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crazycatlady

(4,492 posts) Wed Dec 13, 2017, 08:08 AM Dec 2017

We can overcome gerrymandering

Look US Senate races are not gerrymandered. We just won a seat that I didn't think we'd win in my lifetime.

In VA, there's a close house because the Democrats overcame a gerrymandered map.

Leave no race uncontested and stop using gerrymandering as an excuse.

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We can overcome gerrymandering (Original Post) crazycatlady Dec 2017 OP

Preach! moose65 Dec 2017 #1

Amen. We win when we get out the vote. PS, we are changing your user name to "sensiblecatlady" FSogol Dec 2017 #2

moose65

(3,440 posts)

1. Preach!

Reply to crazycatlady (Original post)

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 08:42 AM

Dec 2017

One other thing - we need to stop trying to win over Republican voters. The key is for us to turn out our OWN voters and to appeal to left-leaning independent voters. Democrats seem to never learn this lesson, and they keep apologizing for being Democrats instead of proudly sticking to their convictions. Jones ran a great campaign in that regard - he never pretended to be Republican-lite. Voters admire people who stick to their convictions and who appear strong. In doing that, we might even win over a few Republicans, but that shouldn't be our sole focus!

FSogol

(47,528 posts)

2. Amen. We win when we get out the vote. PS, we are changing your user name to "sensiblecatlady"

Reply to crazycatlady (Original post)

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 08:43 AM

Dec 2017

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