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Quist also could have positioned himself a bit better for Montana values but I think he's going to end up doing just enough to win. Like Obama won Iowa. He literally went and talked to every single loving boomer get together in the state. But you have to have those organizations to be able to go to and speak and get the word out, lots of states don't have it and that's where Democrats don't have a chance doing that kind of winning over of voters.
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ImpAtom posted:You leap onto the smallest bit of optimism and stretch it to "but you don't KNOW it can't happen!!" and then get pissy and upset when people don't agree with your wild hope. It'll be nice if it happens but your utter confidence he's going to win is far less justified. ....I don't have confidence, you giant moron. My entire point is that this is still up in the air. One of us is "Hillary can't possibly lose" in this argument, and it isn't me.
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skylined! posted:man how loving excited is quist and his camp right now They went from "after a long, hard struggle we fought our way up to being a slight underdog, we just might win this thing, but it'll be close" to "holy loving poo poo..... uhhh.... we just need to not gently caress up for 24 hours and its over!" Quist will probably be safer and more scripted than ever in the final day.
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ISeeCuckedPeople posted:So seriously Move to Mississauga. For the love of all that is holy do not move to Mississauga
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Caros posted:Other than the fact that it means they won't be concerned enough to back away from the healthcare bill. A Montana congressional seat means nothing. Keeping them from detonating the nation's healthcare system is a far more worthwhile goal unless you are going full accelerationist. I don't think they are dumb enough to actually think the AHCA isn't an anchor around their necks, they just need to advertise it to their base as if it's not.
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Furnaceface posted:Move to Mississauga. Do you even know where Mississauga is? Because it's way better than any us state at this point in time.
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Fox News is attacking a Republican hopeful. Did I have a loving stroke?
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ImpAtom posted:I know because it's an insanely absurdly safe Republican district where the news is about how it's close but Quist has never been ahead at any point. Our President was caught discussing sexual assault shortly before the election and had a number of women come out to claim they assaulted him and still won and he was facing longer odds than this. Republicans do not care. They might care about the AHCA thing but enough to turn a safe district into a D win is unlikely. If the pussy grabbing tape came out the day before the election he would have lost
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ImpAtom posted:I know because it's an insanely absurdly safe Republican district where the news is about how it's close but Quist has never been ahead at any point. Our President was caught discussing sexual assault shortly before the election and had a number of women come out to claim they assaulted him and still won and he was facing longer odds than this. Republicans do not care. They might care about the AHCA thing but enough to turn a safe district into a D win is unlikely. otoh: 
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ISeeCuckedPeople posted:Do you even know where Mississauga is? I used to live in Mississauga.  And yeah, I guess perspective is key here.
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This thread is moving so fast I can't keep up so apologies if this has already been posted. Here is the account from the Fox News team that was in the room when it happened. This is gold because if Fox News is reporting it then it will be a lot harder for conservatives to claim it is fake news. Also, they claim that not only did he body slam him, but he then got on top of him and started punching him: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/24/greg-gianforte-fox-news-team-witnesses-gop-house-candidate-body-slam-reporter.html
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Crabtree posted:Fox News is attacking a Republican hopeful. Did I have a loving stroke? Maybe they know if they don't cover this story they'll lose a lot of money?
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theflyingorc posted:....I don't have confidence, you giant moron. My entire point is that this is still up in the air. One of us is "Hillary can't possibly lose" in this argument, and it isn't me. You're having a freakout because I said he isn't going to win. So, yeah, it's entirely you. Rigel posted:They went from "after a long, hard struggle we fought our way up to being a slight underdog, we just might win this thing, but it'll be close" to "holy loving poo poo..... uhhh.... we just need to not gently caress up for 24 hours and its over!" Honestly he shouldn't be scripted. He needs to go all-out and burn hard. Pushing people to want to vote FOR him is the hill to overcome since his opponent has the 'vote against me' thing wrapped up tight.
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Caros posted:The sad part is that now Quist's win will be chalked up less to "Holy gently caress healthcare is toxic as poo poo you guys, don't vote for it" and more to "Don't commit a felony on the eve of your election." So was the master plan to convince rich sociopaths to see the error of their ways?  Because I'm pretty sure the goal is to just get them the gently caress out of power as soon as possible.
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ImpAtom posted:You're having a freakout because I said he isn't going to win. So, yeah, it's entirely you. Can you just go back to playing Overwatch? Jesus you people are insufferable with this poo poo.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:So is this the renewal of Mattering? Hail orb
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ImpAtom posted:You're having a freakout because I said he isn't going to win. So, yeah, it's entirely you. Uh duhhhh durrrrrr duhhhhhhh I am so calm and therefore smart
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WhiskeyJuvenile posted:otoh: loving seriously, I said it a few pages back, I'll say it again, Montana is a definitely purple state, the governor and a senator are democrats! And frequently have been for ages! Sure Tester isn't anywhere near leftists on a whole lot of issues, but he's better than nothing.
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ImpAtom posted:You're having a freakout because I said he isn't going to win. So, yeah, it's entirely you. gently caress off, your white noise posting is repetitive and awful
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WhiskeyJuvenile posted:otoh: Seriously. Montana might be a mid-country state but they're actually pretty progressive. They're way more of the "just let us do our thing" type than they are national Republicans.
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theflyingorc posted:Uh duhhhh durrrrrr duhhhhhhh No, I'm just tired of you freaking out the second anyone doesn't leap into your "everything is great and it's all going to be great and just be hopeful' hugparty, where any time I post something remotely negative in this thread you come at me like a frigging rabid honey badger. Buca di Bepis posted:gently caress off, your white noise posting is repetitive and awful So report me and move on. v  v
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:So is this the renewal of Mattering? I dont think so. Is there anything less than mattering but is still more than nothing? Possibly...ing?
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May 25, 2017 04:22
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Lemming posted:Hail orb The chaos orb claims its first of many victims.
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WhiskeyJuvenile posted:otoh: Plus there was Brian Schweitzer before him and Jon Tester as Senator since 2007. Like I said earlier, Montana isn't a GOP bastion. It's always a tough race but it's definitely doable for a Democrat to win the House seat. It hasn't been held by a Dem since the early 90s but the trade winds are shifting.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:So is this the renewal of Mattering? Unless Montana is hellbent on voting in a violent uncontrollable animal because they think bloodlust is a positive in a man running for legislative office... maybe?
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Rigel posted:yeah, everyone knows whats going on with Fox. They are burning Gianforte now so that they can explain to their audience that the crazyman who committed a felony in front of 3 and a half witnesses the night before the election did not lose because of Trump or health care. That seems pretty likely.
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D-Pad posted:This thread is moving so fast I can't keep up so apologies if this has already been posted. Reposts are better than the "what happened while I was" posts.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:So is this the renewal of Mattering? My friends in MT claim Quist will lose because nothing matters (still).
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D-Pad posted:This thread is moving so fast I can't keep up so apologies if this has already been posted. This is akin to being caught holding a loaded weapon. He is done...his political career is not coming back from this.
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Raylen posted:Plus there was Brian Schweitzer before him and Jon Tester as Senator since 2007. Like I said earlier, Montana isn't a GOP bastion. It's always a tough race but it's definitely doable for a Democrat to win the House seat. It hasn't been held by a Dem since the early 90s but the trade winds are shifting. It just seems odd to me that a state with one at-large district has a completely different dynamic from its Senate races. Montana is probably the weirdest state in the Union electorally.
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ImpAtom posted:No, I'm just tired of you freaking out the second anyone doesn't leap into your "everything is great and it's all going to be great and just be hopeful' hugparty, where any time I post something remotely negative in this thread you come at me like a frigging rabid honey badger. So you can't read while you post the same garbage again and again. If you can explain how I'm saying everything is rosy, I'd love to see it.
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Hastings posted:This is akin to being caught holding a loaded weapon. He is done...his political career is not coming back from this. I'm not sure being caught with a loaded weapon is a detriment in the US.
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Non-religious (well, less religious) rural america is definitely a demographic that the Dems should reach out more to. While they're not super-liberal, there's a lot of decent folk out there who definitely feel marginalized now that "their" party has turned into the same religious nutjobs they're terrified of.
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