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The Velveteen Ocelot

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6. Flipping that particular district was unlikely on the first try.

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 12:45 AM

Jun 2017

You don't easily dislodge a GOPer in a rich white suburb of Atlanta where they've voted GOP every single time for some 40 years. It's like the exact opposite of my district: One reason Keith Ellison was considered for the DNC job was because if he left the House there was still no way in hell a GOPer could win MN-5. I don't even remember the name of the Republican who ran against him in November. And that's one reason why Trump appointed Tom Price, among all the available right-wing nutbags, to HHS - they knew the seat was safe. I'm not gnashing my teeth and rending my clothing over this one.

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People! Flipping a district is not as easy as it sounds! [View all] Initech Jun 2017 OP

Well, according to some people ... NanceGreggs Jun 2017 #1

Yeah I think people are trying to feed us that narrative. Initech Jun 2017 #2

Well, it's becoming easier and easier ... NanceGreggs Jun 2017 #3

You just have to be careful not to pull the vending machine over on yourself The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #4

True! Initech Jun 2017 #5

Flipping that particular district was unlikely on the first try. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #6

But every time I put a dollar in the vending machine ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #7