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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 03:35 PM Oct 2015

DU discusses the Democratic primary, but does DU cover the other Democratic elections?

there are also thousands of critically important offices all the way down the ballot. And the vast majority — 70 percent of state legislatures, more than 60 percent of governors, 55 percent of attorneys general and secretaries of state — are in Republicans hands. And, of course, Republicans control both chambers of Congress.


An article in Vox today makes a compelling case that, while the Presidential race may look good and the House Republicans are in disorder, Democrats, and the Democratic Party, are actually in trouble at this point. And it's all about the non-Presidential races.

Sure, the Presidency is important, but:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/20/1435721/-Forget-Sanders-and-Clinton-Dems-In-Trouble-Nationwide?detail=email

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DU discusses the Democratic primary, but does DU cover the other Democratic elections? (Original Post) UCmeNdc Oct 2015 OP
Sadly, not very much. DU always seems to be heavily MineralMan Oct 2015 #1
There's a forum for every state. You're far more likely to find local elections there. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2015 #2

MineralMan

(146,255 posts)
1. Sadly, not very much. DU always seems to be heavily
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 03:38 PM
Oct 2015

invested in presidential politics, to the general exclusion of lower offices. An occasional Senate or House race gets some attention, but that's about it.

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