Yes. But they are missing that much of this has to be performative. That’s what Trump is great at and Dems are awful at.
You can’t just tell voters , you have to know how to sell voters.
Trump gives sales pitches, Dems show charts. One goes viral. The other is ignored and forgotten
You can’t just tell voters , you have to know how to sell voters.
Trump gives sales pitches, Dems show charts. One goes viral. The other is ignored and forgotten
This was the way.
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A quarter of the 21st gone & a generation into it who've come up in a drive thru 3 minutes or less social media driven society. The likes of AOC get it.
Gotta get their attention.
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These are the pros!
threat: immigration, globalization
opportunity: make America great again
victim: blue collar America, workers out of work, changing standard of living
villain: immigrants, trade deals, the establishment
solution: drain the swamp, build a wall
hero: Drumpf
And now when it's obvious Trump is destroying the country the MSM just shrugs.
Don’t really need messaging for that.
Let them eat cake.
Historically - + sadly going forward - it's the #MassPopulace who have OVERperformed when it comes to *BEing GULLIBLE* ... + UNDERperformed when it comes to recognizing TRUTH-over-FALSEhood.
ZERO amount of DEMs cosmeticizing TRUTH ... is gonna change that.
That's wishful thinking.
Time spent here demanding that national Dems talk louder and more often could be better spent talking to people right in our midst.
This is on us.
When Democrats just try to emulate their opponent's style, it comes out /really/ cringy (I mean like "Christian Death Metal" cringy).
We need to come up with our own style, but it does need to be younger and fresher than Nancy Pelosi.
consume it today”.
Calling Elon what he is, a chode, was good start.
Lois: 9/11
Felon 47: Groceries
Most people pay attention to the words THEY want to hear. And the rest is blah blah blah
https://youtu.be/6paMJfiaO0A?si=LJXokr0mPIpA5g03
And yes, I voted for her.
Donni‘s success is completely that he speaks so vaguely that everyone can fill in the lines. he’s the Expert dog Whistler
"Water? You mean like out of the toilet?"
IGNORE TRUMP - ATTACK HIS WEAKEST LINKS - NOW!
Target 15 or so GOP politicians who are most at risk of re-election.
Make them more scared of Dems & voters then of Trump.
A few may grow a spine & others may follow.
Squirrel!
https://outlawvern.com/2025/02/13/im-still-here-2024/ “I’m still here” the movie. Then think about it happening here. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/rfk-jr-wants-to-send-people-on-antidepressants-to-government-wellness-farms/
Speak at level of a Grade 3 and an IQ of 65.
Keep the message simple and direct.
Keep ‘em stupid, Sam.
The Uncle is silent.
Take a page from MAGA: it was only 3 word chants, always: lock her up, stop the steal, USA, etc.
For the love of God, create a unified message.
Tax the Rich
Something about farms…
Farms Mean Food?
YES
Trump gave the snake oil pitch, and people lined up. Dems showed a chart and expected everyone to get the message.
MESSAGING matters in election and they failed. Shoot they not even on Sky wtf.
We gave this dumpster fire too much oxygen.
They have fighters but Dems won't use them.
Is it really apathy that so many eligible Americans of voting age don’t vote?
Or is it the systematic voter suppression activity that just makes it frustratingly prohibitive?
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/a-deep-dive-into-line-warming-bans-as-federal-court-overturns-new-yorks-law/
Now Trump has Eric Adams in NY to relieve him of $540M in fines, and undermine democracy.
Really? You need to get out more. Or at least read.
I found this article, not sure of the legitimacy.
I will check it out.
Not trying to be lazy. I understand being annoyed by people that can’t be bothered to Google for themselves, but if you post something out of context, anyone seeing it should 100% question the source and then do the reading to their satisfaction.
It's possible this is the source.
Empty slogans you can put on a hat! Facts be damned!
But do not see how Dems can sell border collapse & burden on cities, waste in government is okay, or males forcing way onto womens sports teams. The economic argument may pan out but talking price of eggs three weeks into Trump second term looks silly.
If the electorate wants performative crap with a sales pitch, there’s a party for them.
If they want responsible, thoughtful leadership, there’s a party for that as well.
