"Democrats can't win the midterms by opposing Trump." -People who watched Republicans win the last two midterms by opposing Obama.
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Midterms almost always come down to a referendum on the president, with the out party enjoying a motivation advantage. As
@matthewjdowd points out, Dems’ last midterm victory came when they ran against Bush in 2006.https://twitter.com/matthewjdowd/status/997471802707316736?s=21 …Show this thread -
Sure Democrats, say what you’re for. If you have policy ideas, tell voters. But don’t uncritically accept the ahistoric conventional wisdom that running against the president hurts your chances. Especially when the president’s unpopular nationally and despised by your base. (END)
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Democrats can & should run on our agenda: healthcare, etc (the should know what ppl want by now!) but also ADD anti-trump to it! We need to know candidates unequivocally do NOT support trump! We are tired of the corruption, stupidity & inhumanity of trump regime!
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Dem candidates should go after Trump, but by specifically targetting the popular parts of his populist agenda that he has failed to deliver on. -He promised HIGHER taxes on the rich & lower deficits -He promised he would defeat ISIS in 30 days -He was going to REPLACE
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