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For the record, I am forced to relive the same "divide and conquer" tactics that were used on the Right in 2016, now used on the Left.
And Obama's former VP for two terms is neither a racist or sexist.
Please, people, think this one through.
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And Obama's former VP for two terms is neither a racist or sexist.
Please, people, think this one through.
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Our enemies' eyes in this information war are now focused on the Left, not the Right.
Trump is sitting in the White House.
The goal is to KICK TRUMP OUT.
That only happens when you attract as many people as possible to the polls.
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Trump is sitting in the White House.
The goal is to KICK TRUMP OUT.
That only happens when you attract as many people as possible to the polls.
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The media has largely failed at communicating to the general public that there are MILLIONS of unhappy moderates and #NeverTrump Conservatives who are prepared to vote for a Democrat this year...some of them, for the first time in their lives.
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I don't want to tell people how to vote.
Your right to vote is a sacred right (and rite) in America.
But I would like to share with you what I hope might offer a few pearls of wisdom.
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Your right to vote is a sacred right (and rite) in America.
But I would like to share with you what I hope might offer a few pearls of wisdom.
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The goal is to get rid of Trump, right?
So...
An exercise in empathy:
Imagine you are a moderate or middle-of-the-road Independent who cannot stand Trump, for a moment.
Who would you vote for?
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So...
An exercise in empathy:
Imagine you are a moderate or middle-of-the-road Independent who cannot stand Trump, for a moment.
Who would you vote for?
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Now, imagine you are the GOP or, say, the Russian government.
Who would you try to knock out of the race?
I'll give you a hint...
It is the same candidate.
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Who would you try to knock out of the race?
I'll give you a hint...
It is the same candidate.
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For my part, I want a healthy Left-wing and Right-wing in America.
American Democracy only works when we have political opposition.
Political opposition keeps us free, but for one exception...when we are so deeply divided that we can no longer discuss issues and
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American Democracy only works when we have political opposition.
Political opposition keeps us free, but for one exception...when we are so deeply divided that we can no longer discuss issues and
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work them out diplomatically.
And I am not saying that our present hodgepodge of GOP politicians have shown themselves to be able to do this.
What I am saying is that the American electorate are not the same people sitting in Congress.
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And I am not saying that our present hodgepodge of GOP politicians have shown themselves to be able to do this.
What I am saying is that the American electorate are not the same people sitting in Congress.
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In summary, 2020 is the biggest no-brainer win for the Democratic party IF the Democratic party:
1) Woos the millions of disenfranchised voters in the Center and Moderate Right/Independents
2) Doesn't eat itself with identity politics/infighting
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1) Woos the millions of disenfranchised voters in the Center and Moderate Right/Independents
2) Doesn't eat itself with identity politics/infighting
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