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DarthDem

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9. I Believe the OP's Point Was . . .

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 12:20 AM

Nov 2018

. . . that now that Donnelly, McCaskill, and Heitkamp lost, there's a silver lining. Not that anyone here's glad that they lost.

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Sinema, Rosen, and Espy (possibly) better than Heitkamp, Donnelly, and McCaskill [View all] kennetha Nov 2018 OP

Such nonsense. They were not replaced with Democrats but Republicans. Had they won, we would have Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #1

+1 Tiggeroshii Nov 2018 #3

Thank you. I hope we get Arizona. Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #6

I Believe the OP's Point Was . . . DarthDem Nov 2018 #9

exactly. that should be obvious. kennetha Nov 2018 #21

How are such losses a silver lining? Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #39

The only silver lining is we mitigated our losses in the Senate. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2018 #49

That is true. But the poster stated it was a silver lining to get rid of wobbly' Democrats...I just Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #50

Batshit crazy republicans to boot BannonsLiver Nov 2018 #15

It is f'ing unbelievable. Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #40

Not 'better than,' elleng Nov 2018 #2

We would have a majority...I do not see a silver lining when any Democratic Senator loses Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #5

you obviously miss the point. kennetha Nov 2018 #22

I want a majority. The 'wobbly ' Democrats as you describe them are needed for a majority without Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #38

We all want a majority. That wasn't the point of the OP kennetha Nov 2018 #48

If we can pull those off it is a huge deal. Either way what happened in the midterms will give us still_one Nov 2018 #4

2020 is a much better outlook for the dems MiniMe Nov 2018 #8

yup, with the Senate especially still_one Nov 2018 #10

I Think You Raise a Lot of Good Points DarthDem Nov 2018 #7

Agreed. Let's hope for the best. Power 2 the People Nov 2018 #12

Just so you know xmas74 Nov 2018 #13

If that happened then Dems really need to have a plan onetexan Nov 2018 #27

The problem is that this usually happens at churches xmas74 Nov 2018 #44

the ballot initiatives you mentioned are good options onetexan Nov 2018 #45

Mittens is the new Flake irresistable Nov 2018 #26

No reason why he can't win? LisaL Nov 2018 #30

Well . . . DarthDem Nov 2018 #31

I am just saying, it isn't likely. LisaL Nov 2018 #32

Heitkamp, Donnelly and McCaskill are infinitley better than the assholes who are replacing them. GoCubsGo Nov 2018 #11

As a ND resident mrs_p Nov 2018 #14

Heitkap's Cavanaugh vote earned Heiti my undying respect. Norbert Nov 2018 #17

What a ridiculous OP BannonsLiver Nov 2018 #16

I Don't Think You Necessarily Understood It DarthDem Nov 2018 #18

Don't you find it ironic that the OP is not back defending it? GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #19

cause I had other things to do. kennetha Nov 2018 #20

No we are not better off...these are still conservative leaning states so they will have to vote Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #41

The slopppy thinking started with the OP. BannonsLiver Nov 2018 #42

obviously you misunderstood it. kennetha Nov 2018 #23

What a dismissive reply. Drunken Irishman Nov 2018 #24

I don't think it's mangled at all. kennetha Nov 2018 #37

I agree, not mangled. You simply ran into a knee-jerk reaction. Jim Lane Nov 2018 #43

Thanks! kennetha Nov 2018 #47

Excellent point. OnDoutside Nov 2018 #25

K&R UTUSN Nov 2018 #28

Mississippi isn't going to happen. LisaL Nov 2018 #29

Yeah, run-offs generally favor GOP and combined GOP vote was something like 57-58% book_worm Nov 2018 #33

one reason that it is better for AZ and Nevade, they are purple moving to blue while Indiania never beachbum bob Nov 2018 #34

What would be better is to get all of these positions. LisaL Nov 2018 #35

be better, but realisticlly we have states that do all they can to prevent the "wrong kind of" beachbum bob Nov 2018 #36

You are absolutely correct realmirage Nov 2018 #46