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2016 Postmortem

Warpy

(111,153 posts)

1. I hope your sister is correct

Reply to kimbutgar (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 04:01 PM

Jun 2013

She sounds like the type of astute distant observer my mother was. Such people are well worth listening to.

Unfortunately, everybody seems to think their own Rep is OK, it's your SOB who needs to go. That plus gerrymandering has kept the minority party in charge in the House for two election cycles. It's a really hard thing to overcome unless they do something incredibly stupid like Todd Akin did.

People are fed up with Republicans in general but that doesn't always translate to voting against their own incumbent.

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My sister who is not political junkie told me yesterday that 2014 will be a blood bath [View all] kimbutgar Jun 2013 OP

I hope your sister is correct Warpy Jun 2013 #1

Let's hope she's right. We need a turnaround in PA which is controlled by teabaggers. AlinPA Jun 2013 #2

We really need to make the changes at the state level also because they have the control southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #3

So your sister who knows nothing about politics Celldweller Jun 2013 #4

I predict a lot of mad minorities, young people and poor people will come out in 2014 kimbutgar Jun 2013 #7

Another case of believing what you want to hear. JayhawkSD Jun 2013 #5

My sister is in her 60's around during the Vietnam era. kimbutgar Jun 2013 #6

Thanks for attacking me based on what I did not say. JayhawkSD Jun 2013 #11

where did the OP say she "believes" her sister? magical thyme Jun 2013 #13

Maybe notsomuch after this week ... Myrina Jun 2013 #8

citizens barely have any damn sense left maxsolomon Jun 2013 #9

She's absolutely right WeekendWarrior Jun 2013 #10

The danger is that we will be too complacent Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #12