Republicans always declare they are the clear winners. loudly, repeatedly, confidently

[librechik]

until they lose. Then they quickly change the subject like nothing happened, and get busy ruling as a minority. Plan B has been working great for years. Win or lose, they are still somehow in charge.

[demwing]

1. We let them

Why? I have no idea, but we do...

[librechik]

3. no they cheat and steal and there are no consequences--we are never asked if we would let them.

There are no rules to punish them for cheating. They would have to write the rules. And they don't like rules that help everybody. They only like rules which help them.

And the American People have no idea how they do it.

[samsingh]

2. with much less than 40% popular support

and a bush that did not win the election, publicly because of getting less than 50% of the votes cast, and unofficially between scotus stopped the votes from counting and said so publicly, they have managed to run the country for decades.

i don't know if they are winners, but they feel entitled. we do not feel that way. we are apologic, we've had all levels of government and still felt hostage to the fillibuster.

so if we lose the senate, we will still have enough votes to fillibuster. let's see if our side has the balls to stand up for what's right and what we believe in.

when bush was in power, after the theft of at least one if not two elections, we had both the house and senate. he still ran everything.

now if that position is reversed, let's see what happens.

[demigoddess]

4. it is propaganda

if they say the republicans will surely/probably win some democrats stay home and don't vote. It helps them to send that message.