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12. It's an ENORMOUS mistake to BLAME anyone for the 24 election... other than DEM leadership

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 06:09 PM

Nov 12

Blaming the voters is possibly the stupidEST.

I can list the reason for the loss 1-10 and none of them are "Because XYZ demographic sucks"

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'Presumptuous and condescending': Latino journalist warns Dems against scolding Hispanics [View all] turbinetree Nov 12 OP

Will it be "scapegoating" when the brown shirts haul you away?? GPV Nov 12 #1

I've seen plenty of it already. Elessar Zappa Nov 12 #2

+1 orange jar Nov 12 #5

You are of course, assuming that ALL Hispanics and Latinos think alkie. Already disproven by this election. Jit423 Nov 12 #32

I agree that the scapegoating is out of control. orange jar Nov 12 #38

It depends kansasobama Nov 12 #41

Gonna be a long time before they're even a plurality dpibel Nov 12 #57

Wait a couple years kacekwl Nov 12 #26

+1 Docreed2003 Nov 12 #51

Fuck. That. nt The Unmitigated Gall Nov 12 #3

Well Lotusflower70 Nov 12 #4

loads of latino men are sexist and racist from my experience. but they were only a part of the voters for trump msongs Nov 12 #6

Loads of all men are sexist and racist. Elessar Zappa Nov 12 #10

He says presumptuously and condescendingly prodigitalson Nov 12 #7

And scoldingly. yardwork Nov 12 #43

What is this now? All the macho maga is getting their feelings hurt? Klarkashton Nov 12 #8

And when they take you and your family, don't come crying to the Democrats. Yavin4 Nov 12 #9

Yes, we know that a bunch of you hate black people and desperately TheKentuckian Nov 12 #11

Many are absolutely fucking racist Dem4life1234 Nov 12 #21

that's funny Beringia Nov 12 #39

It's an ENORMOUS mistake to BLAME anyone for the 24 election... other than DEM leadership WarGamer Nov 12 #12

Blaming Dem leadership and not dumbass voters? yaesu Nov 12 #17

Seriously... it's like a tale of two food trucks. WarGamer Nov 12 #20

That metaphor doesn't work. yardwork Nov 12 #44

Actually, for many Americans, the team metaphors are apt. haele Nov 12 #52

Spot on. cachukis Nov 12 #53

The only ones to blame are the american voters Fullduplexxx Nov 12 #25

If an election is an attempt to SELL something... WarGamer Nov 12 #27

They should have paid attention, been more involved in getting to know them . an election is not a sales pitch Fullduplexxx Nov 12 #34

It's absoltely a sales pitch WarGamer Nov 12 #35

Yadda, yadda, yadda. Scrivener7 Nov 12 #13

A little too late for any advice so I will put it in the G file. nt yaesu Nov 12 #14

What the fuck eva! Dem4life1234 Nov 12 #15

When the leopard eats your face, don't blame the people who warned you sakabatou Nov 12 #16

Needs to be more articles Dem4life1234 Nov 12 #60

Dear Carl Gibson, taxi Nov 12 #18

Or what? You will vote for the people Cosmocat Nov 12 #19

I haven't scolded anyone Bettie Nov 12 #22

He sounds racist as hell. yardwork Nov 12 #45

Yeah, I noticed that too Bettie Nov 12 #46

Stupid and irresponsible kacekwl Nov 12 #23

It's true we don't need to be proactive with the scolding. Baitball Blogger Nov 12 #24

I just feel deeply sorry for them and so many others. ananda Nov 12 #28

There won't be any left in 4 years so who cares... JT45242 Nov 12 #29

There are 65 million in the US. LeftInTX Nov 12 #36

I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to go Stalin ... JT45242 Nov 12 #63

I am not made at hispanics for voting how they want to vote. Gore1FL Nov 12 #30

We aren't the ones who will be JustAnotherGen Nov 12 #31

What kind of moral compass does a voter posess dlk Nov 12 #33

The RW is condescending to liberals 24/7 Johonny Nov 12 #37

I'm getting real tired of the demanding, shoulda, woulda, coulda blame the Dems are getting. Deuxcents Nov 12 #40

Would it be impolite to mention... Hippasus Nov 12 #42

I agree with not scolding but there is nothing wrong JI7 Nov 12 #47

Then don't expect much sympathy when the raids start. alarimer Nov 12 #48

oh FUCK YOU you PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT Skittles Nov 12 #49

Boo hoo! Dems blame each group in turn. We've all been on that firing line. nt 2 Meow Momma Nov 12 #50

I think the Latinos voting against democracy is a knee jerk reaction to their belief that in2herbs Nov 12 #54

I've seen it here and there at DU, and it is imo unseemly. We need to call it out as the bigotry it is. nt Hekate Nov 12 #55

Fuck off child rape lovers and I don't give a fuck what color your skin is. onecaliberal Nov 12 #56

I'm not scolding Latinos, I'm just telling them I don't give AF anymore Wanderlust988 Nov 12 #58

That's pretty harsh. Hippasus Nov 12 #59

Trump is not going to split them, you see. LisaL Nov 12 #61

Sexist and/or racist and/or non-critical thinking and/or gullible Freethinker65 Nov 12 #62

Just saw exit polling that Puerto Ricans went from Biden +38 to Harris +9. Need to win those 20 points back. SoFlaBro Nov 12 #64

Latinos are... kwolf68 Nov 12 #65