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Goran_K says

Trump only won the district by 1.5 points, it was seen as an easy flip for the DNC

PC idiots at DNC do not understand that Trump problem in South was that he is a "damn Yankee" and he sure behaves in the way how Southerners think Yankees behave. He won with lowest % of vote in last 20 years in deeply red Texas. Anyone with a Southern drawl and letter R attached will win in districts where Trump won or lost by a few percentage points.

errc says

This is so great for America, what with Republicans history of doing so good with government, for the people, once they finally get a chance to be in charge

Forget history, we are in uncharted lands, where we have a president that was never an elected politician. We watched and waited patiently for the last 8 years for the country to turn around. Why all of a sudden is everyones panties in a bunch?

komputodo says

errc says

This is so great for America, what with Republicans history of doing so good with government, for the people, once they finally get a chance to be in charge

Forget history, we are in uncharted lands, where we have a president that was never an elected politician. We watched and waited patiently for the last 8 years for the country to turn around. Why all of a sudden is everyones panties in a bunch?

Because despite their protests that they are the party of science fact and logic, the Democrats of today are mostly leftists and depend entirely on made up hysterias it's continually evidenced by the postings of the leftists here on Patrick.net.

joeyjojojunior says

It's too bad you can't stop exaggerating when making a point, because some of what you say is actually true.

O' Reeeeally?

There is so much gold in the #FakeNews media, it's like a turkey shoot to find when they eat their own foot.

drBu says

PC idiots at DNC do not understand that Trump problem in South was that he is a "damn Yankee" and he sure behaves in the way how Southerners think Yankees behave. He won with lowest % of vote in last 20 years in deeply red Texas. Anyone with a Southern drawl and letter R attached will win in districts where Trump won or lost by a few percentage points.

Yes I noticed that with the "traditional" GOP voter base, Trump did horribly, worse than Romney. He lost counties in Texas that Romney won, and also barely won midwest counties that he should have won by 10+ points. In my old area, Orange County, they voted blue for the first time in 60+ years.

Conversely he also flipped 200+ Democrat counties to GOP. Weird right?

I didn't vote for Trump but I do find him intriguing. He has some weird charisma that spans both sides of the aisle (which is why he won). Hillary basically only appealed to Coastal Leftist, which admittedly almost won her the election due to the population of California and New York.

Regardless, Gianforte, Handel, and others are riding his coat talks. 2018 is looking good for the GOP, don't waste it guys.

"O' Reeeeally?"

Yes, really. You think I made that up?

It's called the difference between 99% and 100%. But you go right ahead and call it "fake news"

joeyjojojunior says

It's called the difference between 99% and 100%. But you go right ahead and call it "fake news"

I didn't really care about that, you're literally arguing over peanuts, the difference between 4-5 points was immaterial to me. That's like when your favorite team loses the NBA championship by 10 points instead of 20 when they were expecting to win by 30.

Multiple #FakeNews sites reporting a 7 point edge blowout for a guy who lost by 4 points is hilarious. Basically any leftist polling has been shown to be extremely inaccurate over the past 12 months.

"Multiple #FakeNews sites reporting a 7 point edge blowout for a guy who lost by 4 points is hilarious. Basically any leftist polling has been shown to be extremely inaccurate over the past 12 months"

hahahaha. Your own post shows what a partisan hack you are.

You probably didn't realize that it shows the RealClearPolitics polling average was Handel +0.2%. So, I guess the MSM had it about right.

joeyjojojunior says

So, I guess the MSM had it about right.

Yeah they had it about right. Ossof as the winner, actually loses by 4 points. Yup, just about right.

"Yeah they had it about right. Ossof as the winner, actually loses by 4 points. Yup, just about right. "

Wow, I would have expected you could at least read. RCP average was Handel winning.

joeyjojojunior says

"Yeah they had it about right. Ossof as the winner, actually loses by 4 points. Yup, just about right. "

Wow, I would have expected you could at least read. RCP average was Handel winning.

Only saved by one poll from Trafalgar Group which was the most recent but least weighted poll in their running average.

Like I said, fakenews.

"Only saved by one poll from Trafalgar Group which was the most recent but least weighted poll in their running average. Like I said, fakenews."

Yes, you've certainly said that. Unfortunately, it just makes you look foolish.

joeyjojojunior says

Yes, you've certainly said that. Unfortunately, it just makes you look foolish.

Sure.

