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Reply to maxrandb (Reply #13)

Thu Nov 26, 2020, 11:47 AM

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GOP poised to gerrymander its hold on power -- Democrats fall short in nearly every key state [View all] riversedge Nov 2020 OP

Democrats will be ok . . . Iliyah Nov 2020 #1

The Democrats have a 4 vote majority right now edhopper Nov 2020 #10

seriously-- this is worrisome as fuck LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #15

How is that? We are likely to lose the House. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #20

If this keeps up.... paleotn Nov 2020 #2

how much more extreme can they get? They are already a death cult that denies a deadly pandemic LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #16

A lot worse.... paleotn Nov 2020 #19

how so though? They can make a fuss but they have no credibility or appeal beyond their base LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #26

That's the problem.... paleotn Nov 2020 #29

True, that is quite possible if they take power. But I feel like we can't have this sort of mess LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #35

That won't happen. What will happen is 4 or 8 years where we get nothing. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #21

I hope that's the worst we can expect... paleotn Nov 2020 #25

that is true... also we do need government action on the economy, pandemic and global warming LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #27

Not civil war.... paleotn Nov 2020 #30

Yeah, I've thought about that but not sure how it would work LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #34

Meanwhile, they're also killing themselves off in droves with COVID-19. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #3

who's power? beachbumbob Nov 2020 #4

The GOP's. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #5

not sure how you came to that conclusion, as all they did was reinforce power state wide beachbumbob Nov 2020 #6

The fewer there are of them, the more their power is diluted. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #7

COVID deaths are a small fraction of the population. Ace Rothstein Nov 2020 #9

Small, but growing. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #12

What? PTWB Nov 2020 #33

it does affect older voters more though, and they are more reliable voters LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #17

A majority of the Covid deaths have occurred in Blue states. former9thward Nov 2020 #31

This is a huge battle that was lost and is more important than White House logically seeing house .. uponit7771 Nov 2020 #8

How do you know it was the polling? triron Nov 2020 #11

How many ballots got DeJoyed? This shit stinks. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #28

A couple of things maxrandb Nov 2020 #13

good point-- those Dem governors should save us from the worst LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #18

✔️✔️✔️ blm Nov 2020 #24

All states ended the Census with a 99.9% count. former9thward Nov 2020 #32

Not in CA and MI. roamer65 Nov 2020 #14

As it should be everywhere. paleotn Nov 2020 #22

I hope so. I know it passed, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2020 #36

A panel of 13 I do believe. roamer65 Nov 2020 #37

What do you mean, "we"? JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2020 #38

True. roamer65 Nov 2020 #41

How about legal remedies? Court cases based on "one man one vote"? albacore Nov 2020 #23

"fended off Democrats in Pennsylvania' BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #39

The groundwork for this was laid in 2010 when some Democrats threw a temper tantrum StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #40