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Perseus

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50. Sorry but I feel he wasted an opportunity
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 03:33 PM
Aug 2019

Instead of talking about stuff that racists don't care about, he should have talked about all the promises the creature has failed to deliver to his base.

I hate to say it, but he is not going to change any hearts from Faux news viewers about that topic of racism, I think it is safe to bet that most Faux viewers are racists and they love what the administration is doing.

Why instead not talk about the coal industry disappearance, one he promised to help, about the farmers going bankrupt, create panic on those trumpers about their ACA going away that they will be left without insurance, ask them "Are you better off today than you were five years ago?", "Do you understand that the President is using you, and not delivering on his promises to make your life better?", and so much more he could have said.

I can see the MAGA people saying things to Castro on the TV, giving him the finger, etc.

Wasted opportunity. My apologies, but for Faux I don't see anything powerful about the ad, on MSNBC? Yes, that would have been very powerful.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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Powerful! Iliyah Aug 2019 #1
K&R bluewater Aug 2019 #2
Perfect. blm Aug 2019 #3
I'd vote for him. in a heartbeat. No question! mountain grammy Aug 2019 #4
Excellante, Julian!! ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2019 #5
Excellent! wendyb-NC Aug 2019 #6
Powerful! Question. I speak Spanish but I can't make out that last word. Anyone know? ancianita Aug 2019 #7
He said "Ya basta" (enough), it's at the bottom of the screen but disappears quickly. George II Aug 2019 #10
Love it. greymattermom Aug 2019 #23
Thanks! That I understand; guess I misheard him say 'chabasta'. Forgot the dj sound made with Y's. ancianita Aug 2019 #27
Already! Enough! roody Aug 2019 #11
That's a powerful ad. lapucelle Aug 2019 #8
Incredible how prescient she was. gtar100 Aug 2019 #41
But it's even worse than anyone imagined with frightened children sobbing lapucelle Aug 2019 #42
Does anyone else see this guy as super rehearsed? Ztolkins Aug 2019 #9
No. George II Aug 2019 #13
Your point? Duppers Aug 2019 #15
You're comment is very odd lunatica Aug 2019 #17
That's a hard NO. bluewater Aug 2019 #21
Nope. ancianita Aug 2019 #28
Should that be allowed to distract from his meaningful message? Hortensis Aug 2019 #33
No. happy feet Aug 2019 #37
Absolutely not! pazzyanne Aug 2019 #44
they're all rehearsed for the debates nini Aug 2019 #49
no, not really Skittles Aug 2019 #65
I really like Castro, lark Aug 2019 #12
Great ad! brer cat Aug 2019 #14
Castro's doing an Excellent job cp Aug 2019 #16
short and too the point. riversedge Aug 2019 #18
Vamos Julian!!! nt NYMinute Aug 2019 #19
Excellent! RainCaster Aug 2019 #20
It will be airing on Fox News! DesertRat Aug 2019 #22
I'm ananda and I approve this message also! ananda Aug 2019 #24
Very powerful Vegas Roller Aug 2019 #25
Its a great ad Clarity2 Aug 2019 #26
Since he addresses Trump directly, fox viewers won't think he's addressing them, and might identify ancianita Aug 2019 #30
Most people dont realize that a large segment of Fox viewers are NOT RW republicans. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #34
Really? I did not know that Clarity2 Aug 2019 #43
Yep!. Many here refuse to believe it, but 1/3 ID as independent & even 10-15% liberal. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #45
I think b/c thats the only news channel they get.. scardycat Aug 2019 #48
cable/satellite would carry all 3 together I'd imagine. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #59
I am so proud of our Dem candidates. Julian is not the only one who's parents/grandparents... Hekate Aug 2019 #29
That is a great ad Gothmog Aug 2019 #31
Wow awesome! RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2019 #32
Good one. Right in the face of the Beast. calimary Aug 2019 #35
Forget the ad, crazytown Aug 2019 #36
Damn. That was really something. Truth and facts are POWERFUL. NoMoreRepugs Aug 2019 #38
wonder how many rednecks shot their TVs? wyldwolf Aug 2019 #39
eggscllent AllaN01Bear Aug 2019 #40
Yesss BALLS!! n/t scardycat Aug 2019 #46
It was a good ad, but was wasted on the racists who watch FOX. CaptYossarian Aug 2019 #47
Sorry, I should have read your entry first, did not mean to copy. Perseus Aug 2019 #51
No worries. I thought I'd be jumped on as a dissenting view. CaptYossarian Aug 2019 #56
Sorry but I feel he wasted an opportunity Perseus Aug 2019 #50
Will the Houston Chronicle write an oped piece telling Castro to drop out? RLG Aug 2019 #52
I have been impressed with him from the beginning. TNNurse Aug 2019 #53
I love this guy but.. cannabis_flower Aug 2019 #54
Can't get more real than that. nt oasis Aug 2019 #55
Love it! zentrum Aug 2019 #57
Effective ad, good man. democrank Aug 2019 #58
This is good. I would have added... SilasSouleII Aug 2019 #60
Wow! Good for him! Great ad! highplainsdem Aug 2019 #61
If you're here, Don Lemon is going to interview him about the ad in a minute or two on CNN. George II Aug 2019 #62
Missed it -- sorry -- but I'll look for video later. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #64
Lawrence is going to show this on his show tonight. BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #63
WOW!!! "Ya Basta!" I'm kinda surprised fox Cha Aug 2019 #66
KICK! Cha Aug 2019 #67
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