again, I don't want to make too much of this, but, "I think Warren is a fantastic candidate and has brought important ideas to the race!" and/or "we are proud to be Democrats fighting against republicans together"—repeated frequently and with some sincerity could go a long way.
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people mostly want you to show you they're on their side and appreciate them. it's fundamentally how politics work.
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and I do see a lot of Sanders supporters who get that. and then some who seem to have more trouble with it.
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but like, insisting your candidate has been cheated whenever he suffers a setback, or that other candidates are subhuman vermin, is unlikely to encourage voters to switch sides with any enthusiasm.
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anyway; I think Sanders is a pretty amazing politician, who shares core values with Warren, and I'd encourage his supporters to consider giving her a look! She is passionate and effective and I think would make an amazing president. (I think Sanders would be good also!)
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just to be clear, I don't know that Sanders needs to appeal to Warren supporters to win the primary. he seems to be doing pretty well, and as I've said I'd vote for him over the other contenders at the moment.
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but someone asked, "how do we appeal to Warren voters," and I think probably asking for their votes is the best way to go.
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Like, "You're candidate is laughable, you're making a mistake, and you should be ashamed of yourself" is not a great way to appeal to Warren voters—though it's maybe a good way to encourage your patrons to fork over more money?pic.twitter.com/p8YxfSiFLk
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one of the problems for the GOP is that right wing media's financial incentives are not in line with actually passing conservative policy, in general.
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I think some of the podcasts have a similar disconnect.
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