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drray23

(7,627 posts)
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 11:28 AM Nov 2020

regarding the GA runoffs.

We have to mobilize our side of course. I am thinking there maybe another factor at play in our favor. Many trumpers upset at Fox news and having lost the election may stay home on january 5th. Also, Purdue and Loeffler benefited from down ballot votes on the 3rd. I am wondering how many of these trumpers will go the extra mile to vote for these two when on their own.

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jimfields33

(15,786 posts)
1. Repugs are pissed!!!!!
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 11:32 AM
Nov 2020

However, will they still be 60 days from now. I worry about how many more voters are left to register. We did incredibly well over the last years. Is their a ton more around to register. There are only so many people in the state.

Glorfindel

(9,727 posts)
4. For some reason, Georgia, where I'm from,
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 11:48 AM
Nov 2020

tries very hard to be seen as "a small southern state." I have never understood this yearning to be East Mississippi. Georgia is now the 8th most populous state. It should act the part, but probably never will. With a population of almost 11 million people, I'm sure there are still plenty of unregistered voters left to motivate. I just wish I could believe they'd all be Democrats!

jimfields33

(15,786 posts)
6. Yes. True.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 11:52 AM
Nov 2020

But even California was red until it wasn’t. If we had DU in the 1980’s we’d be questioning how such a prosperous state could be so “dumb”. Lol. The state definitely came around and Georgia will as well.

70sEraVet

(3,495 posts)
3. The Devil will NOT Go Down to Georgia
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 11:42 AM
Nov 2020

If the RNC expects Trump to go down and stump for their boys to save the Senate majority, not unless THEY PAY HIM!

Grins

(7,217 posts)
5. They will!!!!
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 11:50 AM
Nov 2020

With control of the Senate on the line??? Are you kidding?

They WILL show up, and the Reich-wing’s pretty hate-and-rage-machine will go into overdrive to make sure they do.

The real question is: Will the Democrats?

drray23

(7,627 posts)
8. The hardcore Trumpers are cult voters.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 12:09 PM
Nov 2020

they dont think in terms of policy or anything of the sort. They vote for Trump.
If he does not personally egg them on to go vote some of them might stay home. We saw that in 2018 when some rwingers tried to capture the Trump vote but they got solidly defeated. Trump is not the GOP for a significant part of their base.

onetexan

(13,037 posts)
9. spot on. Dems & independents Georgians again need to show up en masse to vote for Ossoff & Warnock.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 12:14 PM
Nov 2020

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,325 posts)
7. I say we buy the votes. Offer a $5000 dollar stimulus.
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 11:52 AM
Nov 2020

It will still be cheaper, in terms of recovery etc., than having the repigs blocking everything.

DFW

(54,365 posts)
12. Georgia's governor is still a corrupt ex-secretary of state of Georgia, He's there due to cheating
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 12:20 PM
Nov 2020

He won't have the eyes of the federal government looking over his shoulder this time.

This is way more of an uphill battle than the presidency. However, this time we have the wind at our backs. It is worth going for!

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