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Bad News for Progressives: It's Still a Conservative Country
Townhall.com ^ | December 1, 2020 | Stephen Moore

Posted on 12/01/2020 4:58:20 AM PST by Kaslin

It's not exactly clear how it happened. No one expected it, least of all the media and pollsters. But that promised big blue wave of Democratic victories across the country turned instead into a red tidal wave from coast to coast. Most progressive ballot issues in the states -- from tax increases to racial preferences -- also came crashing down.

A big reason for this turnaround in the election was the massive turnout for President Donald Trump on Election Day. The irony is that Trump's coattails pulled hundreds of Republicans over the goal line -- but as things currently stand, they didn't save him from a razor-tight defeat.

So, how deep were the losses for the Democrats? In the U.S. House, Nancy Pelosi thought her troops would gain 10 to 12 seats. Instead, they lost, at last count, nine.

But the real carnage was in the state houses. Hold on to your hats; here is the latest from our allies at the American Legislative Exchange Council. The GOP gained a total of 192 House and 40 Senate seats. Republicans flipped control of three chambers.

As a result of these big and improbable wins, Republicans now have majority control in both House and Senate chambers in 31 of 50 states. Democrats have control in only 18 states. That's a map of the USA that looks awfully red throughout middle America, with only the rusting Northeast and the West Coast colored blue.

What is truly stunning about this story is that Democrats and liberal/progressive donors (Michael Bloomberg, George Soros, Mark Zuckerberg, et al.) poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the states to take over legislatures with unprecedented spending in Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania. The American Legislative Exchange Council president, Lisa Nelson, estimates that Democrats outspent Republicans "at least 3-to-1 in the states." And all they got was a lousy T-shirt.

Money just doesn't buy you love with voters.

Speaking of money, voters don't want politicians taking more of it from them. In Illinois, Colorado and California, major tax hikes lost, and tax cuts were approved by voters. Racial preferences, rent control and pro-union measures went down in flames in California -- the cradle of progressive wacko ideas.

Even Democrats admit that their party's embrace of socialism was a major turnoff to voters. Rep. Abigail Spanberger from Virginia won her race, but she isn't a happy camper. "We need to not ever use the words 'socialist' or 'socialism' ever again," she says. Democrats, she angrily continued, "lost good members because of that."

Though litigation is ongoing, Republicans appear to have lost by a razor's edge the prize of the White House, which is a stinging defeat for conservatism. But no one in modern times has turned out voters like Donald J. Trump. Even USA Today admits that it was the big "Trump turnout" that swung state and local elections in a conservative direction.

If the Democrats govern as the party of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, they can expect even deeper losses in 2022. They may even suffer their ultimate nightmare, a return to the White House by Trump in 2024. Trumpism and putting America first are still alive and well.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020election; conservatism; donaldtrump; joebiden
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To: William of Barsoom

I have to disagree with your premise.

Should Kommie become President (and if Biden wins we all know she will), you’re going to see a crackdown on us conservatives like we’ve never seen. The Communist Dems will not allow us to have any kind of free or fair elections ever again. There may be elections, but it’ll all be smoke and mirrors with the outcome decided in advance.

The only alternative we will have, should the Commies manage to win, is actual civil war where tens of thousands will have to die in order for freedom to survive.

And I do not believe I’m exaggerating.

Either President Trump wins this or we ALL lose.


21 posted on 12/01/2020 5:24:07 AM PST by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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To: Kaslin

If this doesn’t get fixed, we’re going to end up having to shoot our way out of this.


22 posted on 12/01/2020 5:28:01 AM PST by Tench_Coxe
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To: Russ

“I’m not impressed. It’s what the Republican majorities do that matters”
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Exactly.


23 posted on 12/01/2020 5:31:37 AM PST by xenia ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell)
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To: Kaslin

“If the Democrats govern as the party of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, they can expect even deeper losses in 2022. They may even suffer their ultimate nightmare, a return to the White House by Trump in 2024. Trumpism and putting America first are still alive and well.”
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Take off the rose colored glasses and step into reality.


24 posted on 12/01/2020 5:33:39 AM PST by xenia ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell)
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To: RoosterRedux

You forgot EDUCATION. Our teachers are indoctrinating our youth and they ‘are our future’. They are a big majority Left voting bloc now. My son, who is ‘Millennial Conservative’ actually said to me that he didn’t think Biden would be too bad as President.


25 posted on 12/01/2020 5:35:43 AM PST by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.)
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To: Kaslin

Doesn’t matter, the left is stealing all power from the people. We will allow ourselves to be enslaved because our lives are too precious to us. We will leave our children and grandchildren to Stalinist communists. Forced to all sorts of evil perversions and subjugation. So, play on your computer while uou can. Soon you will only be able to suck the dick of tyranny, enjoy.


26 posted on 12/01/2020 5:35:54 AM PST by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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To: Kaslin

Actually, we’re not. Fraud aside, about 70M morons legitimately voted for Biden. And it doesn’t mattert who votes, just who and how they are coumted. There is no integrity in our electoral system.


27 posted on 12/01/2020 5:36:59 AM PST by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America!)
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To: originalbuckeye

I should have included education with academia.


28 posted on 12/01/2020 5:38:07 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: William of Barsoom

...and then, there’s still 2024

So what. Elections are selections. The American people have no representation. The coup is complete.


29 posted on 12/01/2020 5:43:56 AM PST by cp124 (Time for a new America.)
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To: Kaslin

bookmark


30 posted on 12/01/2020 5:46:34 AM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: Alberta's Child

You beat me with those great points. Need to scroll down more before posting.


31 posted on 12/01/2020 5:51:21 AM PST by rollo tomasi
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To: Kaslin

Sweetest victory for me was that a return to AA preferences was defeated in California decisively.


32 posted on 12/01/2020 5:51:34 AM PST by Bon of Babble (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Baby!)
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To: Kaslin

“ The irony is that Trump’s coattails pulled hundreds of Republicans over the goal line — but as things currently stand, they didn’t save him from a razor-tight defeat.”

Sorry Mr. Moore. This idea is not even logical.


33 posted on 12/01/2020 5:52:41 AM PST by stanne
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To: All

Now that they own the voting machines, why should they care?


34 posted on 12/01/2020 5:58:33 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: usafa92

“Fraud aside, about 70M morons legitimately voted for Biden.”

That’s what is really scary. Even if it wasn’t 70M, it had to be near 60M. That’s a lot of morons running around loose.


35 posted on 12/01/2020 6:05:07 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: All
I love bad news for Democraps w/ my morning coffee.

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They promised a big blue wave of Democratic victories across the country. But a red tidal wave rolled in from coast to coast

So, how bad did the losses wound Dems? For starters, Nancy Pelosi planned a gain of 10-12 Dem House seats.
<><> but Dems lost, at last count, nine seats........w/ some seats that look promising for Repubs still unresolved.
<><> the real carnage was in the state houses.
<><> the GOP gained a total of 192 House and 40 Senate seats.
<><> Republicans flipped control of three chambers.
<><> Republicans now have majority control in both House and Senate chambers in 31 of 50 states.
<><> Democrats control only 18 states.
<><> the map of the USA is almost solid red throughout middle America,
<><> only the rusting Northeast and the West Coast are blue.
<><> Most progressive state ballot issues -- from tax increases to racial preferences -- came crashing down.
<><> and the redistricting apparat is safely in the hands of Republicans.

The massive turnout for Trump proved those ralliers vote in droves. Yes, Trump's coattails pulled in hundreds of Republicans --
but Dems rank vote fraud gave Americans a senile, half-cocked President who heads a Crime Family of greedy, practiced grifters.

36 posted on 12/01/2020 6:06:28 AM PST by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: Kaslin

The first thing to do is to elect a pro-2nd amendment, constitutional sheriff in your counties. That will give you the armed and legal muscle to protect your communities and your families from leftists. Many sheriff elections are held in the spring when only 10% of the electorate show up to vote.


37 posted on 12/01/2020 6:07:11 AM PST by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: RoosterRedux
China controls the Democrat Party which controls Silicon Valley, the MSM, academia,
the entertainment industry, the Deep State, the CIA, the FBI, and the military leadership.


38 posted on 12/01/2020 6:14:44 AM PST by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: Liz

Trump lost because of women voters like my wife selected neither for president.


39 posted on 12/01/2020 6:17:40 AM PST by DownInFlames (Ga)
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To: BobL

Your argument is conflicted.

On the one hand you argue correctly that future elections will be under complete control of Democrats, actually Socialists.

On the other hand you criticize those who will not vote in GA.

I agree it’s confusing to sort out. The question is why would it matter to vote in GA if the election is rigged by machines? There’s no good answer.

I have taken no position because there’s no good answer to the vote-not vote question but if the voting is cyber rigged in GA, what does it matter?

Seems to me we have to first seize all machines everywhere and destroy them. This needs to be done quick.

I follow news to see patriots in GA are organizing to at least watch and stand guard over the machines.


40 posted on 12/01/2020 6:35:23 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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