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judeling

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26. This is where Trump helped

Wed Dec 2, 2020, 02:01 PM

Dec 2020

The extra voters who came out for Trump voted Republican down ballot. The anti-trump Republicans did not vote Democratic down ballot.

The question going forward is will those Trump specific voters come out for anyone else. I doubt it. This past election I believe is peak Republican. I'm looking at 2022 to be an unusually good Democratic year.

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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