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Gothmog

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53. Ossoff Moved The Bar 19.6% Toward The Blue, Here Are The Republican Seats Within That Range.
Thu Jun 22, 2017, 12:42 PM
Jun 2017

This makes me smile https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/21/1673820/-Ossoff-Moved-The-Bar-19-6-Toward-The-Blue-Here-Are-The-Republican-Seats-Within-That-Range

Price won GA06 by 23.4%, Handel won by 3.8%. Ossoff moved the bar 19.6% toward the blue.

Sure it hurts, but keep in mind the following Republican house seats that were won last Nov. and are within that 19.6% range.

Florida District 16 Republican Party Vern Buchanan 19.5
Washington District 5 Republican Party Cathy McMorris Rodgers 19.3
Texas District 6 Republican Party Joe Barton 19.3
Illinois District 13 Republican Party Rodney Davis 19.3
New Jersey District 11 Republican Party Rodney Frelinghuysen 19.1
Texas District 22 Republican Party Pete Olson 19
Texas District 10 Republican Party Michael McCaul 18.9
Pennsylvania District 7 Republican Party Patrick Meehan 18.9
Illinois District 14 Republican Party Randy Hultgren 18.6
North Carolina District 6 Republican Party Mark Walker 18.5
Illinois District 6 Republican Party Peter Roskam 18.4
Ohio District 1 Republican Party Steve Chabot 18.4
California District 1 Republican Party Doug LaMalfa 18.1
New York District 1 Republican Party Lee Zeldin 17.9
California District 42 Republican Party Ken Calvert 17.6
North Carolina District 8 Republican Party Richard Hudson 17.5
California District 45 Republican Party Mimi Walters 17.1
Florida District 6 Republican Party Ron DeSantis 17.1
Texas District 24 Republican Party Kenny Marchant 16.9
Michigan District 8 Republican Party Mike Bishop 16.9
Florida District 3 Republican Party Ted Yoho 16.8
North Carolina District 5 Republican Party Virginia Foxx 16.8
Virginia District 5 Republican Party Tom Garrett 16.7
California District 48 Republican Party Dana Rohrabacher 16.6
West Virginia District 2 Republican Party Alexander Mooney 16.4
North Carolina District 9 Republican Party Robert Pittenger 16.4
Montanas At-Large District Republican Party Ryan Zinke 15.6
Washington District 4 Republican Party Dan Newhouse 15.3
Virginia District 7 Republican Party David Brat 15.3
New York District 23 Republican Party Tom Reed 15.2
Michigan District 7 Republican Party Tim Walberg 15
Florida District 15 Republican Party Dennis Ross 14.9
Michigan District 1 Republican Party Jack Bergman 14.8
Illinois District 12 Republican Party Mike Bost 14.6
California District 39 Republican Party Edward Royce 14.5
Pennsylvania District 6 Republican Party Ryan Costello 14.5
Alaskas At-Large District Republican Party Don Young 14.3
Colorado District 3 Republican Party Scott Tipton 14.3
Arizona District 2 Republican Party Martha McSally 13.9
Iowa District 3 Republican Party David Young 13.7
Minnesota District 3 Republican Party Erik Paulsen 13.7
Indiana District 9 Republican Party Trey Hollingsworth 13.7
California District 21 Republican Party David Valadao 13.5
North Carolina District 2 Republican Party George Holding 13.4
Michigan District 11 Republican Party David Trott 12.8
Utah District 4 Republican Party Mia Love 12.5
Texas District 7 Republican Party John Culberson 12.3
Louisiana District 3 Republican Party Clay Higgins 12.2
North Carolina District 13 Republican Party Ted Budd 12.2
Florida District 26 Republican Party Carlos Curbelo 11.8
New Jersey District 7 Republican Party Leonard Lance 11
Pennsylvania District 16 Republican Party Lloyd Smucker 10.9
Kansas District 3 Republican Party Kevin Yoder 10.7
Florida District 18 Republican Party Brian Mast 10.5
Florida District 27 Republican Party Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 9.8
Maine District 2 Republican Party Bruce Poliquin 9.6
Pennsylvania District 8 Republican Party Brian Fitzpatrick 8.9
New York District 19 Republican Party John Faso 8.6
Colorado District 6 Republican Party Mike Coffman 8.3
Alabama District 2 Republican Party Martha Roby 8.2
Iowa District 1 Republican Party Rod Blum 7.7
California District 25 Republican Party Stephen Knight 6.3
Virginia District 10 Republican Party Barbara Comstock 5.8
New York District 22 Republican Party Claudia Tenney 5.5
California District 10 Republican Party Jeff Denham 3.4
Minnesota District 2 Republican Party Jason Lewis 1.8
Texas District 23 Republican Party Will Hurd 1.3
Nebraska District 2 Republican Party Don Bacon 1.2
California District 49 Republican Party Darrell Issa 0.5

Of course we’re not going to win all these seats, but thanks to what Ossoff did yesterday, these Republicans are going to be looking over their shoulders. We need 24 out of these 68.

RESIST!

