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NightWatcher

(39,376 posts) Wed Jun 21, 2017, 11:11 AM Jun 2017

The Sky is Not Falling [View all]

A House District that has voted republican since 1979 voted that way again yesterday.

That's the only postmortem we need.

That it was closer than usual is a good thing but not a ground shattering moment.

Stop saying that we need to fire Pelosi or rethink our platform or strategies.

Now let's get back to piling on trump and drive him from office.

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The Sky is Not Falling [View all] NightWatcher Jun 2017 OP

Well said Blue_Roses Jun 2017 #1

I agree, and thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #2

Why did Trump pick Tom Price for HHS? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #3

Yep. GoCubsGo Jun 2017 #9

We need to avoid a sour grapes fallacy. J_William_Ryan Jun 2017 #4

We will not win elections in deep red states...there are some we may win... Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #15

District lines are drawn every 10 years, people move more often IronLionZion Jun 2017 #18

Not competititive enough for us to win...millions more votes were cast for the Democrats Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #21

We need to win state legislatures IronLionZion Jun 2017 #23

agreed. refer everyone to pic of the day. niyad Jun 2017 #5

K&R !!!!! secondwind Jun 2017 #6

Agreed. I survived 1994 midterms, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016, etc.. muntrv Jun 2017 #7

Kick. Rec. GoCubsGo Jun 2017 #8

Not the whole sky by any means Wabbajack_ Jun 2017 #10

And that my friend...is why we lose...blame blame and more blame for the only Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #12

When we haven't won a competitive election in nearly 6 years liskddksil Jun 2017 #11

No, we need to end the gerrymander and stop fighting among ourselves...we need a loyal and Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #13

We can't end gerrymanders until after the 2020 census, and to do that we need to be in power liskddksil Jun 2017 #27

that is not really true...I think the gerrymander is losing its effectiveness... and with Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #30

We should hire hackers so that we can win next time NightWatcher Jun 2017 #14

The Democratic Party tiredtoo Jun 2017 #16

Agree but cubbies01 Jun 2017 #17

"the younger folks are less susceptible to this stuff" FiveGoodMen Jun 2017 #25

amen that tiredtoo Jun 2017 #28

And it's no mandate for trumpcare Chakaconcarne Jun 2017 #19

"Stop saying that we need to fire Pelosi or rethink our platform or strategies. " I agree on Pelosi Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #20

Multiple sources are representing this is an unusual crushing defeat Moral Compass Jun 2017 #22

With this attitude, prepare for a long future of "postmortem(s)! HenryWallace Jun 2017 #24

Well put sir, well put. EOM tiredtoo Jun 2017 #29

And with the attitude that gains are nothing, we will have a future of even more postmortem(s) ehrnst Jun 2017 #31

we will overcome! samnsara Jun 2017 #26