2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTaking back the House.
So alright, there are 40 or 50 gerrymandered seats that the Tea Party assholes don't have to worry about in the 2014 off-year elections. They may be insulated from losing THOSE seats. But that still leaves over 170 seats where they are NOT insulated from backlash over this political sabotage of the country.
Democrats just have to focus on the seats they CAN win. We only need about 20 pickups. It doesn't matter if they consider themselves "moderate" Republicans. They are ALL marching in lockstep. It makes no difference what they say they are in a lot of districts. Having mercy on the "moderates" has no place in this game anymore. They have all shown their true colors.
It will be our job to make sure that no one forgets what they are doing come election time. ALL OF THEM!
We just need to get out and vote and be active. Forget the insulated seats if we must.
There is plenty of fruit to pick from the rest of that tree if we do our part.
mercymechap
(579 posts)Let's get rid of a bunch of them so we can get some things done.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)ancianita
(36,060 posts)235 House Republicans have cost taxpayers $40,890,000 for no work in a 101 day session. Or just do the math for the vulnerable 170.
Loudly
(2,436 posts)Can't beat someone with no one.
Who's stepping up for thankless battle?