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Sympthsical

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23. I think you and I generally agree then
Wed Jan 11, 2023, 04:02 PM
Jan 2023

Yes, voters who follow online political minutiae like endorsements and tweets might care. Although the effect of that is not a given. You and I are both such types and we're 50/50 on it.

Unless the election comes down to like a tenth of a percentage, I doubt it'll be a thing.

However, I fully expect it to suck up quite a lot of oxygen online, particularly among out of staters who neither know nor care what goes on in the state, but like having Twitter fights.

The power grid and climate change might be mentioned. Might. Maybe I'll start playing topic count. How many times I hear about Nina Turner over the next 18 months online vs. how many times the name is ever actually utterly to me offline. I think the result will be incredibly close to a billion-to-none. But I could do it with other things. Climate change, the power grid, housing affordability. Pick a topic. Compare mentions.

I'm already exhausted just thinking about it, because I know how true it's about to be. Le sigh.

Sense of DU? CA Senate [View all] Stinky The Clown Jan 2023 OP
I want to take a wait and see approach. chowder66 Jan 2023 #1
That's a tough one PatSeg Jan 2023 #2
I voted Porter but I would be fine with Schiff. LonePirate Jan 2023 #3
I love them all but I fear we would lose Porter's seat to a republican Beaverhausen Jan 2023 #4
Do you mean Lee's & Schiff's Districts Cha Jan 2023 #7
yes sorry I fixed it Beaverhausen Jan 2023 #9
No worries.. Cha Jan 2023 #12
The seat isn't very red Genki Hikari Jan 2023 #21
I'm for Adam Schiff.. may the Cha Jan 2023 #5
Porter at present Sympthsical Jan 2023 #6
Porter Endorsed Nina Turner Over Shontel Brown - That Will Matter to Some Dems Like Me Indykatie Jan 2023 #8
No one cares Sympthsical Jan 2023 #10
Yes, there most certainly will be some that care. W_HAMILTON Jan 2023 #14
People mistake their online bugaboos for average voters Sympthsical Jan 2023 #16
You wrongly claimed that no one will care. W_HAMILTON Jan 2023 #19
I care. I'm still leaning towards Porter, but that endorsement is a negative factor that I will Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #15
Online isn't real life Sympthsical Jan 2023 #17
If you are suggesting that her endorsement is unlikely to be a major factor with those Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #18
I think you and I generally agree then Sympthsical Jan 2023 #23
I agree that her endorsement of Nina Turner will not be a big factor with the general public, Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #25
Is Katie Porter a cyber-persona now? Because she supported Nina Turner. W_HAMILTON Jan 2023 #22
I've had multiple examples of what I said Sympthsical Jan 2023 #24
I don't vote in California. I'll support whoever gets the nomination. n/t TygrBright Jan 2023 #11
i'm not in california but i voted for porter -- but schiff would also be ok w/me orleans Jan 2023 #13
Love Schiff jcgoldie Jan 2023 #20
kicking for the night shift Stinky The Clown Jan 2023 #26
I voted for Porter, but I also like Schiff. Ca should have 3 or 4 Senators for the population msfiddlestix Jan 2023 #27
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