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In reply to the discussion: What are your platform ideas for the Democratic Party? [View all]ForgedCrank
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is to lose the fixation on bashing Trump non-stop with things based on nothing more than gossip or partial truths. It's really making us look stupid and destroying our credibility among the other 60% of the voters who we desperately need.
And yes, we need to read the room (public opinion) and focus on those issues.
For example, right now there is a massive campaign to resist immigration enforcement all while the large majority of voters support these actions. We can't just keep basing every position on defiance of all things Trump. When protesters are committing violence against federal agents in the course of their duties, we ALL get labelled with that crap. And no, of course it's not right, but that is how we are being portrayed. Like it or not, we have to be more sensitive to that and accept that there is a middle ground we are going to have to accept. My way or the highway is simply not going to work, ever.
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