It seems to me that whatever gains are to be had from attacking Trump in this election have already come to fruition. Right now, it is quite set in stone that Trump is an erratic, incompetent bigot; and whoever still supports republicans is cool with that. I think it is time for democrats to shift to a generic attack on republicans: picture a series of ads that compare the performance of states with republican governors and legislatures with neighbouring states governed by democrats: republican states have less growth, more unemployment, more abortions, more drug use. End every ad with the tag line: “Republicans: the party of debt”, “Republicans: the party of unemployment”, and so on… I think traditional republicans have been put on the brink of changing sides, and a matter of fact campaign could tip them over
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thoughts?
Yes!!!
Work the body.
Left to the liver, right to the solar plexus, left to the liver again. When the guard starts to come down, another left to the liver, double up to the head.
Knockout!!!
But…wait a minute!!!
Doesn’t that mean that HRC will have to move even further to the right to keep the new DemRatpublicanCrats happy?
Oh.
Nevermind.
Yore freind…
Emily Litella
I think some people are captive to republicans just because of history and tribal identity, but are people who basically want good things (like peace, prosperity, education, etc); it would be good to entice them to come to our side, even if it means making some accomodations (which have been mostly in tone, rather than policy, so far)
Are you assuming the “blue states” have a superior track record on income and wealth inequality?
On a macro-aggregate level as measured by the GINI coefficient, that’s not true.
How can you work the body when Clinton is courting those same Republicans? She’s launched a Republicans for Hillary effort. She has clashed with the DNC that wanted to anchor Trump to every Republican.
Why is Clinton using Trump to promote Republicans?
Nixonistis.
Sorry — that should have been Nixonitis.
Here’s “the body” you’re pitching.
David Dayan tweet thread – comments from Billmon.
Gene Sperling is NOT what is needed.
Well, “what is needed” implies there is a single Thing that must be done. Certainly, HRC will not be an ideal president, but she can be moved to progress through activism. Additionally, there is a historic chance to “kill ” the GOP (in the sese of forcing a major realignment), which is a good thing for everybody, including GOP officials who would be happier in other jobs, or just drinking…