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(52,168 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2018, 12:43 PM Oct 2018

A silver lining, maybe? Or wishful thinking? [View all]

The pundits have said, recently, that the Kavanaugh story energized the base. That, until now, Democrats were more energized to vote, but the gap shrank.

Thus, can one hope that once the vote is over, that the deplorables will crawl back to their rocks and stay home for these elections?

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A silver lining, maybe? Or wishful thinking? [View all] question everything Oct 2018 OP

The only silver lining about this is that it makes the blue tsunami more likely scheming daemons Oct 2018 #1

Us losing makes a blue tsunami more likely, I disagree. I think if we saw Meadowoak Oct 2018 #4

I don't think that's the theory for... Whiskeytide Oct 2018 #6

The deplorables vot no matter what, rain, shine, broken glass to crawl through, doesn't phase them. Meadowoak Oct 2018 #7

Usually I would agree. But... Whiskeytide Oct 2018 #9

I think the "energized republican base" was a Putin-funded PR campaign. Squinch Oct 2018 #2

Putin or Kochs, but they probably get along fine JHB Oct 2018 #10

We'll be stuck with this jagoff for decades, but at least there might be The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #3

There are anti abortion voters who also hate Trump that will grantcart Oct 2018 #5

i think confirmation will energize both bases n/t 0rganism Oct 2018 #8