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2016 Postmortem

Firebirds01

(576 posts) Thu Nov 8, 2012, 04:32 PM Nov 2012

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Did we pick up more house seats?

Or did the republicans get more?

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Did we pick up more house seats? (Original Post) Firebirds01 Nov 2012 OP

picked up +/- 10 or so nt msongs Nov 2012 #1

We got more but not enough. We need a good machine in 14 Obamamama44 Nov 2012 #2

I hope so too, and am extremely encouraged BlueStreak Nov 2012 #4

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #5

The fact that we picked up seats means we got a mandate Xyzse Nov 2012 #3

msongs

(74,183 posts)

1. picked up +/- 10 or so nt

Reply to Firebirds01 (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 04:34 PM

Nov 2012

Obamamama44

(98 posts)

2. We got more but not enough. We need a good machine in 14

Reply to Firebirds01 (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 04:35 PM

Nov 2012

I hope we can get people interested in mid terms. Without more dems at mid terms its crazy teabaggers again

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)

4. I hope so too, and am extremely encouraged

Reply to Obamamama44 (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 05:29 PM

Nov 2012

The people who fought the fights in Ohio and North Carolina were truly inspiring. And those who stood in line for 5-8 hours in Florida are my heroes.

There is something big happening here. The GOP woke up a sleeping force, and we need to keep it charged through 2014 and 2016. It is not hyperbole to say that what the plutocrats are trying to do is truly an existential threat to America -- as we know it.

ProudProgressiveNow

(6,189 posts)

5. +1 nt

Reply to Obamamama44 (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 05:30 PM

Nov 2012

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

3. The fact that we picked up seats means we got a mandate

Reply to Firebirds01 (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 04:48 PM

Nov 2012

Everything else has been gerrymandered to hell.

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