• @TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
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    1001 year ago

    That’s what pisses me off about the democrats. They have the political slogans right in fucking plain view. The Republicans have basically written them for them…nothing.

    Massive billboards everywhere should have this plastered: We want you to be able to smoke and grow weed, have women make their own choices, paid college tuition, single payer healthcare, medicine affordable for seniors, and WE WONT COMMIT TREASON AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION!

    It’s fucking bonkers.

    • gullible
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      241 year ago

      People already know or are utterly brainwashed. Who do attack ads convince?

      • @ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world
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        391 year ago

        Independants/undecided voters and people who don’t generally participate in democracy

        Something like 60% of people vote in federal elections if we’re lucky. Obviously they aren’t all going to unanimously vote for only one party - but Republicans are notorious for showing up to vote on anything.

        • Pelicanen
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          41 year ago

          Voter suppression is a pretty big problem that disproportionately affects people who don’t vote republican though.

      • @TommySalami@lemmy.world
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        161 year ago

        The number of people who are politically disengaged is staggering. What better to motivate those people than to prompt some anger over an issue and hope they care about it enough to stay angry and vote. Also important to note this stuff is never done alone, there’s other outreach happening at the same time. It’s a numbers game, and those few disengaged folks you got fired up with a stupid ad could make or break you.

        That said, I think most attack ads are damaging to political discourse by nature of demanding a concise, pithy message. Never going to get genuine criticism out of that.

      • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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        61 year ago

        It doesn’t have to be an attack ad. Rebranding what it means to be a Democrat is actually a great idea. Kind of like those “Pass it on” billboards

        • gullible
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          31 year ago

          I always assumed senility played a part as republicans tend to be much older.