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Game Over, Man - GAME OVER!!! [View all] NanceGreggs Jun 2017 OP
DU was Bill Paxton last night Motownman78 Jun 2017 #1
lol Cha Jun 2017 #67
Some of the posts last night were hilariously melodramatic Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #2
lol. JHan Jun 2017 #33
Nance we keep repeating all of the above but got feeling them not listening! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #3
I can't take it shenmue Jun 2017 #7
Tomorrow another day! WE DEMS ARE ENERGIZED! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #8
Thank you shenmue Jun 2017 #9
I thought it meant dems were doing really well onit2day Jun 2017 #25
It does...this all goes back to the 16 election ... a certain group wants the Dems to fail Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #37
They are overplaying their hands! Yes! Yes this! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #61
remember that some of the doomsters (the most reflexive ones) are annabanana Jun 2017 #50
Yes! I totally suspect that! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #56
Grit. Resilience. Igel Jun 2017 #4
This one paragraph...says it all, and you are totally correct... Stuart G Jun 2017 #5
Our Democratic Party will be there when we need it. Wellstone ruled Jun 2017 #6
Thank you! We Dems are energized! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #10
At my age,this might be one of the last Wellstone ruled Jun 2017 #14
Couldn't read much yesterday...it really was rediculous. Xolodno Jun 2017 #11
Nancy Pelosi is a fucking rock world wide wally Jun 2017 #20
I don't understand how GOP attacks on the minority leader are repeated on DU Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #38
Thanks, Nance. brer cat Jun 2017 #12
Really getting tired of hearing that the GOP didn't win by that much... worstexever Jun 2017 #13
And Republicans lose time and again ... NanceGreggs Jun 2017 #17
So I should resign myself Plucketeer Jun 2017 #22
Really getting tired of hearing that if Dems don't win a seat not held by any Dem for more than Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #39
context is everything. niyad Jun 2017 #54
There was no sensible expectation of Democrats winning those two seats that have been... George II Jun 2017 #69
In actuality, nothing was truly lost...it was a KGOP held seat that simply remains a KGOP held seat. MedusaX Jun 2017 #15
K&R bdamomma Jun 2017 #16
Just a couple months ago I used the term long game and Mello in a post Omaha Steve Jun 2017 #18
Mello was running for mayor... it was a local election. And supporting someone with his Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #40
This kind of concern is a virus. Do your best to avoid infection. PubliusEnigma Jun 2017 #19
Sanity. NYResister Jun 2017 #21
There is nothing wrong with... lame54 Jun 2017 #23
You assume they were on our side to begin with...it seems to me more of an opportunity to vent Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #41
I just counted 25 seats that Republicans won by under 15% in 2016. Seeing the type of ground we've Grown2Hate Jun 2017 #24
I agree. I think we have a shot at the house in 18...the gerrymander hurts us but not as much Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #42
Flipping a district is like when your candy bar gets stuck in the vending machine. Initech Jun 2017 #26
ain't that the truth Nance still_one Jun 2017 #27
Politics are somewhat like marathons, you train, you work, you eat healthy, all the things to win Thinkingabout Jun 2017 #28
Well said. NanceGreggs Jun 2017 #29
You are absolutely correct and spot on!! blue-wave Jun 2017 #30
I didn't see any "game over" posts. There were posts noting that there's a concern... Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #31
I used to live in Georgia 6 and sent money to Ossoff, but honestly I never expected to win. Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #43
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Kickin' this Hekate Jun 2017 #32
Exactly. Mike Niendorff Jun 2017 #34
"Anyone who calls this a "defeat" ... NanceGreggs Jun 2017 #35
Thank you for posting....and I agree! bresue Jun 2017 #36
Politics is a long game mcar Jun 2017 #44
Great post as usual Nance...thanks! Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #46
Great post Nance Gothmog Jun 2017 #47
I hear echos of the following words Bettie Jun 2017 #48
Newt Gingrich took that seat after losing twice. Maybe Ossoff will take it after only one loss. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #49
exactly, I was wondering why everyone was freaking out n/t. okieinpain Jun 2017 #51
Howard Dean, whom the extreme left loves, stated the same thing. pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #52
Extreme left??? FiveGoodMen Jun 2017 #57
What??? maddiemom Jun 2017 #59
I am not dissing Dean or the Democratic Party. pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #60
The furthest left (that we've actually got) are not extreme FiveGoodMen Jun 2017 #63
A lot of people supporting Dean, supported Sanders. pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #64
Ossoff Moved The Bar 19.6% Toward The Blue, Here Are The Republican Seats Within That Range. Gothmog Jun 2017 #53
I am certain that the pukes would LOVE for us all to be so discouraged that we pack it niyad Jun 2017 #55
Thank you RoBear Jun 2017 #58
I'm an old timer, and I remember way back in 1964 when the Democrats swept the House.... George II Jun 2017 #62
That happened because of the Kennedy assasination... Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #68
The Election Religious Bill D Jun 2017 #65
From 2006 to 2010 Democrats controlled both houses of Congress Progressive dog Jun 2017 #66
Who sez that "crime does not pay"? Ernest Partridge Jun 2017 #70
Right on point, as usual, Nance NastyRiffraff Jun 2017 #71
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