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In reply to the discussion: Conor Lamb won his race [View all]

Spazito

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20. Unfortunately AOC is one of those ...
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 05:06 PM
Nov 2020

"Some of this is criminal. It’s malpractice. Conor Lamb spent $2,000 on Facebook the week before the election. I don’t think anybody who is not on the internet in a real way in the Year of our Lord 2020 and loses an election can blame anyone else when you’re not even really on the internet."

And I’ve looked through a lot of these campaigns that lost, and the fact of the matter is if you’re not spending $200,000 on Facebook with fund-raising, persuasion, volunteer recruitment, get-out-the-vote the week before the election, you are not firing on all cylinders. And not a single one of these campaigns were firing on all cylinders.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Biden’s Win, House Losses, and What’s Next for the Left

The congresswoman said Joe Biden’s relationship with progressives would hinge on his actions. And she dismissed criticism from House moderates, calling some candidates who lost their races “sitting ducks.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/us/politics/aoc-biden-progressives.html

The whole article is an interesting read.

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Conor Lamb won his race [View all] sunonmars Nov 2020 OP
Counting changes everything ucrdem Nov 2020 #1
Agree mountain grammy Nov 2020 #5
+1,000! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #6
Damn..thinking same! Imo the odious#45/USPS plot surely gained him some votes RestoreAmerica2020 Nov 2020 #21
+1 Brogrizzly Nov 2020 #29
I wholly agree with this... appmanga Nov 2020 #45
Freaking WOW.. & I don't think he Won on m4a. Cha Nov 2020 #2
Yes he did! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #8
Thought so... Cheers to Cha Nov 2020 #13
Happy Delphinus Nov 2020 #3
YAY!! onetexan Nov 2020 #4
Now we need Lauren Underwood. murielm99 Nov 2020 #7
Is there still a chance? TY Muriel Cha Nov 2020 #14
I just texted my son. murielm99 Nov 2020 #26
omg.. TY! The last I heard about LU Cha Nov 2020 #27
She up by about 600 votes...the NY Times count is out of date greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #33
Oberweis is a constant pain in the ass in IL politics. Progressive Jones Nov 2020 #35
As it stands this moment, Underwood: 179,192, Oberweis: 175,294, 91% of the vote counted.... George II Nov 2020 #16
She won in 2018 by almost 15,000 votes. 3catwoman3 Nov 2020 #19
As of 1 hour ago (11/9; 9:20am)... appmanga Nov 2020 #46
This year, unfortunately, because their Orange Idol was on the ballot Bettie Nov 2020 #47
That's well out of date greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #34
Thanks, I just did. The Associated Press has called it for Congresswoman Underwood! George II Nov 2020 #36
This is not a called race at this time: Underwood leads but there are many unknown votes greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #39
She's up 584 votes greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #30
Good news! liberalla Nov 2020 #9
Great news & A big shoutout to all the postcard writers!!! bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #10
That sounds great. Sogo Nov 2020 #23
Some of them are on Twitter, just do a search in the upper right search box for postcards bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #25
Thank you. murielm99 Nov 2020 #32
No, my dear bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #37
You don't know how happy this makes me. ffr Nov 2020 #11
Biden campaigned for him when he first ran JI7 Nov 2020 #12
Yes he did, and yet he's being bashed as "losing" by some. George II Nov 2020 #15
Conor Lamb responds comradebillyboy Nov 2020 #17
Good for him. I just wish some would just tend to their own Districts and campaigns and let others.. George II Nov 2020 #18
Lamb constituent here DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #28
She should have stuck close to home helping Max Rose in Brooklyn... Historic NY Nov 2020 #41
+1 betsuni Nov 2020 #44
Unfortunately AOC is one of those ... Spazito Nov 2020 #20
Time for AOC to chill a bit. She is smart enough to know better. She is not being helpful Boogiemack Nov 2020 #22
Yes, she is still a relative newcomer and... Spazito Nov 2020 #24
We did win the House right...I checked out CBS and it was at 215 Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #38
Yes, the Democrats are still the majority... Spazito Nov 2020 #40
well said. Dems didn't have the greatest night Roc2020 Nov 2020 #49
Thank God another House seat. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #31
K&R Blue Owl Nov 2020 #42
Congrats to Conor & Shoosh to his ultra liberal agitators! Tarheel_Dem Nov 2020 #43
Dems are at 218 now so we have the majority IronLionZion Nov 2020 #48
So not as many Dem reps lost after all Don1 Nov 2020 #50
Congratulations to him! BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #51
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