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Eric Purchase

@ericpurchase.bsky.social

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Reader, writer, democracy Advice from a professional writer on how to take down the Republican Party. Don't react, attack. https://epurchaseattack.substack.com/

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Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 1d

"Politics is really a contest of stories, where the protagonist and antagonist are always the same—the two political parties, Democrats and Republicans. So the job is to tell stories that make voters cheer for Democrats and despise Republicans."
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Tell Bigger Stories About Republicans

Facts and logic don’t convince people, stories do, but Democrats are bad storytellers.

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Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 5h

They will probably thank him for it and blame Democrats for losing their healthcare.

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 7h

Republicans have known in their heart since 2008 that their ideas don't work. But the party would collapse if they admitted it. Hence their mounting hysteria.

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 8h

Lying and fantasies are Republicans' happy place.

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✙ 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 - 🇺🇸 𝒜𝒩𝒯𝐼𝐹𝒜 ETERNAL @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.social · 9h

People are saying overseas news organizations are calling GOP
the American Fascist Party.

And that was before Young Republicans were outed as self declared Nazis.

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Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 11h

The larger point Democrats should drive home is that Democratic policies work, and Republicans are wrong about everything.

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Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 12h

Democrats need to hit harder.
epurchaseattack.substack.com/p/tell-bigge...

Tell Bigger Stories About Republicans

Facts and logic don’t convince people, stories do, but Democrats are bad storytellers.

epurchaseattack.substack.com

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 1d

I use em dashes—but am I a real person or AI?

I don't think I've ever used an en dash.

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans raising taxes. Doing something they swore they would never do. Is there any self-declared sacred principle they haven't betrayed?

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 1d

"Republicans are violent. That’s what Democrats must dramatize."
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Tell Bigger Stories About Republicans

Facts and logic don’t convince people, stories do, but Democrats are bad storytellers.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 1d

Why would a billionaire want a functioning paper? Functioning papers cover shit like “did you know this billionaire makes his workers pee into bottles instead of taking a break” and “you pay way more tax than a guy with ten yachts”

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Lee-in-Iowa 💙 @lee-in-iowa.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking of able-bodied men not working….

🪞 look in here, Mike Johnson, look in here.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson says Medicaid is "intended for vulnerable populations, the elderly, disabled, and young pregnant women, and not young able-bodied men without dependents who are playing video games."

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Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 1d

Tell Bigger Stories About Republicans

Facts and logic don’t convince people, stories do, but Democrats are bad storytellers.

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Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 2d

Republican #1: "Did you hear what Trump said yesterday? He's awesome. He's got the balls to do what needs to be done."

Republican #2: "Yeah, and can you believe how stupid the libs are for taking him seriously when he says something?"

Republican #1: "He's playing them like a fiddle."

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 2d

Remember, with Trump, there's always 99% less than meets the eye.

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𝓒𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓮 @anondananda.bsky.social · 3d

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Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 3d

This gets to the heart of what's happening. Republicans know their ideas don't work, but if they admit it, their party would collapse. They have to tell bigger and bigger lies to keep their voters on side.

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Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 3d

Stop listing all the stupid things Trump does. Focus on the stupidity of Republicans who eat it up.

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Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 3d

Of course. But the problem is Republicans who weekly accept it. Start putting the pressure on them.

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 3d

Why did it take a Trump second term for the left to a little creative in their opposition?

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 4d

Every shooting is the responsibility of Republicans.

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 4d

Making America a shit-hole country one Republican at a time.

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 4d

This is how to do it.

💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 6d

If Only…. That’s the plan!

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 4d

Democrats don't need to fight harder. They need to hit harder.
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Democrats' Immigration Failure

How could Democrats lose to anti-immigration Republicans in a country where 99% of the people are immigrants or descended from immigrants?

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Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 5d

Dems: "We're angry."
Reps: "Well, we're angry, too."
Dems: "Yes, but you're angry because you're wrong, and we're angry because we're right."

Eric Purchase @ericpurchase.bsky.social · 5d

The question we all want to ask Republicans is: "How can you be so effing stupid?"

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