We will wait! ⏱️

But don’t take too long! 🧐

#Trump #Maga #HeLiedToYou #ChristianNational

#ReeseWaters

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The delivery could be stronger, but in writing, this is ... pretty good? He does 2 key things:
- Ties the kitchen table to the recognized villain. (AOC showed how.)
- Uses the second person: #HeLiedToYOU
- (Bonus for swearing.)

I would just add: "and every R running this year is just as bad."

#HeLiedToYOU

Gabbard in 2020: #HeLiedToYOU

That should have been our main message in 2024 (and not just, or even mainly, about war).

It should still be our main message in 2026.

Spot on, and he does it by shifting the focus from the fact of the corruption (say, the fraud in Minnesota) to blame for maga voters' problems.

As I've been saying since he was re-nominated in early '24, Dems need to learn this tactic (AOC gets it), and it's why I emphasize YOU in #HeLiedToYOU.

Wilder, Idaho #HeLiedToYOU

I appreciate the correct (second person) framing for campaigning.

#HeLiedToYOU

#HeLiedToYOU ;-)

For governing: Focus on the rule-making that's happening now. If we're in the minority, at LEAST throw sand in the gears.

For campaiging: We won't win votes by predicting doom. Hammer PROVEN violations & personalize the unfairness instead: #HeLiedToYOU

Yes, and importantly, "us" includes a lot of T and Vance/Husted/Moreno.

May I suggest that an effective message when talking to them might be #HeLiedToYOU

Exactly, and that should be a focus of every D campaign:
#HeLiedToYOU

The challenge is getting marginal voters to realize he wasn't actually lying on their behalf.
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Yes, and then she lost ALL SEVEN swing states. This TRUE doomcasting was the main flaw of her otherwise solid campaign & it will hurt us again if we repeat it in 2026. It does not win votes.

NOT: "She was right."

Instead: #HeLiedTOYOU, and "___ wouldn't say No to T, so you need to say No to ___."

A serious question for Trump supporters: He's been back in power for a year; why hasn't he shown you PROOF that the 2020 election was stolen? Why hasn't his DoJ arrested those who stole the election?? #HeLiedtoYou

A potent campaign message: #HeLiedToYOU

A good thread. If I understand it, it seems very much like what I've been moaning about since last year: For campaigning Dems & advocates, the most important part of #HeLiedToYOU is not fact-checking the lie, but focusing on the fact that he took advantage of YOU, the normie I'm talking to.

Campaign message: #HeLiedToYOU

Good Q. An idea I still have faith in: Americans don't prioritize truth, but they do understand victimhood. One way to reach some voters might be to show them they, themselves, have been victimized by lies. Focus on the act of lying and on the victim, not on the fact checking. Message: #HeLiedToYOU.

He basically said so in a 2016 debate. Paraphrasing:
Clinton: He cheats on his taxes.
T: That makes me smart.

IOW: Everyone who's anyone cheats. Playing by the rules is for suckers.

And to anyone who thought his special "smarts" were going to help him "drain the swamp," #HeLiedToYOU

This is a stronger message if it's personalized for a persuadable T voter -- exactly the people whose votes we need. Don't debate whether it's really a lie or not. Instead, point out that he was cheating THEM out of THEIR vote.

#HeLiedToYOU

#HeLiedToYOU

Believe me, I've tried.
I still have some hope for this approach: Not a "reasoned argument," but a personalized fact. "He raised/lowered this thing that YOU hate/love," and just leave it there. Hopefully they add up.
#HeLiedToYOU

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posted here for future reference

When the feature rolled out, it raised the possibility of breaking through the maga wall: not just #HeLiedToYOU, but #YouAreAllLyingToEachOther.

With the backlash around a good chunk of the location data being wrong, it's just affirming the lack of trust & truth that actually fuel maga. smdh.

I understand the schadenfreude so common on bsky, but people who regret their vote AND ARE WILLING TO SAY SO are exactly the folks we should be welcoming and encouraging to vote Dem in 2026.

Our ineffective doomcasting in 24: He's lying. You'll see.

Our more effective message now: #HeLiedToYOU

My bad. I was unaware of this quote: "It'll be near it but not touching it." If that's what he said, then we're back to #HeLiedToYOU.

Shocked, SHOCKED.

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Metaphor alert.

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#heliedtoyou

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