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SaschaHM

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17. Posting on DU doesn't make people as politically adept as they think it does.

Wed Jun 21, 2017, 09:20 AM

Jun 2017

I stay for the up-to-date information, but where races/political strategy is involved, I've seen so much nonsense that outside of a few posters, I just dismiss most things.

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Democrats came a couple of points away from turning a traditionally solid republican district blue [View all] bigtree Jun 2017 OP

Making them fight for every seat they used to coast into nt delisen Jun 2017 #1

Close doesn't matter in politics. Moral victories are meaningless unlike actual victories. LonePirate Jun 2017 #2

It's disappointing not to win to be sure Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2017 #3

This was not a little setback. This was a major effort by the left that resulted in nothing. LonePirate Jun 2017 #5

that seat was inconsequential to Democrats taking back the House bigtree Jun 2017 #6

You're wrong. The seat was a proof of concept race that failed. LonePirate Jun 2017 #8

lots of experts disagree with you bigtree Jun 2017 #9

No, the story will be the donors closing their wallets in future races due to a lack of victories. LonePirate Jun 2017 #11

that's nonsense bigtree Jun 2017 #12

Time will tell but facts/truths like that no longer matter in politics. LonePirate Jun 2017 #14

But it wasn't going to be an easy district for a Democrat to win in the first place Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2017 #7

activists, donors and the party bigtree Jun 2017 #4

Price won by +20. R's have held the district since the 70s. themaguffin Jun 2017 #10

"Moral victories" "Close doesn't matter in politics" Empty slogans. NCTraveler Jun 2017 #18

According to Harry Enten this shift is enough to take back the House in 2018 octoberlib Jun 2017 #13

So tell me... WHY ARE SOME HERE acting as if it was a "swing" district? NurseJackie Jun 2017 #15

Posting on DU doesn't make people as politically adept as they think it does. SaschaHM Jun 2017 #17

That's a very wise thing to do, SaschaHM! NurseJackie Jun 2017 #21

There's even a thread suggesting we could have found a treestar Jun 2017 #16

Maybe one who actually lived in the district n/t leftstreet Jun 2017 #19

LOL NurseJackie Jun 2017 #22

If someone on DU thinks that, you can bet that plenty of voters in the district thought that. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #25

LOL! (And if a frog had wings he wouldn't bump his butt so much.) NurseJackie Jun 2017 #31

I never said "told ya so." I had no idea who would win. A party either learns from mistakes, Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #33

LOL ... You didn't have to. It was understood. NurseJackie Jun 2017 #34

Actually, YOU think a Sanders candidate would have fared better. I don't. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #43

HA!!!! LOL!!!!!!! NurseJackie Jun 2017 #44

I thought that too treestar Jun 2017 #37

They lost 3 out of 3 elections this year. There's no sugar coating that. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #20

the other side bigtree Jun 2017 #23

Yes, it doesn't spell a death knell for 2018, but the GA district was not a Trump one. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #24

republicans don't care if their candidate is unlikable (likely our own standard) bigtree Jun 2017 #26

That is absolutely right. still_one Jun 2017 #27

im so proud of us Dems! we kept it clean and honest and we ARE resisting!!!... samnsara Jun 2017 #28

one of the reasons that the party has shrunk in recent years mopinko Jun 2017 #29

that's a very good point bigtree Jun 2017 #30

I think a lot of folks here think the Tea Party sprang from nothing. haele Jun 2017 #39

Politics is local...and local politics requires an investment of time and effort. haele Jun 2017 #32

reaching for the pepto, indeed. victory enough, i say. mopinko Jun 2017 #38

Excellent point. +1 octoberlib Jun 2017 #36

I once came within two numbers of winning the lottery. Wanna know what that amounts to.... jcmaine72 Jun 2017 #35

K & R L. Coyote Jun 2017 #40

This district will swing back to R 10+ in 2018 madville Jun 2017 #41

well bigtree Jun 2017 #42