Ultimately it’s their choice.
The only thing everyone seems capable of is blaming Democrats. As if Biden was just the worst ever.
Pete Buttigieg seems to be a pretty established establishment politician (sorry). He loves big business, has shady intelligence connections and history, and was very anti-Bernie Sanders when it mattered.
Yes, otherwise.
I'm sorry but you have to *win* first and then also *govern well* which many of us aren't even convinced Dems do that well.
Me as a lifelong dem that contributed $1,000s of dollars and volunteer, ect
Source->
Pushing the blame onto the constituency when it's the job of leadership to inform shows a serious lack of accountability.
Not everyone has skills, personality or overhead.
I get it, so HIRE someone who DOES have the skills to match the underlaying message to the audience! Able to do 30sec "pitch", 2min, 5min, 20min explainer and 60min "deep dive"
Hire a new pr team. Get with the times.
If folks don’t mind because there’s entertainment value or whatever, then keeping the republic isn’t just a matter of savvy marketing.
America requires active citizenship, not passive consumption.
I mean jumpin' Jesus on a pogo stick, if Roosevelt, Truman, and Kennedy knew how to a) govern & b) get voters to vote for them, I expect current leadership to have those same skills.
I'm all ears about getting money out of politics though.
Narratives shape our reality.
And as Bill Clinton use to say, "if you can't win, you can't govern."
An enormous portion of the electorate has bought into the fandom of politics that Trump has supercharged. They root for him more than his policies. They don't REALLY care about details. Win them over with performative crap and then PROVE that we're better for the country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmCDaXeDRI4
They don't care about what they have to say. Most don't even know who their Rep or Senator even IS!
Trump is seen as something else, an outsider, & that was part of his appeal.
The media should not have elevated him.
We are right, and Republicans are wrong.
On the stuff going on now, there is no grey area.
I feel the only way to get the public to understand that has to come from somewhere OTHER than the politicians themselves ...
Stuff on TV
On Tiktok
In film
In song
I know what I'd suggest...
Democrats own all the creatives, because creative people are "empaths" they understand other people & the world.
We could easily have better propaganda (advertising).
I think even think a lot of private entities would fund it.
Where do you think Margorie 3 names got all her notions from. (in her case, internet bad actors)
But regular people I know who believe stupid shit believe it because Fox tells them so.
Dems "transing" kids & throwing all their tax $ to foreigners
We need a tipping point.
For everyone to agree its a good idea.
Shifty Shiff goin on MSNBC doesnt work.
(Our)Politicians need to be tied to good policy in an entertaining way.
A viral way.
& local campaign ads need to be EPIC.
It's about changing minds, convincing people about things their missinformed on (not maga) but everyone else.
& creating awareness.
So many people think govt does nothing for them, don't realize things that have been done to their benefit.
Elon Musk at the top of that list because of his ability to influence the world, influence technology, etc...
If Trump ousts him. He'd take revenge.
& w/o Trump, he has no access.
NOW though???
So many 'back doors' have been installed - in ALL the federal institutions' computer systems - that he will continue to have unlimited access whether he is 'ousted' or not.
He could easily turn that against Trump.
Musk can buy ANYTHING he wants. Trumps just a 4yr shortcut.
Remember, Musk is narcissist too, thinks hes right about every whim he has.
While not genius, way smarter than Trump.
Most of the stuff Musk is picking, he's doing himself (cuz brainwashed)...not because Trump ordered it ...
They're smarter, which makes them worse.
But Trump is a true sociopath. There is NOTHING he wouldn't do. Many ppl, even his enablers, don't believe that.
& Most other people have limits.
He's President, they're not.
He says the stuff he says because he believes it, the media covers it, even in '16 when they shouldn't have. They propelled him into a place of viability.
If he was ignored, he'd be shouting into a void.
Hes dumb as a rock & should be exposed as such.
Like Palin was.
"Well we're looking into that very strongly"
🙄 he doesn't even know what the question is even ABOUT.
Knows more now that he's BEEN Pres before, but didnt read briefings, & doesn't care.
Lazy & dumb.
Trumps a little different. He was on TV, sort of well-known...
