Posted on 11/10/2014 4:31:25 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
Bingo. The drama of the first election — that Landrieu was needed to balance the Republican wave — is gone.
How many Democrat voters will simply stay home, correctly concluding that their runoff vote is a waste of time? A third? Half? That 54-42 he gets from assuming everybody will vote the same way in the runoff will be more like 60-something to 30-something.
Ha! I saw what you did there.
Is that a quote, “laundered”? That would be cause for removal from office even now with just weeks to go in her term.
So do I. This woman has evaded getting voted out for many years.
Yes, screw that guy.
The polls and media kept showing the Arkansas senatoral race nearly tied — occasionally separated by 5 to 7 points.
After the votes were cast, Republican Tom Cotton won by 17% over Democrat Incumbent Mark Pryor. That was a MASSIVE defeat for an incumbent.
In the Lousiana run-off, if the Republican votes stay with Cassidy, he will win by 14%. That, too, would be a MASSIVE defet for an incumbent.
The biggest mistake any party or and candidate can make is to become over confident and to place too much credence in the polls.
Sen. Landrieu is still the entrenched incumbent in this race, and entrenched incumbents are ALWAYS difficult to unseat. She has been defying the odds in LA for a number of years now and should never be underestimated.
“I worry about Republican over-confidence.”
Combined with “MASSIVE ELECTION FRAUD”.
What you said.
Note the repeated use of the term “wishy washy”
The Landrieu Campaign has clearly polled and focus-grouped that term and sees it as having impact in her favor.
We’re overconfident? PULEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE! An article like this is the direct result of the author being contractually obliged to write every so often. Little Mary’s on her way a host job on MSNBC PERIOD!
Good news - I was talking Repubs in general (even some FReepers) when I mentioned many are willing to pay some lip service and consider it doing the job - it takes some get-out-in-the-community activism to do a real job.
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