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senseandsensibility

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Mon Jul 6, 2026, 11:52 AM Yesterday

Joe Walsh, former Republican, speaks for me [View all]

He was just on MSNOW addressing the stupid, inaccurate, but oh so typical R strategy for the midterms. In case you've been asleep for the past few days, their brilliant strategy is to call Dems "communists". That's it.

He was asked if it would work and his answer was it will work if the Democrats don't fight back. It will work if Democrats act like they're above it all and don't address it.

He then gave the recent examples of how easy it was for Rs to smear Dems with the "defund all the police" memes and more recently, with absurd claims about Dems supporting transgender surgeries in public schools, etc.

Acting like the public is too smart to believe this or getting into a highly academic discussion about the differences between various forms of government is not the way to fight back. Keep it simple. Call them liars. Call them desperate. Call them failures.

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Joe Walsh, former Republican, speaks for me [View all] senseandsensibility Yesterday OP
I prefer the straight forward approach... Moostache Yesterday #1
Facts don't matter Ferryboat Yesterday #2
And the fact that they are LYING senseandsensibility Yesterday #5
Dem-voting counties generate 70% of this nation's economy and pay the lion's share of taxes. blm Yesterday #3
That means GOP-voting counties contribute just 30% to GDP. blm Yesterday #4
No. 6: Controlled Mass Media Kid Berwyn Yesterday #7
Great Point Kid Berwyn Yesterday #6
Yes, we have the recent examples of defund the police and transgender senseandsensibility Yesterday #10
It seems to me angrychair Yesterday #8
You can't implement progressive ideas if Mossfern Yesterday #11
Well progressives aren't fighting angrychair Yesterday #12
It's great that they're winning Mossfern 21 hrs ago #22
When you break it down, it is a battle between propagandists... kentuck Yesterday #9
It's because they show so much love for stupid people mdbl Yesterday #13
They speak their language senseandsensibility 23 hrs ago #15
He's an opportunist deadbeat dad. I would take his advice about anything. xuplate 23 hrs ago #14
Democrats need to respond by forcefully pointing out that Republicans want billionaires... Ol Janx Spirit 23 hrs ago #16
Offense is certainly a big part of it senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago #21
Always on the defensive from the childish name callers lame54 23 hrs ago #17
they are also blaming the bad economy on Joe Biden and him "letting in" hordes of illegal immigrants LymphocyteLover 23 hrs ago #18
My dumbass in-laws have already bought into it... ECL213 23 hrs ago #19
And unfortunately there are a lot of those people out there senseandsensibility 20 hrs ago #23
I'm a member of the Democratic party Torchlight 22 hrs ago #20
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