER......

WHY? ....HERE IS WHY??????????????????

....MANY NON- BELIEVERS, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT SURE...NON SURERS

you don't think so? check the polls. Sometimes truth must be repeated over and over again. Lots of examples in
history...too many to list. You name them, I'm out of energy. (Time to rest.. )

[Demsrule86]

33. I don't watch cable. However, I expect that it will be gotcha questions anyway.

Answer the question, make it short and sweet...and then move on to jobs and other issues.

[kentuck]

34. I am sorry I was unable to communicate my point to you.

I hope whatever we win in the next election is worth keeping.

[Demsrule86]

36. If we keep winning we can stop them...and I do understand you point. I am of the opinion

that winning the next two elections or God forbid not...will tell the tale if this Republic survives...remember if we lose... they can do anything they want. The only antidote to what we are facing-out and out treachery- is to win big...grind them into the ground. I understand and I respect your point of view though. I do.

[kentuck]

37. Do you think Donald Trump won the election in 2016 talking about the "issues"?

Or do you think he appealed to emotions, ridicule, and adolescent character attacks?

Be care about putting too much stock in "issues". Especially in these times.

Also, if you win the world and lose your soul, what have you won?

[Demsrule86]

38. Honestly, I think he won the Midwest by promising to fix manufacturing...you have no idea

what a big deal that is around here. People went from good-paying jobs to working at fast food joints when the steel mills and auto plants closed. I heard Democrats talk of 'retraining' and cringed...that is a dirty word around here. Every election all parties came to Ohio during multiple campaigns and came with big promises...and then nothing was ever done...more factories closed and more people lost their jobs.

And consider Trump barely won. Also, this is not a presidential election...we are talking midterms. This is more like 2004 than 2016...Bush won the midterm and Roosevelt won in 34...we have had an earthquake in terms of really terrible rulings from SCOTUS...that is the threat to Democracy and why we must win. Roe is not just an issue for women...there is a hell of a lot of emotion there.

[kentuck]

39. I agree those are strong issues for Democrats...

...and I think Tim Ryan is doing a good job communicating with the people of Ohio. But that does not mean we have to forget about the criminals that tried to overthrow our government. I am only saying there is a better way to communicate it, when asked about it. I am not saying we should not talk about any issue that you mentioned.

As if we don't talk about it all, the Trumpsters will all vote Democratic. Surrender is not the answer.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

30. BINGO!!

[usonian]

40. Kick