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sheshe2

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Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #38)

Wed Dec 8, 2021, 08:40 PM

Dec 2021

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Poor turnout by Democratic base voters ensured McAuliffe defeat in Virginia [View all] bullwinkle428 Dec 2021 OP

Occam's Razor, IMO, gab13by13 Dec 2021 #1

It doesn't matter what sort of candidate McAuliffe was...vote blue. Any GOP is a million times Demsrule86 Dec 2021 #4

It matters to the voters. PTWB Dec 2021 #18

It doesn't matter to *YOU* Act_of_Reparation Dec 2021 #53

True, but still very much a cautionary tale for the 2022 Midterms. Proves how bullwinkle428 Dec 2021 #6

I notice people tend to project their own issues AZProgressive Dec 2021 #7

Carville is a washed-up, RW talking point-spewing has-been, living off swamp gas fumes from the 90's Celerity Dec 2021 #11

Ahhh..Larry Summers! BTW, how is that new "anti-woke" university that he's bullwinkle428 Dec 2021 #13

Wow, I had forgotten that Summers was involved with that RW project. What a POS. Celerity Dec 2021 #16

Oh bullshit. W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #17

Just curious. What was the turnout percentage in the Dem primary? (If you know). Doremus Dec 2021 #24

No, I don't right offhand, but... W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #59

McAuliffe WAS a BAD candidate. Tommymac Dec 2021 #25

Thank You. nt Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #45

JMHO, but second acts generally don't Deminpenn Dec 2021 #28

We almost always do it to ourselves. We need to clog the polls every election. marble falls Dec 2021 #2

+1 nitpicker Dec 2021 #14

This does make more sense than the conventional wisdom AZProgressive Dec 2021 #3

Some still are. Caliman73 Dec 2021 #34

Not sure I'm 100% with this analysis, Calista241 Dec 2021 #5

Trumpkin also overperformed in tRump leaning counties south of Route 17 Best_man23 Dec 2021 #12

Democrats need to combat all the lies and fearmongering that the GQP have . ... Lovie777 Dec 2021 #8

Absolutely. Kid Berwyn Dec 2021 #9

People wanted schools open so they don't have to watch their kids JI7 Dec 2021 #10

He also told parents to stay out of education jimfields33 Dec 2021 #20

Got a link on that? Kingofalldems Dec 2021 #26

Lol. You seriously haven't heard this after being one of the most active jimfields33 Dec 2021 #29

He didn't tell parents to stay out of education. Kingofalldems Dec 2021 #31

I just found out from the Moonie Times. Kingofalldems Dec 2021 #36

See 21 on this very thread. jimfields33 Dec 2021 #30

See 33 on this very thread. Kingofalldems Dec 2021 #35

Ahh-here it is from the Moonie Times: Kingofalldems Dec 2021 #33

Here it is from the Washington Post Caliman73 Dec 2021 #37

McAuliffe fell over himself when governor to please Dominion Energy Mysterian Dec 2021 #15

anti votes carry the day in the majority of off-season elections bigtree Dec 2021 #19

Got a link to that statistical info on off-season elections? Mysterian Dec 2021 #23

. bigtree Dec 2021 #27

Maybe. But I'm blaming messaging. Grins Dec 2021 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Dec 2021 #22

Virginians voted Republican iemanja Dec 2021 #32

The myth that the Democratic base AND Republican voters are secretly democratic socialists betsuni Dec 2021 #40

Wrong!! That's not what "base" means. The Democratic BASE are the LOYAL voters who ALWAYS turn out... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #38

+1000 sheshe2 Dec 2021 #39

The base doesn't have to be "inspired" to turn out to vote. lapucelle Dec 2021 #41

Just as a personal note, I was in high school when Ronald Reagan came to power, bullwinkle428 Dec 2021 #44

Yup. RobinA Dec 2021 #51

So is the base shrinking? leftstreet Dec 2021 #46

We win elections by appealing to the center, not the extremes. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #47

Exactly, the "base" is anywhere from 60-80% of Democrats, depending upon who is defining them.... George II Dec 2021 #50

Is it "center" to tell parents to stay out of school decisions? leftstreet Dec 2021 #54

He already covered this. But I'm sure you knew that too. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #55

I agree with your analysis LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2021 #48

Selfish people who don't vote do not get the privilege of calling themselves the "base"... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #49

Brava! JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #56

Well said! treestar Dec 2021 #57

Who wrote this article? It's behind a pay wall so can't read the byline. George II Dec 2021 #42

Ed Kilgore is the author. It looks like there is a limited number of free articles bullwinkle428 Dec 2021 #43

No. "The base" votes dependably. That's why they're called the base. Hortensis Dec 2021 #52

The last sentence. Yes. That. Indeed. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #58