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4. Come on, Democrats

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2019, 03:31 PM

Jun 2019

It's great to be on the right side of issues. It's still great to be on the right side of the issues even if you lose elections. But when the right side of the issues is also the majority sentiment among the people? Run with that! You don't need to shy away from being popular and correct. You don't need to cater to the uninformed whims of some mythical voter in East Bumblefuck. Run on the issues, run with the popularity of those issues, and let the mythical voters know that they'll benefit from your policies and programs, too.

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Measure Of Public Mood Is 'Most Liberal Ever Recorded,' Political Scientist Says [View all] DonViejo Jun 2019 OP

Amen! RandiFan1290 Jun 2019 #1

Don't mean shit if people don't go vote. Takket Jun 2019 #2

Time to propose and DO some heavy lifting! shanny Jun 2019 #3

Come on, Democrats gratuitous Jun 2019 #4

Then why does conservative trash keep winning elections? Initech Jun 2019 #5

by massively cheating. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2019 #7

Exactly why I am nowhere near close to deciding. I think we need a clear message that brewens Jun 2019 #6