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Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts) Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:20 PM Jan 2021

I believe the Capitol siege stopped Purdue and Loeffler from contesting their elections

They were probably ready to go full Trump campaign with dozens of lawsuits and challenges....but the backlash of what happened probably took the wind out of their sails

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I believe the Capitol siege stopped Purdue and Loeffler from contesting their elections (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Jan 2021 OP

Things happen the way they are supposed to happen. louis-t Jan 2021 #1

It does seem that way. Men plan, God laughs. Dream Girl Jan 2021 #4

They were both in the building when it happened. tinrobot Jan 2021 #2

Perdue couldn't have been. LisaL Jan 2021 #8

Loeffler was there Silent3 Jan 2021 #12

Perdue's term expired. So he was no longer a Senator. LisaL Jan 2021 #14

Could very well be.. It did turn Cha Jan 2021 #3

Not enough Freddie Jan 2021 #9

Exactly.. not Enough. They must Cha Jan 2021 #13

Yeah. Totally agree. NCDem47 Jan 2021 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Gothmog Jan 2021 #6

I think that's right melman Jan 2021 #7

The margins of victory was more than 0.5%. LisaL Jan 2021 #10

Those two lost Senate seats weren't even in the news that day nt Shermann Jan 2021 #11

No doubt. I think that Perdue was going to challenge his loss for months Under The Radar Jan 2021 #15

Perdue's term expired on the 3rd. The seat is currently vacant. Kaleva Jan 2021 #18

Undoubtedly they also did not expect to lose by such large margins either wishstar Jan 2021 #16

I agree. Kaleva Jan 2021 #17

Thought similarly DeminPennswoods Jan 2021 #19

louis-t

(23,297 posts)

1. Things happen the way they are supposed to happen.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:21 PM

Jan 2021

It's what I live by, now.

Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)

4. It does seem that way. Men plan, God laughs.

Reply to louis-t (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:25 PM

Jan 2021

tinrobot

(10,915 posts)

2. They were both in the building when it happened.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:22 PM

Jan 2021

I'm sure having to don a gas mask and evacuate under gunfire was... sobering.

LisaL

(44,974 posts)

8. Perdue couldn't have been.

Reply to tinrobot (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:37 PM

Jan 2021

He was no longer a Senator.

Silent3

(15,265 posts)

12. Loeffler was there

Reply to LisaL (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:42 PM

Jan 2021

Why wouldn't Perdue have been? Term expired already, even though Ossoff hasn't been seated yet?

LisaL

(44,974 posts)

14. Perdue's term expired. So he was no longer a Senator.

Reply to Silent3 (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:47 PM

Jan 2021

He was also in covid quarantine. Loeffler was appointed, and Loefler's was a special election, so her term hasn't expired.

Cha

(297,618 posts)

3. Could very well be.. It did turn

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:25 PM

Jan 2021

more than a few Gops around. from what I've read.

Freddie

(9,273 posts)

9. Not enough

Reply to Cha (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:38 PM

Jan 2021

The House Sedition Caucus held strong.

Cha

(297,618 posts)

13. Exactly.. not Enough. They must

Reply to Freddie (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:46 PM

Jan 2021

live in hell holes of infested brainwashed trump fans. Scared shitless to go against the Swamp thing.

NCDem47

(2,250 posts)

5. Yeah. Totally agree.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:26 PM

Jan 2021

They knew their goose was cooked at that point. Pulling a Trump was NOT an option.

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melman

(7,681 posts)

7. I think that's right

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:35 PM

Jan 2021

It's an interesting byproduct of all this.

LisaL

(44,974 posts)

10. The margins of victory was more than 0.5%.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:38 PM

Jan 2021

They wouldn't have been able to request a recount.
Their various lawsuits would have gone nowhere, just like Trump's.
Doesn't of course mean they couldn't have tried.

Shermann

(7,428 posts)

11. Those two lost Senate seats weren't even in the news that day nt

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:39 PM

Jan 2021

Under The Radar

(3,404 posts)

15. No doubt. I think that Perdue was going to challenge his loss for months

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 08:49 PM

Jan 2021

.. just to keep the Republican majority on the floor as long as possible.
Kinda wishing that they would have taken an impeachvote Wednesday night.

Kaleva

(36,340 posts)

18. Perdue's term expired on the 3rd. The seat is currently vacant.

Reply to Under The Radar (Reply #15)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 09:45 PM

Jan 2021

wishstar

(5,271 posts)

16. Undoubtedly they also did not expect to lose by such large margins either

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 09:41 PM

Jan 2021

Thankfully the final vote totals left no doubt of the winners. I am still in awe of how many more votes the Dems received on Tuesday compared to Biden's win. Such a relief we didn't have to go through stress of weeks of uncertainty.

Kaleva

(36,340 posts)

17. I agree.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 09:43 PM

Jan 2021

DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)

19. Thought similarly

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 10:09 PM

Jan 2021

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