2016 Postmortem

Demsrule86

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90. This is such bad advice on this thread...

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 11:19 AM

Sep 2016

I am sure if Hillary said ignore what a racist scary piece of shit Trump really is and listen to my great policy ideas... whyeverything would be roses and sunshine for the campaign. They would be winning...oh wait they are winning by not following this 'great' advice.

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The media is destroying Hillary and the Democratic Party acts like nothing is wrong. [View all] UCmeNdc Sep 2016 OP

Remember John Kerry? Democat Sep 2016 #1

The Swiftboating was handled wrong by the Democrats INdemo Sep 2016 #12

The Kerry campaign was saving thier resources until after Labor Day - they realized Peregrine Took Sep 2016 #80

Better to go on offense: tell public to give Hillary a Democratic Congress yurbud Sep 2016 #45

Kerry had the "don't sink to their level" strategy. Hillary has the "Run out the clock" strategy. backscatter712 Sep 2016 #100

Agree! UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #101

I've been bitching about her strategy for a month, and all it got me ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2016 #102

I noticed Democratic Candidates always take it easy in August and they always lose ground in August UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #103

I believe this hostility toward Hillary mothra1orbit Sep 2016 #2

Not a judgement, just and observation liberalgunwilltravel Sep 2016 #3

Huh? Wednesdays Sep 2016 #8

Just an observation liberalgunwilltravel Sep 2016 #53

Names? Which DNC members are you talking about? George II Sep 2016 #66

This is news to me Coolest Ranger Sep 2016 #15

Good point. BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #40

The DNC is about electing our Democratic nominee period. Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #91

Dems seem very comfortable playing the subservient role RandiFan1290 Sep 2016 #4

When Hillary wins, and this cycle the dem is winning, the low approval rating JCanete Sep 2016 #47

Honestly, I don't even understand what you are talking about. Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #94

I actually don't remember shit about the greens in 2010, so I doubt they had much of an impact, JCanete Sep 2016 #98

Yes they did...all the whining Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #99

That is completely untrue Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #92

Every time Trump farts it's on TV HelenWheels Sep 2016 #5

So true! Brainstormy Sep 2016 #38

It is the same as local news at 6. pangaia Sep 2016 #77

Landslide is best Defence against Trump 2.0 / tRump-lite / DrumpFührers in the future. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #6

National polling is underfunded garbage. The internal campaign polls are much better funded Trust Buster Sep 2016 #7

^THIS^ sarae Sep 2016 #37

Based on what media are you making this assertion? oberliner Sep 2016 #9

You're right. They have. Rose Siding Sep 2016 #21

Hillary needs to put herself in front of the cameras on a daily basis. Vinca Sep 2016 #10

Agree UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #13

Yep. She needs to play offense, not defense. n/t progressoid Sep 2016 #65

She put herself in front of the cameras on Wednesday, but all the media covered all day was Trump.nt pnwmom Sep 2016 #72

No she does not. Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #95

And I've heard Trump surrogates PatSeg Sep 2016 #11

It is more of a problem that Hillary is not getting a message out. A positive message on what she UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #16

I agree. Chemisse Sep 2016 #23

This is true PatSeg Sep 2016 #25

Let's face it Hillary is a flawed candidate... KALD Sep 2016 #14

It is up to the campaign to bury the flaws by being proactive. UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #18

They are going for the long game BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #27

This... sheshe2 Sep 2016 #62

Thanks she! BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #64

;) sheshe2 Sep 2016 #67

Why is it that Ted Strickland in Ohio has been pounded for over a year by the doc03 Sep 2016 #83

Democrats need at least 4 Senate pickups BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #85

I hate the "flawed candidate" meme. ALL candidates are flawed. spooky3 Sep 2016 #30

She's flawed and her advisers suck? Rose Siding Sep 2016 #33

Political armchair quarterbacking is the worst. BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #41

