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Whoa! The Lincoln Project new ad: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Jun 2020 OP
Double Whoa!!!!! ace3csusm Jun 2020 #1
Powerful Ad.... Pachamama Jun 2020 #2
I'll say it again - Democratic campaigners need to take notes. backscatter712 Jun 2020 #26
Spot-on; you could not be more correct. (N/T) Old Crow Jun 2020 #35
Too bad that their own politics wnylib Jun 2020 #39
Just wait Glaisne Jun 2020 #72
Well, we need our own evil geniuses in campaigns. backscatter712 Jun 2020 #73
"I'd rather be an American than a Trump supporter". SammyWinstonJack Jun 2020 #34
Great Bumper sticker. Oppaloopa Jun 2020 #66
Should be interesting to see what we chose. warmfeet Jun 2020 #37
The ads pretty much write themselves. lunatica Jun 2020 #38
Powerful Nevilledog Jun 2020 #3
They are doing a great job. MuseRider Jun 2020 #4
These ads from Lincoln Project and Meidas Touch are also saving Joe a TON of $$ yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #77
Boy Howdy!! montanacowboy Jun 2020 #5
Whoosh! peggysue2 Jun 2020 #6
Pardon my skepticism, but I wnylib Jun 2020 #40
Right now the focus is 2naSalit Jun 2020 #45
Maybe, if we make a clean sweep wnylib Jun 2020 #51
They kicked off this 2naSalit Jun 2020 #53
Same here. wnylib Jun 2020 #55
Skepticism is good but . . . peggysue2 Jun 2020 #60
There are no good Republicans PNW-Dem Jun 2020 #64
Got It In One smb Jun 2020 #68
Biden's may not be a one term president. He is healthy. And in order to Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #69
Oh, I am all for a continued Dem wnylib Jun 2020 #71
Agree with that. I hope Biden runs. An incumbent always has a better shot. Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #78
I usually hate... Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #7
Share TLP's work liberally Skidmore Jun 2020 #67
War zone struggle4progress Jun 2020 #8
Thanks...this video worked! Karadeniz Jun 2020 #18
Wow bdamomma Jun 2020 #43
Wow, thanks! Will spread this around, too. ancianita Jun 2020 #49
One of their best! nt pazzyanne Jun 2020 #9
There is no one more vicious than a Republican DonaldsRump Jun 2020 #10
We definitely need a Dem counterpart. JudyM Jun 2020 #29
America or GreedOverPeople? It's not just tRump but also his enablers and protectors. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #11
On a scale of 0 to 10 nevergiveup Jun 2020 #12
Brilliant! smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #13
"This coward"!! Bleacher Creature Jun 2020 #14
I was all just " did I hear that right?" California_Republic Jun 2020 #54
Great takeaway Fritz Walter Jun 2020 #70
K and R... I put it up in Video & Multimedia for all to see. Stuart G Jun 2020 #15
****Hey!!!!! I couldn't get the video to play, but tried tapping the bluebird..couldn't get videos Karadeniz Jun 2020 #16
youtube version for us non tweeters marble falls Jun 2020 #17
They keep getting better and better Talitha Jun 2020 #19
When the Lincoln Project takes on Mitch McConnell and takes no prisoners Mr. Ected Jun 2020 #20
They did an ad on McConnell manhattan123 Jun 2020 #31
Get out your cash . . . Journeyman Jun 2020 #41
VOTE HIM OUT bdamomma Jun 2020 #44
This is a great piece. Can you do an OP so it gets wider viewing? LuckyLib Jun 2020 #65
K&R! gademocrat7 Jun 2020 #21
Oh, C'mon. That has to leave a mark. whttevrr Jun 2020 #22
gosh. Trump cannot be watching these ads Roc2020 Jun 2020 #23
Nice ad, but where do they show up Sherman A1 Jun 2020 #24
Lincoln Project has been doing ad buys across the country. backscatter712 Jun 2020 #25
Thanks Sherman A1 Jun 2020 #28
The Lincoln Project has a YouTube channel csziggy Jun 2020 #76
Called him "this coward." stopbush Jun 2020 #27
& ''came out of hiding.. " among other facts! Cha Jun 2020 #32
EXCELLENT!!! TY, King & TLP! Cha Jun 2020 #30
KR for TLP.. Cowardrumph Cha Jun 2020 #33
So why do the Lincoln Project have the ability to do this bluecollar2 Jun 2020 #36
yes, believe it or not bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #50
+100...n/t bluecollar2 Jun 2020 #56
Cowabunga Dude! CountMyVote4Reality Jun 2020 #42
Well that's a kick in the teeth,... magicarpet Jun 2020 #46
Another great ad. dalton99a Jun 2020 #47
That's exactly it - America or Trump, Democracy or Dictatorship bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #48
I don't agree with the utility in asserting that Trump is doing this "to boost his polls". gristy Jun 2020 #52
Wow! intheflow Jun 2020 #57
Glad they used the "C" word in there... SergeStorms Jun 2020 #58
Now that needs to play on Fox "news". BComplex Jun 2020 #59
So, do these actually play on TV? Ihavent had a TV for yrs so I wouldnt know - nt Kashkakat v.2.0 Jun 2020 #61
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2020 #62
"America or Trump?" Wow. Powerful images and message StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #63
I'm loving these people. Of course, they couldn't do it without Trump. Hortensis Jun 2020 #74
WOW orangecrush Jun 2020 #75
WOW Doreen Jun 2020 #79
This message was self-deleted by its author Doreen Jun 2020 #80
Daaaaayyyuuummmm!!! SKKY Jun 2020 #81
Excellent! Nitram Jun 2020 #82

