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2. So many parts of the Democratic base

Reply to Arthur_Frain (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 03:25 PM

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All feel that they should be the most important constituency, and some get so annoyed when they aren't that they decide not to vote to punish everyone else....believing that will move them up the pecking order.

I do think there are a lot more conservatives than a lot of us want to admit though.

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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 Yesterday OP

They are angry, disciplined, and stuck on themselves. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1

Yeah Arthur_Frain Yesterday #9

So many parts of the Democratic base ITAL Yesterday #2

Me too Arthur_Frain Yesterday #10

We're in a bad place, but there are not more of them than there are of us. CrispyQ Yesterday #3

The voting public vs everyone in the US Arthur_Frain Yesterday #11

It is more about entertainment PatSeg Yesterday #17

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

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

24 by 7 by 365 brainwashing for years on end. usonian Yesterday #22

Against what I see to be the odds Arthur_Frain Yesterday #24

Unlike Spain, Italy and Germany, I think there are enough powerful people to halt the takeover. usonian Yesterday #25

When you look too deeply into the abyss... Wounded Bear Yesterday #5

I wasn't suggesting walling in the mud with pigs. Arthur_Frain Yesterday #13

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

You bring up a tangential point Arthur_Frain Yesterday #14

I think a much bigger problem is the media PatSeg Yesterday #19

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

Even my mom parrots the right wing bullshit. Arthur_Frain Yesterday #15

Wow! I don't know how these people will ever be able to be City Lights 9 hrs ago #28

I forget the specific event I "trolled" her with Arthur_Frain 7 hrs ago #30

It's really sad and frightening. City Lights 6 hrs ago #31

Decades of RW media, especially RW talk radio, which has been particularly effective in rural areas. highplainsdem Yesterday #8

They weren't stupid Arthur_Frain Yesterday #16

They win by lying, cheating, and stealing. If we do that, their natural retort is "Eveybody does it" struggle4progress Yesterday #18

"Everybody does it" PatSeg Yesterday #20

+ struggle4progress Yesterday #23

My theory? Goes something like this: B.See Yesterday #21

You have to want to win. Irish_Dem Yesterday #26

They tell you how and what to think GenThePerservering 22 hrs ago #27

Maybe look at the races where Democrats do win? WhiskeyGrinder 9 hrs ago #29

If There Were More Of Them Than Us... ProfessorGAC 5 hrs ago #32