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Wishful thinking won't win elections for Democrats
American Thinker ^ | 08/02/2017 | Joseph Smith

Posted on 08/02/2017 10:46:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Democrat wishful thinking may be getting ahead of electoral reality, if a mcclatchydc.com article headlined "Dems are starting to win state races in Trump districts" is any indication.

Writer Alex Roarty, in the post linked at drudgereport.com, quotes a Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee staffer:

Out in the states, we're seeing an incredible over-performance at the state legislative level.

Oh, really?

In what amounts to a pep talk for Democrats, the author claims that Democratic candidates have "already won four seats previously under Republican control" and describes in anecdotal fashion, with no links to any further details, a total of six state legislative special election results.  A few details of the six races in question paint a slightly different picture:


(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; elections

1 posted on 08/02/2017 10:46:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

They’ve lost 1000 seats and are crowing about 4 iffy wins? And this BS about Trump at 38% when 60% support his immigration policy? I think there is mucho BS going on there! BTW illary is a shoo-in, right?-)


2 posted on 08/02/2017 10:51:25 AM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: SeekAndFind

Only two ways for them to win:

1) Adopt positions on issues that people actually support (which won’t happen because their nutball kook base will go ape on them).

2) Win by default because people are so totally disgusted with Republicans that they don’t show up (see: Romney, Mitt)


3 posted on 08/02/2017 10:51:56 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SeekAndFind
Pusillanimous fecklessness won't win them for Republicans.
4 posted on 08/02/2017 10:53:25 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Deliver an even bigger majority in 2018 to set up redistricting in 2020.

Here are some real math numbers.

1st. 2018 is not going to end well for them. They have 25 seats up, with 11 vulnerable. Compare that to the Republicans who have only seats up with merely 2 vulnerable.

Let’s just say losing 30% cor the Dems would be a friggin disaster but, not as bad as 2020....more later.

2nd. SCOTUS...3 more turns at bat over the next 8 years.

3rd. Federal Judges. Over the next 7.5 years we will realign more than 1/2 or more than 700 Federal Judges and may even break up pesky courts like the 9th.

Hell, we could replace a few annoying judges in Hawaii.

4th. The Wall.

5th. Obamacare will be repealed.

6th. Lower Capital gains tax and offer enticing tax advantages to repatriate some of the $3 Trillion offshore and put that capital to work investing in factories and new business ideas.

This will invigorate the economy.

7th. 2020. Dems have 11 Senate seats up, compared to 22 for Republicans.

We probably have a net gain of 3 for the Senate.

All 435 seats in Congress are up but, if we can get the issues of healthcare coverage, The economy and the wall in progress as well at least SCOTUS we will probably have an increase in the house as well(I am still studying that batlefield and don’t have numbers yet)

So why all the fighting from the Dems and these charges which are no more than vapor?

Well, their product sucks. Its a stew of hate, Socialism/Marxist utopian ideals and more segregation of society by invented classes of aggrieved people.

But, the real kicker is this about Reapportionment. Can you say Entropy?

8. Yeah that’s right. With more wins under the belt of the Republicans we will have a larger swath of land to carve up because the census will take place, which the predicate for redistricting and guess who wins that fight no matter what?

Republicans and we get an increase in key states we will continue to win. Alabama, Georgia and Florida will gain 1 more representative in the house, who will likely be a Republican

However, Texas will gain 3 or 4 representatives locking up the south for Republicans over the next decade.

So, in 2020 we will gain further majorities in the house and senate, redistrict in our favor, we will be in the middle of an economy that out performs all other nations, 2 SCOTUS or more will be seated in our favor, 300-400 Federal judges are seated Obamacare/Check, Tax Policy/Check, The Wall/Check, Fair Trade/Check, ISIS Dead/Check, Russia petitions for statehood (jus kee dean), Trump Re-elected / Yuge Check.

And the dems wander the wilderness for 10 years because they stand zero chance of doing anything significant after 2020.

And the DNC is not only running an insane $3.5 million dollars in debt but, their fundraising is at the lowest in 14 years.

And they have no candidate for 2020 as yet but, their current financial or intellectual leadership.

Oh, and that Trump meme “ He’s going to step down!” Uhmmm...Boo Chit.

He’s already fundraising for his 2020 PAC with $12,000,000 cash on hand.

That’s right. After disbursements he’s got $12 million.

That’s debt free money.

Oh, and the RNC is cash flow positive with $44,000,000 in the bank.

I ask you, at this point, who is going to win?

Conclusion:
Democrats are so broke they can’t pay attention and have zero money to support any war but.

Cheap azz Chinese knockoff of an intellect.

So, get use to Donald Trump being president for 8 years.


