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ArizonaLib

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7. large voting turnouts are always good for democracy

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #3)

Wed May 20, 2020, 08:43 PM

May 2020

makes it all the more difficult for election stealing or for less popular candidates with unpopular platforms to get elected.

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Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts [View all] budkin May 2020 OP

GOTV, my friends. muntrv May 2020 #1

Yeah, but if any outsiders like the last election get in Doreen May 2020 #2

Thats how he needs to lose; BIG. oldsoftie May 2020 #3

large voting turnouts are always good for democracy ArizonaLib May 2020 #7

Trump incompetence on COVID caused the economy collapse bucolic_frolic May 2020 #4

Get ready for the nastiest smear campaign (against Joe Biden) in American history. Doodley May 2020 #5

Yep, and the Dems will get just as nasty. paleotn May 2020 #8

And Obama MFM008 May 2020 #16

Yep. And they know just how to push his buttons.... paleotn May 2020 #18

Sorry, but NO ONE can be as nasty as Trump... regnaD kciN May 2020 #35

Vote by mail.... paleotn May 2020 #6

My prediction: Biden will win Pennsylvania and Ohio FakeNoose May 2020 #37

The recent Wisconsin Supreme Court election result gives me hope Zambero May 2020 #38

Love this! FakeNoose May 2020 #39

Take it for what it's worth FormerWIRepub May 2020 #41

This sure as hell isn't the time to get overconfident. (nt) Paladin May 2020 #9

Once you apply the 'russian interference factor. olddad65 May 2020 #10

I would tend to agree with you. I remember predictions plastered all over DU four years ago totodeinhere May 2020 #13

Hillary had it in the bag too sellitman May 2020 #11

Exactly. 80k non-voters gave it to trump. Dont let him get CLOSE. nt oldsoftie May 2020 #12

The Russians gave it to Trump. olddad65 May 2020 #21

The russians didnt cast any votes. And neither did a lot of democrats. oldsoftie May 2020 #26

Yes they did. sellitman May 2020 #36

+100,000 this. paleotn May 2020 #19

We shouldn't get complacent. sakabatou May 2020 #14

The economy was great. Then coronavirus took a colossal dump on it. Initech May 2020 #15

Hope So colsohlibgal May 2020 #17

Trump isn't a president, he is a fascist dictator. olddad65 May 2020 #24

The 2020 election will be a bloody(hope not physical) disaster. maddiemom May 2020 #30

Republicans haven't actually won a presidential election since Bush Sr. Nothing new. live love laugh May 2020 #20

I read the source story, and it says: Foolacious May 2020 #22

Yeah, your vote no longer matters, but get out in vote. olddad65 May 2020 #25

Concern noted N/T Foolacious May 2020 #42

I don't trust trump from meddling liberal N proud May 2020 #23

I will not believe it until Fox cable news announces it. kimbutgar May 2020 #27

He needs to have the biggest, greatest, hugest loss in American electoral history. SeattleVet May 2020 #28

Post removed Post removed May 2020 #29

Trump doesn't have a clue as to what is coming in November.. Stuart G May 2020 #31

he will lose because of his "response" to coroavirus Skittles May 2020 #32

I will not believe (or even read) stories like this. Steelrolled May 2020 #33

The same model was predicting that he would WIN in a landslide pre-COVID-19... regnaD kciN May 2020 #34

Hopefully. area51 May 2020 #40