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LuvLoogie

(8,281 posts)
33. When the majority of your party either signs onto
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 11:18 PM
Thursday

or looks the other way when bigots are beatified in the halls of congress,

your base will not approve, and neutral observers will see you for the punks you are.

I am not fucking surprised.

When this party stops bending over and throwing immigrants, minorities, LGBTQ, under the bus for comity's sake, it might see better numbers

Nazis are in the Whitehouse, motherfuckers.

Act like it.

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Some popular policies would turn that around n/t leftstreet Thursday #1
Mamdani is setting the agenda in NYC which needs to be expanded throughout the country MichMan Friday #61
One thing is for sure, people ain't thrilled about our government. Makes people sit at home or Silent Type Thursday #2
Because our JBTaurus83 Thursday #3
So frustrating! moonscape Thursday #4
If we go back to sounding like Clinton era Democrats... we will win. WarGamer Thursday #5
People want a fighter--not an appeaser crimycarny Thursday #6
That's a tertiary issue... the core issue is that the Party walked away WarGamer Thursday #9
Dems need distance from the Clintons misanthrope Thursday #18
Totally agree. eom BComplex Friday #58
I don't think messaging is the tertiary issue-it's a lot more complicated than that crimycarny Thursday #19
They feel walked away because qazplm135 Friday #56
Exactly! crimycarny Yesterday #67
Biden wasn't on the ballot in 2024 Progressive dog Thursday #28
Yes--the issue is so much more complicated now crimycarny Thursday #31
That's what I was going to say: republicans own/manage 96% of all media in this country BComplex Friday #55
If it were only a single propaganda network it wouldn't Wiz Imp Friday #60
I think much of this is because our real or perceived inaffected leadership. Shumer and Jefferies just doc03 Thursday #7
It will be lower when they cave in again soon. 617Blue Thursday #8
I don't answer calls from numbers I don't recognize, and suspect those that do, have a lot of free time, lostincalifornia Thursday #10
lol BannonsLiver Thursday #11
So that's it? No opinion on how to improve? WarGamer Thursday #12
If I thought this was posted in good faith I would engage. BannonsLiver Thursday #13
"Bad Things About Democrats" Kingofalldems Thursday #21
They think Democrats are so stupid it goes right over our heads. betsuni Thursday #22
Some are ForgedCrank Friday #39
So obvious--every freaking day. Kingofalldems Thursday #20
The passionate defense of Trump's b day parade and the enthusiasm for Trump economic policy are some recent examples. BannonsLiver Thursday #23
The FDR/Churchill thing? Gotta link? WarGamer Friday #41
One of MANY "This message was self-deleted by its author" moments. BannonsLiver Friday #42
Or because I never said it? WarGamer Friday #43
I guess we'll never know. BannonsLiver Friday #44
And re: those others... WarGamer Friday #45
LMAO you have blamed NATO for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a whole "look what you made me do" pro-Putin vibe. BannonsLiver Friday #47
yeah... WarGamer Friday #49
I'll wait for the translation. BannonsLiver Friday #50
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Friday #51
Oh how funny. BannonsLiver Friday #52
Nice edit. BannonsLiver Friday #53
gotta do what I gotta do. WarGamer Friday #57
Whoa. So edgy. BannonsLiver Friday #59
And Rittenhouse was innocent. Kingofalldems Friday #46
Jesus, I must have missed the Rittenhouse comments. BannonsLiver Friday #48
The jury found him not guilty on all counts MichMan Friday #63
Well shiver me timbers. Kingofalldems Friday #65
Meanwhile, Democrats continue to overperform in almost every Special Election Wiz Imp Thursday #14
We're in the wilderness. For now. maxsolomon Thursday #15
I looked at the crosstabs Quiet Em Thursday #16
What do you expect? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #17
"Populist badge": what is populist about Republicans? betsuni Thursday #24
WTF are they supposed to do exactly?? LyfeTimeDem Thursday #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Thursday #26
I have no idea where you got that from. Wiz Imp Friday #54
Short of LyfeTimeDem Thursday #27
We've gotta focus on economics, corruption, and maybe the environment. OrlandoDem2 Thursday #29
It's not that complicated: we care about everyone and they don't. Democrats have ceded a lot of ground in... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #30
Very well said crimycarny Thursday #32
When the majority of your party either signs onto LuvLoogie Thursday #33
This might be because they're "doing all that they can," as we've been assured Orrex Friday #34
Somewhere along the way Democrats lost the white middle class Buckeyeblue Friday #35
Democratic Leadership is nearly invisible right now. Happy Hoosier Friday #36
People are pissed and want a way out of this mess, so they blame everyone. tinrobot Friday #37
'Since 2008', eh? OldBaldy1701E Friday #38
2008 is when Q'pac started asking the question in polls WarGamer Friday #40
The Democrats low poll numbers are a reflection of Ars Longa Friday #62
It's about the messaging. Nothing more or less. Hellbound Hellhound Friday #64
Of the many, many polls MorbidButterflyTat Friday #66
Republicans will always have higher popularity ratings (although they're not that high either) senseandsensibility Yesterday #68
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