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46. Oh, yes, they have totally defined us better than we've defined ourselves.

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 10:35 AM

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Tax & spend dems. Soft on foreign policy dems. Porous border dems. Nanny state dems. Baby killer dems. It's exasperating. Where is our marketing department? There's a ton of good talent out there to craft & broadcast our message, & others are doing it, but the party itself just isn't effective. How come Indivisable came up with & promoted No Kings Day & not the Democratic Party? Bernie & AOC did the No Oligarchs Tour, which was well received, even in red areas. Where is the Democratic Party equivalent? Maybe I missed it between Ken Martin's pleas for money.

Have you read George Lakoff? He wrote "Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate," back in the Bush years. He talks a lot about framing. He could have been a counter voice to the right-wing's Frank Luntz, but the dems never listened. Fools.

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