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Dennis Donovan

(28,462 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 10:52 AM Jan 22

Molly Jong-Fast: People want authenticity

Molly Jong-Fast‬ ‪
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social‬
3h
I don’t know who told Democrats running for president that they should never do interviews and that they should never do their own social media, but the consultant who figures out that voters like an candidate who does their own social media and who does interviews will probably make even more money

‪Molly Jong-Fast‬ ‪
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social‬
3h
The people who advised Clinton, Biden, and Harris made them feel that they couldn’t write their own tweets or do their own interviews. I think that was a huge mistake.

‪Molly Jong-Fast‬ ‪
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social‬
3h
People want authenticity, democratic consultants were so fearful they prevented candidates from getting to be themselves at all. Voters didn’t connect with the focus grouped result.

‪Molly Jong-Fast‬ ‪
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social‬
3h
They’re obviously other factors at play here. But this is one for sure.

‪Molly Jong-Fast‬ ‪
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social‬
45m
There’s a reason people feel invested in @maxwellfrost.bsky.social & @aoc.bsky.social & @repjasmine.bsky.social

Molly Jong-Fast
‪@mollyjongfast.bsky.social‬
Obviously there are many others but those are 3 who have used social media to connect with voters in a successful way
January 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM


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Molly Jong-Fast: People want authenticity (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 22 OP
Not sure. If people want authenticity, they would have never voted for Trump. surfered Jan 22 #1
Babble fills our screens. We are now in the age Ninga Jan 22 #2
Like Molly Jong-Fast but tired of hearing yorkster Jan 22 #3
To be clear, I'm speaking of MSM, not op. yorkster Jan 22 #4
I see this woman snowybirdie Jan 22 #5

Ninga

(8,683 posts)
2. Babble fills our screens. We are now in the age
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 11:02 AM
Jan 22

of words hurt. Sticks and stones may hurt me bones but words will never hurt me.

yorkster

(2,621 posts)
3. Like Molly Jong-Fast but tired of hearing
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 11:15 AM
Jan 22

about what Dems didn't do. Heard Joe S.
this am talking about "joyless" Dems.
Usually watch BBC instead in the am, but telly was set to MSNBC from last night and I was on DU not really listening.Heard Scarborough bs and switched.

Jeezus. Trump is pulling every stunt in the book, intending on gutting government. Institutional memory will be on life support if he isn't stopped and this is what some people focus on?

snowybirdie

(5,797 posts)
5. I see this woman
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 12:04 PM
Jan 22

Every day on MSNBC. Where did she come from? Aside from being a writer, what are her political creds? She is a relative of some famous writers of the 60s, but where did she come from and how did she get such supposed political acumen? Anyone know?

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