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Democrats have blown millions of dollars on efforts to appeal to “American Men,” who turned to President Donald Trump in droves on election day, in the hopes of winning back the working class, according to a report.

Democrats have spent $20 million on their efforts, with donors and strategists holing up in luxury hotel rooms brainstorming how to convince working-class men to return to the party, according to a New York Times report.

The plan, code-named SAM, or “Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan,” promises to use the funds to “study the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces,” according to the report.

As the Times described it, the reports “can read like anthropological studies of people from faraway places.”

The effort also recommends Democrats buy advertisements in video games, among other things, the Times reported.

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"flattened-bernie"im once asking for your financial support"

“Above all, we must shift from a moralizing tone,” the plan urges.

Democrats have “lost credibility by being seen as alien on cultural issues,” McCrary added.

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[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I suppose there is justice in a completely unhinged pro-slavery party being reduced to a pathetic shell of its former openly white supremacist self.

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[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago

just the absolute least authentic people ever

[–] regul@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago
[–] greybeard@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago

Millions? You can watch AOC, Bernie Sanders, and Barack Obama for free.

[–] Babs@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

The men in my life are pretty focused on their material conditions rn, maybe they should try improving those.

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

…and what are they gonna do when they moan about things that don’t actually effect them or even benefit them, and praise things that aren’t helping them or even holding them back?

The problem is, especially since the early 2000s, major political parties have followed what voters are saying, not leading.

[–] Runcible@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"The problem is democracy"

What kind of take is this?

I don’t think turkeys being encouraged to vote for Christmas is the best example of democracy.

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[–] WizardOfLoneliness@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We already know everything there is to know about The American Male

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