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andym

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22. Because Hillary only lost this district by only 1%

Reply to Moral Compass (Reply #21)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 11:30 AM

Jun 2017

and since then Trump has been proving himself to be even worse then the low general expectations people had with historically low favorability ratings. The district was full of unenthusiastic Trump voters as well. See https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/georgia-6-is-all-about-the-voters-who-reluctantly-backed-trump/ But investing $23.6M of direct funds and $7.6M, which together was $8M more than the GOP spent, brought a worse outcome than Hillary achieved. So there was a rationale to spend. But the experiment failed-- reluctant Trump voters are staying with the GOP.

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Democrats Seethe After Georgia Loss: Our Brand Is Worse Than Trump [View all] andym Jun 2017 OP

Not really Turbineguy Jun 2017 #1

Yeah, we've been unable to overcome all the reasons in the past 4 out of 4 elections. nt gateley Jun 2017 #4

4 out 4 tazkcmo Jun 2017 #8

Fine. Continue to give us a pass for not doing what it takes. I'll take responsibility. nt gateley Jun 2017 #11

Fine. tazkcmo Jun 2017 #12

It just pushed me over the edge -- gateley Jun 2017 #14

So what would you have done? tazkcmo Jun 2017 #16

Look, I'm not going to debate this with you -- but no one is more weary of slogans than I. gateley Jun 2017 #17

Nice to chat with you. tazkcmo Jun 2017 #18

Gerrymnadering is very difficult to do, once set andym Jun 2017 #13

Yes! tazkcmo Jun 2017 #19

But not impossible. nt gateley Jun 2017 #15

The problem hurple Jun 2017 #2

That and more. tazkcmo Jun 2017 #10

We GA Dems are not seething. We plan to work harder. Cattledog Jun 2017 #3

Glad to hear that you continue to fight the good fight. andym Jun 2017 #9

I can't speak for anybody else, but I'm one of the ones seething. gateley Jun 2017 #5

I am only seething when I see murielm99 Jun 2017 #6

If this article is accurate tazkcmo Jun 2017 #7

Boo Hoo Progressive dog Jun 2017 #20

Why was there a belief that this district was winnable? Moral Compass Jun 2017 #21

Because Hillary only lost this district by only 1% andym Jun 2017 #22

Pure anti-Dem garbage. Hortensis Jun 2017 #23