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1. They are angry, disciplined, and stuck on themselves.

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 03:23 PM

16 hrs ago

We are pissed, motivated most of the time, and believe in fairness.

So the components of both sides arrive at different destinations.

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How do we figure out how to do what they do, because it's why they win. [View all] Arthur_Frain 16 hrs ago OP

They are angry, disciplined, and stuck on themselves. bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #1

Yeah Arthur_Frain 12 hrs ago #9

So many parts of the Democratic base ITAL 16 hrs ago #2

Me too Arthur_Frain 12 hrs ago #10

The voting public vs everyone in the US Arthur_Frain 12 hrs ago #11

It is more about entertainment PatSeg 12 hrs ago #17

They play to the old, reactive brain. And vice versa. Here: usonian 15 hrs ago #4

I'm not sure we as a nation are smart enough to follow Hungary's lead. Arthur_Frain 12 hrs ago #12

24 by 7 by 365 brainwashing for years on end. usonian 12 hrs ago #22

Against what I see to be the odds Arthur_Frain 11 hrs ago #24

When you look too deeply into the abyss... Wounded Bear 15 hrs ago #5

I wasn't suggesting walling in the mud with pigs. Arthur_Frain 12 hrs ago #13

It's sad really, but this happens in virtually every election: Janbdwl72 15 hrs ago #6

You bring up a tangential point Arthur_Frain 12 hrs ago #14

I think a much bigger problem is the media PatSeg 12 hrs ago #19

A large part of their winning strategy is the fact that they have an City Lights 15 hrs ago #7

Even my mom parrots the right wing bullshit. Arthur_Frain 12 hrs ago #15

They weren't stupid Arthur_Frain 12 hrs ago #16

"Everybody does it" PatSeg 12 hrs ago #20

+ struggle4progress 11 hrs ago #23

My theory? Goes something like this: B.See 12 hrs ago #21

You have to want to win. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #26

They tell you how and what to think GenThePerservering 9 hrs ago #27