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The Way Forward

Raven123

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17. I struggled to understand the campaign

Reply to Gum Logger (Reply #16)

Sat May 31, 2025, 12:15 PM

May 31

I figured the managers knew something I didn’t. Not Harris’ fault. She had to ramp up quickly and tapped into Obama’s campaign manager with the legitimate argument that his experience and success would benefit her. The similarities between Obama’s campaign and Harris’ campaign seemed obvious to me, but political climate is drastically different.

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What can we do to win back the male voter? [View all] somsai May 30 OP

Run a white, middle-aged, protestant, straight man. I don't like it, but we need to face Scrivener7 May 30 #1

I agree. Haggard Celine May 30 #4

The percent of white male vote hasn't shifted as dramatically somsai May 30 #7

Doesn't matter. A white, male, protestant, middle-aged, straight man will bring them back. Scrivener7 May 30 #8

Chris Murphy, our Dem Senator from CT, fits the bill! CTyankee May 31 #14

I totally agree Scrivener7 Jun 1 #18

IMO, he is handsome/nice as opposed to what we have now. But that is not the question. CTyankee Jun 1 #19

I think that US culture values and promotes markodochartaigh May 30 #2

I think you're on to something there somsai May 30 #13

Show them a different boogie man, perhaps Raven123 May 30 #3

Dems have been accused of lacking marking moxie. Gum Logger May 31 #16

I struggled to understand the campaign Raven123 May 31 #17

We shudda known, but we (or really I shudda) the moment Biden had his "moment" in the debate where he went off track. CTyankee Saturday #21

Stop treating young black men as all gangsters. Stop shooting them in the streets. Simple little things. marble falls May 30 #5

With the Media that seems to paste a dark reality, whenever the Democrats are in front and center.... chouchou May 30 #6

How about male and female voters? Ponietz May 30 #9

There's a lot of polling showing non voters favored Trump somsai May 30 #11

Cites please Ponietz May 30 #12

https://www.natesilver.net/p/turnout-didnt-cost-kamala-harris somsai May 31 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author usonian May 30 #10

Well, I produced one... CTyankee Jun 2 #20