Were Democrats to adopt the slogan “If Republicans win, you lose,” I would suggest their follow-up talking points be formatted to amplify a working family agenda that has received zero Republican support. Here’s a sample:
“Who do you want here—somebody who doesn’t want to extend the child tax credit or those who do?” “Somebody who doesn’t want to provide paid family and medical leave or those who do?” “Doesn’t want to preserve Social Security and Medicare or those who do?” “Doesn’t want to establish a $15 hourly minimum wage or those who do?” “Doesn’t want to deliver affordable, quality childcare or those who do?” “Doesn’t want to invest in universal healthcare, in housing, in eldercare, in climate, or those who do?” And so forth.
As stated previously, while I don’t expect going on the offensive and taking the fight to the Republican Party will have much, if any, impact on far right MAGA extremists, I do imagine there are sufficient numbers of “persuadables,” who could help Dems hold the House, pick up some Senate seats, and also win contests in battleground state and local elections.
There are more registered Independents than Republicans who still have not voted. Very few voters consider what they would lose if Republicans win. The biggest lost would be the truth behind J6th and those responsible being held accountable.
Stephen, I believe the 60% living paycheck to paycheck and the millions working for starvation wages very much would care were they to understand that if they vote Republican their vote will run counter to their interests and concerns.
If one has an iPhone, one might wish to read about the
Is Maricopa County candidate’s race:
Arizona's Julie Gunnigle may be the last line of defense for democracy
Maricopa County attorney isn't a glitzy job, but the future of democracy may hinge on whether Gunnigle can oust her GOP opponent in the midterm elections.
Maria, I write, first, to note that the slogan appeared in Robert’s Today’s Edition, wherein he was quoting Dr. Rachel Bitecofer. Second, while I really like your list, admittedly, I am partial to how I formatted the talking points, wherein I was particularly focused on connecting on a very personal level
If anyone has the stomach to listen, today I happened upon (briefly, could tolerate only a snippet) this interview with Maggie Haberman at Philadelphia Public Library, author of the book Confidence Man, that interprets the extreme and dark methods of DJT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_89t09anMBs
Nancy, While I appreciate the attached link, frankly, when I’m not on break, my focus is entirely centered on the midterms. Perhaps I’ll return to the piece while we wait for the vote counts.
Thank you Robert! Great panel discussion - appreciated your insights as always.
Spent Monday poll watching at Univ of NV Reno and learned a few things. Here’s how WE all can help turn out #GenZ Voters:
🗳 Remind them that if they did not get their mail in ballot, they may be able to same day register & vote at the polls. (22 states and Washington, D.C. do this - see comments for state list.) Need proof of res/ID. (Ck www.iwillvote.com for state reqs/reg.)
🍩 Seriously, get some donuts or candy & go to your nearest student union of a community college, or university. Walk around and ask them if they’ve voted. If they haven’t, find out why and help them. Most kids I’ve talked to who haven’t voted WANT to vote but feel overwhelmed. (Last night, I spoke with a 19 year old hotel reception clerk - he said he wanted to vote, but he wasn't sure how to do it and that his family are Trumpers so he didn't want to ask them. I gave him www.iwillvote.com and my number for any questions about voting.)
📲 Make sure your kids (and their friends) have their ballots and will vote! And even if they are in a blue state, it's so important for young people to vote so they have political power and don't have 70+ yr old white conservative voters deciding their futures.
Yes, indeed! I'm so grateful to HH for introducing me to Flip the Vote, relational organizing and strategic donations to grassroots orgs as a way to boost GOTV in swing states. Our neighborhood social justice group relies on her newsletter and website for lists of actions and talking points.
@HH, While I live in a very blue state, we periodically travel with former students to college campuses in neighboring battleground states, wherein we try to amplify the stakes of the upcoming midterms. I write because your comment includes issues I hadn’t thought of and I wanted to thank you.
Rachel B is the best. Here is another short and sweet voting point that I saw on Twitter - Voting is like driving. If you want to go backwards, you choose R. To go forward, you choose D.
