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one reason why.. Dem didn't great in Midterm? (Original Post)
nmbluesky
Nov 2014
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still_one
(92,454 posts)1. because mostly red states were up for contention
ingac70
(7,947 posts)2. red states voted red n/t
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)3. Red state defense. Mostly.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)4. RW domination of Talk Radio, MSM, and Citizens United = More Money to the RW candidates.
It's awful.
libtodeath
(2,888 posts)5. Dems ran to the right instead of the left
if you are going to lose why not go down fighting instead of hoping we will be seen as just a little better.
running away from the president of your own party never works. it only makes you look like you have no principles.
think
(11,641 posts)7. messaging is inconsistent and sucks
The state ballot initiatives for voting on minimum wage are a stellar example .....
uponit7771
(90,367 posts)8. Expected black votes but distanced themselves from first black president?
monmouth4
(9,711 posts)9. Exactly, you don't run from your black President and then expect black
folks to vote for you. I hope a lesson was learned....
jillan
(39,451 posts)10. They let the repugs control the message.