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9 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Bingo. “It was debunked.” Yeah. Great. That’s good (I did it for a living) but it only does so much.
Think about it this way: the right says “puppies will eat your face.” fact checkers say “no, puppies do not eat your face.” Generally, liberals think that’s enough.

In reality while this is occurring, liberals should be screaming, “PUPPIES ARE GREAT!!!”
Make the affirmative case. Advance your narrative. Don’t always lean back and assume the msm will carry the story, or if they do, cover it right.
You have to get in the arena, not just look on as a bystander and hope it works out

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11 Nov
People act as if “defund the police” didn’t exist, democratic candidates would just say the magic words and that would stop Republicans from hammering them in swing districts. It’s a myth. The gop will always find something. Democrats should offer something and not cower.
If it isn’t defund the police it’s socialized medicine or Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Clinton or con trails. It’s always something. Stop thinking there’s a magic spell to stop Republicans from being demagogues.
Yep
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11 Nov
we should stop. there's no point. throw as many punches as we get. im tired of it.
there's just no reason to keep being nice, holding back, none of it. there's no fucking point.
maybe its just me. i just find too much of liberalism to be calm and sober. maybe ive been watching too much star trek. the left feels like a vulcan in a world that needs kirk.
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10 Nov
“Defund the police” became a thing because the Democratic Party had NO MESSAGE on police brutality. Yes, Republicans weaponized it. They weaponize everything — have you noticed them sarcastically yelling “peaceful protest”? 1/
Maybe activists didn’t come up with the best term. It isn’t their fault the party was caught flat footed. That’s on the party. Get a message for every key issue. Repeat it. Go to progressive and mainstream media. Repeat it. 2/
Stop blaming activists for your message failure. This is on you. Do a better job. 3/3
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10 Nov
Liberal delusion is a very real thing, and if anything it’s at it’s worst when we win
You saw it with the reaction to the election. “I can’t believe so many people would vote for him.” Really? Where you been for the last four years? There’s more of us, thank God, but we live in a country with millions of evil-intentioned people. Wake up.
It’s like that Chappelle SNL sketch in 16. Or how black people were skeptical of backing Obama until white people bought in. Or how most black primary voters picked Biden over others. “This could go bad, better be safe” is always on our minds.
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9 Nov
They spent the last four years throwing parties for Sarah Sanders and are now crowning themselves as the guardians of democracy. It is very dishonest.
My chest is literally getting tight with anger at the ridiculousness of it all. You talk about gaslighting from Trump? This is right up there with his worst.
From day one they laughed along with Sean Spicer, they aired nearly every single one of their pressers, he all but spit in their faces and they said “yes sir, more ratings and page views sir please.”
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9 Nov
release from ny times pr department accidentally got published as the media column. that is what this is, right? right.
they love their maggie. and they commission a love note from her old coworker in the media column. lol never change, ny times.
she's the worst reporter at the most influential outlet in the world, and all the elite media loves her. its a sickness.
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