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NurseJackie

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15. Thank you!

Reply to herding cats (Reply #4)

Tue May 8, 2018, 11:41 PM

May 2018

It needed to be said. Thanks for the dose of truth as an antidote to the pervasive myth.

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Not a good sign for Dems in Ohio primary [View all] Proud liberal 80 May 2018 OP

Not a strong predictor Loki Liesmith May 2018 #1

Kucinich was backed by people who want to depress Democratic turnout. yardwork May 2018 #2

:) Yes, but this is the primary and at that our turnout Hortensis May 2018 #20

Maybe... CincyDem May 2018 #3

Goes to show a hard left candidate didn't inspire the demographics some thought it would. herding cats May 2018 #4

DeWine is the republican, Codray is the democrat. Blue_true May 2018 #12

Yes, I know DeWine was the Republican and Cordray the winning Democrat. herding cats May 2018 #14

Then why did you write "Dewine needs to work on a message that resonates with the locals"? Blue_true May 2018 #25

I see it now! herding cats May 2018 #35

No problem. All of us are getting old. nt Blue_true May 2018 #38

Thank you! NurseJackie May 2018 #15

Tonight this race proved the fact. herding cats May 2018 #17

I guess it really IS TRUE that a Vermont-style politician isn't always the best choice... NurseJackie May 2018 #18

Any group who endorses Kucinich isn't legitimate. herding cats May 2018 #37

Exactly right. nt Blue_true May 2018 #26

Kucinich is Kucinich. He bombed in the 2004 primaries also Tom Rinaldo May 2018 #22

let him be the bellwether of the type that spends their time Ninsianna May 2018 #29

When I was young I liked him. herding cats May 2018 #36

There had better be a great turn-out by the Left in November elocs May 2018 #5

In my district it's normally seventy five percent voting republican. blueinredohio May 2018 #6

I'm not sure where you're getting your numbers. blue neen May 2018 #7

In the governor's race 827,000 Republicans voted and 679,000 Democrats voted. former9thward May 2018 #31

Thank you. blue neen May 2018 #33

The 679,000 figure for Democrats is correct. former9thward May 2018 #34

primaries can be a horrible indicator. Hamlette May 2018 #8

Turnout sucked in NC but it's the primaries. octoberlib May 2018 #9

It is better. Sabato just changed NC-9 from Lean R to a toss-up with that loss. OliverQ May 2018 #11

Great news! We can win this. octoberlib May 2018 #13

Glad Kucinich got whopped. LiberalFighter May 2018 #10

Same here. NurseJackie May 2018 #16

There isn't a correlation between high primary turnout and general election turnout mythology May 2018 #19

Really, this isn't the big news. Bantamfancier May 2018 #21

In a State that votes 50/50 edhopper May 2018 #23

DEMS: 679,738 votes, 100% reporting; @gop 827,039 votes, 100% reporting TOTAL VOTES... riversedge May 2018 #24

The truth on the ground in Ohio RandySF May 2018 #28

Not a predictor RandySF May 2018 #27

Primaries usually suck...we do need to mobilize in Ohio beachbum bob May 2018 #30

OK PL 80... time to re-set your OP headline farmbo May 2018 #32