but still a loon and a libertarian.

these vacated Senate seats filled with the likes of Roy Moore (Alabama, both Arizona seats, and Tennessee). The votes will still be the same, but the craziness factor will be exponentially larger.

for awhile now. I think that Ward will win the R nomination and lose the general to an actual moderate Dem. Too soon to tell on McCain and we'll see what happens in Tennessee when we see the candidates.

I'm sure as hell not giving it up yet.

And here is why:
We are seeing a lot of backlash against the Republicans, thanks to the wee lil fucker.
The Ala. race between Moore and a Dem. is TIED, in the latest polls. That is, for Alabama, stupendous.
Partly because of Moore as a looney candidate, but also because of a repug. backlash.


the absolute joy in our Ala. race is that Sessions has no place to return to...one does not usually hold a much lesser political office after a Cabinet post.
In Session's case, with any luck, he will be standing in the trial docket with Trump.

I just won't get my hopes up. I know well educated people in Mississippi that would not hesitate to vote for Moore over insert name Democrat. Same here in Iowa. I just can't understand it.

instead of supporting the opposition, Democrats, the way it should, it sends voters scurrying to find Republican candidates who are verifiably insane.

Why do voters, who want change because they hate the crazy dysfunction in government, decide the answer is to vote in even more dysfuntional mad men?

A lot of them will simply not vote, out of disgust. That's helpful to the Dems, too.

It gives them a chance to get a real Trump-backer in there.

it gives us a chance to kick the shit of a real trump backer in a State we should start to do much better in.

Right on, man!

With shifting demographics, AZ has been poised to go Blue for some time. This presents one hell of a good opportunity.

and McCain to attempt to save the country, IMO.

I want him to go full Bulworth.

PLEASE let Tom Cotton go away too.
His Arkansas constituents are furious at him. He can either resign or be voted out in the time 2018 election.

ACA repeal vote?

line when he saw the polls.
Can't the Repubs just say, I am Sparticus.

Remember earlier this summer when Reps. went home to hold their town halls and got an earful?
Most of it was having to do with Trump, and not passing any bills, etc.

Now they WILL be yelling about ACA, it is hitting them hard. But they would have yelled about the Repub. proposal even more.

According to the 2016 presidential exit poll.

Democrats do not win statewide given that reality. Sorry, it is all about the math. That's why I have no respect for Rachel Maddow during election years. She is totally clueless regarding foundational aspects like that. She views each state as free flowing water in a fish tank. No chance. Rigid numbers dictate.

Arizona is not hopeless since liberals have risen to 27% in that state. It is the only state I have ever sampled that holds higher than the national average in both liberals and conservatives at a point in time.

Midterms feature a more conservative electorate than presidential years. Young women simply don't show up dependably. I'm not saying this race is not winnable but it is going to require a huge candidate vs. candidate edge along with Trump's approval rating remaining in the toilet.

Otherwise that 40% conservative number is simply too close to the required bar.