There are some political issues where mainstream press attention only hurts. We think about activism as being this generic model of consciousness-raising, then hopefully media attention, attraction of new people to your cause, building public support for your cause, then decision-makers reacting to that change in public opinion. That's true for some types of activism, but it is not true for all of them.
Rachel MaddowThe [Donald] Trump campaign turned on a dime instantly as soon as those WikiLeaks dumps started.
Rachel MaddowFlint and its lead contaminated water are now the focus of sustained national attention including political attention.
Rachel MaddowWe do have evidence the [Donald] Trump campaign was working to sideline Russian intervention in Ukraine as a campaign issue.
Rachel MaddowDavid Jolly is the only Republican I could find who`s really saying Donald Trump, you`re out, forget it, this is unacceptable, this is beyond the pale.
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