BUT, he's 80 yrs old, & doesn't know a damn thing! Even about stuff he was alive for!
Media accepts non answers.
They could trick him, but don't.
I was gonna say the same thing.
When you think about it, there were only 2 things wrong with McCain.
1. His age
2. And her
People questioned how he could possibly even have chosen her, & it changed minds about him (despite his experience & decency)
Media could destroy Trump in a second.
Yep. Trump was never more than a few tough interviews and a little scrutiny of his lack of knowledge away from cratering his candidacy.
I was originally planning on voting for McCain, but that was enough to push me to Obama. And I haven't voted for a GOP candidate for any office since. Can't imagine I ever will, either.
You abandoned the GOP at the right time. They really fell of a cliff in terms of IQ after Palin. I quit the GOP around the same time myself.
Trump has no opinion on (real)world issues, he knows nothing, doesn't care.
His only care is
"How do I get to be the most awesome"
Me me me me
What are ppl saying about me.
Quick win "I'm a hero"
Flooding zone is true, but, more their plan than his. Hes too dumb to come up w most of it.
Doing everything makes him look like hes masterful, & other Pres not.
It's the perfect summation of the last few generations
Two words! Simple! but candidates and organizers fail every time to deliver that message in a way their constituency will understand. EVERY single issue we fight for can be brought back to those two words.
They're not ruling.
Most American just want to be angry. That's their culture. But I also think our progressive views was a big reason people didn't vote for her. I know she's a black woman had a lot to do with it too.
We need to moderate our stances.👇
Student loan forgiveness. There are better ways.
LBGTQ, at the forefront. Why? .05% of our population.
Ukraine didn't get the weapons they needed when they needed them.
Israel is/was committing war crimes. 👇
He has no sense of humanity on the whole. How each part contributes to the vitality of the whole.
Musk saying break it, find the problems once the experience has left is a ridiculous bandwagon every board/CEO will engage and not be able to fix.
Apocalypse is what you’re saying
Mass success of their evil plan is apparent now. And heartbreaking. We are all fighting each other instead of the elites and oligarchs.
The message they fail at is that America may be 1st in Weaponry, but we are only 45th in education.
Ramaswamy told Americans politely we were uncultured implying we were less capable.
https://bsky.app/profile/digitalmb.bsky.social/post/3li5vxwppqs22
They have to get burned badly and repeatedly, enough that pundits cannot convince them fire isn't hot all over again.
They forgot it under Biden
They'll feel it again under Trump
Americans are flat out brainwashed Russia is an expert on it having used it for decades and exported it and Trump and Musk perfected it
Homo Sapiens.
We are not and never will be robots, So that is the game we have to play.
Democratic legislation passed in red states; red seats were flipped. So Democrats messaging was good.
I will say front runners 4 best at Dem messaging r governors (Tim Walz, Newsome, Shapiro, Pritzker[sp], Witmer…) & Pete Buttigieg
https://george-lakoff.com/
Charts and graphs and long-winded explanations aren't storys and don't connect.
Speaking as a storyteller who doesn’t lie.
If we’re NOT willing to do that…what’s the point? To boast our own ego by how many look or agree?
Even if fundamentally WRONG??
Interesting 🤔
Until it is PHYSICALLY personal, they don’t want to hear anything; which remains to be the consistent behavior you cannot breach.
That HAS been and FOREVER be the TRUTH of Donald John Trump.
I can cite the evidence But it’s readily accessible and not like you don’t already know 💯
It is a CHOICE, stop pretending or placing blame on Dems for messaging or presentation.
Facts matter 💯
His tired shtick & limited vocabulary should remind people they’ve heard this 💩 before.
How effective are the push-backs? OR The exposure of his RECKLESSNESS in Ready-Fire-Aim judgment? Not very!
Dems don't get it. (Long winded, one-and-done messaging.)
Short, repeatable mantras, and repeat them FREQUENTLY.
"I alone can fix it."
"Witch hunt"
Short, emotional, repeatable; done REPETITIVELY!
Your Jury needs to be re-sat.
In history, there are honorable ways to fight back and win. It does not end well for the pain they cause.
I do agree it is time to change strategy.
Maybe @jenpsaki.msnbc.com also get involved?
