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B.See

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21. My theory? Goes something like this:

Reply to Arthur_Frain (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:41 PM

16 hrs ago

Democrats and Republicans each have their own forests. Each having better and lesser trees.

But Republicans ignore trees even rotten to the core (of which there are many). Their focus remains the forest.

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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 20 hrs ago OP

They are angry, disciplined, and stuck on themselves. bucolic_frolic 20 hrs ago #1

Yeah Arthur_Frain 17 hrs ago #9

So many parts of the Democratic base ITAL 20 hrs ago #2

Me too Arthur_Frain 17 hrs ago #10

We're in a bad place, but there are not more of them than there are of us. CrispyQ 20 hrs ago #3

The voting public vs everyone in the US Arthur_Frain 17 hrs ago #11

It is more about entertainment PatSeg 16 hrs ago #17

They play to the old, reactive brain. And vice versa. Here: usonian 20 hrs ago #4

I'm not sure we as a nation are smart enough to follow Hungary's lead. Arthur_Frain 17 hrs ago #12

24 by 7 by 365 brainwashing for years on end. usonian 16 hrs ago #22

Against what I see to be the odds Arthur_Frain 16 hrs ago #24

Unlike Spain, Italy and Germany, I think there are enough powerful people to halt the takeover. usonian 15 hrs ago #25

When you look too deeply into the abyss... Wounded Bear 20 hrs ago #5

I wasn't suggesting walling in the mud with pigs. Arthur_Frain 17 hrs ago #13

It's sad really, but this happens in virtually every election: Janbdwl72 20 hrs ago #6

You bring up a tangential point Arthur_Frain 17 hrs ago #14

I think a much bigger problem is the media PatSeg 16 hrs ago #19

A large part of their winning strategy is the fact that they have an City Lights 19 hrs ago #7

Even my mom parrots the right wing bullshit. Arthur_Frain 16 hrs ago #15

Wow! I don't know how these people will ever be able to be City Lights 54 min ago #28

Decades of RW media, especially RW talk radio, which has been particularly effective in rural areas. highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #8

They weren't stupid Arthur_Frain 16 hrs ago #16

They win by lying, cheating, and stealing. If we do that, their natural retort is "Eveybody does it" struggle4progress 16 hrs ago #18

"Everybody does it" PatSeg 16 hrs ago #20

+ struggle4progress 16 hrs ago #23

My theory? Goes something like this: B.See 16 hrs ago #21

You have to want to win. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #26

They tell you how and what to think GenThePerservering 13 hrs ago #27

Maybe look at the races where Democrats do win? WhiskeyGrinder 53 min ago #29