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Hugh_Lebowski

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16. "Free College" and "Medicare For All" were also shit slogans ...
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 02:35 AM
Apr 2021

Not necessarily the ideas behind them, mind you, but the slogans themselves ... suck.

Carville says we're too woke [View all] pattyloutwo Apr 2021 OP
Just trying to counter QOP lies... SergeStorms Apr 2021 #1
The Defund the Police stupidity costs Democrats a number of seats that we should have won LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #2
Blaming bad campaigning on a slogan doesn't help, having a messaging infrastructure that gets uponit7771 Apr 2021 #6
You are wrong LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #9
Yeah, that's bad campaigning seeing few if any dems were running on it and it wasn't part of dem... uponit7771 Apr 2021 #12
The progressive wing declared that this was the platform and the GOP used this LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #17
Sounds to me like those particular candidates ran some awful campaigns IMHO ck4829 Apr 2021 #21
Disagree, a couple of people isn't "the progressive wing" and the 04JohnKerry NON response to a uponit7771 Apr 2021 #46
Uponit, everything that sounds bad for us is amped up big time by Russia Hortensis Apr 2021 #97
Exactly. It is the definition of bad campaigning. ck4829 Apr 2021 #27
+1, humans in general don't like melee mouth and lack of conviction uponit7771 Apr 2021 #42
Unfortunately some who WEREN'T the candidates who lost used that slogan and cost others.... George II Apr 2021 #65
That's still bad campaigning and we should not blame bad campaigning on a slogan. Bottom line uponit7771 Apr 2021 #69
The "bad campaigning" is being done hundreds or thousands of miles from the candidates... George II Apr 2021 #70
Then its bad campaigning to allow an opponent to frame the debate with an non issue. There's uponit7771 Apr 2021 #73
As I said, it's a shame that some Democrats have to campaign against republicans AND.... George II Apr 2021 #76
There's NO PROOF it was a deciding factor no matter how many times some want to act like it ... uponit7771 Apr 2021 #78
All the reasons Democrats say they did poorly down ballot LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #83
I believe Max Rose Dorian Gray Apr 2021 #31
What was Max Roses attack response? If he didn't have an attack response what was his primary uponit7771 Apr 2021 #47
He went on to disavow the mayor Dorian Gray Apr 2021 #91
Agree With You Me. Apr 2021 #68
Yes, exactly. Dorian Gray Apr 2021 #92
That is a very good example LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #89
True words here. bluestarone Apr 2021 #67
What democrats who lost ChrisF1961 Apr 2021 #25
+1, there were a few who had it on their websites but did not make it part of their platform or uponit7771 Apr 2021 #48
Who? ChrisF1961 Apr 2021 #50
Cori Bush tweeted dtp once, she won though (link) there aren't going to be too many examples uponit7771 Apr 2021 #51
But they won ChrisF1961 Apr 2021 #53
+1, your question cuts to the chase. We're blaming our anemic response on a slogan vs ... uponit7771 Apr 2021 #54
You are wrong LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #58
I'll ask for the polls again but I don't see you responding to those request just posting the same uponit7771 Apr 2021 #60
Fewer than 1 in 5 support 'defund the police' movement, USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #74
Got a poll on that claim? Claims are no facts on matter who they come from uponit7771 Apr 2021 #63
Fewer than 1 in 5 support 'defund the police' movement, USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #72
Poll on DTP affecting peoples votes, we already know the action wasn't popular but we're uponit7771 Apr 2021 #75
GOP Launches Ads Highlighting 'Defund The Police' To Target Vulnerable 2022 Dems LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #77
Ad homs indicate weak position and that tweet is not a poll on dtp being a deciding factor in ... uponit7771 Apr 2021 #79
Do you tire of being wrong? LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #80
All the reasons Democrats say they did poorly down ballot LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #81
