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Virginia

Yonnie3

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3. It is interesting to consider such things, but ...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:41 AM

Nov 2017

I don't believe that this race will be very predictive of the races in a year. Sure, strategies can be tested, but the electorate has short memories and the political climate can change rapidly making those strategies ineffective.

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Analysis: Virginia's election serves as a road map for 2018 congressional races [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2017 OP

everyone wants to make every election a roadmap for 2018, the fact is simple if beachbum bob Nov 2017 #1

And there is no guarantee that this will be a predictor. CurtEastPoint Nov 2017 #2

It is interesting to consider such things, but ... Yonnie3 Nov 2017 #3

What analysis' fail to realize is that the GOPs do steal, rig, cheat Iliyah Nov 2017 #4