The fact that the Maine Democratic party isn't running ads yet with a mashup of all the times Susan Collins said she was " disappointed" or "troubled" by Trumps actions is acute political malpractice.
Especially the one after Roe was overturned when she had assured the nation her tie-breaking vote for his nominees to the Supreme Court wou…
The fact that the Maine Democratic party isn't running ads yet with a mashup of all the times Susan Collins said she was " disappointed" or "troubled" by Trumps actions is acute political malpractice.
Especially the one after Roe was overturned when she had assured the nation her tie-breaking vote for his nominees to the Supreme Court wouldn't end it.
Edit:
I looked up the Maine Democratic Committee on X and they have an almost inactive account. There is absolutely no information there attacking Susan Collins or any of Trumps actions thus far.
They apparently just elected a new Chair and Vice Chair but neither have social media either. This is insanity.
I encourage everyone here to email them or hit them up on X to get their asses I gear. This is alarming that a state party with a critical senate race coming in a year is anemic on social media. Wtf
The earlier you can define your opponent in negative terms the more likely it is to for those terms to stick. Trying to cram a narrative into six months is harder then spending two years asking “why has 30 year career politician Susan Collins failed to bring prices down?” Feckless concerns have not lowered the price of groceries for Mainers” etc.
I just think it's common sense, the earlier you define your opponent in negative terms the more likely those terms are to stick. Obama ads during the Spring-Summer of 12 defined Romney as an out of touch billionaire business asshole that stuck and was reinforced by his actions. Attacks on Trump as a chaos agent were made in 2019 and reinforced by the pandemic. The senile attacks on Biden stuck and were amplified when he claimed he "beat Medicare". Collins is running for reelection so there is no reason to wait aside from resources, so we should be tying her to all of the worlds problems as soon as possible tying her to inflation and other unpopular things that have happened during her time in government. Define your opponent before your opponent defines you is politics 101 it doesn't have to be strictly through ads either.
Maine is a different state for Democrats in that advertising here has to be done appropriately that is going to fit the state but also target Collins accordingly.
We don’t want 2026 to be a repeat of 2020 where the DSCC’s involvement in the Senate race doomed Democratic Senate Candidate Sara Gideon from the outset.
The fact that the Maine Democratic party isn't running ads yet with a mashup of all the times Susan Collins said she was " disappointed" or "troubled" by Trumps actions is acute political malpractice.
Especially the one after Roe was overturned when she had assured the nation her tie-breaking vote for his nominees to the Supreme Court wouldn't end it.
Edit:
I looked up the Maine Democratic Committee on X and they have an almost inactive account. There is absolutely no information there attacking Susan Collins or any of Trumps actions thus far.
They apparently just elected a new Chair and Vice Chair but neither have social media either. This is insanity.
I encourage everyone here to email them or hit them up on X to get their asses I gear. This is alarming that a state party with a critical senate race coming in a year is anemic on social media. Wtf
chair@mainedems.org
https://x.com/MaineDems?t=opoGjpm0MnpNM9DU_j7IAQ&s=09
The election is next fall. How many people pay attention to political ads in February of a non-election year?
If resources were completely unlimited i'd start aggressively tying her to inflation from March through next November.
Resources aren't unlimited, but still, why?
Why not?
Because I don't think it'll have any effect on the election. I could be wrong, but what's the evidence that advertising this early does anything?
The earlier you can define your opponent in negative terms the more likely it is to for those terms to stick. Trying to cram a narrative into six months is harder then spending two years asking “why has 30 year career politician Susan Collins failed to bring prices down?” Feckless concerns have not lowered the price of groceries for Mainers” etc.
What's the evidence that such early ads work?
I just think it's common sense, the earlier you define your opponent in negative terms the more likely those terms are to stick. Obama ads during the Spring-Summer of 12 defined Romney as an out of touch billionaire business asshole that stuck and was reinforced by his actions. Attacks on Trump as a chaos agent were made in 2019 and reinforced by the pandemic. The senile attacks on Biden stuck and were amplified when he claimed he "beat Medicare". Collins is running for reelection so there is no reason to wait aside from resources, so we should be tying her to all of the worlds problems as soon as possible tying her to inflation and other unpopular things that have happened during her time in government. Define your opponent before your opponent defines you is politics 101 it doesn't have to be strictly through ads either.
We have to be careful here.
Maine is a different state for Democrats in that advertising here has to be done appropriately that is going to fit the state but also target Collins accordingly.
We don’t want 2026 to be a repeat of 2020 where the DSCC’s involvement in the Senate race doomed Democratic Senate Candidate Sara Gideon from the outset.