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grantcart

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5. There are anti abortion voters who also hate Trump that will

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Fri Oct 5, 2018, 01:03 PM

Oct 2018

Change their vote or stay home if the seat is filled.

If just 4-6 %of Republican voters react this way then it would have a significant impact.

They have 2 strong points of attraction 1) stop abortions 2) stop Trump. Take away 1) they will pursue 2)

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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