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Celerity

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19. Sherrod Brown? He won in 2018. Beto would have lost if he had run. Cornyn is not Cruz
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 12:14 AM
Jan 2021

and the MAGAts came out in droves in TX for Rump and him.

IF you are going to be angry about wasted money, TX is correct though, just it didn't matter who we had run.. Same for Maine (to a degree), and the BIG TWO, South Carolina, where Harrison took one very iffy poll that showed him even a month plus out, and then ramrodded advert after advert using that same poll over and over and over (which put far too many in a trance that he was going to win when it never was remotely close in reality), plus finally, Kentucky, where there was always zero chance for McTurtle to lose, especially to a weak candidate.

TX, KY, SC, and Maine (Maine being the least bad in terms of winnability, but again, we had a weak candidate who was NOT a native Mainer, which torched her) all sucked up SO much money, and Bullock in MT and Theresa Greenfield in IA ended up cash starved and could not counter the INSANE 'they are commies who will burn down all the cities' (in Montana and Iowa!! LOLOL) hundreds of millions in Rethug adverts that buried them the last 2, 3 weeks.

And do not get me started on sexter Cunningham in NC, who BLEW a probably sure win with that scandal. Jeff Jackson should have run, he would have won (and hopefully runs in 2022 for the open NC seat).

Also am so pissed at Kathleen Sebelius, who was our only hope (and actually would have been the favourite to outright win according to almost every KS insider, Dem and Rethug) in KS, but refused to run, and the same for Tim McGraw in TN, who has now TWICE refused to run (2018 and 2020) for OPEN seats, after swearing he would run for a decade plus when he hit 50 years of age (he is 54 on this coming 1st of May). He would have won in 2018 over that piece of doggie MAGAt moron Marsha Blackburn.

