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corbettkroehler

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12. The 50-State Strategy Is Key And We Must Start Now

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2019, 05:51 PM

May 2019

I maintain that a candidate's ability to energize the entire base after the convention and create spillover into the congressional races should be a factor in determining our vote in the primary.

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Democrats' fear: 2020 race killing chances to win Senate [View all] brooklynite May 2019 OP

The math doesn't work, but we knew that. TwilightZone May 2019 #1

In a normal year, Republicans would have picked up 6-8 seats in the Senate NewJeffCT May 2019 #4

Here's the reality: 35% of our population controls 60% of our Senate seats Goodheart May 2019 #2

It's going to get worse zipplewrath May 2019 #3

It Is Outrageous colsohlibgal May 2019 #5

The EC isn't purposely rigged in favor of Republicans though Polybius May 2019 #8

It was created to protect the political power of small population states, as was the Senate pecosbob May 2019 #15

If Susan Collins is the best pickup opportunity riverine May 2019 #6

Cory Gardner (CO) is the best pickup chance... brooklynite May 2019 #9

That was said last time treestar May 2019 #7

If only there was an issue the Dems could take a stand on, that would make GOP candidates vulnerable Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #10

Winning the Senate is as important as winning the presidency Buckeyeblue May 2019 #11

The 50-State Strategy Is Key And We Must Start Now corbettkroehler May 2019 #12

+1, Can they afford it ?! This sounds like common sense seeing we can't win were we don't compete uponit7771 May 2019 #13

You're So Right - Howard Dean's Democracy Bonds Program Was Genius corbettkroehler May 2019 #14

"Coming up next: Dems had really better not try to win or they might actually lose!" struggle4progress May 2019 #16