Should Democrats boycott cable news networks?

[dutch508]

kentuck (95,814 posts)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212941234

Should Democrats boycott cable news networks?

So long as they continue to promote the divisive agenda of Donald Trump. That helps no one except Donald Trump and the Repubs. When they ask questions like: "Why do you think Mitch McConnell did not permit witnesses in the impeachment trial?"

They need to say: "You need to ask Mitch McConnell about that".

When they ask: "Why do you think Lisa Murkowski voted not to have witnesses?"

They need to say: "I don't know. Why don't you ask her?"

They should stop being a party to this division created by Trump and promoted by the "news media".

Perhaps they should ignore Trump and talk about the important issues? Would that be a more effective strategy?

 

Star Member guillaumeb (38,747 posts)

2. No, but if they are guests,

when asked silly questions about the Bidens, or "Democrats in disarray", they should pivot to Trump and the GOPs targeting Social Security and Medicare for benefit cuts.

Ignore the media nonsense and get out the message that the GOP is terrible at actually governing.

And finish off by reminding voters that the impeachment process was treated as a sham by the GOP.

 

mwooldri (8,689 posts)

4. Democrats need to do straight, short and succinct answers.

One liners work IMO.

Alternative answers: What is Mr. McConnell hiding - ask him that. What is Ms. Murkowski afraid of - ask her that.

Might also help on the Fixed News networks as well - shut down the talking heads.

 

jmg257 (9,979 posts)

5. Whose gonna watch them if they're not being devisive?

Either you cater to your audience 100% of the time to make them feel good about themselves, or you piss them off 1 way or another.

IOW: Ratings!

[SVPete]

Wow! If they're this POed at losing the Endless-Witnesses-to-Block-Judge-Appointments-Votes vote, Skinner may need to arrange for suicide watch call-in centers to double-staff for the entire month of November, 2020. And DU's T'giving and Christmas "I alienated my family" stories could be real doozies!

[Ralph Wiggum]

Only tell us what we want to hear!!!

[ADsOutburst]

Yes, by all means, continue talking about your destructive, divisive, backwards, and tone-deaf policies.

[Old n Grumpy]

kentuck (95,814 posts)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212941234

Should Democrats boycott cable news networks?

Most definatly, and starbucks, ben & jerry's and every other liberal business.

[landofconfusion80]

Most definatly, and starbucks, ben & jerry's and every other liberal business.

Losing both of their viewers would bury msnbc

[DUmpDiver]

Star Member wishstar (3,527 posts)

7. I boycott shows that feature Trump propagandists such as CNN

I am tired of friends telling me about how much they hate listening to Rick Santorum or Steve Cortes and others spouting rightwing garbage on CNN shows such as Cuomo's and Anderson Cooper's shows and I always tell them to turn it off or switch at least to the MSNBC shows that aren't trying to provoke fighting matches between rightwingers and reality based commentators.

I hear enough of the right wing point of view as explained by many of the credible MSNBC commentators without having to actually listen to rightwing nuts.

My spouse and I actually blocked all politics from our TV cable from March this year until Sept. when impeachment news started because my spouse was so angry and easily triggered into rages when nothing was being done against Trump after Mueller report came out.

Next time marry an adult.

[Karin]

mwooldri (8,689 posts)

4. Democrats need to do straight, short and succinct answers.

One liners work IMO.

Can't be done.  Witness Shiff-for-brains going on and on and on, repeating himself 20,000 times until everyone was pissed off or sleeping, or gone.  Even witness Skinner, in his memoes to the minions.  They drone on for pages and pages. 

[DUmpsterDiver]

>kentuck (95,814 posts) Should Democrats boycott cable news networks?

Yes, just like the robotic drones you are...hovering, like buzzards above your prey...until your power fades and you auger in at 32 fps squared.

Carry on you idiots.