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eppur_se_muova

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41. Years of demonization by the Radical Right have made sure most people have no idea what the Democratic Party really is.

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Mon Aug 18, 2025, 12:32 PM

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Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich presented a gullible audience with a cartoon version of politics, in which the Dems are always the bumbling bad guys, and people bought it. They've made sure that the "debate" ever since is about impressions, emotions, and insults, not facts. When you start checking facts about which policies have benefited American voters and which haven't, the GOP loses big-time. Ask any R voter what the GOP has done for them and they'll usually come up with "they cut our taxes", never mind that the GOP in office has never offered anything more than token tax relief to middle-class voters, and always balanced that with giveaways and deregulation of corps that have cost R voters far more than they've ever paid in taxes, anyway.

If you ain't rich, the GOP is not on your side. Not ever.

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Strong man Blue Full Moon Monday #20

I would be interested in Tavis speaking to that question if nothing else. Still flummoxes me how... dutch777 Monday #22

2 reasons Freddie Monday #46

How are you supposed to reason with people like this? LS0999 Monday #49

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Actual deplorables lildDemz Monday #52

Because he wore some of his racism on his sleeve... haele Monday #60

Long term investment by the GOP in Hispanic communities. LeftInTX Monday #61

There are many issues that have been discussed for years here, but each time Scrivener7 Monday #3

What are the kacekwl Monday #9

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We are doing all that. murielm99 Tuesday #78

Yes, and it takes money so whining about fundraising and swallowing the lie that campaign contributions betsuni Tuesday #79

It has not been happening in my area until recently. berniesandersmittens Tuesday #81

You likely will not get many takers, as a swarm will come in and falsely cry 'Dem bashing!' and relentlessly target. Celerity Monday #24

+1000% WarGamer Monday #31

This! SineQuaNon001 Monday #56

There's a lot of truth in what you say, SQN. summer_in_TX Tuesday #73

Kamala Harris was called happy warrior and joyful warrior, as Democrats know. betsuni Tuesday #75

I'll leave it to others. The things said by the swarm make me lose hope for our ability to turn things around, Scrivener7 Monday #25

Biggest weakness: Reacting instead of Acting leftstreet Monday #28

That's realistic. LeftInTX Monday #36

if i answer this question, my post will be hidden or removed samsingh Monday #30

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Exactly fucking right TnDem Monday #71

It isn't about what is wrong with the Democratic Party, but what is wrong with the lies, the gaslighting, Doodley Monday #4

I hear this from kacekwl Monday #11

Yeah, there is faction that seems to think that because "we lost" and "aren't polling too good" at the moment, LeftInTX Monday #37

Extreme wokism, communism, socialism, hating America, not understanding economics, high taxes, Doodley Monday #40

I think a big reason for the low numbers in these polls they cite..... marmar Monday #5

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We bring pencils to gun fights. nt LexVegas Monday #6

This Johnny2X2X Monday #8

Bingo. Susan Calvin Monday #10

Thats great but then kacekwl Monday #12

Not by me. Susan Calvin Monday #26

Or, as I've been saying for years, here at DU: Paladin Monday #19

Its messaging is hard to get out for one thing, gab13by13 Monday #7

I think Schumer should retire kacekwl Monday #14

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I agree but his kacekwl Monday #15

Yes it's become a media narrative SocialDemocrat61 Monday #29

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books... myohmy2 Monday #17

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Tavis Smiley? sheshe2 Monday #27

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I know. We get lumped with anarchists and communists by the right. LeftInTX Monday #62

1. We support Abortion rights. maxsolomon Monday #33

"They're baby killers!" Diamond_Dog Monday #34

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Years of demonization by the Radical Right have made sure most people have no idea what the Democratic Party really is. eppur_se_muova Monday #41

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Massive RW propaganda D_Master81 Monday #45

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+1 leftstreet Monday #57

Bingo, along with security, a decent job JMCKUSICK Monday #59

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Bothsiderism, too many stupid people that buy into "both sides" propaganda. GoodRaisin Monday #63

It's culturally acceptable JustAnotherGen Monday #64

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Look at what happened with Zelenskyy today! LeftInTX Monday #66

Nobody cares... TnDem Monday #72

Dems bullied, then hated because bullied. Yes! Punching down, insults, childish attempts to blame everything on them, betsuni Tuesday #77

What a thread -- may I just point out there's been 40 or 50 years of unremitting RW propaganda? Hekate Monday #67

Nothing. Republicans started writing the script and made Democrats worse and worse villains with each rewrite betsuni Monday #68

Party leaders suck up to Wall St./Corporate America and threw workers under the bus AStern Monday #69

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I agree, & it was a harsh realization that disgusted me to the core. Further, my own deepest trigger... Hekate Tuesday #74

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An entire thread about how crappy murielm99 Tuesday #80

Because we don't make politics akin to getting out into the arena and no_hypocrisy Tuesday #82