More like 13%.
Crowley was so confident of winning, he convinced the party regulars to stay home. Not even going to the debate, etc. That’s really most of why she won. And door-to-door is somewhat of a stealth tactic, on top of that.
Wrote a bunch on Facebook last night about the celebrity, superhero aspect of this. But it occurred to me that there is a “scare” element too: Americans love to be petrified about the yellow menace, the commie threat, the new Dems taking over and obliterating the United States. Let’s all relax.
Let’s all relax.
Do you see the self-contradiction in your analysis? You said Crowley lost because he was over-confidant and relaxed. Then your prescription for Republican success is to relax, don't get worked over this supposed out-lier election result.
No, the correct course is not "relax," but redouble efforts to make sure this cancer does not spread.
My personal experiences are mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area in California which is probably close to The Bronx in politics. I was shocked in the past few years when I discovered the attorney for a small firm I worked at is a rabid Democratic Socialist and the architect for our kitchen remodel is an outright communist. Then we have one of my wife's close friends who is active in "the Resistance." Admittedly a small sample, but rather disconcerting to find people I admire professionally having such radical leftist beliefs.
The cancer IS spreading. Do not be complacent.
I doubt it had anything to do with the debate or the regulars. This was an election about race. And a pasty white guy showing up to patronize a firebrand woman of color would have just made it worse.
Don’t know why anyone uses FaceBook...............