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Brad Parscale's big data 'Death Star' dragged in 10 million new Trump voters [View all] My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 OP

Interesting. I don't understand your last sentence texasfiddler Nov 2020 #1

I don't understand that one either. dem4decades Nov 2020 #5

Using big data to identify low propensity Dem voters Loki Liesmith Nov 2020 #11

What it means is AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #45

We need to be doing that in GA right now. Maraya1969 Nov 2020 #65

Yup, It means that and it means we almost lost the whole thing this time. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #74

Your assumption that the Dem base is a 'lackadaisical bunch of non-conformist pseudo intellectuals' StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #95

I'm saying that is arguably the die hard wing of democrats. The rest are "maybe" voters. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #104

You are still ignoring/dissing black, brown, low-income voters who are anything but "maybe" voters StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #106

Please accept my apologies if you think I'm dissing any of those voters. Their act of voting is the jaxexpat Nov 2020 #109

Accepted StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #110

It's the veneer of voters that create a win. A thin demographic who usually never vote at all. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #112

The battle to save this nation is by no means over DSandra Nov 2020 #98

That's right. All the good ideas need to become actions. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #105

We won by 5 million votes. True Blue American Nov 2020 #2

We won the Senate too My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #3

The Lincoln Group has a powerful message against both Loeffler True Blue American Nov 2020 #4

Yes My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #9

Thank you. True Blue American Nov 2020 #15

I always come back to the 40% who voted for Hoover in 1932. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #24

The Republican Party True Blue American Nov 2020 #33

and flipped a bunch of statehouses and increased our majority in the House Celerity Nov 2020 #13

It's worth researching, 5 million is great but they're not all in the state's needed OnDoutside Nov 2020 #7

yes, but even in Blue (POTUS) states we got hammered in many House and statehouse races Celerity Nov 2020 #16

I agree with you Celerity ... BasicallyComplicated Nov 2020 #56

The bigger problem was aggregate poling showing democrats up outside of MOE then .. uponit7771 Nov 2020 #54

Yes, shit like that does need to be investigated, and can now be done. OnDoutside Nov 2020 #58

+1, I think the more empirical miss is the efficacy of voter suppression measures ... uponit7771 Nov 2020 #60

That's a great point, we can certainly use Georgia as a measuring standard against other states. I OnDoutside Nov 2020 #72

Yep, Georgia will be their last time to get it correct and tell us what's up if they don't uponit7771 Nov 2020 #73

Exactly. And that gives me hope for January. OnDoutside Nov 2020 #76

Be afwaid .. vewy vewy afwaid AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #46

We need to do much better with the Hispanic community padah513 Nov 2020 #53

Agree LeftInTX Nov 2020 #70

Uh - you might want to check your numbers again moose65 Nov 2020 #57

44,000 it is .... but still a very small number compared to 140 million who voted. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #61

I think the point is that 22K flipping from Biden to fuckface flips the election. Lucky Luciano Nov 2020 #66

Where are you all getting that from? moose65 Nov 2020 #88

Assuming the margin of victory in the 3 states was 44k sir pball Nov 2020 #94

Gotcha moose65 Nov 2020 #107

Welcome to every election for the rest of your life BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #91

It sucks ddoesn't it? AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #103

Biden's won hinged on a few states. We must do better. yardwork Nov 2020 #47

Yes, wasn't it if 22,000 or so had switched from Biden to Trump, Trump OnDoutside Nov 2020 #50

You can learn much from what your enemies did well. paleotn Nov 2020 #63

Yes! moose65 Nov 2020 #108

The Golden State Nasruddin Nov 2020 #64

Yeah we have all the answers BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #90

There are definitely more Trump supporters than I expected. SouthernCal_Dem Nov 2020 #6

We had a drastically better candidate Delarage Nov 2020 #8

There racism appealed to the Latinos in Florida who see themselves JI7 Nov 2020 #17

we could not canvass in person this year because covids; they did Captain Zero Nov 2020 #32

