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Henrik's avatar

The NRCC has, per Politico, advised its members to stop doing in person town halls, which sure screams confidence

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JanusIanitos's avatar

That avoids bad videos going viral, but it also completely cedes the on-the-ground messaging and creates easy attack lines. Probably the correct move strategically, but also not an enviable position to have to make that move in the first place.

Hopefully we take full advantage of this.

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Paleo's avatar

Have recurring picket days at their local offices. Keep getting media attention.

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ArcticStones's avatar

Impressive! "Witnesses for the defense included historian and activist Howard Zinn and former Attorney General Ramsey Clark."

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Miguel Parreno's avatar

Democratic candidates for these districts need to step in and replace the leadership that is lacking from the Republican Lawmakers. Take questions. Act like the member of Congress and show that you're not afraid to face the public like the Republicans.

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Zero Cool's avatar

That's a good strategy. Lead when the GOP cannot.

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Henrik's avatar

This is what Ro Khanna and Tim Walz have been suggesting already!

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Zero Cool's avatar

John Kerry once said during his 2004 presidential campaign that the RNC stood for "Really Not Caring."

In this case, NRCC stands for "Not Really Compassionate or Caring."

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Mike in MD's avatar

GOP: Greedy Old Plutocrats.

Groupies Of Putin.

Giving Oligarchs Privileges.

Not the most eloquent or mature responses, but you get the ideaтАж

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Henrik's avatar

I always thought of it as тАЬGrumpy Old PeopleтАЭ

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Avedee Eikew's avatar

Same but I grew up in FL around a lot of retirees that seemed to reflexively hate anyone under 70.

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ArcticStones's avatar

Grand Obstructionist Party тАУ but that was before MAGA and Trump. Now there is a good case to be made that it is outright Fascist, with fewer and fewer individual exceptions.

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James Trout's avatar

I prefer Greedy Obnoxious Parasites.

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Paleo's avatar

They donтАЩt want anymore scenes like this:

https://x.com/maddenifico/status/1896673400283955266

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David Nir's avatar

This was a very successful strategy in 2018.

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