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13. Our messaging sucks because our media sucks.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 06:22 PM
Nov 2024

They collectively shrugged their shoulders and presented a convicted criminal, rapist, fraudster who stole and openly shared classified information as a perfectly viable candidate.

This after having raked Hillary over the coals for having a private server, insisting that even an indictment would be career-ending and disqualifying for a presidential candidate.


Democrats can and have said great things, great messaging, it gets on air once maybe and then "has no legs" and the media moves on. But they jump on republicans messaging, discuss it at length, ask democrats to respond to it, no matter how ridiculous or even outright false.


The right wing is "out in front" on every issue rhetorically because they've spent decades investing in and corrupting our media.

No one democrat can counter that with any message, no matter how great. Until we have a strong, well-funded, coordinated media strategy, starting with, among other things, a very loud and consistent theme that the media has a ridiculously right-wing bias, that foxnews and others are outright propaganda, etc., then our messaging on individual issues will continue to go nowhere and always be behind the right-wing noise.

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While Biden was shamed by the MSN every time crud Nov 2024 #1
Agree with him, but honestly, the economy in Oklahoma HAS been crap since 2016 Runningdawg Nov 2024 #2
Is it... 2naSalit Nov 2024 #3
He posted the same thing on Twitter Emrys Nov 2024 #5
Thanks... 2naSalit Nov 2024 #8
Trump and MAGAGOP have the biggest and most sophisticated propaganda operations... Hekate Nov 2024 #4
Which those on the left refuse to counter Tumbulu Nov 2024 #11
No. there were people doing this but we are told voters got offended JI7 Nov 2024 #6
Their media refused to ever Tesha Nov 2024 #7
Agree. Trekologer Nov 2024 #9
Okay, so Biden supposedly "wasn't in front" of this Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #10
What the administration should have done is held regular press briefings on the situation Trekologer Nov 2024 #21
What people should have done was get off their asses Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #23
Biden is a decent, honest man... Happy Hoosier Nov 2024 #12
Our messaging sucks because our media sucks. unblock Nov 2024 #13
I think it Depends on your news sources. Raven123 Nov 2024 #14
THey got blamed for inflation that began with Trump STIM in April 2020 bucolic_frolic Nov 2024 #15
Very good points SlimJimmy Nov 2024 #20
I saw/read many stories about the bird flu. The CDC was putting out reports. But allegorical oracle Nov 2024 #16
I am not sure Meowmee Nov 2024 #17
Our leaders are absent today with everything that's going on oldmanlynn Nov 2024 #18
Wouldn't work. Democratic reasons are excuses, republican excuses are reasons... Wounded Bear Nov 2024 #19
Thanks fox lies Tribetime Nov 2024 #22
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