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Charles Booker, another Amy McGrath?
Do you think Cory Booker has a shot at unsettling Senator Rand Paul, in 20/20 or is he just another Amy McGrath should someone Tougher Run as an Independent?
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You mean Charles, right? Cory has no chance.
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That sentence is sure unsettling me.
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Yes Charles, exactly my point he isn't that well known state wide.
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No. Kentucky went for Trump in all but two counties. The Democrat running against Moscow Mitch only took three counties. Paul has a lot more negatives than Mitch but not enough to overcome that level of polarization.
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I think it's less a question of telling the truth, and more a question of whether the people of Kentucky care about what you have to say, and whether they believe you when you say it.
What truths would you tell Kentuckians, that would cause them to vote for you instead of Rand Paul? |
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I'm pretty sure that Kentuckians aren't going to be interested in reading a 1000 page book just to figure out who to vote for. You would probably have to come up with a short list of clear, concise, and true summary statements about why you would be a better candidate than Paul. What kind of bullet points would you use to summarize the truth, in a way that fits into a campaign speech or campaign ad?
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Not how it works. Even before partisanship went nuclear in the US, people dug in on their chosen truths. That's why swinging big and trying to take high-level seats rarely works (KY governor is an exception under special circumstances). You gotta do the groundwork. Why do you think the GOP focused on older voters and local elections for so long? Political movements work from the bottom up, even if you are juicing it with money from the top.
It's not that someone like Rand Paul is well-liked or a skilled politician. He's a transplant from Texas who went to the same medical school as his daddy, who also held political office for decades. He's everything they claim to oppose. But, the GOP has driven the messaging in Kentucky from the lowest levels on up. And Rand Paul happens to be the guy there. It's a lesson that progressives have either finally figured out or is finally bearing fruit. You're not going to flip Senate and governor seats in one cycle. You gotta win hearts and minds. |
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One The Fact that Paul cannot prove his Covid Conspiracy Theories, even now White Tailed deer in Kentucky are catching Covid -19, that shows this virus is highly transmittable between Humans and other species. Any Species in c.ose proximity to man that could carry the Virus could have transmitted it to a Human In China. Nature needs no human hand to design a virus to kill us Providence God is Perfectly Capable of doing that on his own.
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So does Amy McGrath. So does Jack Conway. So does Jim Gray. What do you think you can do that they can't?
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And I looked at the 2020 election map for Kentucky. I also looked at Paul's last race. He didn't win as big as Moscow Mitch but the Dem wasn't even in striking distance. You can't rely on Mitch to Blue Falcon Paul like he did Bevins in the Governor's race. Mitch may despise Paul with the intensity of a thousand suns, but he won't risk a seat in his precious Senate over something as silly as principles or vendetta.
Dems are better off putting resources into Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin. They need to keep Georgia and Arizona and expand into Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. |
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It's almost November in 2021. How's your donor list? What's the war chest look like? Were you at the State Fair this year? How did you spend Memorial Day? How's staff recruiting going? What about volunteers? Been to any church picnics lately? What does your social media presence look like?
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I don't know who that is.
Anyway, the only truly unfair thing I can think of in a political campaign is actual voter fraud. Are you saying you'd stoop to voter fraud, to win this election? Actually, let's back up a moment. You say your family has taught you every dirty trick? Why haven't you gone public, all day every day in Kentucky, telling voters all about these dirty tricks, calling out the politicians who are playing these tricks? You have everything it takes to defeat Rand Paul. You have everything you need to convince people not to vote for Rand Paul. But instead of doing anything useful, you're posting on an Internet backwater about... Cory Booker? |
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How? What are you doing to drive that traffic to your channel? How are you getting earned media so you can make Paul look like a fool? Does your platform have anything to it beyond Rand Paul is a dick? Your first race is the primary and your voters there already know that.
ETA: I searched Rand Paul Kentucky on YouTube and all I saw was Paul's earned media (though much of that doesn't help him all that much). I had to scroll a long way down (by which I mean farther down than your likely voters will) to find any anti Paul content. |
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Don't forget that CC could have single-handedly prevented the Trump presidency if only he'd spoken up. Going viral on Youtube should be a snap.
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That's kind of what I don't get here. There's no shortage of people pointing out the ugly truths about Trump and Rand Paul. What's his YouTube channel going to do that all the others haven't?
If you search YouTube with, "Rand Paul," and a number of insults and/or negative value statements, all you get is branded media. There are couple of issue advocacy groups with videos but pretty far down in the search results. You have to go to nearly the point where it asks you if you want to load more videos to even find one of Paul's own organization's videos (which makes it clear why you need earned media; getting your message on their channel moves you up in the all important search results ranking). |
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I can guarantee the Democrats know more. We're talking about the party of LBJ. The problem is they are unwilling to use them. For 2 reasons:
1) They are mostly institutionalists, at least party leadership is. They think they can claim "moral victories" and win in the long run. Good luck breaking through that. 2) Engaging in those tactics really only does escalate their use. And a lot of what the republicans do would undo any good the Dems can do if they engaged in them. |
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Again, not how that sort of thing works. Look at how Fauci makes Paul look like a petulant child during testimony. But, it doesn't matter. Paul goes back to his supporters, shows the exact same video we all watch and claims victory.
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