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2016 Postmortem

Txbluedog

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5. I agree with all of the above posters

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 10:26 AM

Dec 2016

There is no simple answer. We need to shore up our support in Middle America. California and NY cannot win elections for us. Heck, Hillary would have barely won if she had managed to flip Texas (which will happen in another 10-12 years). My biggest personal takeaway from this election cycle is that middle America does not like to be ignored. We need to show them that they. along with everyone else, has a place under the democratic umbrella.

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Going Forward - where should we focus? [View all] el_bryanto Dec 2016 OP

We need to hire a savvy PR firm - it's all about sound bites for low info Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2016 #1

How about we hire the Russians flamingdem Dec 2016 #2

+1...eom Kolesar Dec 2016 #4

we need to focus on which candidates we select. Exilednight Dec 2016 #3

Hillary had a message... it just wasn't a good one FBaggins Dec 2016 #6

I agree with all of the above posters Txbluedog Dec 2016 #5

Right...but instead of touting the progress made under Obama - really owning Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2016 #7