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Sympthsical

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24. I'm worried about July 28th

Reply to progressoid (Reply #17)

Fri Jul 22, 2022, 10:10 AM

Jul 2022

That's when the initial GDP numbers come out. We've already contracted 1.6% in the first quarter. If we show contraction - and we very well could with gas prices being what they were throughout - that's officially a recession.

If we look like we're gazing deep into a political navel while inflation is eating wages, we're going to be in a lot more trouble than we think. It'll be "Iceberg, right ahead!" and who knows if our messaging ship can turn all that quickly.

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Working Class & Hispanic Voters Are Losing Interest in the Party of Abortion, Gun Control & Jan 6th [View all] progressoid Jul 2022 OP

Because the party of big money will do a better job representing the working class. CrispyQ Jul 2022 #1

Messaging. progressoid Jul 2022 #3

No one issue is going to be a magic bullet for November Sympthsical Jul 2022 #2

I fear too many expect a magic bullet from the Jan 6th hearings. progressoid Jul 2022 #17

I'm worried about July 28th Sympthsical Jul 2022 #24

It's Hispanic conservatives that make me facepalm. Aristus Jul 2022 #4

Pardon me if this seems rude SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2022 #5

+1000 ripcord Jul 2022 #6

You can't cure stupid. triron Jul 2022 #7

It's stupid to care about if you can survive? iemanja Jul 2022 #10

Calling them stupid certainly doesn't help. nt Raine Jul 2022 #16

No, it's not rude. It's a perfectly valid observation. Aristus Jul 2022 #8

We don't tell them what SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2022 #9

Republicans know how to appeal to them on emotional issues, like guns. shrike3 Jul 2022 #19

+ 1 Chicken robodruid1 Jul 2022 #11

Exactly, you're totally on point! nt Raine Jul 2022 #15

It's kind of shocking how many supported the organge anus. progressoid Jul 2022 #13

Where I live, a surprising number of Latinos have no sympathy for immigrants. shrike3 Jul 2022 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2022 #12

We need to focus more on inflation. Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #14

This doesn't surprise me. shrike3 Jul 2022 #18

That too is a mystery progressoid Jul 2022 #21

I can't speak for your cousin, obviously. shrike3 Jul 2022 #22

Oh yeah. progressoid Jul 2022 #23

I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard that one. shrike3 Jul 2022 #27

I must have been sleeping Tickle Jul 2022 #25

They are fascists Meowmee Jul 2022 #26