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Garrett78

(10,721 posts) Thu Oct 3, 2019, 11:32 AM Oct 2019

Dems, repeat after me, transparent illegality is still illegality.

It's quite obvious that Trump and Republicans are using the strategy of "If I'm open about asking foreign governments to help me politically, then it can't be wrong." Trump did it in 2016 with "Russia, if you're listening..." And then there's Trump's comment to Stephanopoulos, his released call summary with Zelensky, Barr and Giuliani not really hiding what they're doing in places like Italy, Trump's open remarks about China investigating Biden, and so on.

If Dems don't constantly beat back that narrative, it will dominate. If there's one thing Republicans understand, it's establishing the dominant narrative.

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Dems, repeat after me, transparent illegality is still illegality. (Original Post) Garrett78 Oct 2019 OP

setting up his defense Kota Oct 2019 #1

And simply trying to make it okay, so as to keep support for impeachment at such a level that... Garrett78 Oct 2019 #2

Kota

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1. setting up his defense

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Thu Oct 3, 2019, 11:39 AM

Oct 2019

Garrett78

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2. And simply trying to make it okay, so as to keep support for impeachment at such a level that...

Reply to Kota (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 3, 2019, 12:13 PM

Oct 2019

...Republicans in the Senate won't convict.

If Democrats think it's enough to just let Trump spout nonsense, they're wrong. I suggested 2 years ago that the DNC hire someone such as Fugelsang to give a weekly or even daily press conference for the sole purpose of addressing Trump/Republican lies.

Never underestimate the ignorance of the American public. Narrative is so important and Republicans understand that.

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