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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]Demsrule86
(70,714 posts)131. Anything could happen...but odds are in our favor that Biden can win
the blue wall states back and we win...maybe we get more maybe we don't but Trump is gone...Biden has good ties to the mid west and has established credibility in the region.
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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