My cousin, in Bucks County PA, wanted to go moonscape Nov 2020 #111

I think we're in beginning stages of a big shift SouthernCal_Dem Nov 2020 #10

Republicans made major strides in border areas of Texas. lostnfound Nov 2020 #19

That might be a one-time thing Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #25

No, there were no polls showing this. Something's very wrong uponit7771 Nov 2020 #43

In any case, regardless Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #44

I continue to blame this on new "non-denominational" Churches texasfiddler Nov 2020 #48

Yes, Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #49

Latino Rednecks LeftInTX Nov 2020 #77

Some truth Nasruddin Nov 2020 #83

Latino men Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #85

Maybe, maybe not Rstrstx Nov 2020 #117

Honestly, the young, better Educated voters True Blue American Nov 2020 #21

Good for you! Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #27

I have always been a Democrat. True Blue American Nov 2020 #36

It's funny Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #51

You are not alone.Against Obama. True Blue American Nov 2020 #55

That big shift could take 20-30 years to be fully realized BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #92

That's why he and his minions are in denial Rice4VP Nov 2020 #12

You are undervaluing state legislatures and senate. lostnfound Nov 2020 #18

We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.... Rice4VP Nov 2020 #20

It was mostly status quo. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #31

Shitty fucked up Incels who have infected social media JI7 Nov 2020 #14

Democratic voters did this to Brad's Death Star Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #22

Tulsa did that to Brad's setup My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #26

Funny here. True Blue American Nov 2020 #40

73 million votes for trump is tragic. tman Nov 2020 #23

We still outnumber them by a good amount. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #29

No, he just got them to crawl out from under their rocks. Tommymac Nov 2020 #52

We as progressives and Democrats Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #59

Well we have a pretty smart President-elect & VP-Elect... Tommymac Nov 2020 #80

OPer should tell the DNC bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #28

You never have to tell the DNC, RNC My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #37

I had guessed around 170m voters. . Maxheader Nov 2020 #30

Democrats being rightfully concerned about the pandemic really hurt our GOTV LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #34

Yeah. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #41

Yes, agree LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #84

"51+ million voted on 11/4"??? LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #35

Oops. Fixed. ty. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #38

Evangelicals: 40% of Trump voters? MySideOfTown Nov 2020 #39

They are also shrinking in number. True Blue American Nov 2020 #42

Pastors Nasruddin Nov 2020 #79

I believe so. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #82

When I mentioned True Blue American Nov 2020 #96

Mission #1 must be to bankrupt the Trumps Jon King Nov 2020 #62

Perhaps a point to think about here is the Trump campaign use of social media. Lonestarblue Nov 2020 #67

Given all we've seen.... paleotn Nov 2020 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2020 #69

Breaking the spell Nasruddin Nov 2020 #87

There is still more of us than there are of them. (is my grammar correct?) BarbD Nov 2020 #71

I read somewhere it wasn't all latinos. Latino women went heavily for Biden Vivienne235729 Nov 2020 #75

Men Nasruddin Nov 2020 #78

I read somewhere it was the toxic masculinity. But I agree. We need to Vivienne235729 Nov 2020 #81

That's all well and good--they need to do a better job targeting and registering Dem voters, seems BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #86

The billion dollars may have helped some Gothmog Nov 2020 #89

Terrific OP BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #93

Rather than being defeatist, I don't see what's wrong My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #97

Totally agree. BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #99

And young women have been known to hunt in packs. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #100

"Digital outreach stepped up immediately after the 2016 election." Sogo Nov 2020 #101

Matched it with Facebook/Instagram/Snap & Twitter IDs for starters. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #102

Kick My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #113

Still not convincing me Trump found 10M extra idiots to vote for him JCMach1 Nov 2020 #114

Nigerian Princes REALLY want that data ThoughtCriminal Nov 2020 #115

Brad's thumb might have been on the parscale... Blue Owl Nov 2020 #116

Kicking for the last time - thanks everyone. My Pet Orangutan Nov 2020 #118