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xmas74

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22. Back in 2012 during the Missouri GOP Senatorial primary

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 01:03 AM

Nov 2022

We referred to it as "Vote for the Worst". It came directly from an internet campaign that encouraged people to vote for the worst contestant on American Idol. In this case it was to vote for the worst GOP candidate- and it worked. Within a few days of winning the primary Todd Akin made his infamous comment during an interview and Claire McCaskill won by nearly 70%.

Unfortunately, his awful comments in 2012 are considered the gospel truth by the MAGA crowd.

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Dems propping up bad republican candidates actually worked [View all] bigtree Nov 2022 OP

I remember many talking heads were really worried and wondered if it backfired on us n/t Claustrum Nov 2022 #1

Glad it worked but that was some risky gambling! nt Quixote1818 Nov 2022 #2

No sh*t! Mme. Defarge Nov 2022 #20

YEah Dorian Gray Nov 2022 #38

It did, gab13by13 Nov 2022 #3

In it to win it!!! So happy to see Dems using strategy like this. nt Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #4

Lake is still out there, but I feel good about Hobbs AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2022 #5

WUT? Not what very wise DUers promised dpibel Nov 2022 #6

I didn't have a problem with it. As far as I am concerned, anything necessary to win tulipsandroses Nov 2022 #7

Agree Johnny2X2X Nov 2022 #8

Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-3-R) got primaried and lost to nutjob Joe Kent (R) Kennah Nov 2022 #9

Vancouver has the largest share of outstanding votes Zambero Nov 2022 #11

i take it barbtries Nov 2022 #10

I don't know too much about NC politics Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #31

it's great that happened somewhere. barbtries Nov 2022 #33

Sort of a "Guns Of Navarrone" approach...I like it! The Unmitigated Gall Nov 2022 #12

It poisons the electorate, though. Qutzupalotl Nov 2022 #13

This ColinC Nov 2022 #14

this is really just encouraging weakest opposition candidate bigtree Nov 2022 #15

See my post below. Their ads told the truth about those candidate. They did not "normalize" them emulatorloo Nov 2022 #17

It allows them months to expose their voters to more extremist paranoia. Qutzupalotl Nov 2022 #18

They only do it in places where they will lose in the GE JI7 Nov 2022 #28

They didn't "prop them up". They exposed their extremism. emulatorloo Nov 2022 #16

Exactly! Thanks for bringing this up! Tumbulu Nov 2022 #19

okay bigtree Nov 2022 #26

Starting to wonder if we should prop up Trump? Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #21

I'd say no, given his ability to rally the braindead bigtree Nov 2022 #23

I'd say that Ron DeSantis is the bigger danger... DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #27

Sure, if you're big into Einstein's definition of insanity. nt Tommy Carcetti Nov 2022 #37

Einstein's (attributed) definition of insanity is: Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #39

Back in 2012 during the Missouri GOP Senatorial primary xmas74 Nov 2022 #22

you gotta play against whoever shows up bigtree Nov 2022 #25

Exactly. xmas74 Nov 2022 #34

There were many Dems who expressed the same uneasiness peggysue2 Nov 2022 #24

We should do this again in 2024, but not in Bright Red states Polybius Nov 2022 #29

This ad spending has been mischaracterized, at least regarding the House race in Michigan... DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #30

I think you're right! Johnny2X2X Nov 2022 #35

We didn't blow our hand off with the firecracker this time Sympthsical Nov 2022 #32

It's an extremely risky gamble. Tommy Carcetti Nov 2022 #36