Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Silent Type

(10,554 posts)

44. Stupid people (rubes) out voted us. How are we going to change that is the question?

Reply to Tommy Carcetti (Reply #14)

Thu May 15, 2025, 01:50 PM

May 15

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

47 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Why do some think Biden not recognizing George Clooney [View all] SocialDemocrat61 May 15 OP

love your logic. rich7862 May 15 #1

Another low key "Bad Things About Democrats" post. Kingofalldems May 15 #2

No it isn't. The R's are the primary pushers of the idea. nt pnwmom May 15 #31

I'm still stuck on that OP ED he wrote Bettie May 15 #3

Maybe he (Clooney) has aged so much choie May 15 #47

The differing levels of public and media scrutiny between these two incidents may stem from various factors, Tickle May 15 #4

If the media had done its job Keepthesoulalive May 15 #7

The totally Republican owned/operated media DENVERPOPS May 15 #32

i saw the debate between trump and President Biden samsingh May 15 #35

Did you answer this with AI? Sympthsical May 15 #10

I didn't check, but that was my immediate thought too - it sounds like AI. I'm less than impressed. ms liberty May 15 #15

100% AI D_Master81 May 15 #18

All Robot & Computers must shut the hell up. To All Machines: You Do Not Speak Unless Spoken To And I Will Never Speak WhiskeyGrinder May 15 #43

All this hysteria about Biden's so-called "decline" Walleye May 15 #5

we have trump 2.0 samsingh May 15 #36

Perhaps it's because not recognizing Clooney, poor debate, etc., gave us trump 2. Silent Type May 15 #6

The media and influencers gave us Trump 2 Keepthesoulalive May 15 #8

Exactly. Voters decided trump was better than what we offered. I hope we keep that in mind in coming races. Silent Type May 15 #9

The American people Keepthesoulalive May 15 #11

A-hole conservative voters existed long before mass media. Silent Type May 15 #16

Then why are you blaming democrats Keepthesoulalive May 15 #19

Simple, about 5% of voters went to trump at last minute, another 6 Million Democrats sat at home. Silent Type May 15 #22

What were we selling Keepthesoulalive May 15 #27

We didn't convince voters, unfortunately. Silent Type May 15 #28

If you don't believe your past experiences Keepthesoulalive May 15 #34

We lost to the most beatable and vile candidate in history. Hope that wakes people up. Silent Type May 15 #38

Con artists resonate with people Keepthesoulalive May 15 #41

the second line there ... stopdiggin May 15 #12

No, stupid people gave us Trump 2. Tommy Carcetti May 15 #14

Thank you 👍 MustLoveBeagles May 15 #20

Stupid people (rubes) out voted us. How are we going to change that is the question? Silent Type May 15 #44

There will apparently always be an excuse for the stupidity of American electorate, regardless of how flimsy. W_HAMILTON May 15 #42

I barely recognized Clooney myself what with the gray-hair and beard. Ritabert May 15 #13

Cary Grant story Johonny May 15 #29

LOL! Ritabert May 15 #45

EXACTLY. I keep making that point. LisaM May 15 #30

Apparently yes SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #40

I gave up on him after the Biden incident. Ritabert May 15 #46

If that was the only thing former cabinet members allegedly said, it wouldn't Kaleva May 15 #17

So what Keepthesoulalive May 15 #21

Tell that to the people who write OPs about this Kaleva May 15 #23

It's red meat, not of measurable relevance Torchlight May 15 #24

Some recent pictures I've seen of Clooney PoindexterOglethorpe May 15 #25

Just another distraction.... Charlie Chapulin May 15 #26

because, the current president got this election while our guys were not ready to run samsingh May 15 #33

I don't recognize T...p Zackzzzz May 15 #37

It's completely ridiculous mcar May 15 #39