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AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:52 AM Nov 2018

We should learn from Munchin [View all]

I think if McCaskill and Donelly voted for kavanaugh, they may have won tonight like Munchin who won in the trumpiest of places in the universe. 50 states strategy no matter what, say and do what you need to win. Incremental steps until those states become bluer.

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We should learn from Munchin [View all] AlexSFCA Nov 2018 OP

They would have lost anyway Proud liberal 80 Nov 2018 #1

I think voter suppression was a bigger factor in ND and GA -- and maybe elsewhere -- spooky3 Nov 2018 #4

I don't. And there is a real ethical question here. If you know someone is ill-suited spooky3 Nov 2018 #2

non deciding votes are useful for strategic purposes AlexSFCA Nov 2018 #5

Ethics are useful for the long term. nt spooky3 Nov 2018 #7

No. jcgoldie Nov 2018 #3

Bingo. GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #6

he was not a senator AlexSFCA Nov 2018 #8

He was running for the senate jcgoldie Nov 2018 #10

As soon as Beto said what he did about the NFL players not standing I knew we lost Polybius Nov 2018 #9