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Middle of a debate about whether or not our future success depends on doubling down on the democratic base and working to expand turnout operations or whether we should refocus our energy on white working class voters. what our research shows is that the answer is this is a false choice. that our political success and frankly the heart of our party depends on reaching out to both. second, when it comes to these obama/trump voters, half of them already have mixed feelings about voting for the president. and of those, only one-third, one in three, actually believe he will be a good president. n so it s critical for democrats, as we think about 2017 and think about a complicated and big map in 2018, focus on persuasion and on turning out the democratic base if we hope to have success in the coming elections. but one thing you did find is that the ads that your team and others like you put out, pulled into question the president s tone and temperament, those didn t work. do you know why? ....

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