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Trust_Reality

(2,211 posts)
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 07:35 PM Jul 14

Democrats! Listen up. (Planning ahead.)

Corruption, run away greed, and gross inequality have all but ruined this great nation.

Campaign on your intent to do everything possible to correct these.
No specific promises. Politics does not work that way. It is a process. Right?!
Cut out the reach-across-the-isle crap.
Work with whom ever is sincerely willing to work in good faith on these specific problems.
Work only with people you can trust.
Too many politicians have lost touch with regular people.
Promise to listen to the people not the profiteers and their representatives, operators, and lobbyists. (Then do that when you get elected!)
Avoid canned sounding politician speak. Display common sense.
Meet with small groups - as many as possible, of course.
Be careful about lecturing, or yelling.
Listen. Ask questions.
An appliance sales person recently said to my wife and me, "People are smart. They do research".
But, people are often misinformed and uninformed in today's world.
Regarding an opponent, try this: "Do you know that xxx has promised to xxx? Are you ok with that?"

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