The hyperbole and over-exagerations that seem to be at work to divide Democrats, bring back what

[still_one]

Bill Clinton said in a speech about John Kerry in 2004:

"Republicans need a divided America, Democrats don't"

It might be good to remember that as we approach the November 2018 election, because it sure appears to me that there are forces at work to create dissension among Democrats with hyperbole aimed at furthering that goal.

" most Americans aren't that far to the right", they "have to portray us Democrats as simply unacceptable, lacking in strength and values. In other words, they need a divided America. But we don't."

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/27/us/the-democrats-bill-clinton-they-need-a-divided-america-but-we-don-t.html

[Meadowoak]

1. Watch out for the Russian/GOP walk-away bots!

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Watch out for the people

Americans - who fell for it before the bots. Internal stress points began long before the invention of social media.

[empedocles]

5. However, the conflicts are compounded and amplified now

Witness the followup everywhere to trump's trumpeting the 'ABOLISH ICE' DEMOCRATS. This is followed up by the 'card carrying SOCIALIST from NY, kind of repeats.

trump is clear about ABOLISH. Dems can't agree on 'replace' even. Then the Abolish Dems who want to excite the Blue Wave, are amplified by, the rw media machines and chorus. That seemed to be the clear report out of Montana last night.

[NCTraveler]

3. It is a necessary part of "their" strategy...

Not ours.

[GaryCnf]

4. The WORDS could not be truer n/t

[empedocles]

6. Fear and Hate

work in politics - especially by the trumpists. Nuance does not go far into the red states.

[BlueJac]

7. Tune out the negativity...

focus on the job at hand of ridding this country from the Fascists and haters.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. So true. What do we do about it ? That's what I love about Beto

He's figure this out..peel the political layers off and concentrate on core values/ideas. Did President Clinton write his own speeches?