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daria (MID)'s avatar

"On his podcast, Bannon addressed Pence, saying: “You are a stone cold coward…. My head’s blowing up.... I can’t take Pence…and Marc Short and all these Koch guys up there ratting out Trump up on Capitol Hill right now.”

Ratting out Trump. That's rich. One of Trump's own stooges finally fesses up and tells it like it is. Heather, I don't know how you can sift through this muck day in and day out and maintain a semblance of sanity. I realize it's your passion, but my God, you must have nerves of steel! Thank you for every moment you devote to untangling our past and present to get to the truth.

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OK Democrats, where is your response? The political ads write themselves - "legitimate political discourse" in the classroom, the schoolyard, the workplace, the subway, on the street. Heck, just do a voice-over to video of the riot itself, and of the speeches of Trump and others to promote it. Dramatize what the Republicans have just said, which may be the most outrageous political statement that has ever been endorsed by an American political party.

In 2000, the Republicans delayed healthcare reform by ten years when they ran their "Harry and Louise" ads. Just two married people discussing healthcare issues over the kitchen table. Issues like death panels and the government forcing healthcare decisions on ordinary citizens. A few months of those ads generated popular resistance that killed the Clinton Administration's initiatives to fix healthcare, and limited the ability of Obama to create a system that was as fair and national as it could be. It was an incredibly effective ad campaign that was not tied to any candidate - just an attempt to change the national dialogue.

So, DNC, this is your Harry and Louise moment. Public relations and advertising can focus people on this outrage without damaging the legal battles taking place to punish those who caused this violent riot. Anyone who does not understand in the face of overwhelming evidence that January 6th was not legitimate, or political, or discourse, will never be convinced. If the battle over core American values can be won, this is the issue.

The RNC has given those who believe in American values a golden opportunity. Do not squander it. The fight must be fought here.

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