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I'm glad to see them doing stuff like this.

I think people underestimate how easy it is to keep people from realizing the truth to this in red states. If you only watch local news, and depend on Facebook for all of your political info, you're going to be in the dark on most issues. Even if something important slips through, there's always a swarm of disinformation bots ready to explain why it's "fake news."

Like in Louisiana every major hospital wrote a letter to Mike Johnson, warning him that the BBB would be catastrophic and multiple hospitals would close down. He not only passed it he fought tooth and nail to make sure it passed.

People deserve to know how hard he worked to take away their healthcare. On the rare occasion stories like this get reported by local news, they are quickly buried.

[–] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 43 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If Democrats had a clue, they wouldn't even mention Trump. It just triggers blind loyalty. They need speak THEIR language. Target the issues we agree on and the Republican betrayal.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 points 6 days ago

Shit at this point if they hate democrats just throw them under the bus too “congress voted to take away your healthcare” “congress voted to make your local food bank close down” “congress are a bunch of ineffectual morons in the pocket of donors”

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

"Under Trump's watch, Columbus Regional Health is cutting medical services."

Verbose and indirect sounding, and long enough that it needs a comma in the middle. Could they not have made that a little more punchy?

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Democrats have never seen an effective slogan they couldn’t workshop and focus group test to death.

[–] coronach@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 6 days ago

"Yes, we can" was pretty good.

[–] raef@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Length doesn't create commas. That's an adverbial phrase. There are plenty of single word adverbial phrases. I could come up with three word sentences with commas.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Yeah, but if you're composing a slogan for a billboard people might glimpse for a few moments, you want it short and direct. "Trump is cutting your medical services" or something. The adverbial phrase is itself unnecessary verbosity.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] raef@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Softly, she cried.
Tragically, he died.
Characteristically, Trump lied.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

What's up, doc?

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 2 points 6 days ago

Always soo close.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I think that's fairly to the point. If you get too punchy with it, you give the GOP a reason to distract/make an accusation of "politicizing" a very serious issue for your own gain.

The yellow billboard makes a point to grab attention to warn people. Especially people who may be driving and on their way to a local hospital that will be empty on their arrival. It looks like the warnings on most shit that's harmful for your health.

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

If only those people knew how to read.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

I've often wondered about how much it would cost to put prominent billboards for Democratic messages aimed at the "heartland" at various strategic points along I-70 and I-80.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago

Morons in that area will just see the "paid by Democrats" and immediately disregard it.

You do not understand the stupidity of these people.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago

Oooh a sign! That’ll fix everything.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Education and an inviting community are the keys to shifting voters.

[–] blargle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

That's a lot of three-syllable words.