Falsehoods, disinformation, mistruths all dilute the truth. Trump is a blatant, pathological liar over and over. But the Peolosi attack lies hit a new personal-attack low. Abominable. Deplorable. Horrific.
Thank you Robert. How can we work together to get something like The Fairness Doctrine created? Not just for airwaves but for those who speak or write misinformation that misleads and is harmful to the wellbeing, life, and safety of others? This free for all spewing of hatred, lies, spin must end. Those holding office must be held accountable. Those who attempted to overthrow the government must be punished. Those who knowingly create chaos and endanger our democracy and our rights must be shut down.
Since I am in the senior group now, I would say, "If Republicans win, you lose Social Security and Medicare. Do you have a family member you can live with? Could you afford to see your doctor? Could you afford your medicines?" Think about that.
FYI--lots of seniors in Florida and other sunbelt states need surgery for skin cancers. A Mohs surgery can cost $2500 out of pocket. I am speaking from personal experience.
Long time commentators have observed that "if you're explaining, you're losing". Since the GOP's agenda is tax cuts to the rich and hand-guns in every hand, the Dems need attack ads calling out lies, mis-information, and danger. It's dangerous to sunset laws like Medicare and SS, unless you're rich like Scott and Johnson.
I'm an old (90) new subscriber, Great piece. So true about the lies and distortions, and complete lack of compassion. They are a mean spirited bunch it seems. Don't want anything good for for the people but bend over backwards to please their corporate pom nsers. The 2 trillion tax cut Trump gave them caused a deficit every tear he was in office, Biden cut the deficit, even with the big social programs that create jobs, provides income for people who get these jobs which result in more buying power which then creates more jobs or at least keeps people employed. It's not rocket science. Oh but do you see any Republican legislators who voted 100% against Biden's programs turn down any of the money for their states for repairing and building infrastructure? On the contrary they bragged about what they had gotten for their constituents. If I were president I would have told the governors of those states your man voted against this bill so I guess that means your state doesn't want the money. So bottom line the Grand? Old Party gives the corporations 2 trillion dollars but wants to eliminate social Security and medicare for senior citizens, many of whom have no other income. So would become homeless. Nice guys huh? They want to rob the rich to give to the poor. The other thing the RNC should s ask themselves is, what is it about our party that attracts so many crazies and fanatics? And then when these guys do something bad like the Pelosi incident or Jan 6 attack on the Capitol, they are so ashamed that they pretend it wasn't that bad or as so well explained by our friend in the Pelosi case , leave out pertinent facts or change the story completely into something else. Again, no compassion or sympathy whatsoever. Frankly I'd be ashamed to belong to a party like that. The fact that the members are not ashamed says it all.
Thank you, a few typos but my eyes not so good anymore. You are a terrific writer, and have a tremendous grasp of the reality we are faced with but even more important able to condense it to the essentials and convey it in an easy to understand way. used ro have coffee with fiends who seemed very intelligent yet claimed that mainstream media distorted the truth and were all in on a plot of some kind, but that Fox news, etc., was giving them the truth. The exact opposite of the way we perceive the world, I would send them articles from Yahoo news and they's say I was brainwashed that it was all bull. Go figure! So the pure logic and truth of a given situation as you might present would be completely lost on them. Yet, one was a lawyer another a retired reporter. I wish the psychiatric profession would take a few of these people (they all admire Trump, even now) and analyse them to see what is wrong with their brain. :) I'm guessing they represent 25 to 35 % of the population - all Republicans.
By the way- you can edit your comment: When looking at your comment go to the line directly below your comment, there are three dots to the right of the heart, and the words Reply and Collapse. Click on the three dots and choose “Edit comment”.
Listened to the podcast and while Robert had to struggle (successfully I might add) to “get a word in edgewise” he definitely added a great perspective to the conversation. The thing that jumped out to me was the fact that Kurt Bardella, a former Republican strategist, now a Democrat trying to advise the DNC and DCCC, said that the Dems wouldn’t take his advice on messaging and strategy. We are in this mess because Dems haven’t paid attention for so long and even now the messaging stinks. If we end up winning the Senate and/or the House, it will be because of us….all the grass roots efforts. If that happens I intend to write a letter to Jaime Harrison who, I think is guilty of malpractice, and tell him he needs to get out of the way and let someone more assertive take over.
My son-in-law is the lead writer on the Pelosi attack for the LA Times. He told me last night that he left out any mention of Trump's lies in today's follow-up article so not to give them any more air than they already have received. I haven't read it yet, so can't confirm that an editor didn't slip something in (that happens). Very proud of his journalism.
I agree that the slogan “ if Republicans win you lose” is perfect. I have posted that slogan on Facebook and plan to post it everywhere. Imagine if all of us reading Today’s Edition each individually posted this slogan everywhere and sent notes to friends and family and started a ground swell what that could do. It might make the difference in someone voting or not and who they actually vote for. Join me today and let’s make everyone aware that “ If Republicans win you lose “. We have everything to gain and a lot to lose. Thanks
Hi Vivian, I am not on Twitter and I was able to watch it on my computer by clicking the link. You will be blocked eventually but it gives you enough time to watch the ad.
The Panel Discussion Tuesday with two former (ugh) Republicans was brilliant, super on Democrats needing more direct, forceful messaging, and how Democrats must go in person in this final week to groups like Black communities and Hispanic communities neglected and overlooked by Democrats.
Dr. Bitcoffer -- brilliant. Fingers crossed for Democrat candidates and Biden to have heard, are listening, and hurry up to visit neglected voter populations in person. Now.
"Rachel Bitecofer said, “If Republicans win, you lose . . . .” In the moment, the slogan seemed brilliant. With the benefit of reflection, it seems even better than I originally thought. It is compact, aggressive, flexible, and true!"
Five words that says it all! KISS
Too bad Democrats (each and every one of them) haven't hammered home this slogan repeatedly for the past few months. When challenged, let the irrefutable facts and evidence speak for themselves. If the fact and evidence are challenged, then call out their lies. KISS
Were Democrats to adopt the slogan “If Republicans win, you lose,” I would suggest their follow-up talking points be formatted to amplify a working family agenda that has received zero Republican support. Here’s a sample:
“Who do you want here—somebody who doesn’t want to extend the child tax credit or those who do?” “Somebody who doesn’t want to provide paid family and medical leave or those who do?” “Doesn’t want to preserve Social Security and Medicare or those who do?” “Doesn’t want to establish a $15 hourly minimum wage or those who do?” “Doesn’t want to deliver affordable, quality childcare or those who do?” “Doesn’t want to invest in universal healthcare, in housing, in eldercare, in climate, or those who do?” And so forth.
As stated previously, while I don’t expect going on the offensive and taking the fight to the Republican Party will have much, if any, impact on far right MAGA extremists, I do imagine there are sufficient numbers of “persuadables,” who could help Dems hold the House, pick up some Senate seats, and also win contests in battleground state and local elections.
This is great, Barbara Jo. Keeping it short and to the point is so effective IMO.
Barbara Jo, Super!
On tv at a venue where she spoke, reviled Republicans, Liz Cheney was asked whether she would vote for Democrats.
She smiled her radiant relaxed smile, the interviewer pressed, “You’re thinking about it?”
More Liz Cheney radiant smiles.
Today I received a message that -- ta da! -- Liz Cheney ENDORSED Tim Ryan for Ohio! Fingers crossed-- hoping true.
Now that would be really good news. So totally fed up with MAGA and Co. Just totally fed up.
Yippee, Nancy!
Here’s a headline today on Liz Cheney and Tim Ryan.
CBS aired first -- Liz Cheney had commented that IF she lived in Ohio she’d vote for Tim Ryan.
Today:
Congresswoman Liz Cheney endorses Tim Ryan for U.S. Senate, condemns 2022 election deniers
WKSU | By Zaria Johnson
Published November 2, 2022 at 6:44 AM EDT.
