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moose65

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30. That's true

Wed Jun 21, 2017, 01:43 PM

Jun 2017

It was practically a mirror image of this year. Between March 31, 2009 and May 18, 2010 there were 7 special House elections, and Democrats won all of them. They were: NY 20 (Gillibrand's seat); Illinois 5 (Rahm Emmanuel's seat); California 32 (Hilda Solis's seat); California 10 (Ellen Tauscher's seat); NY 23 (John McHugh's seat - flipped from R to D); Florida 19 (Robert Wexler's seat); Pennsylvania 12 (Murtha's seat). Dems won all of these - replacing the prior Dem in all but NY 23. So Republicans didn't win any of those blue seats, either, and still ended up shellacking us in November 2010!

There were a couple more in 2010: Hawaii 1st, that weird election where everyone was on the same ballot and a Republican slipped in and won (and subsequently lost in Nov. 2010), and Georgia 9 after Nathan Deal resigned to run for governor (replaced by another Republican). So Dems won 7 out of 9, and would have won in Hawaii were it not for that weird jungle election.

Special elections are no indicators of general election success!

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Republicans are whistling past the graveyard [View all] EarlG Jun 2017 OP

Useful information to see progress when we don't see results we want! Thank you! Eom Lyricalinklines Jun 2017 #1

k&r bigtree Jun 2017 #2

When we start awarding seats as participation medals, get back to me... Moostache Jun 2017 #3

Check your numbers, they don't support your contention... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #5

Splitting hairs a bit... Moostache Jun 2017 #16

Funny, I don't see a lot of endzone dancing... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #20

I think it is a day to celebrate getting close EarlG Jun 2017 #7

You r right but need some groupthink BootinUp Jun 2017 #10

Prior to the GOP wave in 2010 NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #12

His Presidency is likely to get worse leftstreet Jun 2017 #14

I'm with you. As long as we keep celebrating our small losses, Alice11111 Jun 2017 #23

You do realize we didn't win a special election Motownman78 Jun 2017 #41

The circumstances were much different then Alice11111 Jun 2017 #42

How? Motownman78 Jun 2017 #43

Please clearly explain how we were supposed to immediately win DEEP RED districts? LBM20 Jun 2017 #46

If I knew that, we would not have DT. What I do know is Alice11111 Jun 2017 #52

The OP is trying to be positive Motownman78 Jun 2017 #40

Please clearly explain how YOU would win in a DEEP RED district that has voted R for DECADES? LBM20 Jun 2017 #47

They really did explain how they would win Progressive dog Jun 2017 #50

It's only over if we give up... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #4

Fair point....and there's 15 months of Trumpie to the midterms ! OnDoutside Jun 2017 #6

So, he should be able to do 3x as much damage as he has Alice11111 Jun 2017 #25

The longer he stays Pres the tougher the situation for the OnDoutside Jun 2017 #33

The net result is that the Democratic candidate still lost. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #8

Yeah but EarlG Jun 2017 #13

The trend in everyone of those states is toward the Democrat. Blue_true Jun 2017 #19

Trend? The Democrat lost. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #35

The trend is your friend. Plot the data at each election and see what that tell you. Blue_true Jun 2017 #39

I'll believe the trend when we have an actual Democratic majority in Congress. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #44

Correct! Alice11111 Jun 2017 #26

Great post thank you. titaniumsalute Jun 2017 #9

K&R... spanone Jun 2017 #11

Yes, a good sign.. disillusioned73 Jun 2017 #15

Sorry, but there's nothing here to get all weak in the knees with ecstasy about. jcmaine72 Jun 2017 #17

I read something where Democrats won 7 of 7 Special Elections between 2009 and the election of 2010. Blue_true Jun 2017 #21

That's true moose65 Jun 2017 #30

Who's not aiming higher? EarlG Jun 2017 #22

I'm with you, EarlG. To get this close in those deep red districts has to be freaking catbyte Jun 2017 #24

I think we could have aimed higher, earlier. Much higher. Alice11111 Jun 2017 #28

John Ossoff has it right. People like Susan Serandon and Adam Green and Bernie Sanders are wrong. Blue_true Jun 2017 #18

To take a contrary opinion bucolic_frolic Jun 2017 #27

K&R!!!! So good to read real, positive stuff, instead of gloomy and sarcastic twaddle secondwind Jun 2017 #29

THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON!! WoonTars Jun 2017 #31

K&R mcar Jun 2017 #32

Good numbers! kentuck Jun 2017 #34

Winning by 1 point is the same as winning by 30 points oberliner Jun 2017 #36

I assume you do not get that the numbers are moving in a good direction. n/t USALiberal Jun 2017 #37

Do you see any of these seats going D in 2018? oberliner Jun 2017 #38

Great post. Mike Niendorff Jun 2017 #45

Great Post that is very interesting! Dem_4_Life Jun 2017 #48

I hope you're right. ecstatic Jun 2017 #49

Excellent post, buck up campers we can win njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #51