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In reply to the discussion: I'm sick and fucking tired of the post-election "why Democrats lost" bullshit. [View all]Jk23
(455 posts)41. I think a little goes a long way
I'll be blunt I think the Harris campaign really overplayed the celebrity card as a shortcut.
I think celebrity endorsements are a little like newspaper endorsements they're nice to have but they just simply do nothing for the needle.
But I think Harris is overuse of celebrities particularly created a false narrative that her campaign was doing better than it was.
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I'm sick and fucking tired of the post-election "why Democrats lost" bullshit. [View all]
GaYellowDawg
Nov 2024
OP
Learn fucking what? Trump said he wanted to kill multiple enemies and mainstream news
Demsrule86
Nov 2024
#10
One would think that a person found liable of rape and convicted of 34 felonies would be disqualifying factors.
Yavin4
Nov 2024
#24
I will have little sympathy for idiots that supported Trump because of inflation, immigration, Gaza
Freethinker65
Nov 2024
#34
That's to engage younger voters. She wasn't proposing making Beyonce the next Secretary of State.
Wingus Dingus
Nov 2024
#38
We lost because the incumbent president had a 41% approval rating in exit polls.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2024
#27