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Agreed! I am tired of moral victories. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #1
I'm tired people thinkng it is oh so easy to flip DEEP RED districts. An 18point shift is GOOD NEWS! LBM20 Jun 2017 #37
No one said here it was easy. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #39
LOL NurseJackie Jun 2017 #63
I am frustrated and expressing it. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #70
Right because some how we snap our fingers and win deeply red states...I don't understand...how Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #46
I never said it was easy so please don't put words in my mouth.i live in a red district in a blue hrmjustin Jun 2017 #50
I do too... Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #56
I agree and know what you are saying. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #69
I wept last year because I knew what this would mean. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #71
yep. I just don't get the stupidity of the American voter. hrmjustin Jun 2017 #72
We could make this easier if we would all agree that we are ALL going to vote Eliot Rosewater Jun 2017 #77
I vote for every Democrat every election...I wish we could all agree. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #80
I know damn it...why I believe we should win Texas and if we don't it is the DNC's Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #54
I don't feel better True Dough Jun 2017 #2
And why did we have special elections? Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #8
0-5 is skunked. n/t Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #10
Yes it is. True Dough Jun 2017 #29
Well tell me how exactly would you have won these seats? Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #48
Continue making sense please and thank you. :-) n/t seaglass Jun 2017 #76
We closed gaps. That is huge when presidential elections are only a few applegrove Jun 2017 #3
Close losses are no different than huge losses. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #9
Still waiting on your solutions. blue neen Jun 2017 #11
Two posts down. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #16
"We're probably stuck with TRUMP for seven more years"? blue neen Jun 2017 #18
Oh come on. KPN Jun 2017 #22
Bernie Sanders endorse every candidate except one...he thought they were good candidates. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #49
You're advising giving up on the short term and rolling over for SEVEN YEARS? pnwmom Jun 2017 #62
You are wrong. If we closed gaps by 15 points that will be a blowout applegrove Jun 2017 #20
Feel free to wallow all you like leftynyc Jun 2017 #43
Not true at all Bradical79 Jun 2017 #68
Agreed secondwind Jun 2017 #78
The disgraceful excuse of a human in the White House will get what's coming to him. BlueStater Jun 2017 #4
You keep telling us that in thread after thread. blue neen Jun 2017 #5
Build from the ground up. Build strong LOCAL apparatus, like the Repubs started Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #13
And that's exactly what the Democrats did in GA-06. blue neen Jun 2017 #17
I'm quite aware. And I am also aware that this can take years-decades really. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #19
Interesting back and forth. KPN Jun 2017 #25
Yeah because we have thirty years to build without ending up in a fascist country...perhaps Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #51
LO had some great comments on the Ossoff race Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #6
"It was an expensive, hard fought race"? Mike B Jun 2017 #24
Did you read that article? Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #27
Atlanta profited Not Ruth Jun 2017 #32
You left out the fact that outside groups spent far more on Handel. pnwmom Jun 2017 #35
Gee leftynyc Jun 2017 #44
Absolutely! KPN Jun 2017 #26
Are you kidding me? Warpy Jun 2017 #7
Post removed Post removed Jun 2017 #14
Maybe. I don't drink so I can't relate Warpy Jun 2017 #15
Bingo! We REALLY need to think of the bigger picture instead of being so negative secondwind Jun 2017 #79
Because I am not a negative person Motownman78 Jun 2017 #12
Haha. Almost didn't lose!" KPN Jun 2017 #21
so negative...what exactly do you hope to accomplish? Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #52
Presidents never appoint cabinet members from competitive states/districts Azathoth Jun 2017 #23
And why is it only a moral victory when a centrist almost wins? Fait Accompli Jun 2017 #28
The other ones are one thing Wabbajack_ Jun 2017 #30
And an expensive price for a moral victory. We need to choose OnDoutside Jun 2017 #31
Congressional Elections are Held every 2 Years plus special elections as in this case JI7 Jun 2017 #33
here's a thought Softail1 Jun 2017 #34
they voted for Trump also so lets not pretend this is about something we clearly know it isn't about JI7 Jun 2017 #38
Huh, so we need to be PC with them? ck4829 Jun 2017 #40
Here is as thought...no. I will call them out on their racism...the voted for a candidate Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #58
And math is math is math. Can people please stop the non-reality posts that we can magically LBM20 Jun 2017 #36
That's right! Keep using that stick to beat down Dems and help the GOP. kcr Jun 2017 #41
Aren't you a ray of sunshine! Adrahil Jun 2017 #42
Right because we always win that district. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #45
a little honesty would be nice bigtree Jun 2017 #47
They'd probably feel better if irrelevant and petulant questions were kept to oneself. LanternWaste Jun 2017 #53
Right! Polly Hennessey Jun 2017 #55
And anyone who spreads despair and hopelessness is helping the other side. pnwmom Jun 2017 #57
and I question their motivation. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #59
And to answer that we need to ask pnwmom Jun 2017 #67
Exactly right...division is what they want which they must know will elect the GOP. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #73
Well, since there will never be another election, ever... Orsino Jun 2017 #60
I think the cheese stands alone. Phentex Jun 2017 #61
I agree. It's like watching Red Sox fans the day after the 1986 World Series ended celebrating their jcmaine72 Jun 2017 #64
Dammit Mookie... Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #66
"participation trophy" NCTraveler Jun 2017 #65
If you're a Democrat in Wisconsin... yallerdawg Jun 2017 #74
Wisconsin was part of the blue wall. It is now a deep red state. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #75
we cannot deny a loss, however DonCoquixote Jun 2017 #81
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