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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy aren't Dems controlling the message by highlighting their fight for gun control?
I will never understand why Democrats are so HORRIBLE at messaging. Dems need to control the message after the attempted shooting of Trump, the killing of a bystander, and the critical wounding of two others. GOP has grabbed this event by the horns and is politicizing it to try and muzzle Democrats from criticizing Trump. Dems could counter by pounding the message that this--the shooting at a Trump rally--is a perfect example of why gun control is needed.
It is not being "disrespectful" to advocate for policies that might have prevented the shooting at the Trump rally. In fact, the message could center around empathy for those affected and how it's all the more important to ensure it doesn't happen again.
But, as always, Dems cower in fear of "offending" anyone. Just like with Senator Al Franken, Dems ran around in circles trying to prove "we're better than the other guys" and thus did the GOP's work for them by forcing a great Senator to resign without even giving him a chance to defend himself.
Why, why, why do Dems continue to do this to themselves?
If the man running on zero gun control gets shot at, at his own event which was surrounded by Secret Service and local police, doesn't that completely blow up that argument for no gun control?
The GOP immediately seized on this issue and used it to their advantage to try and attack the Dems most powerful weapon which was to show the danger Trump and Project 2025 is. Why aren't Dems doing the same to the GOP, attacking one of their most powerful weapons (2nd Admendment).
Baltimike
(4,415 posts)and has been since they got rid of the Fairness Doctrine
wnylib
(24,103 posts)Baltimike
(4,415 posts)Of course, they'd scream that anyway, so there's that.
TwilightZone
(27,958 posts)it's unlikely that this event will.
The right will just push 2A more, just like they did after Scalise nearly got killed.
Autumn
(45,972 posts)Notice no talk of 2025, no talk of Epstein and Trump.
maxsolomon
(34,929 posts)She always has great ideas for Political commercials - that would just make things worse.
Frasier Balzov
(3,448 posts)crimycarny
(1,561 posts)Let's keep burning each other! Woo hoo!
Others have posted their opposing thoughts on this, respectfully, and that's how we band together. But I guess it's more fun to "burn" each other and snicker.
Think. Again.
(17,117 posts)...rename one of their gun controls bills to "The Stop Trump Assassination Bill" and bring it to floor again so rightwingers can vote against THAT.
republianmushroom
(17,198 posts)They best take off the gloves before it is to late.