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Related: About this forumTrump's The Fascist We Thought He Was So Why Did America Vote For Him? w/ Rep. Pramila Jayapal - Thom Hartmann
Could the real reason Americans voted for Trump be about a failure in messaging from the Democratic party? Thom Hartmann and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA, 7th District) discuss how Democratic messaging failed leading up to the 2024 election & what messaging can stop the rise of Trump's fascism. - Aired on 12/11/2024.
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Trump's The Fascist We Thought He Was So Why Did America Vote For Him? w/ Rep. Pramila Jayapal - Thom Hartmann (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Dec 12
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Walleye
(36,397 posts)1. I wonder, kind of messaging would convince a racist not to hate a person of color?
What kind of messaging would convince a misogynist not to hate women?
rampartd
(871 posts)2. they find 1 immigrant who murders a white woman
and somehow extend it to "all immigrants are here to murder you"
meanwhile, most women are killed by their husbands and you don't hear that since maybe o j simpson.
Walleye
(36,397 posts)3. That's exactly right, and I don't see how we can combat this with messaging