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Indykatie

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4. I Saw Results From Tuesday and Question Your Pessimism - Here's the Deal
Thu May 14, 2020, 08:45 AM
May 2020

Trump won WI - 07 by 21 freaking points in 2016. Dems lost it on Tuesday by 15. Who should be surprised at that outcome in a deep red district? I wasn't.

CA-25 had been in GOP hands for decades before Dems swiped it as part of the 2018 wave. Again, why the doom and gloom over losing a historically Red district in an off off cycle election. Maybe Dems can re-take CA-25 in Nov if we have another Blue wave. Absent that, it will probably remain in the GOP column.

A better barometer of the Dems position heading into the Nov election is the recent Supreme Court seat won in WI by a landslide in the most challenging of circumstances. Dems have every right to be optimistic in my opinion if we work hard and don't let doom and gloom settle in.

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A friendly reminder WE ARE WINNING [View all] DIVINEprividence May 2020 OP
thanks for the optimism, but rampartc May 2020 #1
That was a Republican seat. True Blue American May 2020 #2
I Saw Results From Tuesday and Question Your Pessimism - Here's the Deal Indykatie May 2020 #4
i hope you are correct. rampartc May 2020 #5
You realize that was a dark red seat in Wisconsin, right? bearsfootball516 May 2020 #6
I feel pretty good about a sweep for the Democrats . . Iliyah May 2020 #3
Good news vs. Better news FakeNoose May 2020 #7
Thank you Lulu KC May 2020 #8
K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear May 2020 #9
Wow I never expected such a landslide sarisataka May 2020 #10
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