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1 minute ago, Foosters said:

part of the problem is that the GOP will elevate some random's tweet as the national Dem policy.

Oh, look at this woman - who's running for city council in Portland - saying that police funding should be slashed! Dems want Anarchy!

And then the people who only casually pay attention, see this regurgitated by every conservative media outlet, TikTok video, Podcast, etc., and think "hmmm, Dems are crazy!"

They don't even need to use anyone running for office. Everyone knows who votes for who. You see a guy with wrap-around oakleys and an American flag shirt, you know what tribe he belongs to. So all it really needs to be is anyone with blue hair or black-brown. Right wingers are immediately going to associate that person with Democrats. 

1 minute ago, Da Fino said:

That strategy worked so well that they just make shit up now, like the Cracker Barrel thing and Sidney Sweeney jeans. 

Yep. They used Black America's reaction to that to fire up the ole hate machine. Disney makes a movie with ethnic representation and it turns into "they are trying to replace us". Has shit all to do with what Democratic politicians are running on. 

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The other thing is Trump's current bullshit, to wit authoritarianism, bad economics, thinly veiled racism, petty retribution for political enemies, should have been obvious to anyone paying attention since 2016.

To most of us, the choice is binary:  Trump, or not Trump.  But it's a little more complex than that, because a vote for anyone other than Harris was effectively a vote for Trump.

 

 

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15 hours ago, ztejas said:

I don't dip my toes in here too much but I'm curious what the Surly CR thinks about this guy. My first exposure to him was his appearance on Rogan and I'm not sure I finished the pod but I was intrigued by the niche space that he is attempting to occupy.

I saw an ad earlier today about him asking for donations and was tempted to drop a few simoleons. 

I've used "moderate" to describe myself in the past but I don't think I like that label because it kind of implies I don't give a shit. I have serious issues with both parties and the system as a whole but this dude piques my interest and is someone I would vote for (I vote dem all the time in case anyone was wondering - just not a straight ticket guy).

Like all of you I'm frustrated with the state this country is in right now - and while I don't agree with and have a problem with a lot of the rhetoric on this board I also want the best for the people in this country.

Guys like this that attempt to occupy middle ground without conceding integrity or ethics could be very valuable for the democratic party. 

He's the best Democratic candidate for a statewide office we've had since Ann Richards.

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Can we talk about Talarico and his opponents in the Talarico thread or do we need to rehash an old election for a different race?



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