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jr1118x

(97 posts)
9. True
Sat Feb 1, 2020, 11:07 PM
Feb 2020

I agree, I honestly think this might be our last chance at an election, if it even happens or isn't rigged. There are a lot of people though that are just in a perpetual fog with social media, life, etc and really aren't paying attention. The media, doesn't call out lies and holds our leaders accountable, instead the mainstream media usually wants to play both sides and that whataboutism, so people just look at them all as bad or being exaggerated about how bad he is. People aren't paying attention, look at the ratings for the impeachment, Schiff & Co made some great points, but if no one watched them, does it move the electorate.

Just being honest, as a group we suck at getting out the message, we believe in using facts and evidence but people aren't interested, instead they want the animated fluff job done by Fox that doesn't challenge their feelings. They are very organized, a bombshell can drop, CNN and the mainstream media will be "Oh this looks bad, this will take out Trump" and by the time Hannity's show is over they have coordinated spin and have as many surrogates spewing it on every outlet consistently hammering the same lie. The people who are only casually paying attention just think "gee all these people say X, it must be true". Look how many of his supporters like Trump because he is a straight shooter and just says how it is. They don't even see that by the facts, he is demonstrably the president that has lied the most.

Its these people I really don't think are going to be reached by just status quo, center candidates. To get them to come out enough and vote Blue we need to offer them hope and a vision, something to make them feel that it is in their best interest to invest the time and effort.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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