Excellent point. However, I'm inclined to go with the "black swan" argument. This (Reply #2)

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2. Excellent point. However, I'm inclined to go with the "black swan" argument. This

last election was a perfect storm of badness. By the next cycle the electorate will understand the vast depth of the void - which are the promises of Trump.

And there will be a reckoning...

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Democrats: Left in the Lurch. [View all]	jonno99	Jan 2017	OP
"Electorally speaking, Democrats live in the wrong places."	EL34x4	Jan 2017	#1
Excellent point. However, I'm inclined to go with the "black swan" argument. This	jonno99	Jan 2017	#2
We ignore our mistakes at our peril. We never thought we'd lose to Bush twice* and we did.	dionysus	Jan 2017	#4
I disagree	rpannier	Jan 2017	#6
Very interesting piece!	dionysus	Jan 2017	#3
young liberal voters that normaly would have voted dem, voted green or didnt vote at all - why ?	factfinder_77	Jan 2017	#5
We got pounded in 2016	rpannier	Jan 2017	#7
yeah, so what was up with those senate races? Is that Hillary's fault?	Fast Walker 52	Jan 2017	#8
Ah, but the pounding was not from the GOP alone.	Demsrule86	Jan 2017	#11
Yep - it seems there was a lot of so-called progressives who	jonno99	Jan 2017	#12
No coat tails for Democrats in Congress and state houses	andym	Jan 2017	#9
It is not uncommon for the party holding the presidency to lose the House during the midterms.	Demsrule86	Jan 2017	#10

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