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In reply to the discussion: What's clear is that Democratic Party messaging is woefully inadequate [View all]calimary
(81,136 posts)80. YES and YES!!!
I do NOT understand why George Lakoff hasn't been hired and made one of the big guns of the DNC. Good Lord, we won't make any headway at all unless we get the messaging thing down, and he'd be OUR frank luntz. That's something we need DESPERATELY!!!!!!!
And Howard Dean? That goes without saying. Match his track record against any of 'em lately and he shames them all. Especially the underwhelming, utterly unimpressive, and manifestly useless DEBBIE.
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What's clear is that Democratic Party messaging is woefully inadequate [View all]
MrScorpio
Jun 2012
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You've hit the nail on the head. THAT is the biggest problem with the Dems these
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#1
It would help if they had a message. One, that consisted of more than "Not as bad".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2012
#5
Well put. I dislike the whole idea of a 'negative ad' as opposed to a 'positive ad.' For me, there
coalition_unwilling
Jun 2012
#33
Yes, continue the Bain ads and go right after the Republican EXTREMISM. Attack the Republican BRAND.
RBInMaine
Jun 2012
#36
And they are woefully under funded compared to the idiot on the right! There is no way in
teddy51
Jun 2012
#9
No, it is not that doom and gloom at all. He will win, but it will be a fight.
RBInMaine
Jun 2012
#37
Yes, so that tells me that the first thing Democrats need to do is STOP BLAMING OBAMA!!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jun 2012
#54
Too many of the people supposedly on our side have sold out. Maybe the message we'd
brewens
Jun 2012
#11
I've said it before on this forum. It was rejected. But I heard Howard Dean say it to Elliot Spitzer
Gregorian
Jun 2012
#15
I think you;re trolling. You reject attacking the horrid right wing then you say you don't trust our
RBInMaine
Jun 2012
#39
This shit about the 2 parties are just the same is total crap. So enough of that.
RBInMaine
Jun 2012
#40
The Democrats should have rejected the notion of austerity from the beginning. nt
Comrade_McKenzie
Jun 2012
#53
No, Axelrod, Obama and Clinton are doing just what they need to do. The battle is uphill because
McCamy Taylor
Jun 2012
#64
Beg to differ....Repukes CAN NOT STAND Axelrod. He's just too obviously political - and
Laura PourMeADrink
Jun 2012
#78
Message three: the GOP wants to make your daughter give birth out of wedlock.
McCamy Taylor
Jun 2012
#67
Message five: the Democrats welcome hard working latino immigrants to the country
McCamy Taylor
Jun 2012
#69
Message six (some of you won't like it), Democrats are the party that ACTS like true Christians.
McCamy Taylor
Jun 2012
#70
put Dean back in charge of the party #1. He's brilliant, quick, and savvy. Saw
Laura PourMeADrink
Jun 2012
#76