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In reply to the discussion: Democrats are doing poorly because the seats up in this election are almost universally conservative [View all]Nothing doom and gloom about pointing out the narrative shouldn't be that Democrats are being killed or that this is a GOP wave election. It's also not doom & gloom to point out that these are heavily conservative states. It's also not doom & gloom to say I think the Dems keep the senate - as I did. Learn how to read.
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Democrats are doing poorly because the seats up in this election are almost universally conservative [View all]
Drunken Irishman
Nov 2014
OP
no it isnt...it means running candidates that can win EVEN in conseervative areas..
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2014
#14
It's a disconnect. DU loves the 50 State Strategy but hate when conserva-dems win.
Drunken Irishman
Nov 2014
#17
they may not be liberals but they're a lot better than lockstep republicans
paulkienitz
Nov 2014
#38
Correct. That was FDR's strategy and it wasn't what we expect in some regions at all.
freshwest
Nov 2014
#37
I think Dems abandoned another really good thing that came from that campaign
HereSince1628
Nov 2014
#41
But if only we'd run REAL Democrats in the Red States, we'd win everything!
brooklynite
Nov 2014
#15
I agree with that...this was always going to be a difficult election for Dems...
joeybee12
Nov 2014
#35
Personally, I am just pissed off at the pathetic message Udall pushed in Colorado to blow this one.
world wide wally
Nov 2014
#44