5 posted on 08/02/2017 10:56:31 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: SeekAndFind

Thank Obama and his radical commie ilk for waking MANY voters up. A broad band of voters from all parties and walks of life. Obama’s dictatorial Marxism push

The RATS have nothing for America. Their pursuit of huge government control and personal empowerment contain nothing for REAL Americans. Let’s hope this is what is happening.


6 posted on 08/02/2017 11:01:36 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: SeekAndFind

One key source of Dem Wishful Thinking:

Polls of “Adults”
D 45
R 25
I 35

And then expecting actual elections to validate these overweighted polls.

Happens every other November.


7 posted on 08/02/2017 11:11:45 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time.)
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To: SeekAndFind

They don’t need Wishful Thinking, they have the Republicans to hand them the House and possibly the Senate in 2018.

In 2020 it will be Biden / Harris against Trump / Pence. IMHO

The Republicans in D.C. will be rooting for Crazy Joe and the reincarnated Female Obama.

An Old Socialist White Dude (just not crazy Bernie) and his sidekick, the Mulatto Communist.

The Daring Duo, Batty Man and Robber.


8 posted on 08/02/2017 11:19:26 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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To: Harpotoo
And this BS about Trump at 38% when 60% support his immigration policy?

These are the same pollsters who said Hillary was going to win - and win BIG - liars or incompetent... maybe both.

9 posted on 08/02/2017 11:28:03 AM PDT by GOPJ (To totalitarians an open inquisitive mind is more dangerous than a Marine with a rifle-James Mattis)
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To: SeekAndFind
A cnn.com piece by Jonathan Tasini, who appears to take the Bernie Sanders approach to most questions, compares the Democrats' "Better Deal" branding to "a sales pitch for a discounted item at a shopping mall."

I put it down to too much control of the sympathetic media for too long, but Democrat "branding" (i.e. sloganeering) has become very lazy. "I'm With Her"? "Stronger Together"? Seriously?

This new one is a rather feeble attempt to evoke fond memories of that halcyon period for the Dems, the New Deal, which practically nobody still alive remembers except for the myth-makers, who, let's face it, have all the public credibility of an anonymous source at CNN. One might forgive the Republicans for replying with "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too".

The idea, of course, is to attempt to recapture the working class vote on the strength of a bumper sticker and a vague promise of free stuff, naturally apportioned so as not to offend any of the Dems' existing victim communities. This is the political equivalent of wanting to have their cake and eat it too. Something is going to have to give within identity politics because Joe Sixpack isn't buying the slogans.

10 posted on 08/02/2017 11:36:02 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Kickass Conservative

Biden will be in a nursing home by 2020.
They’ll go with Female Obama (or draft some celebrity)


11 posted on 08/02/2017 11:36:30 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: All
Obama and Jarrett say Deval Patrick is their choice.

Deval would be perfect (smirk). Dems love the guy. He was appointed to a
panel "investigating" Chicago Police. He's into bigtime govt secrecy, and
cute uniforms.

(waiting for hysterical laughter to die down).

Here, uber-liberal Deval (then-Mass Gov) sap-happily
applauds his new police chief---wearing her spiffy
Commandant Herman Gohering uniform (not photoshopped).

Anybody know how to say versimilitude in German?

After the Boston bombing, then- Gov Deval ordered all state agencies NOT
to release info on the welfare gravy train collected by the bombers and their
entire family....said to amount to some $100,000.00 tax dollars.

12 posted on 08/02/2017 11:51:51 AM PDT by Liz (Four boxes to defend liberty: soapDeval would be perfect, ballot, jury and ammo; used in that order.)
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To: SeekAndFind
It certainly didn't in 2016!

It's really funny watching these malevolent psychotics trying to penetrate their delusions. Truth is right in front of them, and they can't grasp it.

13 posted on 08/02/2017 12:00:39 PM PDT by Savage Beast (You can drive coast to coast without ever crossing a district run by Democrats! MAGA = Renaissance!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Don’t stop believing ..keep wishing dimwads...fairy tales can come true!
Keeping hoping you can impeach President Trump,too...you are not petty morons either.


14 posted on 08/02/2017 12:05:07 PM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: Liz

Wow, i almost gave the Nazi salute ..and i’m not even a Nazi.


15 posted on 08/02/2017 12:07:20 PM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: Leep

LOL.......good one.


16 posted on 08/02/2017 12:13:59 PM PDT by Liz (Four boxes to defend liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo; used in that order.)
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To: SeekAndFind

That’s why they stuff the ballot boxes.


17 posted on 08/02/2017 12:43:32 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: SeekAndFind
Wishful thinking won't win elections for Democrats

But Lying, Cheating and Stealing usually get the job done for them.

18 posted on 08/02/2017 9:34:31 PM PDT by ChicagahAl (Stay safe out there. The Haters (TM) are dangerous. Very dangerous.)
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