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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: I am posting two Electoral College maps;one we win,the other we don't. (poll) [View all]yardwork
(63,583 posts)122. This is very interesting.
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I am posting two Electoral College maps;one we win,the other we don't. (poll) [View all]
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
OP
HRC had a record that was only slightly to the left of Biden and she was more hawkish
karynnj
Aug 2019
#20
Those were not statewide races...we won in Texas too but not statewide with Beto.
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#78
You need to start with house seats and the legislature...and a Senate seat...before we won Virginia,
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#148
No, people don't usually vote for the second spot on the presidential ticket.
TexasTowelie
Aug 2019
#97
Biden was sent to Ohio for exactly that...and Biden is well liked in Ohio...
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#127
And when pigs fly...we couldn't beat the most hated GOP in the Senate...we are
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#5
i thought we had a shot with TX due to the Hispanic vote. It is not to be taken for granted, however
CTyankee
Aug 2019
#109
I see where you are coming from...but we can't afford to put all our eggs in
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#110
Me too...I went to High School in Ridgefield by the way...also lived in Brookfield...
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#123
in New Haven. I love it here. I'm in a great community, a neighborhood near the Yale Bowl.
CTyankee
Aug 2019
#125
Also you post shows why we need the blue wall...even with Texas we barely win.
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#6
No, what it means is that we would only need one out of the three blue wall states
TexasTowelie
Aug 2019
#9
The auto bailout saved thousands of jobs and probably the economy...people haven't
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#80
Not even close to votes...Polls show Biden takes PA...not many out there but I am confident Biden
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#154
Actually that was based on a bait and switch article...they used numbers before Biden got in for
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#164
Sure and we could get Georgia, Arizona or Carolina... but the odds are not good...we
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#147
Any of them CAN win those states, though some have better chances than others.
thesquanderer
Aug 2019
#10
Sander is the only one over 50 % besides Biden...but there are few state polls these
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#62
We need to win big to circumvent the usual cheating by the Gop and not all of them can win...I stil
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#165
No it is not...24 years since it went blue and before that didn't go blue either...
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#63
Unlikely...we will be lucky to take the Senate seat...hope we do. But even if what you say is true..
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#149
Biden MIGHT be able to take Arizona; none of the others would stand a chance
LongtimeAZDem
Aug 2019
#87
Clearly we need to get vote from different areas not just for the presidency but for the
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#65
Why do only BS supporters claim "no one stayed home" and "no one voted for Stein?"
NYMinute
Aug 2019
#25
Biden saved Obama in 12...I saw it in Ohio...the first polls were a disaster for us.
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#68
That is not really true...I live in the Mid West...and we lost because Trump
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#53
No they are not...not true at all...we all know that tariffs aren't bad when
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#55
The jobs aren't coming back speech you have in mind will send them to the GOP
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#57
That is not an attack...I am familiar...and I have seen no real solutions...on a
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#69
You haven't a clue how she's running. Your scare tactic here is made up and absurd.
blm
Aug 2019
#71
It is not a scare tactic...and she running on so many policy initiatives I have lost count...
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#72
What RW lie do you refer to...time to post it or stop the attack on me...which is
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#76
No I didn't actually, but then I don't read conservative crap often...however
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#86
No I don't battle right wingers online...occasionally reply to twitter but that is
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#95
Um...that was said way before Obama...as far as I know Pres. Obama never said that...
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#82
Any way you look at it, we've got a large red swath of stupid going on in this country.
YOHABLO
Aug 2019
#33
This is why I believe Biden is the best perhaps the only one who can beat Trump
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#58
There have been so many articles about it that it's hard to believe people still fall for the myth.
Garrett78
Aug 2019
#104
The maps I posted show what happens if we we win the blue wall states and if we don't...
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#126
"Statement politics" means everything to some and can distort reality to suit the passion for
emmaverybo
Aug 2019
#143
Well that explains a great deal...I have been unable to understand why some think certain
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#150
OP never said that. Resorting to a flimsy strawman is a sign of a losing argument.
Princetonian
Aug 2019
#146
In 2008, Biden supporters were the most respectful and polite of all the candidates
IronLionZion
Aug 2019
#155
We lost a sitting Senator in Florida...and Biden would help with this state too...
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#137
Me too...and it is a must win state...but we do have a senate seat there so...
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#138
The second map is if we win the three states back. It shows what happens if we do win the states,
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#141
I think Biden can take those three states to stop Trump...and maybe more. he has ties to
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#158
If we win WI, PA, and MI, Trump on has 3 remotely possible paths to win, and 2 are 269-269 ties
Celerity
Aug 2019
#144
Interesting post... I think it is unlikely that Nevada goes red...taking the rust belt is our best
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#151
just now on MSNBC, these 4 states are what Trump is going to focus on a lot to flip
Celerity
Aug 2019
#160
Don't believe he is going to focus on those, or don't believe he can flip them?
Celerity
Aug 2019
#166
I wanted to add thanks...and I have to say ...Trump must be desperate to pin his chances on
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#167
Back at you great find...you should consider making it a post on DU primaries...
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#169
We need to go after every state and maybe get the Senate that way...but the easiest way to
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#157
We lost the governorship in 18 and a sitting Senator...Florida is unlikely and can't be counted on..
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#161