The Rural "Trifecta"

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Wednesday December 15, 2004 · 4:52 PM PST

2004/12/15 · 16:52

God, Guns, and Gays. The three issues that rural America votes on. The Status quo Democrats lose on all three. Most Kossites believe that we would have to sacrifice our values to win on these issues, and that it just isn't worth it. But this isn't true. Without reform, it certainly is. The DLC would love to move to the right on these, but it just doesn't work unless you truly believe in it. If you use the DLC model, you end up in a goose-hunting outfit 2 weeks before the election when everybody already knows your anti-gun voting record. People in this country have pretty good bullshit detectors for this sort of thing, and Kerry probably lost thousands of votes with that stunt alone. Remember: these people aren't stupid, they just have different priorities than you. If you want to win (or at least begin to make inroads) in Rural America, here's a good way to start:
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News Flash: Mitt Romney is a Dick!

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Tuesday December 14, 2004 · 3:58 PM PST

2004/12/14 · 15:58

Yeah, it's not that surprising. And it's not much of a news flash. The guy makes a living off of shifting his positions for political gain. But this is just too overt. Details below the fold. Read More

Schwarzenegger to return to big screen

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Tuesday December 14, 2004 · 12:00 PM PST

2004/12/14 · 12:00

The governator is now planning to be in a movie - while he's governor.

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Reforming DailyKos: A Streamlined Progressive Action Machine

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Monday November 29, 2004 · 11:57 AM PST

2004/11/29 · 11:57

DailyKos is a formidable force in progressive politics. But it could one day become an even larger force. We are at the heart, and probably are the largest part, of the outside-the-establishment net and grassroots of the Democratic Party. Stories that break on this website are so important that they often reach the mainstream media. If you talked to any reporter just 10 years ago and told him that a website would be a mainstay of Democratic grassroots, he or she would have a good laugh. Read More

End the Insanity - Legalize Pot

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Thursday November 25, 2004 · 9:37 PM PST

2004/11/25 · 21:37

Every year, America spends about 40 billion dollars on federal and state levels fighting a war against a metaphor, a shadow - drugs. Countless hundreds of thousands more are spent on ridiculous ad campaigns for the purpose of demonizing drugs and equating the teenagers that use them to Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda. Someone is arrested for a drug law violation every 20 seconds.
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No-fly list members allowed to fly

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Sunday November 21, 2004 · 7:35 PM PST

2004/11/21 · 19:35

Two Moroccan men who were on the no-fly list were, once again, allowed to fly. Whether this list is even useful is questionable; the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens was on it. But nevertheless, isn't the purpose of the no-fly list to not let people fly?

The simple fact that they got on the plane in the first place makes this idiotic.

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Reframing the Issues: Abortion

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Saturday November 20, 2004 · 11:21 AM PST

2004/11/20 · 11:21

Republicans are masters at framing the issues. It's why they win. We have the moral and logical superiority on essentially every issue, but perception trumps substance in presidential elections, and we fail to properly appeal to the average American voter (part of this problem is that we suck at media manipulation, but that's a diary unto itself.)

We cannot pander to the right, go against our principles, or do any of that crap that the status quo Democratic strategists (who have lost 3 election cycles and counting) tell us. What we can do is present our issues in ways that appeal to swing voters as well as logical and reasonable GOP moderates (an endangered species). We can't just say "I'm for choice," we have to give a good reason for it that average Americans understand.

I'm writing a series of diaries on how we can reframe these issues. My case for being pro-choice, written as a candidate's speech, starts below the fold... Read More

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