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Bettie

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13. Makes as much sense as blaming primaries

Reply to Eko (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 27, 2018, 11:46 PM

Aug 2018

for an incumbent leading.

And I tire of hearing how terrible it is that primaries are a thing that happen and that more than one person tends to run in them.

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This is what happens when we nominate Our Revolution candidates in otherwise competitve districts [View all] RandySF Aug 2018 OP

NY-24 is weird as hell Recursion Aug 2018 #1

Well, why don't you just propose that Bettie Aug 2018 #2

I find it fascinating that you could Eko Aug 2018 #5

Makes as much sense as blaming primaries Bettie Aug 2018 #13

No more interesting then the OP leaving out that the district isn't a swing rpannier Aug 2018 #18

What the hell? Why don't you just propose that everyone Squinch Aug 2018 #12

that looks like a solid red district JI7 Aug 2018 #3

It's gone Dem past 3 Presidential elections. joshcryer Aug 2018 #6

For the record rpannier Aug 2018 #16

Yeah, I know. joshcryer Aug 2018 #19

We will have to see rpannier Aug 2018 #20

It reliably has a 20+ downticket swing Recursion Aug 2018 #7

It's not our revolution; it's Bernie's revolution. The name grates with hubris every time it is used Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #4

You're not giving Nina Turner her share of the credit ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #14

A little more info for those of us not familiar with this district. brush Aug 2018 #8

Katko is the incumbent Republican oberliner Aug 2018 #10

Thank you. brush Aug 2018 #11

Katko won in 2016 by 20 points and won in 2014 by 20 points oberliner Aug 2018 #9

Katko's been absolutely hammering the airwaves. Nothing from the Dems though. Decoy of Fenris Aug 2018 #15

Nope rpannier Aug 2018 #17

So let's not have democracy SkyDancer Aug 2018 #21