Bottom line, running against the President isn't working for Democrats. I suggest acknowledging three truths that should be self-evident to any Democrat:
1) Pence is worse than Trump;
2) Islam is worse than Pence;
3) since Obamneycare hit with full force in 2014, Americans are paying more and dying sooner.
If you can acknowledge those three, then you can see a way forward:
1) draft legislation consistent with the good things that candidate Trump said during the campaign;
2) denounce Islam, and draft legislation
a) to prosecute accessories to terrorism including those who attempt to profit as intended beneficiaries;
b) to stop hijrah
3) draft legislation to replace Obamneycare with something better, along the lines of what candidate Trump campaigned on.
The reason Democrats have not done any of those things is because the DNCe want more Petrodollar kickbacks including via both MICs, e.g. the Clintons' Saudi and corporate clients. If Democrats prefer to win, they can, but not by trying to make Pence President, and certainly not by spreading Islam. Stoking fear to the point of hysteria backfires when the other side turns out not to be nuclear Hitler after all. Try offering a better deal with better policies.

Goran_K says

Yes I noticed that with the "traditional" GOP voter base, Trump did horribly, worse than Romney. He lost counties in Texas that Romney won, and also barely won midwest counties that he should have won by 10+ points. In my old area, Orange County, they voted blue for the first time in 60+ years.

Conversely he also flipped 200+ Democrat counties to GOP. Weird right?

My best guess is that Trump got the vote of screwed-over blue collar workers. In TX, blue collar workers are doing well so Trump had less appeal + he is a damn Yankee. In Midwest these people are hurting, so they voted for the protest candidate and handed him the victory. Trump lost Fort Bend county near Houston which has voted for Democrats...never before (at least since 1970's).

Remarkably, this may be what the beginning of a unifying process looks like. Democrats must create a better strategy which will attract voters, and frankly, so do some Republicans. I would expect greater movement from the Democrats as they have suffered massive losses over the last years....to the point where we risk becoming a 1 party system, which would be very bad. I'm waiting for the 1st politician to run on the notion of term limits, or some other sure single issue win.

drBu says

My best guess is that Trump got the vote of screwed-over blue collar workers. In TX, blue collar workers are doing well so Trump had less appeal + he is a damn Yankee. In Midwest these people are hurting, so they voted for the protest candidate and handed him the victory. Trump lost Fort Bend county near Houston which has voted for Democrats...never before (at least since 1970's).

That's a good theory. Makes a lot of sense. I would add the 8 years of making white people the villain also didn't help.

zzyyxx-

Don't believe the fake news:

Republicans did about 30 pts worse in June than in Nov.

joeyjojojunior says

Don't believe the fake news:

But they still won, despite all the McCarthyist Democrats turning out in droves to stop Orangehitler.

Also, Handel won by 5 pts in a district that only went for Trump by around 1.5%

But they still won, despite all the McCarthyist Democrats turning out in droves to stop Orangehitler. Also, Handel won by 5 pts in a district that only went for Trump by around 1.5%

Handel won by about 3.8 points by running away from Trump. Which was smart. It's a +9 Republican district so she played toward old Republican ideas. And Republicans did a great job of getting out their vote. When reports were out about turnout being very high--that was actually bad news for Dems as it meant the Reps got their vote out as well.

Right,it was only national news about Trumps pro-Handel tweets, right?

Ossoff ran away from Trump Bashing and still lost.

Meanwhile, at CNN:

You mean to tell me Rosie O'Donnell helping Osoff did nto sway the election his favor?

Also, Congrats to Handel, the first GA Congresswoman.

Where are the Media Glass Ceiling Busted stories?

And the other Good News: Confirmed again that Big Money doesn't always win elections. Right,Hillary?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/04/the-georgia-republican-who-won-by-keeping-her-distance-from-trump/523572/

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TwoScoopsMcGee says

Where are the Media Glass Ceiling Busted stories?

I've been wondering that too! Here's a WOMAN, for heaven's sake, why wasn't that celebrated?!

P N Dr Lo R says

I've been wondering that too! Here's a WOMAN, for heaven's sake, why wasn't that celebrated?!

Yup, the first woman to be elected to the house from GA-which is surprising. Are the dems all misogynists??

lostand confused says

Yup, the first woman to be elected to the house from GA-which is surprising. Are the dems all misogynists??

Yeah, where is Linda Sarsour and the pussy hats?

Goran_K says

Linda Sarsour

Amazing to remember that less than a year ago, the White House website had a whole page praising that Sharia advocate as a "champion", even after she called Sharia "reasonable" and said it "makes a lot of sense", and advocated violence including sexual mutilation against Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Democrats' plans regarding feminism seem to have drifted from equality to Islam.

"Democrats Seethe After Georgia Loss: ‘Our Brand Is Worse Than Trump’"

Perhaps in 2018, veiled "Champion" Linda Sarsour will ride a camel to Democrats' rescue, ululating in celebration of hijrah, and toss around more Petrodollar baksheesh with registered foreign agent Tony Podesta (D-KSA) and his brother John.

You laugh, but that is not that far beyond the realm of possibility these days.

curious2 says

Perhaps in 2018, veiled "Champion" Linda Sarsour will ride a camel to Democrats' rescue, ululating in celebration of hijrah, and toss around more Petrodollar baksheesh with registered foreign agent Tony Podesta (D-KSA) and his brother John.