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[–] mo_ztt@lemmy.world 242 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Dark Brandon is an internet character created by Biden’s White House

Certainly not...

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 205 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Media still doesn't understand memes

[–] mo_ztt@lemmy.world 104 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The consumers? But how could one of them create an advertising? They don't even have an FCC license. I don't get it.

[–] Pips@lemmy.film 15 points 2 years ago

Well you see, when a consumer and a product love each other very much...

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[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hey there could’ve been a handful of meme trolls in the Situation Room workshopping this behind the scenes. We’ll never know 🤣

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't believe it, because I haven't seen proof of it.

Doesn't seem impossible either. It's probably his most effective branding tbh, just outright mocking the fake conservative panic over basic liberalism.

(The thing they are supposed to be conserving)

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 148 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not thrilled about Biden. But, kinda like Dark Brandon. Need those laser eyes to burn down the GOP.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 63 points 2 years ago (8 children)

When he said in the primary that he should be president since he's the only one with the experience working with republican politicians and could get them to vote with the Dem party to help Americans...

I didn't believe him, but I didn't think memes would be his strategy.

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

So far he's proven that you can't work with them, and that his experience doesn't make a difference to that fact.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I figured Obama proved this definitively.

[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But you see, Obama is black, and we already knew Republicans wouldn't work with a black man. But Biden is white, so he proves they're not just racist, they're obstructionist assholes as well.

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[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 19 points 2 years ago

Yeah the statements like that made me really hate that he was winning the primary. Standing next to obama should have taught him... if you do everything they ask, strip 80% of the good things out of the bill, throw in a few favors to the republicans corporate donors. You will still get 0 republican votes, and if you somehow are able to pass it you will still be called a dictator unwilling to work with them.

In short the lesson is, dont' try to work with them.

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[–] regalia@literature.cafe 145 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I just realized it's been a few months since I've seen that dumbass let's go Brandon chant. Dark Brandon was a good way to eradicate it.

[–] Copythis@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Live in a red county, it's everywhere. Go to the small town high schools. Trump and confederate, and lifted trucks absolutely everywhere.

And good lord, the mullets.

[–] 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 years ago (9 children)

It was a mildly funny meme but jfc they just can't let it go. They latch onto anything and sew it into their American flags

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

Covfefe.

Politics being a team sport is fucking cancer.

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[–] neardeaf@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

It’s shit like this that makes me so damn thankful I graduated high school in 2011 and not anytime 2016 and onward. I’d be so fucking sick of all the new Trumpers.

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[–] solstice@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

He's done a really good job of owning these attacks. I saw him drink from a dark brandon mug during a press conference recently lmao!

Makes me think Obama should've doubled down on the tan suit and bought a whole wardrobe of them. And be seen at all times with a giant bottle of grey poupon.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Come down to Florida, it's still alive and well over here

[–] socsa@lemmy.ml 50 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

In fact, I'll stay at least 6 states away

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[–] ImpossibleRubiksCube@programming.dev 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

So Fox News is taking a break from, what, penis enlargement and NRA ads?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I no longer know which pillow to get

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[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (10 children)

It is an interesting idea. I like the idea of (finally) going on the offensive, but this doesn't really attack any GOP ideas or candidates.

I do love the idea of embracing the "let's go brandon" slogan. I just saw some idiots with that bumper sticker the other day. I would love to see Dems take over that slogan and make it seem like all the "let's go brandon" merchandise is actually on the side of Biden. Unfortunately I think only a small group of people (those who follow memes) really understand what the heck dark brandon even is. But at least the Dems are trying something different and trying to get ahead of certain things, rather than the usual Democrat response which is nothing.

[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's an attempt at doing exactly what Republicans do. They steal a word or phrase and change it to mean something horrible. Democrats really need.to.start playing stupid games too, unfortunately, because the country is losing hard right now.

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[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (59 children)

I'm not sure this is a good idea. Surely this sort of messaging is better aimed at independants / floating voters? You'd think that any republicans who see this are going to go straight into "REEEEE DEMONCRATS SEE WHAT THEY DO THEY KILL BABIES REEEEE" mode and dig deeper into their mindset.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 64 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Eh—everyone already knows where Biden stands on abortion. Avoiding the issue suggests that he’s embarrassed or ashamed of his position—it concedes the moral high ground to the Republicans.

Lots of voters prefer a confident candidate to one who agrees with them on everything.

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Mmm. Makes sense I guess, you're saying the intent of these ads is less to appeal to rep voters, but more to show dem voters that Biden is serious about codifying Roe?

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it’s aimed at swing voters—the kind who voted for both Obama and Trump.

They’re generally lukewarm on the issues, but are attracted to candidates who seem self-assured and confident. The candidates in the debate are likely to be anything but, given their fear of saying anything that might anger Trump’s core voters—so this ad will give viewers an obvious contrast.

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[–] RotaryKeyboard@lemmy.ninja 56 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The ad is designed to keep the abortion issue talked about. Have you noticed how Republicans have gone radio-silent on abortion? They don't want it brought up. This is a smart move.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 43 points 2 years ago

Ding. The SCOTUS ruling is wildly unpopular. Republicans literally just took one of their cornerstone issues -- abortion -- and said, "Nah, we're done with this," and handed it to the Democrats to use in elections for several cycles.

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago

The ad isn't aimed to convert anyone, it's meant to feed into the social media narrative. Entrenched Republicans aren't changing their vote, but it could spark interest in younger voters who don't go to Fox News but read about the campaign.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

It's definitely a good idea. The left has been failing to mock the right for far too long. The only thing that will really stop that movement is if it's cringey and an embarrassment to be a part of it. It also shows their attacks and strategies as weaks., since dark Brandon started as a rightwing meme.

[–] socsa@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There are plenty of radical centrists who will watch this shit because they feel obligated to hear out fascists just in case one of them actually manages to form a cogent thought.

These are the goldfish voters. If they do not have their knowledge and beliefs reaffirmed every 27 seconds, they revert to a blank political slate. The GOP has figured it out - these people are the reason why "bumper sticker politics" is so effective. The goldfish phenomenon perfectly explains every paradox and confounding effect in the history of political odds-making - that there is a shockingly large contingent of voters out there whose entire political identity is effectively defined by the most recent political message they attentively received.

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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I miss the dark Brandon subreddit. It was cheeky.

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[–] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

I realize it's important to get your message out to everyone, even on non-friendly media, but it disappoints me that FOX gets paid

[–] giffybiss@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 2 years ago (20 children)

As an outsider, US politics seems like a total clown show to me. Everyone involved.

[–] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The real clowns are the voters, same in Canada.

Most of the people who could stand to benefit from progressive leaders never show up to vote, or if they can be assed to vote, do absolutely zero research and vote entirely based on emotion or an irrelevant issue.

Government absolutely works, there is a reason its heavily lobbied and every wealthy person votes in 100% of any election possible to further their own agenda.

At least we still have some bread and circus

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[–] genoxidedev1@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago

Dark Brandon is making me watch ads on purpose, dear god.

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