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triron

(22,240 posts) Fri Nov 13, 2020, 10:00 PM Nov 2020

How many House seats did we lose? Makes no sense to me that we lost seats. WTF? [View all]

We should have gained!

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How many House seats did we lose? Makes no sense to me that we lost seats. WTF? [View all] triron Nov 2020 OP

If Democrats can -- at best -- barely win during a pandemic wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #1

We better do better next time if we don't want a repeat of all this hell dustyscamp Nov 2020 #2

Or we can blame the dirtbag left wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #4

From the Politico article wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #6

We've got a fascism problem wellst0nev0ter My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #23

Messaging isn't the problem StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #14

Yes it is wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #17

Agree..messaging was good and multi level Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #20

James Clyburn disagrees with you. cwydro Nov 2020 #47

Actually, Jim Clyburn and I are in complete agreement StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #56

Yeah Yeah.. President Elect Joe Biden & Cha Nov 2020 #25

Biden did well, but we may end up with a razor slim 221-214 House majority (thus 4 defections away Celerity Nov 2020 #31

I bet you said the exact same thing after Obama 2012 wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #46

Bet away.. you have no idea what Cha Nov 2020 #50

My hunch is that the violence connected to the protests and defunding the police hurt us. RDANGELO Nov 2020 #3

+1 Keep Your Eye on the Ball Stallion Nov 2020 #22

Defund the police. KentuckyWoman Nov 2020 #5

Dems allowed themselves to be branded by goops, you mean wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #9

Rep Clyburn Me. Nov 2020 #10

This. cwydro Nov 2020 #48

If you have to explain a slogan, it's a bad one Eid Ma Clack Shaw Nov 2020 #49

DEfund the police 100% obamanut2012 Nov 2020 #54

THey Are A Problem Me. Nov 2020 #61

DEfund The Police & Socialism Me. Nov 2020 #7

What ads did Max Rose run? wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #12

PLease See Post #30 Me. Nov 2020 #32

Yep wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #34

So many voters are so damn gullible. Pukes win on fear. How ridiculous. triron Nov 2020 #13

You Are So Right Me. Nov 2020 #30

Defund the police. docgee Nov 2020 #8

Propaganda works wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #15

people voted Joe against trump and stayed with down tickets repubs nt msongs Nov 2020 #11

Last I heard, we lost a net of 5 seats. Republicans flipped 8 and Dems flipped 3 In It to Win It Nov 2020 #16

we're tracking to 221-214, unless we win one or both of the two ultra-tight races left (CA-25, IA-2) Celerity Nov 2020 #36

Did gerrymandering play no part? Six117 Nov 2020 #18

massive part, and we likely failed to flip any statehouses, so the post 2020 Census redistricting Celerity Nov 2020 #40

Gerrymandering played a tiny part. Amishman Nov 2020 #58

Look at Wisconsin at both federal and state level and tell me gerrymandering plays a minor role. Celerity Nov 2020 #59

Gerrymandering will be a result of this election, but it played zero part in it. herding cats Nov 2020 #43

2018 was a stellar win for Dems in congress unlike any in 2 decades Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #19

The House districts are so heavily gerrymandered, we need to pay more attention to state races StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #21

Not a net 7 lost, a net 15 lost IF we fail to win the 2 ultra close races left (CA-25 and IA-2 where Celerity Nov 2020 #45

We flipped so many red seats in 2018 ..... calguy Nov 2020 #24

Socialsim and Defund the Police account for many if not all of these losses Gothmog Nov 2020 #26

The king of projection already told us why ecstatic Nov 2020 #27

I think people must have only voted the top of the ticket BainsBane Nov 2020 #28

Please Stop. Dems Flipped 41 Seats in 2018; Some in Red/Purple Districts Indykatie Nov 2020 #29

yes, exactly. I showed this before the whole burn the witch (witch being the left) games kicked off Celerity Nov 2020 #51

Nope. Xolodno Nov 2020 #33

The US House results isn't as bad as the results in the state houses DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2020 #35

Been thinking about the same thing BlueInPhilly Nov 2020 #37

The Democrats lost mostly Republican-leaning districts. Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #38

The Socialist thing killed us. It did in Florida in 2018 as well. GulfCoast66 Nov 2020 #39

Trump brought out conservatives like no other Republican in a long time andym Nov 2020 #41

you'd think so bdtrppr6 Nov 2020 #42

Voter suppression intrepidity Nov 2020 #44

Defund the police, Abolish ICE, Decriminalizing border crossings Wanderlust988 Nov 2020 #52

And what is it about people disliking Pelosi? tavernier Nov 2020 #53

People hate Pelosi because she's effective and she's a woman StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #57

A Slogan does ***NOT*** excuse such BULL SHIT POLLING !! The US has WORST polling of ANY developed uponit7771 Nov 2020 #55

hmmm. triron Nov 2020 #60