A rotating cast of the best Dem communicators on a formal set daily briefing with a press release WILL get covered, especially if it starts to look like a ping pong game vs the WH
Looking at YOU,
@repjasmine.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @petebuttigieg.bsky.social #ChrisMurphy
The problem isn't the way Democrats communicate. It's the immoral character of GOP voters.
It's self defeatists and just wrong to paint Trump's win as if it's something that is inevitable
Thanks. I agree with you.
Dems refuse to get the world has changed, still think they can
‘work with’ the fascist GOP.
We’re losing because of “Messaging”, not policies!
We need to adopt guerrilla tactics to reach the red masses that are about to suffer tremendously under trump.
Get👏It👏Sorted👏
His trick? Saying completely contradictory things so that no matter what happens, he can claim he was right all along.
What he really wants are people frustrated enough to act violently against anyone DJT identifies as an enemy.
He learned this from the attorney/architect of the Red Scare. His daddy decided this guy was the best political educator.
They want their hands held. It's hard for candidates to go everywhere, unless you don't have a job, do have a personal jet, and know groceries, an old fashioned word, proving some are stupid. 🤷♀️
I'll tell you who: people who already listen to and agree with Pete Buttigieg.
Those who need to be persuaded aren't going to listen to him any more than they have so far.
Did you see the one from Westmoreland? Advice from an old farmer. It went viral.
Headings on the corruption of Trumps white house and Dump Musk!
The problem isn't the way Democrats communicate. It's the immoral character of GOP voters.
@raskin.house.gov @repjasmine.bsky.social @repdangoldman.bsky.social @senatorchris.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov It should be all of Ds congress. All the governors and AGs should be everywhere every day. Telling us what’s going on. Talking about all the lies of the day
Dems don't understand this. Keep thinking they can win by doing things from a positive position. Hasn't worked.
Democrats are STILL of the opinion that evidence, facts, logic, and explanations are the way to get people to vote for you.
Meanwhile, the dude who mimed fellating a mic stand and told us Haitians are eating our pets is destroying the world order.
Propaganda rules now.
In the meantime, the uneducated are lapping up what the right is spewing, and showing up in larger numbers. The Dems will never win at this game they way they play it.
I wish they could find someone good at messaging!
Oh, wait,…
Voices rising up in the party!
An intelligent, attractive, outspoken, fearless woman.
She terrifies them. |
Grifters suck money and power from thee most gullible.
The dems always seem to think people are paying attention.
They are not.
Both sides have some old people, but the right has far more young people.
Too many Americans are low info fools
It says less about Trump’s “salesman” skills & more about the civic low IQ in the US
Entertainment over fact?
Even if it’s suicidal ?
That’s where we are today
Ya know who Democrats jettisoned first chance they got? Howard Dean.
It’s a sick validation that others are worse off?
To make dry material more interesting you have to target their feelings not so much their intellect.
the product to the masses.🤷♂️
Finally, I heard Hakeem delivery a good message in 3 minutes.
(5:10 pm Friday 2/14 on Deadline White House).
Trump wants to bring ALL working class **people to heel.**
Red, blue, independent, no or anti-affiliation, Trump is going to Stick the American Workers with the $4T tax Bill.
1/ The entire Republican apparatus synchronizes on the Message of the Day.
2/ Democrat voters are push back whenever they don't agree 💯
MAGA do not care if what is said is a lie, as long as it targets the 'right' people.
3/ Dems value fairness.
Instead, they have a hearing with those in govt unlawfully fired or quit for NOT going against the law, judges, and/or the Constitution.
Dems to Musk/Trump, like Ali to Liston.
Arg I’m so tired of ppl crediting him with skill or traits he doesn’t have
The smoke+mirrors 💨 show.
Tic Tok comes to mind
Or is the fool would call it tic tac
‘Clowns are the pegs the circus is hung on’- PT Barnum
Dems r good at repeatedly coughing up corporate politicians, Clinton, Obama, Clinton, Biden, Schumer + ur personal favorite - Buttigieg, n the hopes of appealing to the middle, working + poor classes.
It sucks that it's now "game over".
Enjoy ur billions- while u can.