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Lotusflower70

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23. Ok now

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #9)

Sun Nov 15, 2020, 06:40 PM

Nov 2020

Arizona was assisted by Cindy McCain and the 22 Native American tribes of Arizona. They showed up and showed out. They were new voters not Trump voters. Stacey Abrams had tremendous ground game in Georgia. Again new voters not Trump voters. They were not wasting time on voters stuck in false victimhood. Democrats have the numbers, they just needed the turnout.

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We have to accept that there are huge blocs of voters that will never vote for Democrats [View all] Yavin4 Nov 2020 OP

There are huge blocs of voters who will never vote for Republicans Locutusofborg Nov 2020 #1

Exactly. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #5

Democratic Voters need to turn out in off year elections. pwb Nov 2020 #2

Precisely Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #4

That has been true forever Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #3

Hmmm Lotusflower70 Nov 2020 #6

How would we have won two senate seats in Arizona and maybe have the ability to win two Senate Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #9

New residents moved to GA and AZ. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #12

You are wrong...we need the new comers and to flip some who have lived there for a while. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #19

Ok now Lotusflower70 Nov 2020 #23

THIS!! I was getting ready to post the same thing. Vivienne235729 Nov 2020 #36

I don't accept that and believe a 50 state strategy and a Democratic big tent is what is Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #7

The sooner we accept reality Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2020 #8

Did senior citizens actually break for Biden? I know that the Rice4VP Nov 2020 #10

Offset by right wing latinos JI7 Nov 2020 #13

Nope. Trump won seniors. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #14

SMH. So even they lied to pollsters Rice4VP Nov 2020 #15

Not quite true. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #21

We cannot convert them. We must outnumber them at the polls. Earthshine2 Nov 2020 #11

I think many folks underestimate the power that evangelical churches have over their congregations Docreed2003 Nov 2020 #16

Yes. It's very simple. Everyone likes... JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #17

As countless commentators have said this November, and in empedocles Nov 2020 #18

Agreed for the most part. I would argue this... Caliman73 Nov 2020 #20

BBBt Buuuttt But they might call us Socialists!!!! n/t rgbecker Nov 2020 #22

Not a waste of time. We could have won the Senate and did not. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #24

We can still win the Senate. marmar Nov 2020 #34

The idea of accepting should also be balanced by how big a block of America they are. ancianita Nov 2020 #25

Almost a third of voters didn't vote, again. Blue_true Nov 2020 #30

And 13% of the whole adult population of un- and registereds. That's a lot more than it looks. ancianita Nov 2020 #32

One thing that burns me: some of those blocs are union members, .., JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2020 #27

Some receive Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, too. ancianita Nov 2020 #28

Union members started voting more republican when democrats started Blue_true Nov 2020 #31

Black/white arguments are common on the internet Dem2 Nov 2020 #29

73 million Americans believe Donald Trump is presidential material dalton99a Nov 2020 #33

Yip 1) those never-vote for Dems, but also 2) OUR constituents who don't vote. And yes, UTUSN Nov 2020 #35