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ehrnst

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22. "Her ground game did not have enough people to work the turf."

Reply to Turn CO Blue (Reply #15)

Wed Mar 14, 2018, 07:31 AM

Mar 2018

That's a new reason that I haven't heard that she lost.

What research indicated that?

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There was such a huge shift in PA18 because they had the right candidate. That's the lesson. [View all] LBM20 Mar 2018 OP

Well stated. Our country is diverse. pandr32 Mar 2018 #1

I agree. Get someone who reflects the community and GET THEM ON THE BALLOT underpants Mar 2018 #2

Works every time. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #10

That is the way Gov Bredesen will beat Marsha Blackburn in TN redstateblues Mar 2018 #3

I'm not big on purity tests. All politics is local... Wounded Bear Mar 2018 #4

Winner bottomofthehill Mar 2018 #6

Yep you nailed it nt steve2470 Mar 2018 #19

Indeed! Clearly they understand their region and their voters and they understand... NurseJackie Mar 2018 #5

Yup! LBM20 Mar 2018 #7

Of course not.. that's just common sense. Different strokes Cha Mar 2018 #14

Vermont has a very homogenous population. It's very easy to get such a group to agree on something. ehrnst Mar 2018 #20

Exactly! Apparently some take great offense when I contrast and compare Vermont with... NurseJackie Mar 2018 #23

We have a moderate, pragmatic marybourg Mar 2018 #8

Another plus for Conor Lamb - name recognition FakeNoose Mar 2018 #9

Yup. Good points. All makes him a good fit. LBM20 Mar 2018 #11

He is also a male Awsi Dooger Mar 2018 #12

From (not that *I* mind this) a political dynasty. LisaM Mar 2018 #13

Sure. He was from the community and was known. That was part of being the right candidate. LBM20 Mar 2018 #18

The only lesson is GOTV - which takes a ton of often unpleasant, sweaty, grunt work. Turn CO Blue Mar 2018 #15

I completely agree with you on the right candidate... cbreezen Mar 2018 #16

No. A far left candidate would have lost even with all the door knocking. LBM20 Mar 2018 #17

What does far left mean? Supporting Pelosi? David__77 Mar 2018 #26

Had Lamb been a strong proponent of strict gun control GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #29

Yep. It's way more boring than going to a rally with a bunch of people who agree with you. ehrnst Mar 2018 #21

"Her ground game did not have enough people to work the turf." ehrnst Mar 2018 #22

What specifically leads you to allege there is one and only one lesson to learn from Lamb's victory? LanternWaste Mar 2018 #25

You can knock on some doors 10 or 1000 times and they still won't vote... Baconator Mar 2018 #32

Excellent post. Totally agree, and its laughable that R B Garr Mar 2018 #24

Not only a quality candidate but a good fit. efhmc Mar 2018 #27

Well put. (nt) Paladin Mar 2018 #28

As I've said dozens of times: George II Mar 2018 #30

It's almost always a mistake to distill RandomAccess Mar 2018 #31

Part of the lesson is that Lamb is a AR15 loving Democrat. aikoaiko Mar 2018 #33