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bucolic_frolic

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1. Republicans have done everything mechanically correct in the CA recall but

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Sep 10, 2021, 10:10 AM

Sep 2021

they failed to realize you need an actual reason to eject an incumbent from office - something other than partisanship - as well as a viable candidate to replace the incumbent. Absent those 2 details, your only hope is catching the other party sleeping as far as turnout is concerned.

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***BREAKING*** Prestigious UC Berkeley poll finds 60% of Californians oppose Republican recall [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2021 OP

Republicans have done everything mechanically correct in the CA recall but bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #1

Elder started talking Sympthsical Sep 2021 #2

Floridians and Texans started dropping dead like flies Johonny Sep 2021 #6

I doubt that's the case Sympthsical Sep 2021 #7

I agree. I'm in California and the TV ads are emphasizing senseandsensibility Sep 2021 #8

"Fewer than 2% of likely voters remained undecided or declined to answer"! Hortensis Sep 2021 #3

I didn't believe this recall would succeed, and trashed a couple threads because chia Sep 2021 #4

Minus the media hype for drama, good to know that sane minds will prevail Budi Sep 2021 #5