2016 Postmortem

0rganism

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3. that's more like the strategy to win the previous election

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 01:16 PM

Dec 2016

even then, that person would have to compete with Trump, who's god mad skillz in all the areas you list

i take your post to be mainly facetious, but i feel like it deserves a straight reply nonetheless

by 2020, if we have an election to campaign in, we might want to present an alternative to what's been the norm from 2017 onward
even white middle class voters might be bored and annoyed by
- irrational arguments
- screaming, hollering, threatening (fabulizing, lying, cajoling and romancing will never go out of style)
- unproductive scapegoating
- rejection of norms (although we will have some interesting new ones by then)
- chaos, destruction, undoing

i think we'll have to find someone new and transformative who can make a case that appeals to a national yearning for constructive behavior and sustainable growth

it will have to start at the local level, we can't fix this mess top-down

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I got it. Here's the solution how the Democrats can win back the white middle-class: [View all] DetlefK Dec 2016 OP

It's painful to read; but it's the plain truth. tenorly Dec 2016 #1

I am the typical trump voter but... OHfreePARTY Dec 2016 #4

Wonderful insight. Thank you, OHfreeParty. tenorly Dec 2016 #5

I agree we have to embrace a louder, angrier style. Willie Pep Dec 2016 #2

that's more like the strategy to win the previous election 0rganism Dec 2016 #3

Repugnants will exploit any weakness and create weakness to suit themselves. BSdetect Dec 2016 #6