Every candidate is flawed. Only ONE in all history Hortensis Sep 2016 #61

Your so right Protalker Sep 2016 #82

She is not flawed unless you buy the right wing bullshit spewed for years. nt Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #96

Yes but how? KrazyinKS Sep 2016 #17

Another election cycle like the last 4 election cycles mobyditch Sep 2016 #19

I don't understand your response. On one hand you seem to be blaming the GOP Fla Dem Sep 2016 #29

Your first post ever is to complain about the rules? BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #42

I'm thinkin' GulfCoast66 Sep 2016 #79

Well mobyditch ... Have you been banned from DU? In_The_Wind Sep 2016 #48

Who is to blame for the media? All that will get you banned is blaming the Democrats and that seems uppityperson Sep 2016 #55

I don't know. Please tell me. johnp3907 Sep 2016 #68

We won the last two...let me remind you. Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #89

I want to see Obama out there mainstreetonce Sep 2016 #20

Obama, Biden, Sanders & several others have plenty Pro- Clinton scheduled these next final weeks. Sunlei Sep 2016 #24

Good mainstreetonce Sep 2016 #35

No, "Democratic surrogates" shouldn't "fight" in tabloid press, republicans twitter warz. Sunlei Sep 2016 #22

You are not helping. Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #26

I agree to an extent, but some of it has been due to an obvious Campaign tactic to OnDoutside Sep 2016 #28

It starts tomorrow sheshe2 Sep 2016 #63

Do you have a list of which media you contacted about this unfair treatment? Rose Siding Sep 2016 #31

I agree. nruthie Sep 2016 #32

Where are the fighting mad Democratic supporters on TV? UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #34

We win by NOT projecting an appearance of madness. nt BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #43

Exactly- the angry man schtick is tired already- there's only so many of those angry bettyellen Sep 2016 #69

They do blow things out of proportion. Mz Pip Sep 2016 #36

It was inevitable that after weeks of the media concentrating on Trump that they would turn to HRC book_worm Sep 2016 #39

I keep hoping that the Dem leadership has some really damning stuff on Trump EricMaundry Sep 2016 #44

It seems clear already, in fact long ago,.... LAS14 Sep 2016 #76

The news media is allowing a demagogue fascist monster workinclasszero Sep 2016 #46

I think that Clinton is just staying out of the way hoping Trump will self destruct hollowdweller Sep 2016 #49

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #50

yeah, you try getting on republican-controlled media and getting your message out unchallenged. unblock Sep 2016 #51

The main stream media has a single mandate tymorial Sep 2016 #52

Well, I'm reading a lot of naive horseshit in this thread. stopbush Sep 2016 #54

I hope you are right. UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #56

You are right. betsuni Sep 2016 #70

This is such bad advice on this thread... Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #90

How about they report on Trumps scandals...? JCMach1 Sep 2016 #57

Isn't the general consensus that shit only gets real after Labor Day? Native Sep 2016 #58

One person @ the LATimes seems to agree with you... Native Sep 2016 #59

Hillary Clinton? Who is that? UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #60

I don't agree with you. Avalux Sep 2016 #71

Corporate media is mostly owned by the well to do to control the message nolabels Sep 2016 #74

I expected poll numbers will tighten up over next few weeks BlueStateLib Sep 2016 #73

The media has one goal yuiyoshida Sep 2016 #75

MSM is acting in its own interest randr Sep 2016 #78

our country has learned some horrible lessons from watergate unblock Sep 2016 #81

So much momentum from the convention...squandered Crash2Parties Sep 2016 #84

John Kerry did the exact same thing. He went underground in August. UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #86

She is doing just fine. Demsrule86 Sep 2016 #88

No, it's not an attack on her. It just makes me feel like the convention was an oddity. Crash2Parties Sep 2016 #104

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Then why are you here? BlueInPhilly Sep 2016 #93

The Jesus, is that you? betsuni Sep 2016 #97