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Hieronymus Phact

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32. Thats what advertising is...
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 11:52 AM
Aug 24

You take some established wisdom, make an educated guess, make your pitch and see if it resonates, if not try another. Rinse, repeat, until something sticks. repubs do this all the time, remember when the big scare was critical race theory? I think that didn't play as well, maybe it sounded a little too overtly racist having race explicitly spelled out, but then they switched it out to DEI, it sounds less racist, and can include trans. They seem to have settled on this being the effective angle for them. They decided that by the responses they got, Just like advertising works.

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Newsom hits back at critics: [View all] applegrove Aug 23 OP
... TheProle Aug 23 #1
Not funny MorbidButterflyTat Aug 23 #15
Well that settles it for me. BannonsLiver Aug 23 #23
Another Bill Maher Abstractartist Aug 24 #27
Hey.........BRAVO popsdenver Aug 24 #36
Thank you... I'm not very happy with our leaders Abstractartist Aug 25 #37
Not caring about homeless people aocommunalpunch Aug 24 #30
He really can't lose with this. Scrivener7 Aug 23 #2
And he and we have nothing to lose. Irish_Dem Aug 23 #3
And this is a rare bit of effective Democratic messaging. Scrivener7 Aug 23 #4
We don't know if it will work or not. Irish_Dem Aug 23 #5
And at this point we ought to simply be trying everything. Scrivener7 Aug 23 #6
I think we should be trying a well thought out, more aggressive, clever, Irish_Dem Aug 23 #7
Amen and Amen! ReRe Aug 23 #17
Thats what advertising is... Hieronymus Phact Aug 24 #32
It worked for days in a row. He took some real estate applegrove Aug 23 #11
Yes we are winning short term day to day battles. Irish_Dem Aug 23 #12
And Democratic politicians and voters markodochartaigh Aug 23 #21
When FDR came into office, BonnieJW Aug 24 #33
Yes we cannot go down without a fight. Irish_Dem Aug 24 #34
Excellence republianmushroom Aug 23 #8
Realpolitik. Newsom is going all in - table stakes... WheelWalker Aug 23 #9
Like many have already said.... Blue Owl Aug 23 #10
Win/win for Newsom, lose/lose for Trump. chia Aug 23 #13
I am REALLY starting to like this guy. calimary Aug 23 #14
I don't like or trust Newsom, but... Random Boomer Aug 24 #31
Butt, butt, butt, Godot51 Aug 23 #16
... littlemissmartypants Aug 23 #18
The wave of pearl clutching Billsdaughter Aug 23 #19
Plus, bamagal62 Aug 24 #29
I like when he goads the right BidenRocks Aug 23 #20
I have not seen those words. I like them. applegrove Aug 23 #22
Right on! Picaro Aug 24 #24
Exactly right. OLDMDDEM Aug 24 #25
Kick SheltieLover Aug 24 #26
As a citizen of the California Republic, I approve governor Newsom's approach. Magoo48 Aug 24 #28
It would be awesome if the new nazis were beat by mockery. C Moon Aug 24 #35
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