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2016 Postmortem

Yavin4

(35,421 posts) Thu Oct 4, 2012, 05:41 PM Oct 2012

I'd Rather Win The Election Than A Debate

Heck, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum won debates in the Republican primaries. What good did it do them? Debates don't win elections. Ground forces and GOTV do. The fundamentals of the election are pretty much set in stone. Sure, Mitt made his base feel better last night, but that's really all that happened.

So for all of the hand wringers out there, do sit home and fret. Get off your duff and work harder. Donate some money to Grayson or Elizabeth Warren. Take some positive action. You'll feel better for it.