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51. Of course it was for other campaigns

Reply to ehrnst (Reply #41)

Sun Jun 25, 2017, 03:17 PM

Jun 2017

That's why the DNC had the worst May fundraising in 14 years.

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They had to spend 25 million to hold a republican seat in a red district. [View all] ehrnst Jun 2017 OP

That's the fifty state strategy. Make em fight for every seat. Iggo Jun 2017 #1

AND even then it was by a much smaller spread than in the past. WePurrsevere Jun 2017 #2

Yes it is mcar Jun 2017 #3

Make that to hold the seat. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #4

Correct - I have updated the headline. (nt) ehrnst Jun 2017 #7

K & R L. Coyote Jun 2017 #14

That's A Stunning Number, No? ProfessorGAC Jun 2017 #5

I think it was called the most expensive House race in history NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #6

And we spent the same to lose it customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #8

Ours came from many small donations. Is your answer to not compete everywhere? Bad idea. LBM20 Jun 2017 #11

My answer is to put the money where it will do some good customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #34

So... you want to tell all those individual voters not to donate to a Democratic candidate ehrnst Jun 2017 #44

I'm not telling anybody to do anything customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #45

You said that money spent on Ossoff would have been better spent elsewhere. ehrnst Jun 2017 #46

I would ask people customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #53

So you're saying that we should not fight in a heavily red district that elected DT by only 1% ehrnst Jun 2017 #54

dward Lasker realized the value of the Bishop Sacrifice in 1911. LanternWaste Jun 2017 #63

We didn't lose it as we didn't have it in the first place. Kaleva Jun 2017 #19

And my point is customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #35

Can you tell us what % of money that Ossoff raised ehrnst Jun 2017 #21

Nobody can, of course customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #37

Most of it was from out of state - I doubt that money was reserved for another campaign. ehrnst Jun 2017 #41

Of course it was for other campaigns FBaggins Jun 2017 #51

a lot of his money came from california democrats and other blue state democrats JI7 Jun 2017 #36

And they could have used that money customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #38

they were small donations. stop trying to control people who want to help democrats. JI7 Jun 2017 #39

I can't control anybody customerserviceguy Jun 2017 #40

Well if "we" hadn't supported an anti-choice mayoral candidate in Nebraska... moda253 Jun 2017 #48

And who determines those battles? (nt) ehrnst Jun 2017 #61

Suggestions often seem more valid when objective numbers and evidence are used to support them LanternWaste Jun 2017 #64

Every dollar of Democratic outside spending sucked up $2.50 of R outside spending krispos42 Jun 2017 #47

Aye this wasnt really much of a win due to the amount they had to spend to hold onto that seat. cstanleytech Jun 2017 #9

Absolutely! We made HUGE progress and THIS is the 50 state strategy everyone wants. LBM20 Jun 2017 #10

Roughly $200 were spent per vote cast. Xipe Totec Jun 2017 #12

And it changed nothing. The Rs were drained yuuugely just to hang onto what they had before. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #13

Not if that $25M is the difference in repealing the ACA... JoeStuckInOH Jun 2017 #15

Can you explain how that takes away from fighting the ACHA? ehrnst Jun 2017 #16

Russia enid602 Jun 2017 #17

Progress would be winning the seat oberliner Jun 2017 #18

Perhaps this graphic will put it into perspective for you. ehrnst Jun 2017 #20

Ossoff got fewer votes than Rodney Stooksbury oberliner Jun 2017 #22

Special elections, like midterms, generally have much lower turnout than presidential ehrnst Jun 2017 #23

True, but this special election received an inordinate amount of attention and fundraising oberliner Jun 2017 #25

So, what do you think was the cause of "not flipping the 6th?" ehrnst Jun 2017 #42

Good question oberliner Jun 2017 #49

I'm so proud of Jon Ossoff.. those who want Cha Jun 2017 #24

It is progress. But I have a problem with his running from outside LuvLoogie Jun 2017 #27

He grew up there, and moved near Emory to be near his fiance. ehrnst Jun 2017 #29

That's sweet and all that, but not politically relevant, nor astute. It's like driving LuvLoogie Jun 2017 #30

Clearly you're not mad at him. That's sweet. ehrnst Jun 2017 #31

I'm not mad. And I doubt that's the main reason he lost. LuvLoogie Jun 2017 #33

How do you get that 11,000 votes were "lost" due to his address? ehrnst Jun 2017 #43

Yup. mac56 Jun 2017 #26

Had to? Sanity Claws Jun 2017 #28

I don't think that they would spend money that they didn't think they had to. (nt) ehrnst Jun 2017 #62

It sure is. We need to field good strong candidate and fuck the republicans up. nt Blue_true Jun 2017 #32

Osoff's heart was in the right place, but he wasn't a strong candidate TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #52

She has experience in Voter suppression. And he did Damn good: ehrnst Jun 2017 #56

He did do well and Handel was lucky to win TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #59

Any suggestions? (nt) ehrnst Jun 2017 #60

WE MUST DEREGULATE COAL AND OIL IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!1!! Orrex Jun 2017 #50

?? (nt) ehrnst Jun 2017 #55

It would have been funnier if I'd posted it in the correct thread. Orrex Jun 2017 #57

OK. ehrnst Jun 2017 #58