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Sympthsical

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14. I've been trying to find a way to articulate this
Fri Dec 13, 2024, 05:15 PM
Dec 2024

That one of the problems our party has is that our message is more or less shaped by Twitter and TikTok activists. I've seen more than a few times this cycle where politicians were like, "I never campaigned saying I support X" - and they didn't. But the online slacktivist brigade repeated X so often in so many places - including in the MSM - that voters just kind of assumed that's what the candidates supported.

There has to be some way for the Democratic Party to wrest away the bullhorn from the terminally online who are very, very far away from what voters want or are willing to put up with.

The least controversial issue in this regard I can think of is LatinX. Everywhere you looked, activists online (mostly white, btw) used that term. It started seeping into the media. And the Latino community hated it. The politicians who were foolish enough to use it backed off immediately once it became evident it was counterproductive.

But it was just nonstop LatinX LatinX LatinX disseminated all over the place to where voters were seeing it often.

And even candidates who weren't using the term got hit by the blowback.

As you said, if it shows up on Libs of TikTok, take heed. Because while they are horrible people, they also have a keen sense for what's going to piss people off. Every time some teacher shows up there and brags about what they're going to teach their students about some controversial issue whether parents like it or not, I keep saying, "Shutupshutupshutup, juststoptalkingnow, youarenothelping, pleasestoptalkingnow"

We get plastered with that shit all the time. The people who live on social media all day are not the typical voter. And we need to stop making that mistake, which I think has been a big one in recent years.

What plays well to the terminally online settles much, much differently with the average voter. And this is an issue, whether people recognize it or not.

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What issues are considered "far left"? [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2024 OP
I guess completely open, unrestricted borders where anyone can be a resident at will Polybius Dec 2024 #1
There are a few abolish police types around Sympthsical Dec 2024 #2
There are a few "no gun restrictions" types too. Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #31
Nonsense. Think. Again. Dec 2024 #4
1. That's never been the case. 2. No one has advocated for it. Shell_Seas Dec 2024 #13
Standing absolutely firm on, and agressively fighting for Democratic Party principles... Think. Again. Dec 2024 #3
Fabrizio specifically mentioned the anti-transgender ads they ran Quiet Em Dec 2024 #5
'Gender affirming care' for minors plays very poorly Bonx Dec 2024 #7
Montana just struck down their ban on transgender care Quiet Em Dec 2024 #9
26 states have banned or restricted gender affirming care for minors. Bonx Dec 2024 #10
and there will be legal challenges. Quiet Em Dec 2024 #11
Here's my opinion... WarGamer Dec 2024 #6
I've been trying to find a way to articulate this Sympthsical Dec 2024 #14
Huh? Wiz Imp Dec 2024 #16
You could do a search on DU and find it easily Sympthsical Dec 2024 #17
A Pew Survey this fall found that less than half of all Hispanics had even heard of the term. Wiz Imp Dec 2024 #18
Shifted some goal posts there Sympthsical Dec 2024 #22
Nice job lying about what I said Wiz Imp Dec 2024 #24
Oh, ffs. Not this shit again. Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #30
You should tip off Merriam Webster dpibel Dec 2024 #32
Merriam webster IS wrong, then. The term wasn't popular Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #33
The ones a majority of Americans support Fiendish Thingy Dec 2024 #8
Access to healthcare? Shell_Seas Dec 2024 #12
Health care, housing, living wage, unemployment insurance Johonny Dec 2024 #21
Abolish borders, abolish the military, abolish police, abolish prisons, embrace Marxism, eliminate all corporations, LeftInTX Dec 2024 #15
Far Left? - Confiscate Billionaire's Money to subsidize housing, healthcare, food OutNow Dec 2024 #19
Not confiscate. Just fucking tax it. At the same rate that you and I pay. Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #36
with the far left, you might get healthcare for all Skittles Dec 2024 #20
Exactly. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2024 #25
basic democracy ZonkerHarris Dec 2024 #23
"Free Luigi!! LeftInTX Dec 2024 #26
I don't support this. But I do see Luigi as a product Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #35
My Top Three BOSSHOG Dec 2024 #27
And why would we ever listen to choie Dec 2024 #28
I'm asking because there were two pollsters who agreed. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2024 #37
Well, we ForgedCrank Dec 2024 #29
Too many times we hear generalities and sound bites. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2024 #38
Not THESE republiQans. Nope. Never. Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #34
Anything that helps people who need help. Autumn Dec 2024 #39
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