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rownesheck

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19. I think it's because

Wed Dec 2, 2020, 01:34 PM

Dec 2020

too many Americans don't understand that our government doesn't function when they vote republicans in to office, even though decades of ineptitude and assholery have proven such. This citizens of this country are proud of their ignorance.

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Help me understand why Joe trounced Trump, but why we didn't do so well down ballot [View all] DonaldsRump Dec 2020 OP

I think it was being blamed for lack of a stimulus even though it was not our fault, Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #1

Fair enough, but wouldn't Joe have been sucked into that vortex too? DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #2

In Texas I think we Needed Better Candidates Stallion Dec 2020 #17

Some Republicans voted for Biden but voted for down-ticket GOPers. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #3

Yes, but the MSM media says DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #13

Trump still overperformed Polybius Dec 2020 #21

It works both ways. Some of the people Trump brought to the polls wanted to get rid of him. n/t brewens Dec 2020 #22

I would rephrase that to say "Many of the people Trump.... DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #24

Speaking for Chester County, Pennsylvania (SE PA) I saw a lot of down ballot signs... SaveOurDemocracy Dec 2020 #4

That's what I saw in Maine this summer. nt LAS14 Dec 2020 #30

Let's see: Cunningham lost because of a sex scandal. Beakybird Dec 2020 #5

It goes back to one of my Rules of Politics jmowreader Dec 2020 #6

In which case, how did we win in 2018? brooklynite Dec 2020 #10

Congress had gotten complacent jmowreader Dec 2020 #16

This is where Trump helped judeling Dec 2020 #26

In part because of redrawn maps dsc Dec 2020 #27

Because the map wasn't favorable to the Democrats. Drunken Irishman Dec 2020 #7

Lincoln Project analysis My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #8

I don't know that a full analysis will be done before January... Moostache Dec 2020 #9

gop knows how to message fear way better than democrats is how beachbumbob Dec 2020 #11

Votes against tRump doesn't equal votes against KPN Dec 2020 #12

Gerrymandering, mostly. GoCubsGo Dec 2020 #14

I think this is the single biggest reason. PurgedVoter Dec 2020 #59

I have friends and family that would not vote for trump but voted for other republicans. Kota Dec 2020 #15

Right, but were they so excited to vote for down ballot Rs? DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #18

I'm in Illinois, most of my friends and family vote. Kota Dec 2020 #23

I think it's because rownesheck Dec 2020 #19

Joe trounced the Bigly Pretender in POPULAR votes Behind the Aegis Dec 2020 #20

3 things jonstl08 Dec 2020 #25

Trump sucked as a candidate, but the other cons on the down ballot appeared more competent dustyscamp Dec 2020 #28

I take some consolation in this result. It says that there are "some" (6 million?) conservatives... LAS14 Dec 2020 #29

I think COVID was a big part of it inwiththenew Dec 2020 #31

Occom's razor: Revulsion to Trump. skip fox Dec 2020 #32

That doesn't explain dems underperforming down ballot polling. No other developed country has ... uponit7771 Dec 2020 #35

Please understand DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #36

I think we had a lot of new voters that hated Trump and have no idea about Dem or Repubs BadDog40 Dec 2020 #33

K&R, I'm thinking voter suppression is easier in redder areas. Time for polling firms to speak up vs uponit7771 Dec 2020 #34

I can tell you the reason if you do not get mad kansasobama Dec 2020 #37

We did very well in districts where Biden trounced Trump Kaleva Dec 2020 #38

Biden carried Peters kansasobama Dec 2020 #41

Also Beto missed something in TX kansasobama Dec 2020 #39

I think too many Democrats BainsBane Dec 2020 #40

Geographically, Biden got his clock cleaned in much of the country. Kaleva Dec 2020 #42

But obviously he over performed BainsBane Dec 2020 #43

Did he? Kaleva Dec 2020 #46

Then, in your analysis BainsBane Dec 2020 #50

It is easily explained, although the answer won't be popular sarisataka Dec 2020 #44

Not sure I agree... DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #51

The more significant map is the one in my sig BumRushDaShow Dec 2020 #53

Thanks, BRDS! DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #54

... BumRushDaShow Dec 2020 #55

Trump was less popular than the Republican platform Klaralven Dec 2020 #45

Thanks to all. There are some really good thoughts in this thread. DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #47

Here's the link I was referring to DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #52

Republicans for Biden. KentuckyWoman Dec 2020 #48

The margin at the presidential level was not that great. former9thward Dec 2020 #49

Because of ads like this: LeftInTX Dec 2020 #56

For those who think Joe's victory wasn't substantial DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #57

For the house, the explanation is gerrymandering karynnj Dec 2020 #58