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Terror Sweat
Mar 15, 2009

logikv9 posted:

im gonna give a hot take and say that even the establishment pick dude would've done well in this election

I'm gonna say that the establishment pick probably wouldn't have tried as much

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ShutteredIn
Mar 24, 2005

El Campeon Mundial del Acordeon

Agnosticnixie posted:

If the dems start winning races, who are they going to browbeat with a Sorkin speech, Sanders? It's important to keep red seats red.

Don't worry they won't

Nonsense
Jan 26, 2007

lol every prominent republican gave time and money to that kansas twat

https://twitter.com/GideonResnick/status/851989697882619905

Nanomashoes
Aug 18, 2012

http://isthedemocraticpartystillhotgarbage.com/

Donkwich
Feb 28, 2011


Grimey Drawer
sure the dccc could have given at least a little support in the special election, but would it have really mattered? does anything we do really matter???

*ascends to a plane of feckless existence*

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!

Baloogan posted:

i just want to lol at your poor-hating right wing party

:vince:

rudatron
May 31, 2011

by Fluffdaddy
Dem leadership takes credit for a race they had no part in, actively ignored, and then tries to prevent the base pointing that out with some Unified Messaging.

Jazerus
May 24, 2011


rudatron posted:

Dem leadership takes credit for a race they had no part in, actively ignored, and then tries to prevent the base pointing that out with some Unified Messaging.

NO not the base

the "bernie dems" totally different

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!
one weird trick how a democratic socialist jew from vermont ruined the democratic party

centrists hate him!

HiHo ChiRho
Oct 23, 2010

rudatron posted:

Dem leadership takes credit for a race they had no part in, actively ignored, and then tries to prevent the base pointing that out with some Unified Messaging.

Lol Bernie bros fail again. #shepersisted #stillwithher #resist

Terror Sweat
Mar 15, 2009

Republicans put money into safe seats and seats they have no chance for because they play to win at all costs, democrats save their money so they can give it to their retarded friends to jerk each other off with

Concerned Citizen
Jul 22, 2007
Ramrod XTreme

Terror Sweat posted:

Republicans put money into safe seats and seats they have no chance for because they play to win at all costs

no they don't

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kt4WiGmET2vKZxfL1sCBGlOQ2DjKd__kO1YkYemAcvw/edit#gid=1721673905

Concerned Citizen has issued a correction as of 06:01 on Apr 12, 2017

Raskolnikov38
Mar 3, 2007

We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold
*is locked out of power at every level and branch of government*
*desperately needs a win anywhere*
*spends no money and loses*

we closed the gap guys!!!

Donkwich
Feb 28, 2011


Grimey Drawer
thompson outperformed by 24 points so lets not spend any money on districts the gop won by less than that

think of all the money we'll save!! :downs:

Dr_0ctag0n
Apr 25, 2015


The whole human race
sentenced
to
burn

:commissar:

Terror Sweat
Mar 15, 2009


Whoops

Homeless Friend
Jul 16, 2007
https://twitter.com/noahmccormack/status/852012496235905029

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!

lmao they're still so owned, keep puffing your cheeks

my democratic socialist ancestors are smiling down on me, centrist

can you say the same?

Donkwich
Feb 28, 2011


Grimey Drawer
nancy peLOSEy

Concerned Citizen
Jul 22, 2007
Ramrod XTreme

Lastgirl posted:

lmao they're still so owned, keep puffing your cheeks

my democratic socialist ancestors are smiling down on me, centrist

can you say the same?

i feel pretty good about the result so

got any sevens
Feb 9, 2013

by Cyrano4747

comingafteryouall posted:

"why worry about one seat? it's not like it will ever make a difference anyways"

"why should I vote? one vote will never make a difference anyways"

Why should I vote dem? They always capitulate to repub intransigence anyway!

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!

Concerned Citizen posted:

i feel pretty good about the result so

me too :hfive:

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

GOP: This race is probably safe, but could potentially get close. We should invest in this open seat to lock it down.

Dems: This race is tough and we probably won't win, we give up.

Nonsense
Jan 26, 2007

Concerned Citizen posted:

i feel pretty good about the result so

Wave is comin.

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

Donkwich posted:

thompson outperformed by 24 points so lets not spend any money on districts the gop won by less than that

think of all the money we'll save!! :downs:

He outperformed baseline expectations by maybe seven points. It's a PVI +15 GOP district. The +25 swing meme needs to die.

Dr_0ctag0n
Apr 25, 2015


The whole human race
sentenced
to
burn

Vox Nihili posted:

GOP: This race is probably safe, but could potentially get close. We should invest in this open seat to lock it down.

Dems: *sticks fork into light socket again*

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!

Nonsense posted:

Wave is comin.

Jazerus
May 24, 2011


Vox Nihili posted:

GOP: This race is probably safe, but could potentially get close. We should invest in this open seat to lock it down.

Dems: This race is tough and we probably won't win, we give up.

this is why bad dems cling to mocking the 50 state strategy whenever it's proposed

because 50 state strategy just means being less cowardly

Paracaidas
Sep 24, 2016
Consistently Tedious!

Vox Nihili posted:

He outperformed baseline expectations by maybe seven points. It's a PVI +15 GOP district. The +25 swing meme needs to die.

You're not reading Cook properly kthnxbye

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

I could have sworn after November there was a complete consensus among dems on giving the 50-state strategy the old college try, boy howdy how time flies.

Donkwich
Feb 28, 2011


Grimey Drawer

Nonsense posted:

Wave is comin.

Agnosticnixie
Jan 6, 2015
2020 campaign slogan: Not a single feck to give

Zo
Feb 22, 2005

LIKE A FOX

Vox Nihili posted:

I could have sworn after November there was a complete consensus among dems on giving the 50-state strategy the old college try, boy howdy how time flies.

LUL college try more like trump university try!!! hahahahaha haha.. ha....



wow the dems are bad lol

Dr_0ctag0n
Apr 25, 2015


The whole human race
sentenced
to
burn
I wonder what Chillary has to say about the Kansas special election today...

*Googles Hillary Clinton*

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/04/11/hillary-clinton-models-heels-katy-perry-shoe-line/100336594/

:chloe:

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!

Dr_0ctag0n posted:

I wonder what Chillary has to say about the Kansas special election today...

*Googles Hillary Clinton*

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/04/11/hillary-clinton-models-heels-katy-perry-shoe-line/100336594/

:chloe:

those are pretty nice, the shade of pink is pretty

but its not very utilitarian unless the heels are razor sharp for skewering the competition

she should get some jellies~

ex post facho
Oct 25, 2007

Dr_0ctag0n posted:

I wonder what Chillary has to say about the Kansas special election today...

*Googles Hillary Clinton*

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/04/11/hillary-clinton-models-heels-katy-perry-shoe-line/100336594/

:chloe:

lmao

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

Paracaidas posted:

You're not reading Cook properly kthnxbye

PVI is relative to national average lol

so tack on a point or two, fine

Concerned Citizen
Jul 22, 2007
Ramrod XTreme
pvi is also just useful shorthand, and not a serious metric that you actually pay close attention to

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

Concerned Citizen posted:

pvi is also just useful shorthand, and not a serious metric that you actually pay close attention to

do you want to argue that the results from the 2016 election in that district are a better baseline?

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Concerned Citizen
Jul 22, 2007
Ramrod XTreme

Vox Nihili posted:

do you want to argue that the results from the 2016 election in that district are a better baseline?

cook pvi is partially derived from the 2016 election so

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