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
26. I'll say it again - Democratic campaigners need to take notes.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 07:32 PM
Jun 2020

It's damned fun to watch the proteges of Lee Atwater and Karl Rove turn their evil genius to a deserving target. And their tactics are damned effective.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
73. Well, we need our own evil geniuses in campaigns.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 PM
Jun 2020

You're not wrong - Rick Wilson and Steve Schmidt are frenemies that allied with us, but only for this election cycle.

In any case, it's a good chance to learn.

MuseRider

(34,095 posts)
4. They are doing a great job.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 06:27 PM
Jun 2020

The last ad blew me away. This one just hits all the right buttons. I hope it all works.

yellowdogintexas

(22,216 posts)
77. These ads from Lincoln Project and Meidas Touch are also saving Joe a TON of $$
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 01:28 PM
Jun 2020

To us, he needs to be running ads all over the place. However there are still primaries left and it is best if the official Democratic Party ads start running the week of the Convention, or the minute the last primary is done. After that, all bets are off.

I have a feeling Democratic PACS will be at the gate ready to go. Make no mistake, I also feel our gloves need to come off and these ads are paving the way. This may be where & when Bloomberg starts showing us what he promised to do (he may already be dumping $$ into PACS - you never know for sure about those).

Right now, these ads are designed to present the utter awfulness of this administration and their hatred of what is being done to this nation, and they are very effective. They are such a good foundation for what we will see after the Convention(s) and these folks are in the prime position to make these points.

The ads from our PACS and the Party will be able to do side by side comparisons, and make more specific points from a Democratic point of view. Endorsements by well known, loved and respected Democratic office holders (past and present) from former POTUS down to Mayors and City Councils can be included. (also popular non political figures especially at the state and local level)



peggysue2

(10,819 posts)
6. Whoosh!
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 06:34 PM
Jun 2020

The Lincoln Project is taking no prisoners. A time for choosing:

America or Trump

Says everything that needs to be said.

And the imagery taken right from the streets? No where to hide, Donnie. No lie big enough.

wnylib

(21,312 posts)
40. Pardon my skepticism, but I
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 08:12 PM
Jun 2020

can't help wondering what their motives are. Are they trying to salvage the Publican party? Make it look better so that can come back with their own despicable policies?

Biden will most likely be a one term president due to his age. After he has spent 4 years cleaning up the Trump mess, the members of the Lincoln Project will emerge smelling like roses, ready to put their own candidate into the WH.

Sure, it's good that they are bringing down the orange tyrant, but 4 years from now, they will use that same ad skill against us. So don't get too comfy seeing them as heroes.