It's an editorial arguing a post hoc ergo propter hoc postition. LanternWaste Apr 2021 #99
The Law and Order Election LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #101
We literally lost this seat over Defund the Police. LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #56
Did he campaign on Defund the Police? No he didn't ChrisF1961 Apr 2021 #61
+1, there are too many people making excuses for not being on the attack and having an anemic uponit7771 Apr 2021 #66
We're talking about Republicans here. Their attacks bear little relationship... Silent3 Apr 2021 #59
Actually it was BLM who put it out there ChrisF1961 Apr 2021 #64
Can't name the seats but I agree. Duppers Apr 2021 #28
That's bad campaigning that's not ignorance of people. If we 04JohnKerry ever lie the kGQP comes out uponit7771 Apr 2021 #49
I agree Dorian Gray Apr 2021 #30
Exactly, same hear nt Hawker123 Apr 2021 #36
Exactly Owl Apr 2021 #93
I agree.. it sure as hell Cha Apr 2021 #95
Wokeness didn't get half a million people killed from a cold that was on steroids ck4829 Apr 2021 #3
+1, uponit7771 Apr 2021 #7
and we're eating babies at the pizza parlor. Dan Apr 2021 #10
We lost a good number of races we should had won in 2000 LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #13
Noted. Still not going to let people who think America is run by Transgender Communist Muslim Cabals ck4829 Apr 2021 #18
+2 nt Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #15
Agreed. Caliman73 Apr 2021 #84
Agreed kcr Apr 2021 #98
maybe biden can use tomorrows speech to frame the jan 6 republican rebellion for what it was msongs Apr 2021 #4
+1, uponit7771 Apr 2021 #8
That opportunity was in January fescuerescue Apr 2021 #88
Carville has nothing to offer us. PurgedVoter Apr 2021 #5
how could any Democrat be married to someone that was going to vote for Trump in 2020? Dan Apr 2021 #11
President Obama agrees with Carville LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #14
+1 betsuni Apr 2021 #22
Yes, defund the police is a bad slogan. PurgedVoter Apr 2021 #29
THANK YOU! StarfishSaver Apr 2021 #41
I really do not see this as anything to do with race or Carville pushing white people politics. honest.abe Apr 2021 #43
Being "woke" isn't a slogan or trend or movement StarfishSaver Apr 2021 #44
Sorry but no... Caliman73 Apr 2021 #86
A bad slogan has nothing to do with being woke StarfishSaver Apr 2021 #40
President Obama is right & Pres Biden Cha Apr 2021 #96
THANK YOU! ancianita Apr 2021 #35
word. KG Apr 2021 #38
"Too woke" doesn't mean too much real concern Silent3 Apr 2021 #62
"Free College" and "Medicare For All" were also shit slogans ... Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #16
I think "affordable education" would be better JI7 Apr 2021 #19
Agree, bad slogans don't help Hawker123 Apr 2021 #37
bad responses to slogans are even worse uponit7771 Apr 2021 #52
That is not how politics work in the real world LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #57
Too woke...Dude 74 million zombies voted for a buffoon RANDYWILDMAN Apr 2021 #20
Yeah, Corgigal Apr 2021 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Apr 2021 #24
Carville is too asleep. /nt tonedevil Apr 2021 #26
That's nice. CentralMass Apr 2021 #32
Thoughts: Bloomberg often uses loaded words to "start something" like bs arguments within the ancianita Apr 2021 #33
Is that what his wife tells him? eShirl Apr 2021 #34
"I think it's because large parts of the country view us as an urban, coastal, arrogant betsuni Apr 2021 #39
Say, Jimmy, how about taking the fight to where the problem is? JHB Apr 2021 #45
Carville is correct LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #55
Hopefully, woke to gasbags like Carville Mysterian Apr 2021 #71
This woke/cancel culture stuff BoringUsername Apr 2021 #82
Precisely. The real problem is that they have thousands of outlets screaming it... JHB Apr 2021 #87
He's right. BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #85
Carville doesn't know what "woke" is. maxsolomon Apr 2021 #90
I disagree with him about being too woke, but he made some spot on comments. CrispyQ Apr 2021 #94
I'd like to rec your post! Treefrog Apr 2021 #100
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