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Richard Baris
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I have the same advice for Democrats re: AOC as I did for Republicans re: DJT.

Focus on policy and people, and shut your mouths long enough to maybe figure out why it is she resonates.

No one cares what you think. That's why we have them both.

Further...
Notice AOC criticizes but does not obsess over Donald Trump? She's substantively wrong but substantive, nonetheless.

She focuses on policy and people, something she ripped right from Donald Trump. No one cares if someone offends your delicate sensibilities. It's not about you...
Since no one really buys your "I'm so offended" holier/smarter than thou acts, people naturally begin to ask why these outsiders are met with such a visceral response.

B/C they don't buy the holier or smarter than thou acts, they conclude it is B/C they threaten a status quo...
You will then find yourselves defending that status quo, which enjoys bipartisan opposition among the little people who are tired of being ignored.

Good luck with that.
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Richard Baris
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Look at the wording. If the survey wording inc. terms like "wall" or "Trump" etc., it's bias tainted. We use the term "physical barrier."

A typical Q example:

"Thinking about immigration policy, do you support a physical barrier along the U.S. southern border with Mexico?"
To be fair, many pollsters tainted questions over healthcare, tainting the survey by calling it "ObamaCare." It carries a negative connotation, and evokes a knee-jerk partisan response.

"Do you oppose or support the Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as ObamaCare?"
Naturally, ObamaCare polled very poorly at that time. But ask the respondents about the actual policy, including support for protections against preexisting conditions, and those were always popular.

Just don't let pollsters and glorified poll-readers dupe you. They know better.
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1. This isn't a negotiation. Nancy Pelosi is a weak speaker. She'll be the weakest we've had in a very long time, with no real bargaining power. Pelosi faces revolt if she compromises.

"Compromise" was the magic word when the GOP took over BOTH chambers. Now, not so much.
2. But back to the idea this is a negotiation. It is not and there is only one side willing to work out a compromise. Democrats told their base this wall & those who support it are racists.

Now, they have put themselves in a box. They'd rather have a broken promise a 2020 issue.
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Have to be honest, the biggest lie tonight was told by Chuck Schumer. After all the hogwash. The lie was "we all support border security."

That's not true. Let's see if Glenn Kessler has the guts.
Second, if he wants to be as effective as he can be, Donald Trump should spend a lot more time in serious mode, like we saw tonight. Now to Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi...
Again, it always is very difficult to follow a president. But Schumer and Pelosi did not come across well, optically. They dismissed migrant human suffering and the deaths of Americans by calling it "manufactured."

They also appeared to concede the effectiveness of a border wall
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