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In reply to the discussion: Would Jones have won if his opponet was [View all]DFW
(54,341 posts)70. Not at all
Moore was to Jones what Todd Akin was for Claire McCaskill. McCaskill told me in so many words that Akin would have been Senator from Missouri if he hadn't been so stupid as to invent "legitimate rape" on live TV.
She knows full well that Akin's stupidity was what won the 2012 election for her, and that her opponent next year will probably be made to watch the Akin tape ten times an hour for a week until he can swear in his sleep that he will never say anything so stupid with the cameras rolling.
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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