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You got it from me! yankeepants Jan 2021 #1
got what? Celerity Jan 2021 #5
A Livingroom-Pajamaed-Standing Ovation for Stacey! yankeepants Jan 2021 #10
sorry, I did not see that OP, my apologies Celerity Jan 2021 #13
No probs. yankeepants Jan 2021 #17
Doing the same pandr32 Jan 2021 #89
Let us send roses kiri Jan 2021 #96
K&R Solly Mack Jan 2021 #2
She is amazing. yardwork Jan 2021 #3
A goddess among us! volstork Jan 2021 #4
Absolutely! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #6
You better believe it!! Leghorn21 Jan 2021 #7
WOO HOO! Blue Owl Jan 2021 #8
Ovation and throw in a parade! R B Garr Jan 2021 #9
Absolutely a parade. Down the center wnylib Jan 2021 #32
She should have a prominent place in the inaugural festivities. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #85
Absolutely! spicysista Jan 2021 #11
I know she's thinking of running again for governor TlalocW Jan 2021 #12
can't wait to hear what her plans are Skittles Jan 2021 #14
She's the real deal (as if there was any doubt) SnowCritter Jan 2021 #67
She's the best. wendyb-NC Jan 2021 #15
I look forward to her being Governor. I definitely need to see more applegrove Jan 2021 #16
I am in love bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #18
Sherrod Brown? He won in 2018. Beto would have lost if he had run. Cornyn is not Cruz Celerity Jan 2021 #19
Sharrod Brown was chasing the DNC bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #20
ahh, oki, I see and agree (and it's Sherrod, btw) Celerity Jan 2021 #43
That all said.... bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #57
Amen to that!! Abrams is a national treasure!! Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #21
I found this on Twitter earlier: George II Jan 2021 #22
Love that!! ailsagirl Jan 2021 #36
No doubt about it. She worked tirelessly on this and the general election. Marie Marie Jan 2021 #23
Democratic Goddess! MontanaMama Jan 2021 #24
giving a big wave of my crochet hook and yarn project yellowdogintexas Jan 2021 #25
Next Gov of Georgia demtenjeep Jan 2021 #26
Should already be Governor of Georgia. SergeStorms Jan 2021 #33
Think about the theory of unintended consequences. Kemp cheated Stacey out of the gov' niyad Jan 2021 #39
There was so much attention being paid... SergeStorms Jan 2021 #49
You got it. Tommymac Jan 2021 #27
If she would do it...she needs to head the DNC. Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #28
And that stands, no matter what the outcome! DFW Jan 2021 #29
The woman is an absolute titan! Orrex Jan 2021 #30
We don't win in Georgia without her. SergeStorms Jan 2021 #31
Fuck yeah! Nevilledog Jan 2021 #34
Love her!! ailsagirl Jan 2021 #35
I was an early fan. Check my old DU threads. She was my VP pick. She is brilliant! Quixote1818 Jan 2021 #37
What a great photo. Beautiful person with a beautiful heart. Wicked smart just.... EarnestPutz Jan 2021 #38
Just heard her interview with Colbert! Initech Jan 2021 #40
She rocks Joinfortmill Jan 2021 #41
She is simply amazing. mtnsnake Jan 2021 #42
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! malaise Jan 2021 #44
The best definition of "competent" in a long time. dchill Jan 2021 #45
Yep. She and other women of color in GA have been utterly heroic. PatrickforO Jan 2021 #46
The REAL Wonder Woman! sandensea Jan 2021 #47
kick! cwydro Jan 2021 #48
The Queen of the World coeur_de_lion Jan 2021 #50
Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #51
100% She's now a legend. Mike 03 Jan 2021 #52
Stacey worked very hard for this! hkp11 Jan 2021 #53
I am in awe of her!nt Trueblue Texan Jan 2021 #54
I told my wife I was leaving her for Stacey augyboston Jan 2021 #55
The woman who saved the USA Yeehah Jan 2021 #56
... Wawannabe Jan 2021 #58
Hey gov. Kemp.....you're next you election stealing cracker bastard Submariner Jan 2021 #59
Brava Stacy! dlk Jan 2021 #60
MVP! MVP! TheRickles Jan 2021 #61
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Big Fucking Ups. . .Immense Respect DinahMoeHum Jan 2021 #63
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Absolutely! Tom Rinaldo Jan 2021 #65
From some of the comments TNNurse Jan 2021 #66
The USA, and indeed the entire planet, owes an enormous debt of gratitude to this woman anamnua Jan 2021 #68
STACEY! STACEY! STACEY! GopherGal Jan 2021 #69
Standing Ovation for her ! MyNameIsKhan Jan 2021 #70
Fearless mshasta Jan 2021 #71
She is amazing! Lonestarblue Jan 2021 #72
God bless her. joshcryer Jan 2021 #73
She was cheated out of the Governor's mansion, then led a grassroots GOTV to save democracy. denbot Jan 2021 #74
Thank you, Stacey Abrams! cp Jan 2021 #75
Goddess. calimary Jan 2021 #76
No one deserves it more! WinstonSmith4740 Jan 2021 #77
She is a credit to our country. The shining light atop the hill. Enoki33 Jan 2021 #78
I wish we could clone her and put one of her in all 50 states SoonerPride Jan 2021 #79
A most BEAUTIFUL HUMAN Six117 Jan 2021 #80
She's a WINNER!! bluestarone Jan 2021 #81
This lady is a hero Catherine Vincent Jan 2021 #82
Oooo, that pic is powerful!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2021 #83
You betcha! mountain grammy Jan 2021 #84
I heard her say that she would be President by (I think it was) 2040. Sogo Jan 2021 #86
Thanks to Ms Abrams, I once again feel America has a future. Fla Dem Jan 2021 #87
Clap, clap, clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!!! CLAP!!! CLAP!!! CLAP!! LAS14 Jan 2021 #88
She is a reminder that good old community-organization wins elections! GentleAlien Jan 2021 #90
Yeah! McCamy Taylor Jan 2021 #91
Never Underestimate a woman with a mission! ewagner Jan 2021 #92
Thank you Stacy!!!!!!!! We can finally let the orange moose take off..... onecent Jan 2021 #93
"Massive" barely covers it! BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #94
Is it too much of a stretch to say that this person singlehandedly pulled the US Kashkakat v.2.0 Jan 2021 #95
Way to go, Stacey Abrams! Thank you! crickets Jan 2021 #97
K&R with sustained applause !!!! nt PoliWrangler Jan 2021 #98
She is the best of the best DeeDeeNY Jan 2021 #99
Amazing woman. Glad she's on our side! Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #100
Yesssssssss!!!!!!!!!! diva77 Jan 2021 #101
Her books are awesome! mysteryowl Jan 2021 #102
I love you Stacey! Let's do this all over the country!! Pinkflamingo Jan 2021 #103
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