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In reply to the discussion: Democrats aren't going to win elections again until they build a well-oiled information ecosystem [View all]mopinko
(72,126 posts)16. we had air america, and no dems took out ads. not john kerry, not any of them.
it was infiltrated by rwers from the start, and it became a lesson in how what u say is impossible.
except its not. what we need is radio. the rightward slant of npr has rly hurt us. theyve done as much sanewashing as nyt. but they r the closest thing to left wing in a lot of red states, ie wis. which informs those voters about what candidates stand for. they make them look sane, and us look weak.
ya know, the msm leans towards those who buy the most ads. or at least they bend over backwards for them. dems need to find any not-rw radio stations and start running ads there. now. so by 2026, we have a base.
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Democrats aren't going to win elections again until they build a well-oiled information ecosystem [View all]
flamingdem
Nov 7
OP
BINGO!!! The DNC needs its version of FAUX NewZ PERIOD !! FAUX NewZ is candy for LIVs, the amount of disinformation...
uponit7771
Nov 7
#2
I think social media and podcasts are actually more influential than Fox News.
Elessar Zappa
Nov 7
#27
Agree. We cannot rely on any existing media to refute the lies and accurately report the news.
Lonestarblue
Nov 7
#5
Unless you get Randi Rhodes on board with information sharing and spreading the effort won't be worth a fuck
SoFlaBro
Nov 7
#48
We have to remember the young men who are red hats have grown up seeing trump
FloridaBlues
Nov 7
#37
You know what the fuck seems to do well, podcasts that critique and goof on these fucking RW shit fountains.
SoFlaBro
Nov 7
#49
I think there will still be elections -- Russian style, where it just doesn't matter
William Seger
Nov 7
#25
Right and they are " monetized". I have tried to explain this to my very gullible friend time and time again.
tulipsandroses
Nov 7
#34
Nonsense. You can't change these people. Stop trashing the Democratic Party over
valleyrogue
Nov 7
#35
"Information ecosystem" is horrible babble. Wanting it to be "well-oiled" is crappy mixing of metaphors.
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 7
#39