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In reply to the discussion: Democrats need to address the "Working Class" problem and get over the "Isms" [View all]JustAnotherGen
(33,539 posts)67. Uneducated isn't wrong
Most of them can't spell moron correctly.
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Democrats need to address the "Working Class" problem and get over the "Isms" [View all]
Hellbound Hellhound
Saturday
OP
So the race was lost as soon as Biden stepped down and she became the candidate?
jalan48
Saturday
#17
That's it. It's impossible to win against a rich white man who lies about everything, promises everything,
viva la
Saturday
#101
Not hardly. Take credit where credit is due. There's a hell of a lot of credit we're due in that regard.
paleotn
Saturday
#126
Look at the numbers!!! It was race and gender!!! That is the WHOLE story!!!
Scrivener7
Saturday
#103
Then we made a mistake nominating VP Harris? And from here on only EITHER non-white OR
kelly1mm
Saturday
#136
Yes. It is. And we have been beaten over the head twice now with that fact.
Scrivener7
Saturday
#141
Well that hits like a 2x4! Maybe (probably?) true though. I fear the first woman in the WH will be a R. nt
kelly1mm
Saturday
#142
Oh, God. You might be right. And look at that field of possibilities. Gabbard, the Russian asset,
Scrivener7
Saturday
#145
Laura Trump, the next Senator from FL and (potential) future 1st woman President? She has the name ... nt
kelly1mm
Saturday
#146
No it didn't. Many know it but just don't want to accept it, because accepting it admits failure. n/t
Hellbound Hellhound
Saturday
#33
I'm seeing a lot about messaging and I get that. A Bernie type of candidate may have wiped the floor with tRump
yaesu
Saturday
#2
Messaging means nothing if voters don't feel like the Democrats have done enough for them...
DSandra
Saturday
#48
It's almost like our messaging didn't reach the voters! Glad we agree!
Hellbound Hellhound
Saturday
#39
Considering those states are some of the highest concentrations of Black Americans, I wonder what you mean. n/t
Hellbound Hellhound
Saturday
#56
It's a very good question. If people think letting magats suffer after voting for
Tadpole Raisin
Saturday
#65
Yep, MAGA framing is as if PoC aren't mostly "working class" ... M$M repeats it ad nauseum
uponit7771
Saturday
#91
I agree. Bernie has been saying this for awhile, but it's not a message favored by the wealth class.
jalan48
Saturday
#4
Agreed. "Identity" is a losing message, period. We're losing the AA and Latino vote to economic extremists. n/t
Hellbound Hellhound
Saturday
#9
92% of less than 10% of the American voting populace isn't enough. n/t
Hellbound Hellhound
Saturday
#18
Didn't apparently try to convince his mom and grandma that they were voting for a racist transphobe either...
AZSkiffyGeek
Saturday
#111
But they still have the right to vote...so...they will go with the one who speaks like they do.
Lucky Luciano
Saturday
#85
As someone who is in the bottom 80%, people saying that the economy is great when its not for them...
DSandra
Saturday
#51
Trump doubled the standard deduction, increased the Child Tax Credit, and expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit
Shermann
Saturday
#13
Exactly. Even if he's lying, he's telling people what they want to hear. n/t
Hellbound Hellhound
Saturday
#14
The tax brackets changed, eliminating most of that benefit of an increased standard deduction.
paleotn
Saturday
#63
You're only getting part of the picture. You forgot about personal and dependent exemptions.
paleotn
Saturday
#110
The price of eggs mattered. Pure b.s. and a cover story for stolen election. Just my thought.
Botany
Saturday
#8
Don't worry guys. Next time new messaging: "Free Brawndo for all. Brawndo has electrolytes! It's got what plants crave!"
spudspud
Saturday
#22
What about 'em? Their numbers are irrelevant and even if they weren't, Trump's eating into them.
Hellbound Hellhound
Saturday
#32
You didn't listen to the messaging. It was all about working class needs.
travelingthrulife
Saturday
#86
"We're losing Blacks" This is false on its face, same number of blacks voted for Harris this time than last time ...
uponit7771
Saturday
#99
Fucking Kanye West puts on a stupid fucking MAGA hat and they claim blacks are moving toward fucking MAGA.
SoFlaBro
Sunday
#158
That is false or misleading Biden did not get 92% of the Black vote He got 87%
standingtall
Sunday
#177
Please quote your claim from the article, I could not find it after text search and reading it
uponit7771
Sunday
#183
Sadly, I doubt that blue collar workers will get it until they've all lost their unions.
PeaceWave
Saturday
#30
So, are you saying these workers would prefer to have no benefits? The GOP can arrange that.
PeaceWave
Saturday
#37
Democrats should focus on economic issues and keep cultural issues at local level
dalton99a
Saturday
#38
Enumerate which ones you mean. Women's reproductive rights and care? Racism? All that?
Hekate
Saturday
#47
Abortions wasn't important to 70-80% of people; We focused on shit people didn't care about.
Hellbound Hellhound
Saturday
#52
When these accursed forced-birthers moved away from "babies" and started redefining...
Hekate
Saturday
#151
They'll use cultural issues no matter what the Dems do (2004 gay marriage).
Duncan Grant
Saturday
#69
When can we start addressing "class" issues? That's the fertile ground, imho.
Duncan Grant
Saturday
#71
Yeah, but you and me both know that's not what they mean when they say "working class."
Iggo
Saturday
#100
it's the republicans who keep "isms" going. They are the ones who are DESPERATE
ecstatic
Saturday
#144
The problem is the more stupidi of white folks get the "economic anxiety" something awful anytime a Republican isn't
TheKentuckian
Sunday
#170
'"Racism!" "Sexism!" "Transphobic!" but at the end of the day none of that mattered'
marmar
Sunday
#173
"let's start winning election and speak to the people crying out for help."
WhiskeyGrinder
Sunday
#176