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Showing Original Post only (View all)Would Jones have won if his opponet was [View all]
decent upstanding individual?
My guess is that the areas where Moore did worse than Trump and worse than he did in the past was because of write in votes or people who stayed home.
I don't see this election as a turning point.
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Do you remember Eugene McCarthy and McGovern plus many others who have depended on the youth vote.
JimBeard
Dec 2017
#67
we're on track to win a lot of seats in the next 2 election cycles that we may not be able to hold
unblock
Dec 2017
#11
I don't think the racism hurt him sadly and probably helped him win the primaries.
Egnever
Dec 2017
#53
it was a perfect storm of good news for us. some of it particular to that race, but others not.
unblock
Dec 2017
#8
I dont believe Jones would have won against somebody decent, however,
iwillalwayswonderwhy
Dec 2017
#16
It was deemed as right wing talking point. I would say that I agree with your post but then
Kirk Lover
Dec 2017
#68
" Because you never know when your opponent is going to hand you the chance of victory."
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2017
#22
no, his opponent would still have been a republican so no chance of a decent upstanding individual
spanone
Dec 2017
#23
If he does all that while proclaimin his aim is to "reduce abortions" it might not be a bad strategy
misanthrope
Dec 2017
#72
I'm with you...some of the folks here predicted that Jones would lose and have written other
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#81
Fact is, our guy won. That's a good thing and should pay off in the future even if it only means
Hoyt
Dec 2017
#83
I think I agree with the analysis I saw (538?) which split the 30 point swing into 3 parts
Pope George Ringo II
Dec 2017
#84