I'm hopeful that her remarks about Ryan will help Independents and some Republicans...and probably some Democrats, too!
Fingers crossed.
One more -
About to be former Congresswomsn Cheney with Judy Woodruff:
https://youtu.be/QZsc4Zf5wDs
Another headline -
Liz Cheney endorsed another Democrat :
Republican Cheney endorses Democrat Elissa Slotkin in Michigan race
Image without a caption
By John Wagner
October 27, 2022 at 1:35 p.m. EDT
Go, Liz, go!!!
There are more registered Independents than Republicans who still have not voted. Very few voters consider what they would lose if Republicans win. The biggest lost would be the truth behind J6th and those responsible being held accountable.
Stephen, I believe the 60% living paycheck to paycheck and the millions working for starvation wages very much would care were they to understand that if they vote Republican their vote will run counter to their interests and concerns.
Sadly, that has been happening for decades.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes a poignant, pungent, and searing meditation on violence and voting today, in her Lucid substack newsletter:
"Part of the problem...is nobody wants to hurt each other anymore."
How Trump's emotional retraining prepared [for] Jan[uary 6].
If one has an iPhone, one might wish to read about the
Is Maricopa County candidate’s race:
Arizona's Julie Gunnigle may be the last line of defense for democracy
Maricopa County attorney isn't a glitzy job, but the future of democracy may hinge on whether Gunnigle can oust her GOP opponent in the midterm elections.
Read in MSNBC: https://apple.news/ALp6MFSqoT-OT8mUxNew9Fw
I like your idea of adopting the slogan "If Republicans win, you lose"... Here is my contribution. Please feel free to come up with more.
If Republicans win, you lose...
If Republicans win, you lose negotiation ability, price caps, and health care premium adjustments in the Inflation Reduction Act.
If Republicans win, you lose Social Security and Medicare because they want to make the funding discretionary.
If Republicans win , and you are victim of rape you lose the right to make your own healthcare decisions.
If Republicans win, you lose common sense gun control
If Republicans win, you lose any action on climate change along with clean air and clean water
If Republicans win, a woman with an ectopic pregnancy loses her right to life saving healthcare.
If Republicans win, hardworking families lose support for the extended child tax credit.
If Republicans win, you lose support for paid family and medical leave.
If Republicans win, you lose affordable healthcare
Maria, I write, first, to note that the slogan appeared in Robert’s Today’s Edition, wherein he was quoting Dr. Rachel Bitecofer. Second, while I really like your list, admittedly, I am partial to how I formatted the talking points, wherein I was particularly focused on connecting on a very personal level
If anyone has the stomach to listen, today I happened upon (briefly, could tolerate only a snippet) this interview with Maggie Haberman at Philadelphia Public Library, author of the book Confidence Man, that interprets the extreme and dark methods of DJT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_89t09anMBs
Nancy, While I appreciate the attached link, frankly, when I’m not on break, my focus is entirely centered on the midterms. Perhaps I’ll return to the piece while we wait for the vote counts.
Haberman is an aside.
I understand, Barbara Jo. Haberman is not important in the grand scheme of what happens with the midterms — all I can think about now.
Thank you Robert! Great panel discussion - appreciated your insights as always.
Spent Monday poll watching at Univ of NV Reno and learned a few things. Here’s how WE all can help turn out #GenZ Voters:
🗳 Remind them that if they did not get their mail in ballot, they may be able to same day register & vote at the polls. (22 states and Washington, D.C. do this - see comments for state list.) Need proof of res/ID. (Ck www.iwillvote.com for state reqs/reg.)
🍩 Seriously, get some donuts or candy & go to your nearest student union of a community college, or university. Walk around and ask them if they’ve voted. If they haven’t, find out why and help them. Most kids I’ve talked to who haven’t voted WANT to vote but feel overwhelmed. (Last night, I spoke with a 19 year old hotel reception clerk - he said he wanted to vote, but he wasn't sure how to do it and that his family are Trumpers so he didn't want to ask them. I gave him www.iwillvote.com and my number for any questions about voting.)
