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Fiendish Thingy

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3. No populist can succeed without the assistance of the media

Sat Nov 23, 2024, 10:16 AM

Nov 2024

Joe Biden was the most progressive, populist president in 50+ years, with unprecedented support for unions and aggressive anti-trust actions against big corporations, but most Americans didn’t know it or didn’t believe it because the media didn’t cover it or portray him as a populist.

Biden is no demagogue, that’s for sure- perhaps the Dems would do well to nominate a strong progressive candidate who is a fiery orator as well. There will be plenty of Trump failures and disasters to campaign on by 2028.

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Murphy's case for populism [View all] Passages Nov 2024 OP

Punch bowl? Ugh Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #1

The information is straight forward, punchbowl or not. Passages Nov 2024 #2

No populist can succeed without the assistance of the media Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #3

You are confused. Passages Nov 2024 #4

Tell me who/what approach will work to sway low information voters? Nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #5

Read what Murphy is proposing. Passages Nov 2024 #6

Town halls aren't the equivalent of demagoguery Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #7

No, I said nothing of the kind. Passages Nov 2024 #8

We tried that message and voters didn't care Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #9

Obviously I can't speak for him, but my sense is he does not believe we tried that message quite Passages Nov 2024 #10