2naSalit

(86,309 posts)
45. Right now the focus is
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 08:45 PM
Jun 2020

on saving the nation. We need all hands on deck. When the dust settles, trust is going to be a pricey commodity and people will be wary while trying to transform the social structure. Who knows? Perhaps things will change in such a way that the old ways of governing by cheating and dirty elections go away.

wnylib

(21,312 posts)
51. Maybe, if we make a clean sweep
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:07 PM
Jun 2020

in government, things will look better when the dust settles.

But I cannot ever forget that Rove's dirty tricks gave us Junior, Cheney, and an unnecessary war.

2naSalit

(86,309 posts)
53. They kicked off this
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:58 PM
Jun 2020

whole mess and set the stage for this to happen... My life has not been on the intended trajectory since those fuckers got into office.

peggysue2

(10,819 posts)
60. Skepticism is good but . . .
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:39 AM
Jun 2020

I'm neither thinking about 4 years down the line yet nor what the Never-Trumpers will do after the election.

Right now? They're on the same side, our side: saving the country from Trump and his enablers. That has to be the primary concern because the damage is real and mounting. Another 4 years of this shit and there won't be any country to save. Not one that's recognizable, that is, and certainly not anything approaching a democratic Republic.

Will Rick Wilson and the rest of the Lincoln Project become good little Democrats? Of course, not. But these are strange times that invite strange bedfellows. At the moment and until the November election, anyone who desperately wants to see Trump ousted, humiliated and held accountable for these last miserable 3+ years, I consider an ally, not hero.

After the election, after the dust blows away, we can all reassess and fall back into our political trenches.

Biden may or may not be a one-term president. That's for him and his health to decide.

The main thing right now is making sure he's taking the oath in January 2021.

PNW-Dem

(244 posts)
64. There are no good Republicans
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 01:56 AM
Jun 2020

I totally agree with you. I hate to say this, but there are no good Republicans. By now, the "good" ones have left

smb

(3,471 posts)
68. Got It In One
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 09:29 AM
Jun 2020

Their long-term objective seems to be trying to salvage the Republican Party. I think it's too late for that -- ultimately, their best bet is to try to make connections with the relatively conservative "Third Way" faction of Democrats and jockey for position as the Republican Party implodes after which the Democratic Party is likely to fission after a brief period of dominance (much like the "Era of Good Feeling" followed by a reshuffling into Whigs-vs-Democrats in the period between the War of 1812 and the Civil War).

Demsrule86

(68,455 posts)
69. Biden's may not be a one term president. He is healthy. And in order to
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 09:36 AM
Jun 2020

win going forward, we need to be a big tent party. We need to win at least twice and I hope we have longer.

wnylib

(21,312 posts)
71. Oh, I am all for a continued Dem
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 11:36 AM
Jun 2020

presence in the WH, and a dominant Dem presence in Congress. That's my point, actually. These allies in the Lincoln Project are very temporary. They see the tide turning and are positioning themselves for the future.

We have some very impressive leaders in our party, from Biden and Pelosi to Warren, Schumer, Schiff, and more. They represent our values as Dems and as Americans. They bring experience and wisdom to their positions. But they are not immortal.

I am definitely not devaluing the importance of age and experience. I am a senior myself. But for the sake of posterity, we need to look to the future to sustain the improvements and changes that Biden will bring. If he holds two terms, more power to him. I will stand by him. But he might choose not to run a second time. He almost didn't run this time.

We do know that our temporary allies today will seek to put their own in the WH and Congress after Biden. They will try to make him a one term president. Their replacement model will be to undo whatever President Biden accomplishes. Be certain of that. Today, he is to them merely a means to cleanse their party of Trump.

So, in order to maintain and preserve what President Biden does, we need to look to who will succeed him, whether in 4 years or 8. We need to support and encourage up and coming Dems. We need to keep an active support of Biden and our values and principles strong and alive throughout his term(s) and beyond by embracing younger people in our party. Who will follow him? We cannot allow his accomplishments to be turned back as Trump, McConnell, and the rest have tried to do with Obama's achievements.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
67. Share TLP's work liberally
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 09:25 AM
Jun 2020

everywhere you can.

