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It’s pretty easy to look at the OWSies and laugh and pat ourselves on the back.
But make no mistake about it...this was a dry run for the coming summer. The democrats are going to learn from their mistakes and will come back strong.
I think they’ve learned that their base is way too unfocused and poorly disciplined for a grass roots movement. The DNC has learned that they are not capable of duplicating the TEA party. So the next time, they won’t even try. The next time they will have a strong central leadership with a few central messages. And the democrat sheep will follow along.
OWS participation was poor, but the media did a good job of hiding this. Expect them to find a way to pay participants without making it look like they’re paying anyone. Union member “incentives”. Free food. Perhaps coax a few popular liberal musicians to give “free” concerts. They need to publish that “big crowd” shot that was strangely missing from the MSM coverage.
The DNC learned that the OWSies got incredible media attention. Way more than it deserved. Expect them to build on that.
It will not surprise me if there will be counter demonstrations as well, come next summer.