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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsQuist only lost by six in a district a Deplorable won by sixteen in November.
I would be beside myself if we improve our showing by ten points in every race going forward.
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Quist only lost by six in a district a Deplorable won by sixteen in November. (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2017
OP
I guess that is something. Not much, but something. We gotta win these things, and with
Hoyt
May 2017
#4
Was it realistic to believe Chump would cause a fellow Deplorable to lose sixteen points?
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2017
#7
Actually yes. If Trump's actions to date are not enough to sway white wingers, 2018 is going
Hoyt
May 2017
#9
Makes one wonder if early voters were allowed to take back their votes for him, what the outcome
southerncrone
May 2017
#8
SunSeeker
(51,572 posts)1. K & R
obnoxiousdrunk
(2,910 posts)2. Who was
the 3rd party guy who got 5% of the vote ?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)5. A libertarian.
Thrill
(19,178 posts)3. At least Quist gave it a shot
A lot of times people won't even challenge these deplorables
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)4. I guess that is something. Not much, but something. We gotta win these things, and with
buffoon Trump the head of the party, it should be easy. Otherwise, we have to keep fighting ignorant white wingers who appear to have an impenetrable lock on this country.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)7. Was it realistic to believe Chump would cause a fellow Deplorable to lose sixteen points?
If we have a 16 point advantage in the mid terms we will win the House and Senate with seats and seats to spare.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)9. Actually yes. If Trump's actions to date are not enough to sway white wingers, 2018 is going
to be very tough for us and we are stuck with these Aholes for a long time.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)10. If every Democratic candidate gains ten points in 018 we're golden.
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)6. agreed!
southerncrone
(5,506 posts)8. Makes one wonder if early voters were allowed to take back their votes for him, what the outcome
might have been. (sigh)
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)11. It is a sign of a possible trend.
Our vantage point is that were mostly looking at special elections in terms of how they might predict 2018. A night where Democrats are losing Montana by only 6 or 7 points is consistent with the sort of map you might see if Democrats were either taking over the House or coming pretty close to it.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/montana-special-election/
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)12. Toupe Fiasco is
the GOP's worst enemy right now when it comes to holding their advantage in both Houses.