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Laura PourMeADrink

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11. Your reply is pretty funny too. I think you raise an excellent point

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 12:31 PM

Nov 2013

Guess in many cases, it may be hard to imagine how you could compete with the republican and have an
iota's chance in hell. But, to me, these races are all about name recognition. If you can afford
to plaster campaign signs everywhere it means everything. Even if you lose, you can gain recognition for
the next attempt.

I am totally convinced in Texas - that the only reason Cruz won was because he had a catchy name.
My husband actually voted in the Republican primary to hopefully help the lesser of evils win. He read
that Cruz was a Harvard and Princeton graduate and thought - how bad could he be? Love to rub this
mistake in every chance I get.

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In 2014, NO Seat Should Run Unopposed! [View all] Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 OP

agreed gopiscrap Nov 2013 #1

I agree completely. MineralMan Nov 2013 #2

Hear, hear! k&r n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #3

Have you run for office, or personally known... TreasonousBastard Nov 2013 #4

Given restictions on donations, the party orgs are going to use the money where it counts FarCenter Nov 2013 #6

Well, I've been in politics since 1968 so, yeah. Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #7

You missed the part where I said I wasn't being defeatist... TreasonousBastard Nov 2013 #12

No, I didn't miss it. Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #15

What about unopposed Dems? JK nt Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2013 #5

I can see you're going to be my problem child. Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #8

Your reply is pretty funny too. I think you raise an excellent point Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2013 #11

I just think that the Democrats should have a presence in every race. Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #14

I am just fine with my congressman running unopposed (Neal - MA) but anyway he will have no problem Mass Nov 2013 #9

Guessing you don't actually know what the 50 State strategy was... brooklynite Nov 2013 #10

Here is what the DCCC could do to gain my respect for their predictive abilities: Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #16

Let's assume they don't know... brooklynite Nov 2013 #19

Not just unopposed but "under-opposed," too. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2013 #13

Who've you got? brooklynite Nov 2013 #18

it should always be up to the locals hfojvt Nov 2013 #17

You know, we did that in the Arkansas Democratic Primary 2010, bvar22 Nov 2013 #20