"Sure we're openly shooting and killing American citizens lawfully demonstrating against government overreach, but the Democrats want people to be able to go to the bathroom without us looking at their genitalia. Vote GOP this fall."

• Republican political ad probably

So the standard election strategy for the GOP. It's always hate, they just change up who it's targeted at. Recently it's been a mix of "immigrants" (I.E. non-white people), muslims (once again non-white people), trans people (the easier target in the LGBT sphere now that gay and lesbian people are broadly accepted), and of course the perennial favorite Democrats (and if they're feeling spicy they accuse anyone left of Fox News of being a communist).

I've been around a long time now and this has been the GOP playbook literally since Reagan if not longer. Reagan was a slight break from the norm for them in that he focused on the debunked and incredibly damaging trickle down economic theory (something they've continued to pursue since then leading to our current late stage capitalism that's teetering on the edge of collapse).

after 2024 every article could spit out "trump down by 3786728764 points" and i'm not assuming shit until the wednesday after. maybe not even then, since his favorite hobby after shitting his pants is trying to overturn elections

Isn't that what they've been doing for the last 20 years?

Or is this admitting Trump's utter failure with that line "more than they hate us"?

Good. The democrats tried that after forcing Kamala on us. Kamalas whole campaign was "Guys trump is really bad pls vote for me" and it was doomed from the start.

You havr to actually have political goals. Theres an absurd fear of a candidate whos "too radical", but mamdani proves that its precisely what voters want.

People have been calling me pessimistic for saying the midterms are the Dems election to lose but just... For fuck sakes have you all not been paying attention for the last decade?! Like seriously, you people trust the Democrats to run good campaigns? Have you not seen how Republicans have been putting their thumb on the scale every possible chance they get? How many times do you have to go up against a stacked deck before you learn the game is rigged?

If a race is less than +5 in favor of the Dem, it's a loss. If a race is less than +15 in favor of the Dem, it's a toss up. Lots of people taking it as a given that the Dems will take back the House (some dumbasses are even entertaining the idea that they'll magically take the Senate, lol), but it's very much an uphill battle. How the fuck does no one else see this?

Voters have to hate the Dems more than they hate us. And we have material to work with.

After “they’re eating the dogs” what’s left?

I think the wedge issue they will keep hammering on is trans. Probably why Pedolf Shitler went on about the Bud Light thing from 3 years ago and why he blathers on with complete nonsense like "trans for everyone" or whatever.

A reminder: MAGA talks a good game, but they are virtuosically incompetent, and are ALWAYS bluffing, and fuck up literally EVERYTHING they touch.

It's far more likely that all the derision they are planning on heaping on Dem candidates' policy proposals, like healthcare, college, day care, reforms, etc., will actually create increased interest in those policies. All that money they have, and they'll end up using most of it to promote DemSoc policies and candidates.

We know MAGA well by now, and whenever they think they are going to intimidate us into obeying, it backfires badly, and causes their own humiliation.

So bring it on MAGA, this should be hilarious.

I'll vote for anyone that isn't in the pocket of the billionaire class, isn't a Zionist, and is genuinely for the working class. If you don't fit this criteria, kick rocks.

"You can't afford groceries or gas, you're losing your health insurance, you might get laid off, data centers are fucking up your water, and we're actively ruining the environment, we vehemently protect rapists, and do treason out in the open--- but yeah at least we're not Democrats! What with their socialism or communism... Whatever the current boogie man term is for scaring the dim witted..."

"Voters have to hate the Dems more than they hate us. And we have material to work with."

Yeah that's working real well in Texas

Paxton: Talarico is a vegan!

Talarico: Paxton is a bad Christian and a literal criminal.

The problem for the GOP is that (a) they are already doing that and (b) it's a losing strategy, because the public hates Trump and MAGA more than they hate anyone else.

Good fucking luck with that GOP. Stupid and desperate strategy. It's a lot harder to make people hate the opposition party, especially when you have a geriatric loudmouth pedophile as your front man.

And it's even harder in a midterm when you're missing your precious Emmanuel Goldstein figure like a Harris or Obama to hate on.

Approval rate is below 30%, unless the strategy is walk away from iran, theyre hooped.

Hate and Fear. Emotional people need emotion to know how they should feel.

See this is why the democrats are doing nothing. They are letting the GOP hang themselves. Now the only thing the republicans have is "Dems are evil for not stopping us."

And it will work. NOT because GOP are masterminds or excel at execution, no. But because Dems will let them. Dems would rather concede to Republicans then let progressives have any power. So get ready for Dems torpedoing their own candidates, pissed off voters voting for Republicans in protest.