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March 30, 2019

You're not paying attention..


Johnson upsets Feingold to keep Wisconsin Senate seat

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson completed a stunning comeback victory over Democrat Russ Feingold on Tuesday, winning a race that Republicans had seen as a lost cause just weeks ago and dealing a serious blow to Democratic hopes of winning the Senate majority.

Johnson had 52 percent to Feingold’s 46 percent when the race was called by three major television networks by 11:20 Eastern time, with 66 percent of precincts reporting.

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/johnson-feingold-wisconsin-senate-race-2016-election-results-231027

https://twitter.com/stevenleser/status/1108501545736388609
https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/804407177368715265
Second, a lot of Bernie Sanders supporters weren’t big fans of Clinton. So Stein campaigning on the idea that Clinton and Trump were similar made it harder for Clinton to win over those voters — even if Sanders voters didn’t vote for Stein, they may have stayed home out of disgust.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/jill-stein-democratic-spoiler-or-scapegoat/

And, the Voter Suppression..

Rigged: How Voter Suppression Threw Wisconsin to Trump

And possibly handed him the whole election.

After the election, registered voters in Milwaukee County and Madison’s Dane County were surveyed about why they didn’t cast a ballot. Eleven percent cited the voter ID law and said they didn’t have an acceptable ID; of those, more than half said the law was the “main reason” they didn’t vote. According to the study’s author, University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Kenneth Mayer, that finding implies that between 12,000 and 23,000 registered voters in Madison and Milwaukee—and as many as 45,000 statewide—were deterred from voting by the ID law. “We have hard evidence there were tens of thousands of people who were unable to vote because of the voter ID law,” he says.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/voter-suppression-wisconsin-election-2016/



March 30, 2019

Excellent observation. ".. "At least he didn't go around saying that America was already great, like

Hillary did.” Thank Goodness!

Like I said.. I don't care this is 2 1/2 months old.. I missed it before and appreciate being informed.

Oh, and Btw..
https://twitter.com/LisaTalmadge/status/1108401918139879431
And, divisive..

March 30, 2019

BS went to Wisconsin when Hillary and Pres Obama

went to Pulse's Memorial.
https://twitter.com/eclecticbrotha/status/1101691811708522496
Why didn't BS help more? Why did the "progressive" Russ Feingold lose as well?


Johnson upsets Feingold to keep Wisconsin Senate seat

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson completed a stunning comeback victory over Democrat Russ Feingold on Tuesday, winning a race that Republicans had seen as a lost cause just weeks ago and dealing a serious blow to Democratic hopes of winning the Senate majority.

Johnson had 52 percent to Feingold’s 46 percent when the race was called by three major television networks by 11:20 Eastern time, with 66 percent of precincts reporting.

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/johnson-feingold-wisconsin-senate-race-2016-election-results-231027

https://twitter.com/stevenleser/status/1108501545736388609
https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/804407177368715265
Second, a lot of Bernie Sanders supporters weren’t big fans of Clinton. So Stein campaigning on the idea that Clinton and Trump were similar made it harder for Clinton to win over those voters — even if Sanders voters didn’t vote for Stein, they may have stayed home out of disgust.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/jill-stein-democratic-spoiler-or-scapegoat/

Hillary talked relentlessly about Democratic issues and her plans to implement them.

The Damn US Media only Gaslighted on her emails 24/7 and trying to normalize trump.

b]"Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign ... And, The Media Barely Noticed."

March 31, 2016 ... Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 28 ...

https://www.thenation.com/.../hillary-clinton-just-delivered-the-strongest-speech-of-he...


March 30, 2019

Wow.. and, I think repubs hate

liberals because they're trained, gaslit, and brainwashed by faux "news" propaganda station.

Tell me, Pete.. is there one repub who doesn't watch fox day and night?

Too Divisive.

I like this person's attitude..
https://twitter.com/QueenMab87/status/1111447579735277568
Mahalo, betsuni

March 30, 2019

Oh? Buttigieg said

"wealthy coastal liberal professional" tonight?

What was the context used for that, betsuni?


Mahalo!
March 30, 2019

I have no idea.. but,

I'm past tired of seeing the broad brushing accusations of "elite" thrown out at our Democratic Party.

I agree that the statement about Hillary is unacceptable... saying that about Hillary and "..at least trump didn't go around saying this..".. is a great way to ingratiate yourself to a clueless trump voter but an insult to those who know who trump really is.

trump "went around" being a racist bigoted asshole.

March 30, 2019

Good on Gov Inslee.. The Dems who don't

go on faux.. are not "afraid".. they just don't want to give that FAKE "news" corp any cred.

Fine if Gov Inslee wants to.

All the Dems should follow Elizabeth's lead..
https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1052197516161224704

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