Mississippi is tough political territory for Democrats. But the party sees an unusual opportunity this year to unseat the Republican governor, Tate Reeves. Democratic nominee Brandon Presley is a second cousin of Elvis Presley and was born a few days before the rock ’n’ roll legend died. Brandon Presley frequently talks about government corruption, focusing on a welfare scandal that developed while Reeves was lieutenant governor. Presley, who's an elected member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission, is also pushing for Medicaid expansion to help financially strapped hospitals and is telling voters about his hardscrabble childhood. Reeves is portraying Presley as part of a national Democratic operation far removed from the realities of life in Mississippi.
-Instilling apathy
Look how well that worked on republicans in the last election. They were told it was all rigged and many decided not to show up.
-Othering
It used to be “queer”, now it’s “groomers”. They will use any label they can to make their opposition into “the other side”. And anybody who even considers giving an inch is immediately branded as a child rapist. This combined with easily disproven lies about dems. Look at how they describe California as a state where they’ll take away your guns as soon as you cross the border, make you eat tofu the rest of your life, and lately, that they’ll change your kid’s sex without your permission.
-Restricting voting
They’ve been working on this one for decades and have pretty well perfected the tactics.