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edhopper

(33,580 posts) Wed Feb 27, 2019, 10:50 PM Feb 2019

David Brin: Why are the Democrats so bad at polemics?

https://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2019/02/stone-cold-america-killers.html

As former "great guy" and trusted factotum Michael Cohen testifies in Congress, the right's media calls him a "convicted liar," and we keep waiting for other media to point out the obvious. Alas, it's important to remember that Democratic politicians are absolutely dismal at the art of polemic. They will yatter about grownup things like violations of trust and the law, when we desperately need to peel off just another ten million residually-sane conservative Americans from the collapsing confederate coalition

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David Brin: Why are the Democrats so bad at polemics? (Original Post) edhopper Feb 2019 OP

"when we desperately need to peel off just another ten million...." TwilightZone Feb 2019 #1

No. Those Rs are brainwashed by Fox. Good polemics could reach them. sharedvalues Feb 2019 #4

Agreed, show some emotion, call a liar a liar. We need to get better at messaging. c-rational Feb 2019 #8

We are not attackers treestar Feb 2019 #2

Why bother peeling off 10 million of those voters? dubyadiprecession Feb 2019 #3

Not in favor of compromising our principles to pull wingers. brush Feb 2019 #5

+1 emulatorloo Feb 2019 #7

Monday Morning Quarterbacks are a dime a dozen n/t emulatorloo Feb 2019 #6

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)

1. "when we desperately need to peel off just another ten million...."

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 10:54 PM

Feb 2019

Assumes facts not in evidence.

Trump's approval rating is nearly 90% among Rs. There aren't ten million to peel off. There are only roughly thirty million (R registered voters) to being with.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)

4. No. Those Rs are brainwashed by Fox. Good polemics could reach them.

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 11:03 PM

Feb 2019

He’s right.

We need a good communication strategy. Republicans have been WAY better at speaking to the white working class.

Don’t be afraid to yell. Show some emotion. Call liars liars. Use the word “lie” if people are lying, and stand your ground when they feign offense. Do what Pete Strzok did, or Brett Kavanaugh. THAT is the communication style conservatives like.