Democrats need to show up all the time, in all the places and platforms where voters spend their time. Take Black media, for example: too often, Democrats show up with a blitz of ads two weeks before election day. That’s not it. 🧵
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Ben, respectfully. The potus primary starts now not 2026. No voice or voices as contenders will require us to live in void. The news media and press will not cover democrats same way unless they announce. Different age. Different approach req out do Trump. Movement politics to knock out autocracy.
Right on. #FeloniousTrump and #magaRepublicans are in perpetual campaign mode. #Democrats are still catching their breath. Democrats have got to get their act together, IMMEDIATELY! We have a chance to shut #FeloniousTrump down, THE MIDTERMS. How bad do we want that?
Yet many Democrats don't post here. My rep had an account and I sent a DM politely encouraging her to post more here. A couple of days later they removed their account. Stop only sending templated fundraising emails and let's get everyone on this platform so we can get some messaging out there!
You should run weekly ads highlighting how Trump is failing or screwing over Americans - Rx prices, produce prices are about to go through the roof, etc.
They'll deny it for a while, but at some point they'll get it and turn on him and the GOP.
Sunshine. In the words of a wise band. The war is over and the good guys lost. Media is already in the hands of the conservatives. CNN is owned by conservatives. Trump owns Amazon, Facebook, x Google and Apple. There are no independent outlets with reach.
No mention of Latinos and consultants like Chuck Rocha, orgs like Voto Latino or Mike Madrid’s data findings? Not only short sighted but setting up for years of defeat.
For example he says he turned on the California water but its California that did the work to fix the problem and get the facility running. We keep letting them take credit for the work we done. Do the work all year with marginalized groups and then message the hell out of it.
These are great ideas. We need to see action and message what we have done. They are expected us to know they did the hard work. Trump is the guy who walks around the office saying how much he does but we all know he is lazy and does nothing. Because he talks he get the promotion not the hard worker
I am a dem and a voter. I spend my time lots of places, as a woman, a professional, a friend, a wife, and a mother.. yet I’ve never seen one of my candidates physically in my spaces. I’ve reached out to some with concerns on a certain issue and all it warranted was generic form letters in response.
Honestly, it gets tiresome seeing these messages when people have been abandoned by the people they’ve elected. Dems are not losing elections because you didn’t get the support of some organization. Dems are losing because there is no action/ no substance for people to vote for.
Oh, and I’m not a strategist but in my opinion, if dems want to bank on winning elections by courting voters of the opposite party instead of listening to & courting their own constituents, then don’t they become candidates for the opposite party? I understand it isn’t that black and white, but…
What is also not it is the utter failure of Democrats to stand up to Drumpf and highlight the real damage his actions are causing to people in their pocket book and their security. Why are the Dems so scared of the truth?
And we need to treat everyone like we want their vote. Everyone has sins and we can’t be hating on people just because they are not one of our preferred groups.
What would I do? Senate, House, DNC & Dem Govs EACH need to have a Rapid React WarRoom staffed 24/7/365. They need to have a rotating Senator, Rep, & Gov on call all times to post video, TikTok, statements & do interviews. Pressers are old, tired & mostly useless.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!! This is essential, if the Dems want to compete (much less win) in future elections. The Idiot King & The Twitter Killer bulldozed Dems with their lies & propaganda in this last election. Dems need to be on those same outlets, providing truth & their own def. of Dems.
There you go, complaining that dems didn’t show up for black voters! Thinking like that kept some black voters from voting for dems. That type of talk is not positive. This thinking makes voters sound selfish. We need to encourage to vote, not act like spoiled children that whine!
It's time for Dems to find their spine and use it. If they can't find it, step aside for a Dem who will. AOC, Crockett, Raskins, Goldman, Jeffries cannot be the only bull horns in the House!
This is the most important thing. None of the others running for DNC chair mentioned meeting voters where they are. There is no more critical aspect to winning future elections than this.
Not just adding more black consultants (needed!) but getting rid of the tired, stuck-in-the-past, WHITE consultants who have been giving the same bad advice to Democrats for decades.
And get younger leadership who understand what we are up against and are willing to fight it. LOUDLY.
Dems must campaign NOW, on all platforms and try to reach all people, D, I, or R. They need to tell everyone what felon’s doing, what THEY stand for, and try to win back the voters who voted for felon or didn’t vote at all. They don’t need candidates now, just get their message out to everyone now!
Tammy Baldwin is saying Trump's impoundment is basically a government shutdown
I hope she takes a broader view and condemns Trump for disrespecting the sovereign will of the people *who elected Congress* to pass laws that presidents are obliged to execute
Right now would be a good time. Democrats should be in front of microphones everywhere, too, denouncing the latest illegal Trump action, and explaining exactly what he's doing. Americans need to know this, and most don't, I think.
Black voters are the backbone of the Democratic Party. 92% of Black women and 78% of Black men voted for Vice President Harris this last election. But parachuting into Black communities just before Election Day to ask for votes is not just insulting––it’s ineffective. Trust takes time.
Bull..the people saying this are the same people who didn’t want to vote for Harris because she is a woman!!! Rump can say he relates to black people because he was arrested and he can sell cheap gold shoes and that’s ok?
In Wisconsin, Democrats show up in Black media year-round. We don’t disappear between elections. Our party, our candidates, and our messengers spend time and money on Black newspapers, radio, and podcasts. We listen, we communicate, we build relationships.
WisDems partners with local Black media consultants and influencers to share how Democrats are delivering—and how Republicans are not—in ways that actually resonate. We engage with cultural leaders, not just political outlets. We build from year to year.
Our state party is one part of the broader ecosystem of groups organizing and communicating in Wisconsin. Black-led organizations in WI, often in deep partnership with the union movement, build power and community year-round. We’re proud to work in alliance with them.
All this engagement has worked. In November, as turnout in major cities slipped all over the country, Milwaukee—home to 70% of Black Wisconsinites—reached the highest voter turnout of the 50 largest cities in the U.S. Wisconsin had the highest turnout of any state.
As DNC Chair, I’m committed to taking the commitments we’ve built in Wisconsin to our national party. Investing in Black media, and building stronger relationships with creators, reporters, influencers, and outlets across the country—as we help state parties do the same.
Voters need a reason to show up. Obama and Biden repeatedly betrayed the working class to give sweetheart deals to corporations that throw workers under the bus chasing short term profits. Funding and arming a genocide didn’t help.
“Nepotism, cronyism, corruption”
All democrats in every media spot need to boil down every criticism to corruption. This is the problem, and it’s because the right is corrupted. I’d rather be woke than corrupt. Use the rule of three, repeat it over and over. Corruption. Corruption. Corruption.
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America is a bipartisan Warocracy
Earth is burning
They'll deny it for a while, but at some point they'll get it and turn on him and the GOP.
Welcome to 2025.
And get younger leadership who understand what we are up against and are willing to fight it. LOUDLY.
Tammy Baldwin is saying Trump's impoundment is basically a government shutdown
I hope she takes a broader view and condemns Trump for disrespecting the sovereign will of the people *who elected Congress* to pass laws that presidents are obliged to execute
humans on earth
What the hell are you talking about??
This isn't on Black people or Black democratics.
Yall really be full of shit..
All democrats in every media spot need to boil down every criticism to corruption. This is the problem, and it’s because the right is corrupted. I’d rather be woke than corrupt. Use the rule of three, repeat it over and over. Corruption. Corruption. Corruption.