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zentrum

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24. It is dishonest reporting but...

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 07:23 PM

Apr 2017

....The Democrats lost hugely down ticket too. Lost the Houses and the State offices and the local offices. There were multiple reasons for this but it's clear the Dems need to quickly come up with strategies and policies that are more mistake resilient.

For instance, if the DNC had allowed a 50 state strategy since 2008 we might still have some clout in the middle of the country. Or if the Dems had raised hell about gerrymandering two decades ago we might still control Congress.
If the media is against us then we need to figure out how to outwit them---use the individual bully pulpit better. Elizabeth Warren is fantastic at this. We need more like her.

It's not all about going more left or more right but also seeing how our message is getting/not getting out and understanding that we are in a really new time. There does need to be some housecleaning.

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It pisses me off to no end when: [View all] gopiscrap Apr 2017 OP

They're all too busy Bettie Apr 2017 #1

The FBI helped the Republicans a whole lot, too. Alpeduez21 Apr 2017 #2

So did the Russians. calimary Apr 2017 #17

understand your anger... berksdem Apr 2017 #3

60,000 hurple Apr 2017 #4

Rant on. Ligyron Apr 2017 #19

imagine a football team cheating, paying off the refs, unblock Apr 2017 #5

great analogy iluvtennis Apr 2017 #10

ok just for you: unblock Apr 2017 #15

serious great analogy. aquamarina Apr 2017 #16

Or imagine this very situation in reverse. Initech Apr 2017 #25

That's why I'm avoiding random MSM news for a while. AM Joy, ecstatic Apr 2017 #6

Same here about who I will watch/listen to. iluvtennis Apr 2017 #9

There was probably more GOP cheating than we'll ever know about. lpbk2713 Apr 2017 #7

THe part we DO know about is plenty to have swung the election. Just google INterstate Crosscheck, Amaryllis Apr 2017 #11

Thanks for Keeping It Real...ITA with you iluvtennis Apr 2017 #8

There is no way that the higher percentage of the Doreen Apr 2017 #12

I have always thought that is why they stalled SCOTUS. McConnell knew they had it in the bag. Amaryllis Apr 2017 #13

And don't forget #3, the media enabled all of it. aquamarina Apr 2017 #14

And they fail to mention that the Dems actually picked up seats in both the Senate and House nikibatts Apr 2017 #18

Thank you. No one ever mentions that underpants Apr 2017 #26

I just wish that the Democratic pundits they interview on cable and elsewhere would mention it nikibatts Apr 2017 #28

You know why the media doesn't echo the OP? Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #20

What are we going to do about it? IronLionZion Apr 2017 #21

One word: Antifa benpollard Apr 2017 #22

Couldn't agree more, Hillary won save for shitty tactics. Brogrizzly Apr 2017 #23

It is dishonest reporting but... zentrum Apr 2017 #24

I agree. onecaliberal Apr 2017 #27

Good post but I wish people would stop saying that Hillary won. Kirkwood Apr 2017 #29