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ramapo

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17. Two years is a lifetime. We have no friggin clue.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 01:41 PM

Dec 2016

No doubt the numbers in 2018 are challenging.

It could be a Republican blowout. Or blowback on an overzealous Republican agenda. Or the status quo is maintained (maybe the least likely).

But politics is like the weather. Constantly changing, sometimes with great speed and ferocity.

2008 was all Dems. That was good for less than two years.

1964. Republicans were in the wilderness. Four years later Nixon was elected.

2004 Bush and Republicans were on top. It all came apart two years later.

1976. Democrats cleaned up on Watergate backlash. 1980 the Reagan-era was underway.

Events will mostly determine which way things go.

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from Robert Reich 'It's important to be realistic about what were up against [View all] elleng Dec 2016 OP

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Wouldn't Gavin Newsom win that in a landslide? MrPurple Dec 2016 #6

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I wish he was Cali governor now, so he could run for President in 2020 MrPurple Dec 2016 #19

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scariest thing about Trump MrPurple Dec 2016 #20

? AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #12

Moving to the center is no alternative. nt Granny M Dec 2016 #8

I agree. elleng Dec 2016 #10

things will likely get worse AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #11

Yes. elleng Dec 2016 #13

Let's give Trump enough time to tank the economy and not live up to YOHABLO Dec 2016 #14

Messaging is irrelevant if we don't have confidence our votes count. Pacifist Patriot Dec 2016 #15

I too have had no confidence in the 'system' for well over a dozen years. elleng Dec 2016 #16

Two years is a lifetime. We have no friggin clue. ramapo Dec 2016 #17

We need to focus on distilling our positions to short, catchy lines, as well as critiquing him on JudyM Dec 2016 #18