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Feehery: The problem with the Dem wave theory
thehill ^ | 04/23/2018 | John Feehery

Posted on 04/26/2018 5:17:37 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Money, message and ultimately the map, in equal measures.

That’s what wins political campaigns.

You can’t win modern campaign without money. It’s necessary to pay professional campaign staff, to mobilize voters, to run advertisements, to get your message out. But money by itself is not enough. Just ask President Phil Gramm or President Jeb Bush.

You need to have the right message to fit the right time.

You can have great qualifications and a huge Rolodex, but if you can’t articulate simply and effectively what you want to do once you gain the political office you seek, you won’t win.

But for the message and the money to have an impact, you must have voters that are willing to hear what you are saying. That’s what makes the political map so very important, especially in congressional races.

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KEYWORDS: bluewave; democracts; elections; midterms
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To: mewzilla

If the Dems are terrified they will lose the White working class in the Midwest, you’d think it would dawn on them that constantly spewing hatred toward “flyover country”, white people and White Males in particular *might* not be a winning strategy and perhaps they ought to stop. But of course, I think they’re pathologically incapable of not spewing hatred and bile at those Americans for even 5 minutes.


21 posted on 04/26/2018 6:49:56 AM PDT by FLT-bird (..)
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To: Magnatron
...and do they want to?

And therein lies the million dollar question.

22 posted on 04/26/2018 6:51:34 AM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: ripnbang

Well, somebody’s listening.

Kayne West lost 9 million twitter followers because of his support for President Trump.


23 posted on 04/26/2018 7:10:41 AM PDT by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it)
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To: Westbrook

Yes, and you realize you can buy 100,000 Twitter Followers (bots) for $25? Lets’ not judge decisions on Twitter followers...it’s a bad precedent.


24 posted on 04/26/2018 7:14:35 AM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: adorno

“The democrats have something that republicans don’t, and what the democrats have is worth billions during a presidential campaign. It’s called the left-wing media,”

Sure, that worked out real well for them in 2016.....right?


25 posted on 04/26/2018 7:27:19 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: Westbrook
Kayne West lost 9 million twitter followers because of his support for President Trump.



I read it was a Twitter error, his followers are back to normal

26 posted on 04/26/2018 7:29:58 AM PDT by KavMan
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To: Gen.Blather

“Speaking of the alphabet people ...”
++++++++++
What a clever characterization. Can I give you credit for dreaming it up?


27 posted on 04/26/2018 7:59:24 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time)
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To: InterceptPoint

I am not sure if it’s original or a derrivative from someone else. I have used it for a long time. You are welcome to steal it...


28 posted on 04/26/2018 8:05:59 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: pepsionice

Their one comprehensive message is “We hate Trump (and his voters)!”


29 posted on 04/26/2018 8:13:38 AM PDT by MortMan (The white board is a remarkable invention.)
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To: ripnbang

> Yes, and you realize you can buy 100,000 Twitter Followers (bots) for $25?

Good point!


30 posted on 04/26/2018 8:28:23 AM PDT by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it)
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To: Gen.Blather

What does it all stan0d for please?


31 posted on 04/26/2018 8:38:08 AM PDT by Jean2
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To: Jean2

The only ones I know are LGBT which I believe is lesbian, gay, bysexual and transgender. I think there are more letters now, but I never bother to read them.


32 posted on 04/26/2018 8:43:21 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: MrDaddyLongLegs
The only Dem wave you are gonna see is them waving as they fade into the distance as they say goodbye.

"Blue Wave" = "Ebb Tide".

33 posted on 04/26/2018 9:50:14 AM PDT by Oatka (tHE)
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