📲 Make sure your kids (and their friends) have their ballots and will vote! And even if they are in a blue state, it's so important for young people to vote so they have political power and don't have 70+ yr old white conservative voters deciding their futures.
YouTube of the Jill Wine-Banks panel on which Robert and Rachel Bitecofer:
https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020/status/1587543888708784128?s=20&t=UmOesJk-NBCxyF9eeJzFfA
HH is for Huge Hero!
Yes, indeed! I'm so grateful to HH for introducing me to Flip the Vote, relational organizing and strategic donations to grassroots orgs as a way to boost GOTV in swing states. Our neighborhood social justice group relies on her newsletter and website for lists of actions and talking points.
@HH, While I live in a very blue state, we periodically travel with former students to college campuses in neighboring battleground states, wherein we try to amplify the stakes of the upcoming midterms. I write because your comment includes issues I hadn’t thought of and I wanted to thank you.
Rachel B is the best. Here is another short and sweet voting point that I saw on Twitter - Voting is like driving. If you want to go backwards, you choose R. To go forward, you choose D.
Wish I had a yard sign that said that! 💙
💙
Falsehoods, disinformation, mistruths all dilute the truth. Trump is a blatant, pathological liar over and over. But the Peolosi attack lies hit a new personal-attack low. Abominable. Deplorable. Horrific.
Thank you Robert. How can we work together to get something like The Fairness Doctrine created? Not just for airwaves but for those who speak or write misinformation that misleads and is harmful to the wellbeing, life, and safety of others? This free for all spewing of hatred, lies, spin must end. Those holding office must be held accountable. Those who attempted to overthrow the government must be punished. Those who knowingly create chaos and endanger our democracy and our rights must be shut down.
"If Republicans win, you lose" has been true in every election since 1932. I guess better late than never to use it as an organizing tool,
Since I am in the senior group now, I would say, "If Republicans win, you lose Social Security and Medicare. Do you have a family member you can live with? Could you afford to see your doctor? Could you afford your medicines?" Think about that.
FYI--lots of seniors in Florida and other sunbelt states need surgery for skin cancers. A Mohs surgery can cost $2500 out of pocket. I am speaking from personal experience.
Long time commentators have observed that "if you're explaining, you're losing". Since the GOP's agenda is tax cuts to the rich and hand-guns in every hand, the Dems need attack ads calling out lies, mis-information, and danger. It's dangerous to sunset laws like Medicare and SS, unless you're rich like Scott and Johnson.
I'm an old (90) new subscriber, Great piece. So true about the lies and distortions, and complete lack of compassion. They are a mean spirited bunch it seems. Don't want anything good for for the people but bend over backwards to please their corporate pom nsers. The 2 trillion tax cut Trump gave them caused a deficit every tear he was in office, Biden cut the deficit, even with the big social programs that create jobs, provides income for people who get these jobs which result in more buying power which then creates more jobs or at least keeps people employed. It's not rocket science. Oh but do you see any Republican legislators who voted 100% against Biden's programs turn down any of the money for their states for repairing and building infrastructure? On the contrary they bragged about what they had gotten for their constituents. If I were president I would have told the governors of those states your man voted against this bill so I guess that means your state doesn't want the money. So bottom line the Grand? Old Party gives the corporations 2 trillion dollars but wants to eliminate social Security and medicare for senior citizens, many of whom have no other income. So would become homeless. Nice guys huh? They want to rob the rich to give to the poor. The other thing the RNC should s ask themselves is, what is it about our party that attracts so many crazies and fanatics? And then when these guys do something bad like the Pelosi incident or Jan 6 attack on the Capitol, they are so ashamed that they pretend it wasn't that bad or as so well explained by our friend in the Pelosi case , leave out pertinent facts or change the story completely into something else. Again, no compassion or sympathy whatsoever. Frankly I'd be ashamed to belong to a party like that. The fact that the members are not ashamed says it all.
