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bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts) Mon Oct 30, 2017, 12:48 PM Oct 2017

A Democratic surge is about to emerge

Democrats are going to be emboldened by this. Republicans are going to start going in all out retreat to save face. The best thing that could happen now is for Northam to blow out Gillespie in Virginia and then Phil Murphy blows out the Republican in New Jersey, which would give the Democratic Party tremendous momentum heading into midterms.

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A Democratic surge is about to emerge (Original Post) bearsfootball516 Oct 2017 OP

I certainly hope so... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #1

That is the likely but not inevitable outcome. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #2

Wounded Bear

(58,647 posts)

1. I certainly hope so...

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 12:49 PM

Oct 2017

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

2. That is the likely but not inevitable outcome.

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 12:51 PM

Oct 2017

I'm one of the most optimistic posters on this board but sometimes optimism needs to be tempered by caution. That being said I rather have our hand than theirs. They have to defend the Trump Crime Family. We don't.

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