I'm seeing ad after ad after ad, trashing Tammy Baldwin on T.V.

[Greybnk48]

and not one reply from our party. What is the Democratic Party doing to help us protect Tammy and rid ourselves of Walker? Anything? Are we going to run 2 or 3 ads next year and expect that they will overcome months of these daily ads?

Where does the money go that we donate to the DNC or DCCC? To other states? Apparently, Wisconsin has been thrown to the wolves/repukes.

I'm fucking fed up.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Can you contact the Dem party HQ in Wisconsin?

Maybe they can tell you what's going on. I'm next door in MN (and originally from WI) and have been watching what's going on there with dismay. I don't know why the DNC seems to be ignoring WI but it sure didn't help in the last election. Getting rid of Walker would be a real triumph. He's awful.

[Greybnk48]

5. No, I haven't yet. But it's incredible how

lethargic and luke warm the party seems to be here for years. I'm sick of marching and donating for nothing.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Like you,grew up in Sconny,

move to Minny. Questioned the DNC mid Summer last year,there reply was,well we have only some much money to work with. Reply,well we can kiss Russ Fiengold and that came to pass.

Sounds like the Bradley and Koch Foundations are running most of these ads.

[Greybnk48]

8. It's a Pac using the money almost exclusively of an Illinois millionaire.

Restoration PAC. http://endcitizensunited.org/restoration-pac/

[Wellstone ruled]

12. Oh crap,know of those people.

Thanks for the heads up,did not know they were the Catholic Money Bags behind Johnson. Remember these folks names popped up when the Milwaukee Dioceses were under investigation years back.

Talk about right Wing Demagogues.

[Greybnk48]

14. Hmmmm. Didn't know that. Thanks. N/t

[Phoenix61]

2. People won't remember a single add they saw now

by the election. When running a marathon, those who sprint at the start tend to finish last. You want to have enough left to sprint at the end.

[american_ideals]

4. No no no. This is how propaganda works - repetition

In propaganda, you slowly change people's minds by repeating the same thing over and over again.
They may not remember the ad, but they'll remember the idea.

Goebbels has some great quotes about this. And this repetition is the reason Fox and right wing radio has brainwashed so many people.


Progressives need to fight back against this propaganda.

[kimbutgar]

10. That's what they did with Hillary

They brainwashed the negativity in their minds.

She needs to counter this immediately to stop the programming. The rehtug packs have it down as a science now.

[american_ideals]

13. Yes.

[Greybnk48]

6. That's not how it's worked in the past! The ads work!

Especially if there is no response. They build a narrative against Tammy, or for Walker BEFORE the campaign even starts. If we never learn from past experience we're screwed.

[american_ideals]

3. Russ Feingold, get in gear

[old guy]

9. Democratic party in WI. is pretty much useless in messaging.

Too many candidates are strictly on their own.

[Greybnk48]

16. It's ridiculous! n/t

[NCjack]

11. Send your money directly to Baldwin or thru actblue.

[Greybnk48]

15. I will, and I have been doing that for several months now,

sending money directly to candidates via Act Blue. But My question lingers. Does the Democratic party totally suck in every State? That seems to be the case and I cannot figure out why. Liberals out-number the radical right (formerly conservatives) in this country, why are we so weak? It's really pissing me off.

[NCjack]

17. It is reasonable to expect groups like DNC and DGA to

a. peel off a percentage of every contribution for expenses and analysis contractors;
b. triage the pleas of candidates for help. Those judged to be too weak to win will not get support.

So, you as a donor will get the maximum bang for your buck by giving to your candidates directly or through actblue.

[dembotoz]

18. send it to tammy...cut out the middle man

also see if her website has bumper stickers and t-shirts


if you are going to state convention i am sure there will be tammy stuff to get....

[dragonlady]

19. We saw a pro-Tammy ad last night

It was on during Jeopardy! Didn't catch who paid for the ad, but will try to find out if it appears again tonight.

[dragonlady]

20. Sponsors of the ad

Majority Forward and Vote Vets

[Greybnk48]

21. Finally! My sister called me about it too!

Thanks for posting this. I didn't see it yet.