• Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    This just illustrates how afraid Democrats are of Republicans ability to dominate the narrative. This is all about optics. And Democrats are cowards, when it comes to optics.

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      3 days ago

      I don’t like Buttigieg’s politics (or lack thereof), but he’s a fantastic speaker with a quick wit and plenty of charisma. Establishment loser Democrats (like Harris and her advisors) think that’s less important than him being gay, like Obama didn’t lead the Democrats to their greatest recent victory as a black man with a Muslim name.

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      3 days ago

      Because they vote reliably the left does not. No politicians gives one ounce if thought to people who don’t vote.

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        2 days ago

        There are more discouraged Democratic and leftish voters than there are swing voters. The fact that the DNC was so obsessed with swing voters was a sign that they were barking up the wrong tree, probably because the interests of their donors were in opposition to the interests of their voters.

      • Eldritch@piefed.world
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        3 days ago

        That and fascists and their allies own all the messaging outlets. Democrats could have perfect messaging and it would hardly reach anyone. So it really doesn’t help that their messaging is shit.