2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Yes, voting for the lesser of two evils IS how we got here! That is absolutely correct! [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)deaf ears this year, I cannot help you. But I will try
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511994370
Also, here is a pro tips, and I cover politics... and this is as basic as poli sci 101. DO not tell people what to vote against, but tell them what to vote for. The former leads to alienation and actually suppresses the vote. This is a lesson that many local democrats understand, but somehow forget up the ladder.
As I said, I cover this shit, and pols who run on look at the other guy, how ugly and horrible, tend to do worst than those who go, ok this is what I am going to do, and how I am going to help you. Locally people would like to know what democrats are going to do about silly shitty stuff like income inequality. The nuclear codes are nowhere in their day to day thinking, unless they are serving in the US military and they happen to actually be part of the nuclear program.
Another pro tip, Trump is telling them what he is going to do... he won't do it, there are many reasons why he won't, but he is telling them what he is going to do. And he does have an actual philosophy, as weird and odd as that sounds to silly partisans, This is one reasons the Rs did not put that brush fire down. And you guys are barely succeeding with yours, but that party base revolt is not over either.