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2. By the same token, if a far left candidate runs in a red district that will get clobbered.

Sat Aug 5, 2017, 12:52 PM

Aug 2017

You want to win in conservative areas, run a moderate, as that is what most Democrats are.

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Fielding anti-choice candidates isn't going to fool anyone [View all] marylandblue Aug 2017 OP

A voice of reason wryter2000 Aug 2017 #1

Kinda the smae outcome either way zipplewrath Aug 2017 #4

Most votes are a complex choice forced into a binary box marylandblue Aug 2017 #8

Exactly! Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #3

No Republican voted against Gorsuch marylandblue Aug 2017 #6

Because he didnt change the balance of the court. mr_liberal Aug 2017 #7

I bet she votes party line, but we'll see marylandblue Aug 2017 #9

Murkowski is probably it. There aren't many moderate republicans left. mr_liberal Aug 2017 #11

Good point, the right would still vote against them YCHDT Aug 2017 #10