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DNC Announces Plans to Learn Nothing from This (thehardtimes.net)

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

The average voters is low-information, doesn’t pay attention, and assumes both sides frequently lie.

Voters have always been low-information. This isn’t anything new.

Then it isn't the fault of the Harris campaign.

The entire reason we have primaries is that it forces candidates to actually try their hand at mass appeal and to take the temperature of the electorate.

That would not make a difference if voters have always been low-information.

You can blame it on those who don’t vote, but the truth is that most people pay attention to politics only tangentially. If you, as a political operator, didn’t find a way to reach these voters, you have failed.

You mean like have multiple TV channels and foreign governments pump out endless propaganda? You're right, the real issue in America is that there's no Democrat version of Fox News, Newsmax, etc. and they haven't reached out to Putin for help.

Also, this is nothing like Reagan/Mondale. Reagan never said he would be a dictator. Reagan never quoted Hitler.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 hours ago

Also, this is nothing like Reagan/Mondale. Reagan never said he would be a dictator. Reagan never quoted Hitler.

This is the denial that I've been seeing everywhere. People keep thinking that "oh, the dems might learn something and do better in 4 years." Nope. It's done. The courts have been irreparably compromised and left of center policy will probably never again be allowed.