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SSJVegeta

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17. Obama nearly won missouri and had a Dem Governor and senator fairly recently.

Sun May 17, 2026, 02:43 PM

19 hrs ago

Bill Clinton is from Arkansas and it has had two dem senators until the early 2010s. Same with Louisiana btw.

I absolutely respect your point about the uphill battles.

But all states are winnable with the right strategy and the fact we can find dems in each of these states that have found ways to do that, I think reinforces the fact it can be done. The messages appealed to the working classes (manchin included) because the working class voted for them.

Every state is a purple state. And while institutional barriers are part of the reason parties may struggle, it os far from the only barrier, and not one that cant be overcome.

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Democratic turnout was pretty strong in Louisiana. Can we flip it? [View all] Quiet Em 21 hrs ago OP

If the fundraiaing for the dems can get tripled or quintupled there might be a chance SSJVegeta 21 hrs ago #1

No, the problem there isn't money . It's that it's a very red state JI7 21 hrs ago #2

It is a very red state because democrats have done little to appeal to people and make it otherwise. SSJVegeta 21 hrs ago #3

No, it's not messaging . Obama lost the state also. Some people are just very right wing and they have different JI7 21 hrs ago #6

Obama did not campaign in Louisiana in the GE in 2008 or 2012. SSJVegeta 20 hrs ago #9

I like in a blue dot in Ohio but grew up in Southern, WV. Some places are just culturally Republican right now. FascismIsDeath 20 hrs ago #8

Ossoff, Jon Bel Edwards, Talarico, Warnock, Beshear, SSJVegeta 20 hrs ago #10

Only 2 of those qualify really. FascismIsDeath 20 hrs ago #11

All count as the south or red states. You can find many ways to discount success of candidates SSJVegeta 19 hrs ago #12

Yes but not all of them are dominated by "conservative culture". North Carolina has been in swing state territory for... FascismIsDeath 19 hrs ago #14

Obama nearly won missouri and had a Dem Governor and senator fairly recently. SSJVegeta 19 hrs ago #17

You are talking about events that happened 1-2 generations ago though. FascismIsDeath 18 hrs ago #25

But my point is to examine how they became that way in the first place SSJVegeta 18 hrs ago #26

Andy Beshear is not the only Democratic Governor of Kentucky in recent memory standingtall 19 hrs ago #23

Kentucky is a lot like West Virginia with the exception that it has a real actual city or 2 with and isn't as white. FascismIsDeath 18 hrs ago #27

If Texas is not a red State, but a suppressed State standingtall 19 hrs ago #18

All of those southern states suppress the black vote. FascismIsDeath 19 hrs ago #24

Ossoff and Warnock would have no chance in Louisiana. JI7 19 hrs ago #13

Instituional and cultural barriers exist. I get it. SSJVegeta 19 hrs ago #15

Which Democrats don't run on supporting the working class ? JI7 19 hrs ago #16

Perhaps you misunderatand me. I did not say there is trouble supporting the working class by dems SSJVegeta 19 hrs ago #19

Bel Edwards opposed abortion rights JI7 19 hrs ago #20

Yes. One of the reasons he appealed to the working class there. SSJVegeta 19 hrs ago #21

Yes, and abortion restrictions hurt the working class economically JI7 19 hrs ago #22

In theory, but it will be tough EdmondDantes_ 21 hrs ago #4

Democratic turnout in the Louisiana Senate Primary was lower than Republican turnout. sop 21 hrs ago #5

The state also lost a large number of the black population after Katrina and they haven't returned JI7 21 hrs ago #7