We have no comparable group putting out ads, which I find reprehensible. Actually Bill Kristol's group has good anti Trump ads, and I'm not a fan of his.

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)
10. There is no one more vicious than a Republican
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 06:47 PM
Jun 2020

For that, I am grateful...UNTIL the night of November 3. After that, you're either with us or against us: the choice is yours.

Until then, keep up the excellent and well-deserved hatchet jobs, Lincoln Project. There is no one more deserving than Trump, and there is no one better than a Republican to destroy someone.

A divorce truly made in hell.

JudyM

(29,185 posts)
29. We definitely need a Dem counterpart.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 07:34 PM
Jun 2020

It’ll be good while it lasts, anyway. But we’ve got to get ON it!

Fritz Walter

(4,290 posts)
70. Great takeaway
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 10:27 AM
Jun 2020

I’m adding that one to my ever-growing list of terms to describe him without typing/speaking his name!

Karadeniz

(22,461 posts)
16. ****Hey!!!!! I couldn't get the video to play, but tried tapping the bluebird..couldn't get videos
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 06:55 PM
Jun 2020

To play. EXCEPT for one of Obama walking in a park, people coming up to him all smiles and happy!!! I haven't seen that video before...

TRY IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT!!❤❤❤❤

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
20. When the Lincoln Project takes on Mitch McConnell and takes no prisoners
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 07:00 PM
Jun 2020

I'll buy more of what they're selling.

Roc2020

(1,613 posts)
23. gosh. Trump cannot be watching these ads
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 07:15 PM
Jun 2020

because if he did and he was human, he would roll up in a ball and just bawl. wow!

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
25. Lincoln Project has been doing ad buys across the country.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 07:27 PM
Jun 2020

I saw their ads on MSNBC a few times, they're on other TV channels as well.

Some of their ads, like the anti-Mitch-McConnell ad, are targeted at specific places (Kentucky in this example).

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
76. The Lincoln Project has a YouTube channel
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:35 PM
Jun 2020

All their ads are posted there.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpYCxV51bykhMY-wSUozQRg

You can subscribe to their channel and get notices of new videos.

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)
36. So why do the Lincoln Project have the ability to do this
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 07:47 PM
Jun 2020

And our own party doesn't?

Sadly, I think it's the reason why, since 1994 we've lost the fight for moral and ethical direction...

bucolic_frolic

(43,027 posts)
50. yes, believe it or not
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:03 PM
Jun 2020

ideology too. We're great on policy and campaigning, but it's like we're afraid of our own shadow, perhaps because we've been bludgeoned so often by Great White Moralists

magicarpet

(14,113 posts)
46. Well that's a kick in the teeth,...
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 08:52 PM
Jun 2020

Would donnie trDumpie's dentist pick up the white courtesy phone on the front lobby. Your patient needs emergency reconstructive dental surgery.

bucolic_frolic

(43,027 posts)
48. That's exactly it - America or Trump, Democracy or Dictatorship
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:00 PM
Jun 2020

We have a line in the sand moment. Glad someone is finally doing the heavy lifting. It will only help our ticket!

gristy

(10,667 posts)
52. I don't agree with the utility in asserting that Trump is doing this "to boost his polls".
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:42 PM
Jun 2020

This ad and others would be much much better if they asserted that Trump is "using government military and police to attack his political opposition"

intheflow

(28,442 posts)
57. Wow!
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:05 AM
Jun 2020

That's like the stuff I watched about Dubya in here back in the day, but those short vids were from the far left of the liberal spectrum. Trump has turned a whole bunch of Republicans into Democrats. I never would have predicted this.

SergeStorms

(19,148 posts)
58. Glad they used the "C" word in there...
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:19 AM
Jun 2020

Coward. If there's one thing Donald Trump embodies, it's cowardice. Americans need to hear that over, and over, and over again.

Response to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
74. I'm loving these people. Of course, they couldn't do it without Trump.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 12:11 PM
Jun 2020

60 million raspberries for his incredible contributions, every single one of which was unheard of before.

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