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rufus dog

(8,419 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:21 PM Nov 2018

WOW - Historic night [View all]

1. Party with President having high disapproval numbers
2. What appears to be increased youth turnout
3. Huge turnout for a mid term
4. Polls had broken for challenging party

Yet somehow all the Republicans seem to be over performing.

Go figure.

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WOW - Historic night [View all] rufus dog Nov 2018 OP

Right. Wintryjade Nov 2018 #1

Looks fishy to me SHRED Nov 2018 #2

Yep. GoCubsGo Nov 2018 #6

If we cant win tonight... honest.abe Nov 2018 #3

We got the house. Maybe not a blue wave but.. Joe941 Nov 2018 #7

This wasn't a good cycle for us because of the Senate JonLP24 Nov 2018 #14

The figuring was done in Moscow. rzemanfl Nov 2018 #4

K&R, not one conforming factor leaning towards the KGOP uponit7771 Nov 2018 #5

Red Shift davekriss Nov 2018 #8

Republicans Have Been Cheating & Getting Away With It For Many Years dlk Nov 2018 #9

Well, since their side is the one making the rules Bettie Nov 2018 #11

For one thing, there are a lot of young Republicans that have grown up in white wing Hoyt Nov 2018 #10

Every freaking poll bagimin Nov 2018 #12

Yes it makes no sense budkin Nov 2018 #15

How would we ever know if they are flipping votes meadowlark5 Nov 2018 #13

They are super easy to flip budkin Nov 2018 #16

Except Cruz Polybius Nov 2018 #17