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RandySF

(59,392 posts) Tue Apr 24, 2018, 11:25 PM Apr 2018

Congratulations, Republicans

You only had to spend $1 million-plus to barely hold onto Joe Arpaio's home district.

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Congratulations, Republicans (Original Post) RandySF Apr 2018 OP

Someone famous (I don't remember who) said: another victory such as this, and it's all over. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2018 #1

"Another such victory, and I am undone"--Pyrrhus TomSlick Apr 2018 #3

Thank you! I know I should have looked it up. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2018 #6

Yep-wiki: flotsam Apr 2018 #4

Thank you so much! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2018 #7

Uncle Joe doesn't live in this District. marybourg Apr 2018 #2

snark Cha Apr 2018 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,727 posts)

1. Someone famous (I don't remember who) said: another victory such as this, and it's all over.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2018, 11:27 PM

Apr 2018

Or words to that effect.

Yup, Congratulations, Republicans!

TomSlick

(11,114 posts)

3. "Another such victory, and I am undone"--Pyrrhus

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 24, 2018, 11:36 PM

Apr 2018

The name sake of the Pyrrhic victory.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,727 posts)

6. Thank you! I know I should have looked it up.

Reply to TomSlick (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 24, 2018, 11:49 PM

Apr 2018

I appreciate your efforts!

flotsam

(3,268 posts)

4. Yep-wiki:

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 24, 2018, 11:36 PM

Apr 2018

Pyrrhic victory is named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at the Battle of Heraclea in 280 BC and the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC, during the Pyrrhic War.
The armies separated; and, it is said, Pyrrhus replied to one that gave him joy of his victory that one other such victory would utterly undo him.