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yardwork

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7. I voted all of the above, but the Democratic Party needs to step up.

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2022, 10:00 AM

Dec 2022

We can't count on the media to be investigative reporters. We can't count on people seeking out information. Everything is "infotainment" sound bites now. It's dumb and it's a shame, but it's simply where we are. The Democratic Party needs to get better at competing on this new playing field.

John Fetterman ran a great campaign that used social media, sound bites, and plain language that resonated with a broad range of people. The DNC needs to evolve and get better at this.

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Poll: George Santos - who dropped the ball on highlighting his lies/character prior to the election? [View all] tenderfoot Dec 2022 OP

K&R, uponit7771 Dec 2022 #1

No, the question is why did the puke party run this guy. niyad Dec 2022 #2

Can't vote for media AND the GOP. No check for "voters and nonvoters." Hortensis Dec 2022 #3

Well, one can't expect the GOP to do anything about it. GoCubsGo Dec 2022 #8

The press is supposed to be one of the safeguards for our democracy ecstatic Dec 2022 #4

:) Shut down the safeguard? Actually, the North Shore Leader, serving Hortensis Dec 2022 #5

Interesting. Wow. ecstatic Dec 2022 #6

+100! The NYT egregiously covered him AFTER the election, in December. Hortensis Dec 2022 #9

The press exists to make a profit for their owners and investor's Kaleva Dec 2022 #10

I voted all of the above, but the Democratic Party needs to step up. yardwork Dec 2022 #7

Yes, but what would it take for this to catch fire during many Hortensis Dec 2022 #11

If we want to win elections we have to get better at campaigning. yardwork Dec 2022 #12

Yes, but we DO win elections. MORE people DO vote their good sense Hortensis Dec 2022 #13