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Yonnie3

(17,485 posts) Tue Nov 7, 2017, 10:49 PM Nov 2017

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Dear Pundit Friends, please stop attributing this D landslide in VA to "changing demographics"

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Dear Pundit Friends, please stop attributing this D landslide in VA to "changing demographics" (Original Post) Yonnie3 Nov 2017 OP

Also, please stop saying, as if it is a mantra that "Democrats are divided," and Squinch Nov 2017 #1

Pissed off people can change things. irisblue Nov 2017 #2

It Was Voter Turnout and the Paper Ballots dlk Nov 2017 #3

Except paper ballots instead of machines. SandyZ Nov 2017 #4

Changing preference among independents Awsi Dooger Nov 2017 #5

I agree (mostly). Yonnie3 Nov 2017 #6

Squinch

(51,014 posts)

1. Also, please stop saying, as if it is a mantra that "Democrats are divided," and

Reply to Yonnie3 (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 10:55 PM

Nov 2017

"Democrats don't stand for anything other than being the non trump(R)"

irisblue

(33,033 posts)

2. Pissed off people can change things.

Reply to Yonnie3 (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 10:56 PM

Nov 2017

dlk

(11,578 posts)

3. It Was Voter Turnout and the Paper Ballots

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Tue Nov 7, 2017, 10:57 PM

Nov 2017

SandyZ

(186 posts)

4. Except paper ballots instead of machines.

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Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:22 PM

Nov 2017

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)

5. Changing preference among independents

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Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:29 PM

Nov 2017

That's what happened. It will continue as long as Trump remains unpopular with independents.

All the stuff about united party and turnout and paper ballots is swell wanna-believe but misses the big picture

Yonnie3

(17,485 posts)

6. I agree (mostly).

Reply to Awsi Dooger (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 11:41 PM

Nov 2017

I would have turned out if Sec. Clinton were in the White House. Trump just increased my angst about the election. I did contribute slightly more to candidates.

Some Democrats I know miss midterm elections often. This time they didn't and this helped.

That said, without those who identify as independents, we could not win.

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