Welcome to the newsletter community, and thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Thank you, a few typos but my eyes not so good anymore. You are a terrific writer, and have a tremendous grasp of the reality we are faced with but even more important able to condense it to the essentials and convey it in an easy to understand way. used ro have coffee with fiends who seemed very intelligent yet claimed that mainstream media distorted the truth and were all in on a plot of some kind, but that Fox news, etc., was giving them the truth. The exact opposite of the way we perceive the world, I would send them articles from Yahoo news and they's say I was brainwashed that it was all bull. Go figure! So the pure logic and truth of a given situation as you might present would be completely lost on them. Yet, one was a lawyer another a retired reporter. I wish the psychiatric profession would take a few of these people (they all admire Trump, even now) and analyse them to see what is wrong with their brain. :) I'm guessing they represent 25 to 35 % of the population - all Republicans.
Mr Evans,
Thank you for your common sense comments!
Karen
By the way- you can edit your comment: When looking at your comment go to the line directly below your comment, there are three dots to the right of the heart, and the words Reply and Collapse. Click on the three dots and choose “Edit comment”.
Listened to the podcast and while Robert had to struggle (successfully I might add) to “get a word in edgewise” he definitely added a great perspective to the conversation. The thing that jumped out to me was the fact that Kurt Bardella, a former Republican strategist, now a Democrat trying to advise the DNC and DCCC, said that the Dems wouldn’t take his advice on messaging and strategy. We are in this mess because Dems haven’t paid attention for so long and even now the messaging stinks. If we end up winning the Senate and/or the House, it will be because of us….all the grass roots efforts. If that happens I intend to write a letter to Jaime Harrison who, I think is guilty of malpractice, and tell him he needs to get out of the way and let someone more assertive take over.
Yes, performative cruelty is what we get if the other team wins. No way!
Just for a moment imagine how the court would have ruled in AZ if the armed men at the ballot drop off box were Black Panthers.
My son-in-law is the lead writer on the Pelosi attack for the LA Times. He told me last night that he left out any mention of Trump's lies in today's follow-up article so not to give them any more air than they already have received. I haven't read it yet, so can't confirm that an editor didn't slip something in (that happens). Very proud of his journalism.
I agree that the slogan “ if Republicans win you lose” is perfect. I have posted that slogan on Facebook and plan to post it everywhere. Imagine if all of us reading Today’s Edition each individually posted this slogan everywhere and sent notes to friends and family and started a ground swell what that could do. It might make the difference in someone voting or not and who they actually vote for. Join me today and let’s make everyone aware that “ If Republicans win you lose “. We have everything to gain and a lot to lose. Thanks
Agreed; I am posting it everywhere I go (Twitter, FB)
Here's something to share
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1587596129058885634?s=20&t=_l6oF6UKDMEDCJ4COORrIg
This is great, Gailee!
Gailee, no longer using twitter. Any chance you can post the words? Thank you
Hi Vivian, I am not on Twitter and I was able to watch it on my computer by clicking the link. You will be blocked eventually but it gives you enough time to watch the ad.
I did a little searching and found it on YouTube. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9OQ8s5dZ8
Thank you very much Nancy.
Just click on the link
The Panel Discussion Tuesday with two former (ugh) Republicans was brilliant, super on Democrats needing more direct, forceful messaging, and how Democrats must go in person in this final week to groups like Black communities and Hispanic communities neglected and overlooked by Democrats.
Dr. Bitcoffer -- brilliant. Fingers crossed for Democrat candidates and Biden to have heard, are listening, and hurry up to visit neglected voter populations in person. Now.
"Rachel Bitecofer said, “If Republicans win, you lose . . . .” In the moment, the slogan seemed brilliant. With the benefit of reflection, it seems even better than I originally thought. It is compact, aggressive, flexible, and true!"
Five words that says it all! KISS
Too bad Democrats (each and every one of them) haven't hammered home this slogan repeatedly for the past few months. When challenged, let the irrefutable facts and evidence speak for themselves. If the fact and evidence are challenged, then call out their lies. KISS
If Republicans win, You Lose!!!