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stillwaiting

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5. It's the elected Democratic politicians and leadership that is also to blame.
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 07:24 AM
Feb 2015

They DO have the spotlight or can have the spotlight in the media if they so choose.

They can get their message out as an organized Party with an organized agenda through their communications with voters, media appearances, while they represent "us" in Congress (a few actually do, thank you Elizabeth and Bernie), etc.

Of course, the media is not going to help us, but the elected politicians definitely share a huge part of the blame. They don't fight for our values, and they don't expose what the Republicans' agenda has brought to the American people in an effective way that resonates (and that should be easy).

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You're right. The media does a shit job of covering what really matters. CurtEastPoint Feb 2015 #1
The MSM works for the oligarchs. Don't expect them to provide fair coverage, they're propagandists. Scuba Feb 2015 #2
exactly, so my point is barbtries Feb 2015 #3
Hard for us to direct the spotlights when the oligarchs own all the spotlights. That's why ... Scuba Feb 2015 #4
entirely agree. nt barbtries Feb 2015 #7
It's the elected Democratic politicians and leadership that is also to blame. stillwaiting Feb 2015 #5
/\ THIS /\ octoberlib Feb 2015 #20
Looks like it was smaller than the previous year Android3.14 Feb 2015 #6
Last year, tens of thousands; this year thoussands? antiquie Feb 2015 #8
OK the Washington Times reported it marions ghost Feb 2015 #17
My apologies, no offense intended. antiquie Feb 2015 #18
None taken marions ghost Feb 2015 #23
Perhaps surrounding media outlets The Wizard Feb 2015 #9
I am usually referring to our Democratic "representatives" for not getting the message out.. Triana Feb 2015 #10
sick and tired of MSM? dicksmc3 Feb 2015 #11
At the same time that we get the real message out marions ghost Feb 2015 #16
In a county of 37,000, we got almost 600 to march in November... ColesCountyDem Feb 2015 #12
There was a shooting incident in Eastern Washington last week... Wounded Bear Feb 2015 #13
Absolutely marions ghost Feb 2015 #14
Point on media spot-on but Moral Mondays are not "the Democrats" bread_and_roses Feb 2015 #15
+1. The sad truth. appalachiablue Feb 2015 #19
be the media gklagan Feb 2015 #21
i have a few barbtries Feb 2015 #22
Kick for NC n/t RobertEarl Jun 2016 #24
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