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Democrats keep winning special elections in battleground states
the Hill ^ | 09/20/23 | DENNIS AFTERGUT

Posted on 09/20/2023 7:05:10 PM PDT by entropy12

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To: Rembrandt

Perfectly said.


61 posted on 09/20/2023 8:06:21 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: entropy12

The only thing the Roe decision did is convince the Democrat activist base that they need to win by any means necessary—including outrageous amounts of cheating. Nothing else changed.


62 posted on 09/20/2023 8:11:52 PM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: digger48
It was a bad choice, yet no one is even calling for her ouster here in 2023

Trump has made terrible personnel decision.

I am calling for her ouster her in 2023.
63 posted on 09/20/2023 8:13:28 PM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: entropy12
If we win more elections, DOJ will not be run by likes of Garland.

Yeah. It'll be run by the next incarnation of Jeff Sessions or Bill Barr. So, so much better.
64 posted on 09/20/2023 8:15:14 PM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
I posted this to a different thread in an attempt to summarize the problem in a pithy manner.

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Sixty years ago a sexual revolution swept America. It was a result of the Baby Boomers reaching puberty at the same time. By the late 1960s, American sexual behavior was similar to France or Sweden.

The battle over abortion started in states where legislatures, fearing the power of the churches, handed the issue to the people via referendum. The voters spoke, and abortion restrictions fell in state after state via the initiative and referendum mechanisms.

The battle royale was New York state where it had to be fought in the legislature. New York doesn't use the initiative mechanism and only uses the referendum mechanism for bond issues. This was a knock-down drag-out brawl that played out at family dinner tables. The legislature loosened restrictions, and Gov. Rockefeller signed the law. Abortion opponents threatened consequences at the next election but only showed how toothless they were when nothing happened.

The US Supreme Court should have stayed out of it by refusing to accept Roe v. Wade and punting it back to the Texas courts. But having created a national right to abortion, two generations of women came to believe they possessed that right. Men and women were glad to have abortion as a backstop for sexual freedom. Having experienced sexual freedom, people are loathe to give it up, so you need to have a good reason to take away what people perceive to be their right.

The key arguments against abortion are based on religion. Catholics used to be the largest faith in America, but now Unbelief has replaced them as Number One. Unbelief is also the fastest growing "religion" in America. For many, God the Hairy Thunderer has been replaced by God the Cosmic Muffin. It’s hard to make an effective religious argument when so many have put religion aside for a secular or somewhat “spiritual” approach.

To really end abortion, you need to convince people to end sexual freedom, erase the 1960s and return to an earlier frame of morality. That’s a hard sell. Once the cat is out of the bag, as a rule it doesn't want to go back in.

65 posted on 09/20/2023 8:18:51 PM PDT by Publius
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To: entropy12

The DNC will play this clip from Joe Biden constantly while Joe Biden is napping in his basement at his house in Delaware. His handlers will do the "campaigning" for him.

66 posted on 09/20/2023 8:19:04 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: cowboyusa
PA seat was heavily Democrat.

The NH seat was supposed to be safely Republican.

67 posted on 09/20/2023 8:21:08 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins..)
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To: digger48

She was on Laura Ingraham tonight and scolding Republican voters that are wanting to wait and vote only on Election Day. Her excuse is we need to vote early or mail in votes. Saying she is wasting $$$$ trying to greet people to vote they are waiting for Election Day. Why can’t this woman be fired?


68 posted on 09/20/2023 8:21:33 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Blue Highway
Her excuse is we need to vote early or mail in votes.

What if you get sick on Election Day?

69 posted on 09/20/2023 8:23:21 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: entropy12

Soros maintains his orchestrated hold on almost all elections...
Legal votes have become a form of spiting into the wind...


70 posted on 09/20/2023 8:26:51 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: Rembrandt
Republicans are ethical creatures who believe fairness will win out; said differently, Republicans are hopelessly naive!

Nicely said.

71 posted on 09/20/2023 8:27:45 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not likely


72 posted on 09/20/2023 8:35:35 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: MinorityRepublican

If we get sick on Election Day it will be a throwback to the Covid times and mask up for nostalgia sake and vote in person.


73 posted on 09/20/2023 8:37:19 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: digger48

Arguably Trumps biggest weakness are his appointments and the people he has backed


74 posted on 09/20/2023 8:39:32 PM PDT by STJPII ( )
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To: Blue Highway

My idiot RINO governor gave us county-wide voting in 2020

Absolute schittshow. Over a dozen polling places crammed into 3. People after work racing across the country only to find hours-long lines

Even the long lines in ‘08 were only 30-40 minutes.

In 2020, I was in line 2 and a half hours. And I physically can’t stand that long. We were taking turns sitting on firetruck bumpers as the line progressed

I have no choice but to vote early next time


75 posted on 09/20/2023 8:42:14 PM PDT by digger48
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To: entropy12
Republicans seem happy just to win in safe districts.

We're not even winning those anymore.

76 posted on 09/20/2023 8:44:41 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins..)
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To: STJPII

That’s so true

And he will have an even smaller number of trusted advisors now to choose from for appointments

Nobody likes getting thrown under a bus by the guy driving


77 posted on 09/20/2023 8:49:24 PM PDT by digger48
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
Are you sure that is what they are collecting?

No, no one can be sure of anything anymore at our level.
We've been gaslighted to the Nth degree.

78 posted on 09/20/2023 8:53:43 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: Rembrandt
More elections means more opportunities to sharpen their skills at fraudulent voting, buying votes and other ways to upset fair election procedures.

And more opportunities for conservative to cry about "muh stolen electionz!" on Free Republic. Seems to be the only thing we're getting good at.

79 posted on 09/20/2023 8:55:51 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins..)
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To: entropy12

What a sad story. Winning strategy based on killing babies!
Disgusting!


80 posted on 09/20/2023 9:10:40 PM PDT by AZJeep
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