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titaniumsalute

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1. We certainly do not represent the US voter

Reply to upaloopa (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 09:46 AM

Nov 2014

Frankly I'd be surprised if you thought we did. We are a group of people who believe, most in agreement anyway, in a certain platform. But we are a microcosm.

You also have to remember history. Historically the midterms are NOT good to the sitting President. Second, the states that were up for the Senate were pretty stacked RED. Now I agree that some GOV seats were big surprises like Maryland. WTF?

The pendulum will be swinging back in 2016 as the minority and youth vote will be much larger.

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We here on DU do not represent Americans. [View all] upaloopa Nov 2014 OP

We certainly do not represent the US voter titaniumsalute Nov 2014 #1

i agree. n/t. okieinpain Nov 2014 #15

2016 is a comforting thought. OrwellwasRight Nov 2014 #17

We are the lunatic fringe , we are the left's freerepublic. bowens43 Nov 2014 #2

That's kind of harsh YarnAddict Nov 2014 #5

Well, I suppose we are a bunch of... Whiskeytide Nov 2014 #6

DUers don't trust science when they don't like the results. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #13

The party system is screwing over the country. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #3

And gerrymandering is locking in the results Cresent City Kid Nov 2014 #11

yes, yes, yes.. that shit has to be fixed. these crazy ass districts that are being drawn up okieinpain Nov 2014 #16

Independent is not the same as centrist. Nt. OrwellwasRight Nov 2014 #18

Exactly. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #21

We really should have listened to President Washington: riqster Nov 2014 #26

California stayed true blue. antiquie Nov 2014 #4

Yep I like our blue state with all our quirks. upaloopa Nov 2014 #8

And Oregon as well CanonRay Nov 2014 #12

So did New York leftynyc Nov 2014 #20

Only in the sense that we vote and too many dont or cant libtodeath Nov 2014 #7

Most Americans agree with us on every major issue MannyGoldstein Nov 2014 #9

Well they sure as hell don't vote like we do. upaloopa Nov 2014 #10

That, of course, depends on what issues are considered to be "major" Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2014 #24

Better times not likely fadedrose Nov 2014 #14

Well enjoy the beach. The oil rigs are coming and they will probably fuck up that too. n/t Cleita Nov 2014 #19

Obama won in 08 with a populist message. nc4bo Nov 2014 #22

Agreed. Ishoutandscream2 Nov 2014 #23

Totally agree Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #25

I know that, but I didn't think the rest of the country was so fucking out of whack. CrispyQ Nov 2014 #27

I would say the new government doesn't mmonk Nov 2014 #28

Understatement of the Year Award BKH70041 Nov 2014 #29

i do not agree. i think we do. i think we sat at home for different reasons. i think we do seabeyond Nov 2014 #30