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Dik de Bruijn's avatar

You're so right about the quantity and quality of the lies. But MAGA seems to relish Blues getting caught lying about anything and use it to their advantage. Why the Blues feel the need to lie about some of the stuff they do is beyond me, but it's out there and it will be used to their detriment. Were I picking a candidate, one of the first things I'd ask is what have they lied about so it could be addressed immediately rather than trying to do damage control at critical times during the campaign.

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Candace Lucas's avatar

What a great idea. It seems like a big part of democrats problem is they are forward thinking, naturally, which makes them idealists but also makes them naive. I’m like that. I get caught all the time by lies or dishonesty or outright criminality and it’s because, I would never do that kind of things so I’m shocked when other people do. I think democrats tend to be a bit like that. Remember when Michelle Obama said, when they go low, we go high? That’s what I’m talking about and that is so naive. The Republicans are laughing all the ways to being elected when we do that. I say bullshit. Sadly, we need to get down in the trenches and be willing to fight a little dirty

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Dik de Bruijn's avatar

Thanks for bringing up Michelle's remark. Sounds lovely, very principled, and for a millionaire/connected person like Michelle, it's great. Doesn't work for the ordinary American who doesn't have that padding of money and influence.

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Candace Lucas's avatar

That philosophy doesn't work in today's political climate. The republicans are prepared to lie, cheat, steal, and probably kill, to win elections. to think we can defeat them by playing nice is, as i said, naive.

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Dik de Bruijn's avatar

Kill -- yes. I'm sure you remember the gallows for Pence as well as the domestic terrorists who killed the police officers at the Capitol. And don't forget the thugs who wanted to kill Dem members of Congress. Moreover, if they're taking their cues from Putin's playbook, expect to see a rise in the number of people falling out of windows . . .

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Candace Lucas's avatar

yes, between the anti-vaxxer thing, the regulations designed to protect workers being pulled and your thought, expect the death toll to rise.

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