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Tonight's results started like most of our setbacks. Either Dems voting for someone else or not (Original Post) upaloopa Jun 2012 OP
time to face the facts jpbollma Jun 2012 #1
It's not the base, my bet is it's the leaners/indies. TheWraith Jun 2012 #6
bull. shit. Matariki Jun 2012 #2
Have you seen the margins? Indydem Jun 2012 #4
I call bullshit on blaming Democrats and saying they voted across party lines or stayed home. Matariki Jun 2012 #7
There sure are a lot of democrats here telling people to give up & get over it. Less than an HiPointDem Jun 2012 #9
I feel like repubs gamed the system, i do not buy the bs that dems stayed home. peacebird Jun 2012 #3
plural. Matariki Jun 2012 #8
In 2010 the right took a bunch of states and the House after a Dem landslide in 2008. upaloopa Jun 2012 #11
that and it might just be a red state leftyohiolib Jun 2012 #5
go away. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #10
im not happy about it, im in ohio and i fear this will embolden kasich leftyohiolib Jun 2012 #12
We'll see how it's going over the next few hours. I'm so disappointed... Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #13

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)
6. It's not the base, my bet is it's the leaners/indies.
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:15 PM
Jun 2012

People who lean Dem but perceived the recall as being the Dems scratching the back of an interest group.

Matariki

(18,775 posts)
7. I call bullshit on blaming Democrats and saying they voted across party lines or stayed home.
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:16 PM
Jun 2012

And the most populated counties have only reported about 10% of the vote so far.

 

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)
9. There sure are a lot of democrats here telling people to give up & get over it. Less than an
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:18 PM
Jun 2012

hour after the polls closed.

stinks.

peacebird

(14,195 posts)
3. I feel like repubs gamed the system, i do not buy the bs that dems stayed home.
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:12 PM
Jun 2012

And sorry, maybe it is unfair, but you are such a newbie it feels like you are a troll tomight.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)
11. In 2010 the right took a bunch of states and the House after a Dem landslide in 2008.
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:21 PM
Jun 2012

Go figure!

Not troll just a realist. So many here refuse to see the writing on the wall. Money runs the show and because it takes money to get elected we will not get all we want but we still have to vote like we did.

 

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)
13. We'll see how it's going over the next few hours. I'm so disappointed...
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:36 PM
Jun 2012

Many of us have been warning about this since 2006, 2008, & 2010. This party had better pull its head out of its ass and start working for the people they want to vote for them, or they'll become worse than a joke, they'll be completely irrelevant.

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