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highplainsdem

(49,001 posts)
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 02:56 PM Oct 2019

Trump accuses Dems of "interfering in 2020 election" & "continuing to interfere in 2016 election"

Tweeted minutes ago:

Not only are the Do Nothing Democrats interfering in the 2020 Election, but they are continuing to interfere in the 2016 Election. They must be stopped!
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Trump accuses Dems of "interfering in 2020 election" & "continuing to interfere in 2016 election" (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2019 OP
The "I know you are, but what am I strategy". So far it works pretty well for him mucifer Oct 2019 #1
how do you interfere qazplm135 Oct 2019 #2
with time travel eShirl Oct 2019 #3
See reply 5. highplainsdem Oct 2019 #6
did you not watch Endgame?? qazplm135 Oct 2019 #7
Hopefully, the Trump Administration MurrayDelph Oct 2019 #13
more like a burp qazplm135 Oct 2019 #19
So are they interfering, or doing nothing? tanyev Oct 2019 #4
LOL! Matthew Yglesias response: highplainsdem Oct 2019 #5
kick highplainsdem Oct 2019 #8
Yeah Democrats are getting downright uppity. Next thing you know....... DFW Oct 2019 #9
Article at The Hill about this tweet: highplainsdem Oct 2019 #10
Trumps dementia runs deeper each day. riversedge Oct 2019 #11
Accuse the opponent of doing what you're doing. Same ol' strategy. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #12
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2019 #15
But that's not obvious to a great many people, we can be sure. I keep making the point that... Garrett78 Oct 2019 #17
Where did they get the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity???? Bleacher Creature Oct 2019 #14
Which is why you'll never win the 2016 election, dumbass dalton99a Oct 2019 #16
I'm actually getting numb to this stuff. Captain Stern Oct 2019 #18
Let's translate: Claritie Pixie Oct 2019 #20

mucifer

(23,549 posts)
1. The "I know you are, but what am I strategy". So far it works pretty well for him
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 02:57 PM
Oct 2019

Lets see if that changes.

highplainsdem

(49,001 posts)
5. LOL! Matthew Yglesias response:
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 03:04 PM
Oct 2019




Hillary can’t actually change the outcome of the 2016 race, but by using the Pym Particles she can go back in time and bring back information that could beat Trump in 2020.

Don’t tell me that’s not cinema.

DFW

(54,403 posts)
9. Yeah Democrats are getting downright uppity. Next thing you know.......
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 03:33 PM
Oct 2019

In the 2020 election, we may even go so far as to nominate a candidate to run against him.

Now THAT is some serious interference, let me tell you!

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
17. But that's not obvious to a great many people, we can be sure. I keep making the point that...
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 04:36 PM
Oct 2019

...Democrats, in addition to countering the bullshit, should regularly explain (in easy-to-understand terms) to the American public what strategy/tactic is being used by Trump and Republicans.

"Trump wants you to believe that crimes committed out in the open can't possibly be crimes. He's wrong. Crimes out in the open are still crimes. He is committing impeachable offenses and hoping you'll fall for his tactic. Don't."

"Republicans have for many decades employed the strategy of accusing Democrats of the very thing they are doing, so as to muddy the water and inspire false equivalencies (something the media loves to promote). The American people need to recognize this tactic for what it is and not fall for it."

"Republicans are employing the Gish gallop, which is defined as 'a technique used during debating that focuses on overwhelming an opponent with as many arguments as possible, without regard for accuracy or strength of the arguments'. In other words, they're trying to drown their opponents in so much BS that one doesn't even know where to begin in responding. Well, we're not going to play that game. When they are ready to join the rest of us in the land of fact-based reality, then and only then can we have an honest discussion. In the meantime, don't fall for their tactic."

These tactics will continue to work unless prominent Democrats repeatedly shine a light on the tactics themselves.

Captain Stern

(2,201 posts)
18. I'm actually getting numb to this stuff.
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 04:47 PM
Oct 2019

It's gotten to the point where I don't think there's anything too stupid for trump to say.

If someone told me that trump had just tweeted that Hillary shot Abraham Lincoln, and that Obama had covered it up, I'd think that there was a good chance that he'd actually tweeted that.

Claritie Pixie

(2,199 posts)
20. Let's translate:
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 05:33 PM
Oct 2019

"Not only is Donald Trump interfering in the 2020 election, but he is continuing to interfere in the 2016 election. He must be stopped!"

There, fixed it. I wish someone would develop an app that does this.

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