Posted on 01/17/2018 4:56:47 AM PST by St. Louis Conservative
MADISON - Democrats snagged a GOP-leaning state Senate seat in western Wisconsin on Tuesday, buoying progressive hopes that they could ride a wave of victory this fall.
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Come on. You can’t extrapolate form ONE election.
Voter ID
or 3....
It’s not time to signal the end of the world, but... it’s not a good sign.
Who were the candidates and other specific things that may likely have influenced the race just as much (or likely more) than just a simple “blue wave”? These would be the things I’d be curious about, but the fainting couch trolls and such others will be plenty busy here I guess.
GOP turnout was 12%. Our side has to show up to win.
Democrat voters are energized. GOP voters are complacent.
We’ll see.
it is obvious the Rats are going to turn out BIG. If we don’t it’s going to be a bloodbath.
This has to do with the ‘polarization ‘ in the country, and it’s downside. The 20% in the middle, only come out in presidential years. You then have the left and right battling it out in off years - ‘moderates’ don’t come out in off years, unless a pressing issue has them come out.
When Bush was President, his war against Sadam was very unpopular - GOP lost the house.
Obama was president, Obamacare and it’s cost was very unpopular - RATs lost the house, then Senate.
The RATs and media, have now made Trump the issue - hard to change Trump’s image at this point.
The GOP is hoping tax cuts (policy) will overcome Trump’s image issues. This might work, it’s gonna be hard to overcome.
Have moderate voters in my office, pro conservative, 2nd Amendment, etc, but probably won’t come out in the mid-terms to help Trump.
We should be able to hold Senate.
I don’t know; it may be different in November. These are little publicized by elections; moreover, the huge state subsidy to get the Foxconn plant in southeast Wisconsin may have hurt dramatically.
OR like Alabama, there is rampant Voter Fraud that is not being found, addressed or investigated.
There’s got to be more to the story. What was the Republican candidate like? Was there a scandal? A verbal gaff during the campaign?
Did not GOTV so they lost.
Must have been a HORRIBLE candidate for only 12% of Republicans to show up.
their media game is kicking our ass.
GOP turnout was 12%. Our side has to show up to win.
Was the GOP candidate a weak candidate?
I guess I’m paranoid but I wouldn’t put it past Dems to allow (encourage) illegals to vote in state elections.
And that’s what the midterms are all about. Whoever turns out wins. Right now the Dems have a gigantic epic edge. They’re outperforming everywhere.
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