It's even worse than it appears..
Saturday July 23, 2022; 11:13 AM EDT
  • I hate Hawley but he's onto something. #
  • The Dems probably unintentionally do things to push male voters away. He, and the Repubs are milking that for all it's worth. #
  • You can argue the righteousness of it, but it's bad politics to alienate a whole gender. Bad for winning elections, assuming that's what the Dems want to do. #
  • Also by making him famous you're helping him, even if you say nasty shit about him. #
  • Ask George Lakoff. People don't care whether you like him or not, but when you push him, you're creating a bigger space in their minds labeled X where X is the name of the asshole you're writing about. #
  • I'm doing it right now, I know it -- can't think of a way of avoiding it and still make the point.#
  • I bet the Dems could pick up 10% more male voters just by doing a little marketing saying the Dems care. #

Last update: Saturday July 23, 2022; 10:49 PM EDT.

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