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applegrove

(118,019 posts)
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:08 PM Jul 2018

Republicans Count on Trump to Drown Out Democrats

https://politicalwire.com/2018/07/18/republicans-count-on-trump-to-drown-out-democrats/

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GOP strategist Josh Holmes told McClatchy the President Trump is an asset for the midterm elections and that Republicans are counting on his media dominance to turn out their voters in November — and drown out opponents’ messaging.

Said Holmes: “Everybody thinks that President Trump is some kind of drag on the Republican Party, [when] in this case, he’s just the essential ingredient.”He added: “What the president is doing by continuing to discuss the investigation and the quote-unquote ‘witch hunt,’ particularly on prime time Fox News, is doing more to mobilize base voters than any legislative issue we’ve seen.”

More: “You could be up with 10 million points of health care messaging from now until the election. None of that matters if President Trump doesn’t utter the word health care. He controls the conversation in a way that we have not seen a president do.”

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Republicans Count on Trump to Drown Out Democrats (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2018 OP
The rethugs are whistling past the graveyard gohuskies Jul 2018 #1
I think there is some truth in his statement, especially in regards to faux news viewers Va Lefty Jul 2018 #2
I've seen several ads saying a Dem is louis-t Jul 2018 #3
Voting is not a logical decision. It is an emotional one, and Republicans know how to exploit this. Midnight Writer Jul 2018 #4
Well, 2naSalit Jul 2018 #5
That's what everyone says. Midnight Writer Jul 2018 #7
I am 2naSalit Jul 2018 #8
MSNBC Ari reporting now trump and facebook, empedocles Jul 2018 #6

gohuskies

(1,153 posts)
1. The rethugs are whistling past the graveyard
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:12 PM
Jul 2018

Counting on Drumpf to drown out the Dems will be hard to do as he is the biggest incomprehensible FLIP FLOPPER there is. No consistency or credibility in this cretin means they are hanging on to a pipe dream. The Blue Tsunami is coming for all of them.

louis-t

(23,199 posts)
3. I've seen several ads saying a Dem is
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:43 PM
Jul 2018

saying bad things about Donnie dum dum. I don't think this will work in their favor in the long run. He IS a drag on their party.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
6. MSNBC Ari reporting now trump and facebook,
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 07:05 PM
Jul 2018

that since May, trump has spent $237,000 on facebook ads already - targeted attack stuff. trump campaign claims facebook responsible for trump winning. Then, a big buyer may get favorable treatment on facebook 'news' efforts.

K O-C is huge star on fox spews. I see 2 hours/week of fox, [involuntarily on my gym arc machine], at different times every day. fox loves her wherever she goes - and she gets around a lot.

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