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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe haven't won yet, folks. If the political landscape can change in the matter of
a few short months, it can change again. The Republican Party has more to lose than it did a month ago...in fact, it has everything to lose. It is circling the drain and we can't to anything to interfere with that. NO MISTAKES!
BlueTsunami2018
(3,461 posts)No long term vision, it just jumps from emotion to emotion.
Haggard Celine
(16,820 posts)And we learn nothing from history, whether it's the distant past or last week. It's like the country wakes up with an empty mind at the start of every day. It's frustrating as hell.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Initech
(99,913 posts)They are extremely knee jerk reactionary. Like Joe Rogan says "vote republican" and they all pop the champagne. But the FBI raid on Trump's house? An act of war. Doug Mastriano wearing a Nazi SS uniform? Move along, nothing to see here. It's insane.
Johnny2X2X
(18,744 posts)Kansas can happen nationwide if we continue to work. 10 weeks left.
Wounded Bear
(58,437 posts)Johnny2X2X
(18,744 posts)I have no idea why Kansas and NY-19 aren't a bigger deal for pollsters and prediction models.
Kansas beat the polls by 20+ points. NY beat them by 10+ points. One was a direct referendum on abortion, and another was a candidate beating the polls by 10 because he ran on abortion rights.
Here in MI, abortion rights are going to be on the ballot. And the Democratic candidates are all running on abortion rights. Why aren't people saying Dems could beat the polls by 10-20 points here? Because they could, and just 10 points would mean a total blowout across the state.
Sky Jewels
(6,852 posts)Jerry2144
(2,045 posts)But circling the toilet bowl like a chunk of poop
Meadowoak
(5,517 posts)And too many will think we got this in the bag, and stay home. We can't fall for that.
sarisataka
(18,216 posts)Is that they inflate Republican numbers because they want a "horse race" when in reality it will be a landslide...
I can't recall anyone saying the number for Democrats were too good.
allegorical oracle
(2,357 posts)Rushbo telling his listeners to lie on polls to make Dems overconfident so they wouldn't feel they had to vote.
ShazamIam
(2,559 posts)IrishAfricanAmerican
(3,804 posts)WiVoter
(879 posts)Always
Oppaloopa
(862 posts)aggiesal
(8,864 posts)comes to mind.
Wednesdays
(17,248 posts)-- Napoleon Bonaparte
Sky Jewels
(6,852 posts)women will NOT forget. Pre-menopausal women get a reminder of their reproductive status every month, and the over-50s have daughters or nieces or sisters or friends who could be impregnated.
This midterm will be driven by rage at SCOTUS's disregard for us as humans.
Initech
(99,913 posts)Shhhhhhhhhhh! Nobody tell them!
ForgedCrank
(1,723 posts)harbors the idea that this war can actually be won, they are making a tactical error.
This is a perpetual battle that will never end and will require moderated persistence and never-ending pressure.
This battlefield has to be managed because it can never be completely won.
DFW
(54,051 posts)And that is a nearly inexhaustible well of dark money, of which there seems to be an endless supply.
What is really baffling is that these gazillionaires pouring all this cash into the Republicans usually seem to earn more of it when the Democrats are in power. How can someone so good at hiding money be so poor at using a pocket calculator?
Tree Lady
(11,370 posts)And maybe afraid if dems get in too much they will close them.
My younger daughter is a CPA and she laughingly said the other day a bunch of her job was dealing with the loop holes for her clients. She just changed over to a small firm in LA that handles stars and sports figures. Lives in Texas and got recruited for a stay at home job. She loves it.
CaptainTruth
(6,546 posts)...is seeing data from recent elections like this:
MISSOURI ELECTION CERTIFICATION
The MO Sec of State certified its primary results.
(1) Overall 2 party turnout down 20% relative to 2018. Dem turnout -39%, Rep turnout -1%
(2) In 2018, the primary electorate was 52-48% Rep/Dem. This year, it's 64-36% Rep/Dem.
-snip-
Dem turnout down 39%? What happened? Was there something weird about this election?