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wellst0nev0ter

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9. Dems allowed themselves to be branded by goops, you mean

Fri Nov 13, 2020, 10:14 PM

Nov 2020

And when the goops cry "DEFUND" or "SOCIALIST" dems keep denying it like they are already cornered.

Dems don't know how to be an opposition party or smear the other side. That has to change.

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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