Ossoff lost because he is a Democrat.

[Loki Liesmith]

That's it, really. I don't think there is any other reason. The one thing that unites most Republicans, well, it isn't tax policy. And it isn't racial resentment. It isn't even hating "the gays".

It's that they like to see Democrats lose. It's a trip for them. The idea that Democrats might celebrate, might be on top for once, is too much for many of them to tolerate.

See this link for more.

Oh, and this tweetstorm,

Link to tweet

makes a related point.

[Phoenix61]

1. Yep!

That's pretty much it. Don't want those damn libtards getting too happy.

[leftstreet]

2. But didn't he almost win the initial election?

Not sure if I read it correctly, but there would have been no runoff if he'd nudged up a couple of percentage points

[Loki Liesmith]

3. He got 48%. Rs totaled to 51%.

I think he got 47% now. Basically the Republicans held all their voters and then turned out some more.

[geek tragedy]

5. But he didn't and that allowed GOoPers

to churn up their base.

[Loki Liesmith]

10. Once it became clear that they had a race on their hands

I knew it was over for us. Ossoff had to win the first round.

I kept my mouth shut cause I didn't want to talk down a lot of good folks working for him, but I viewed this as a test of the "it's all tribalism" hypothesis.

My gut told me that R's would turn out strongly when it became clear an R might lose. I think this more or less validates that idea. Look at the SC race tonight...we almost won it with no campaign...because the R tribe wasn't activated by fear of a loss.

2018...that will be harder for them. I don't think they can activate every district like this. At least, I hope not.

[BannonsLiver]

6. There were 3 other Republicans running then

When their choice was made clear they rallied around the party label. Simple as that.

[leftstreet]

8. Ah

that makes sense

[still_one]

9. your point is valid, and that was the only way we would have won, if there wasn't a

runoff, because the other republicans in that race played against each other, but not in the runoff

[Luciferous]

4. Yep. I think politics has become more like sports. Your team might suck but you stick

with them no matter what. They enjoy watching us lose so they can gloat.

[Loki Liesmith]

7. It's probably because I spend too much time on twitter

but that's all I see. Nasty comments from gloating Republicans. The Nevertrumpers I follow, most of them avoid this. But even they get a small charge out of seeing Dems lose.

We aren't nearly that tribal. I'm not sure it would be a good thing if we were.

But they've had DECADES of media inculcating that tribal mentality. DUMBOCRATS. DEMOCRAPS. LIBTARDS.
What matters to them is being the in-group.

This train is going to a really bad place.

[Luciferous]

11. I know, the comments are awful.

[ecstatic]

12. We have to wake up. Even if there was no foul play,

We have to ask ourselves: Are paperless, easily hackable e-voting machines consistent with a so called democracy? Is voter purging OK? Absolutely not!

[Loki Liesmith]

13. I won't argue with you...those are worries.

But this loss wasn't that. This was a white, well-off suburban district. It's rolls don't get purged and we don't see suppression and the like. These are the votes that are SUPPOSED to count in a racist and classist society.

[JoeOtterbein]

14. We need to repeat, over and over: "ALL elections must be with paper ballots and MUST be audited"

over and over and over and.....well...over.

[Motownman78]

15. No, most people cannot admit they made a mistake

Especially ego-driven Republicans. Look at all the CYA in the workplace. Only when they start feeling pain will they change.

[Loki Liesmith]

16. Might take a lot of pain

[Motownman78]

18. It will

Look at Bush in 2006 and 2008.

[Loki Liesmith]

17. another tweetstorm that I think gets at it.

Link to tweet

[7wo7rees]

19. He lost because our voting system is corrupted.

Greg Palast
BRAD @ bradblog

[Loki Liesmith]

20. Would like to see some evidence.

And not from Palast.

He's a loon.

[7wo7rees]

22. Greg Palast, not a "loon"

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But then I guess that depends on your definition of "loon",
Kinda like "well that depends on what your definition of is, is....."

[kentuck]

21. That keeps them going.

They hate their Party. But they hate Democrats more. Democrats need to learn not to stir them up. Don't make the races a referendum on their mistakes. They never admit them.