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EllieBC

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38. When you start sounding like the GOP, you might

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 11:45 PM

Sep 2018

need to make sure you’re in the correct party. The GOP has the “pray for rain” hope every election because lower voter turnout is a win for them.

If you sound like GOP trash you didn’t deserve votes.

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Cynthia Nixon's team blaming extremely high turnout for Cuomo's victory [View all] highplainsdem Sep 2018 OP

We are hoping for a high turnout right? Or is turnout only good if your candidate wins? wasupaloopa Sep 2018 #1

Usually it's Republicans complaining/worrying about high turnout. highplainsdem Sep 2018 #5

Well, tee hee hee if true, because this is just the appetizer. DinahMoeHum Sep 2018 #10

Certain candidates need low turnout to win. A similar dynamic takes place pnwmom Sep 2018 #13

Yep. But if she wants to challenge him again, this was a bad look. JHan Sep 2018 #14

For example mythology Sep 2018 #22

That is a new argument for banking on a low turnout from the electorate. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #2

It's a terrible argument since the RW zealots, religious nutjobs, & bigots all show up to vote for FSogol Sep 2018 #6

Yeah, and it's getting a lot of criticism on Twitter. highplainsdem Sep 2018 #7

Why two primaries MattP Sep 2018 #3

NYS holds its federal primaries in June (except for the presidential primary, which is in April)... Princess Turandot Sep 2018 #16

.. JHan Sep 2018 #4

What would you consider a high turnout? DinahMoeHum Sep 2018 #8

Dems are voting, which is great. IluvPitties Sep 2018 #9

Now that is some convoluted logic right there ornotna Sep 2018 #11

Some candidates know their only chance of winning is if only the die-hard supporters pnwmom Sep 2018 #15

I always thought so but...she prefers low turn out. sheshe2 Sep 2018 #29

Well, they won't have Nixon to kick around anymore............ still_one Sep 2018 #12

You had that one teed up! johnp3907 Sep 2018 #17

So bad it's good! Well done. GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #21

I know. My apologies, but I couldn't resists. still_one Sep 2018 #26

Ummmm sheshe2 Sep 2018 #32

I'm glad you couldn't resist -- it was perfect! highplainsdem Sep 2018 #39

Thanks. It was bound to happen though still_one Sep 2018 #42

Lol. But if only. She can earn significantly Hortensis Sep 2018 #45

Maybe she can play Checkers Awsi Dooger Sep 2018 #18

A walk down memory lane still_one Sep 2018 #27

Oh, good one. DavidDvorkin Sep 2018 #19

... brer cat Sep 2018 #25

Ha! betsuni Sep 2018 #28

Groan-Laugh! Beartracks Sep 2018 #30

Excellent, sir. George II Sep 2018 #36

That is hilarious! R B Garr Sep 2018 #40

Ha!!! honest.abe Sep 2018 #44

They said what, now? mcar Sep 2018 #20

In 2014, there were 574,000 total votes in the Dem Gov primary... Princess Turandot Sep 2018 #23

With that attitude, she deserved to lose. Dawson Leery Sep 2018 #24

She thought what happened to AOC would happen again, but that was... brush Sep 2018 #31

Social media exaggerated the extend of her support RandySF Sep 2018 #33

Nixon lost because she had no experience nor any reason to believe she could do the job Renew Deal Sep 2018 #34

That's it. Not suicidal enough. :) Hortensis Sep 2018 #46

Enough with the goddamn celebrity politicians. Dave Starsky Sep 2018 #47

Someone did the same thing back in the Spring.... George II Sep 2018 #35

So that can be boiled down to "we can only win when people don't vote"!!! How Democratic. George II Sep 2018 #37

When you start sounding like the GOP, you might EllieBC Sep 2018 #38

According to this, she has no idea what GOP trash is, Hortensis Sep 2018 #48

Awww... R B Garr Sep 2018 #41

So their winning strategy is low turnout. honest.abe Sep 2018 #43

I don't know even one person who voted for her leftynyc Sep 2018 #49

Uh oh. These are the folks who end up running as a third party and electing people like Trump. Vinca Sep 2018 #50