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Dems' Messaging Nerds Urged Party Not to Talk About Trump's Military Takeover
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Those of you who are new, this is the inevitable defeat of [insert your Democratic candidate here] as it has always been. This is why Harris’ messaging started out gangbusters and was eventually smothered.
After trumps first installment in office by Putin, the DNC - no shit, i’ll find it if I have to - decided the midterm platform should be “Better Jobs”. 😱
But it’s not a new phenomenon, it’s as old as sleazy marketing itself.
And here’s what it’s telling us right now: the DNC isn’t seeing how it’s done. The only thing they’ve seen is Bernie/AOC and they’re unconvinced.
And immediately before you go shitting on the DNC again, I’d remind you this is the case with any non-fascist party. They will have disagreements on messaging.
So let’s tell them what we want! Write your reps and senators (presuming they’re Dems, DNC if they’re not) and tell them. They’re in the bubble, they need some sticking.
I hope you have a megaphone that spews money.
If that's what you're waiting on, you're in a little bit of trouble then.