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What if Beating Trump Is the Easy Part? If Biden holds on, keeping the Democratic coalition intact will take an unusual level of political skill.
New York Times ^ | October 21, 2020 | Thomas B. Edsall

Posted on 10/21/2020 7:08:41 PM PDT by karpov

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To: karpov

It will be easy! Biden will just hide in the basement and Kamala or AOC or somebody from that side of the party will do the assigning!
Moderate/centrist Democrats have no power.


21 posted on 10/21/2020 7:43:00 PM PDT by AZJeep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0AHQkryIIs)
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To: Lysandru
I cut and pasted from a fellow Freeper below. I'm intrigued, in that they polled at least 100 people in each congressional district, with over 50,000 people polled.

It seems to reflect what we see with the Trump rallies, the boat and the truck rallies, and contrasting with nobody coming to see Biden or Biden's surrogates.

22 posted on 10/21/2020 7:44:10 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (What if the Lord sent COVID-19 to immunize the world from something more deadly?)
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To: MuttTheHoople

I’m sure whoever is posting that is a nice guy, but why would anyone trust someone who ‘has a friend, that has a friend thats an internal poster’. Someone over at the DU is is getting a good chuckle over this.


23 posted on 10/21/2020 7:52:54 PM PDT by wareagle7295
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To: karpov

Is everyone at the New York Times delusional and stupid?

Wait, don’t answer that.


24 posted on 10/21/2020 7:54:38 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: wareagle7295

Well, if they’re unbelievable then so are the ones that say Biden is 10 points ahead.


25 posted on 10/21/2020 8:05:01 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (What if the Lord sent COVID-19 to immunize the world from something more deadly?)
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To: karpov
[Thomas Byrne Edsall is an American journalist and academic. He is best known for his weekly opinion column for The New York Times online and for his 25 years covering national politics for the Washington Post]



And there are people who actually SUBSCRIBE to the New York Times?


26 posted on 10/21/2020 8:05:04 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: karpov

For sure we need to focus on voting true patriotic, righteous-seeking men and women into office. But the true victory that everyone should first and foremost focus on is a personal Victory in Jesus. If the Rapture of true believers occurs before the election (not setting a date but everything has been fulfilled) all this election mayhem will be a mute point. The democrats can run everything. . .but woe to those who have found themselves “left behind” because they did not make a profession of faith when given the opportunity. Today is the day of Salvation. . .don’t wait.


27 posted on 10/21/2020 8:09:52 PM PDT by Maudeen (Wake up true believers in Christ and VOTE!)
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To: MuttTheHoople

ping


28 posted on 10/21/2020 8:15:05 PM PDT by terart
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To: Maudeen

It’s amazing, watching all the things that are happening in our lifetime.


29 posted on 10/21/2020 8:29:25 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: TheConservativeTejano

I really hope you are right, but I don’t see how 425+ could possibly be the case. 425 would mean PDJT wins every state except CA, MA, MD, DE, DC, RI, VT, IL, and HI. Or some other similar grouping. I am not buying that it would be that much of a win for him.


30 posted on 10/21/2020 9:02:32 PM PDT by ReelectTrump2020
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To: Lysandru

“Will the moderates join forces with #NeverTrump RINOS to form a new allegedly centrist party? Will the Hard Left go full Libtard and start their own new party? Can Nancy Pelosi keep her job (or even be Minority Leader if a Red Wave manifests itself)?”

Game theory would suggest that the Dems just keep moving further Left, even kicking off people like Pelosi for not being (according to them) sufficiently in their cause. A “moderate” 3rd party will be formed but have very little traction. This is because people leaning slightly right will be concerned about the Dems winning and people slightly left the GOP winning and their fear will keep them from voting 3rd party. Same concept, in theory, as the Prisoner’s Dilemma

“I now wonder if Crazy Bernie would have actually been a more formidable foe that Grandpa Badfinger. “

He would have been, but also would have been a far more radical choice and even more damaging to our country. In fact, I switched from GOP to Dem this primary season (switching back next chance I get) solely to vote for Joe to try to block Bernie due to this. Interesting aside- I have never, in all my years registered GOP- had a single pollster reach out to me. In the months I’ve been marked Dem, I have had many. Maybe a coincidence, but I am inclined to think it is not.


31 posted on 10/21/2020 9:10:46 PM PDT by ReelectTrump2020
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To: karpov

It’s the New York times version of the LA Times story called the magic Negro


32 posted on 10/21/2020 10:00:51 PM PDT by NoLibZone (It's 2020 & the DNC runs a candidate whose family owned over 200 slaves. When did the parties flip?)
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To: Retrofitted
I read this as the rationalization “Boy, it’s a good thing we lost!”

I see your point.

I suspect the Hunter Biden revelations and Joe Biden’s central role therein are demoralizing many Dems. Some are beginning to steel themselves for the blow. Rationalization is one way. However, the hard core communists who have taken over the Dem Party will not adopt peaceful coping mechanisms. We are entering the next phase.

33 posted on 10/22/2020 3:05:33 AM PDT by nonsporting (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: ReelectTrump2020

Partner, I did not count the Electoral votes like I should have but here is a try.

President Trump will not win VT, CT, Mass, NY, NJ, Maryland, NM, Washington, Oregon, and CA.

President Trump will get well over 300 Electoral Votes we are hoping.

I will count later on today.

Sorry about that.

34 posted on 10/22/2020 9:32:50 AM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas..)
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To: TheConservativeTejano

I hope you’re right. That would give Trump 385. I don’t think he’ll win HI, RI, DC, or DE either. If not, that still puts him at 371, which would still be a complete blow out. Bill Clinton got 370 in 1992, so it would be about that size of a win.


35 posted on 10/22/2020 11:06:55 AM PDT by ReelectTrump2020
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Partner, I forgot Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and DC.

If some of the folks drive towards the places that BLM and Antifa rioted and looted and threw firebombs then they will get to see with their own eyes the destruction left over by BLM and Antifa.

They will vote for President Trump.

36 posted on 10/22/2020 1:30:33 PM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas..)
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