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2016 Postmortem

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts) Mon Feb 20, 2012, 06:28 PM Feb 2012

As it stands, if we do not sweep the

House, Senate and Presidency then ...

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As it stands, if we do not sweep the (Original Post) lonestarnot Feb 2012 OP

We need both 2012 and 2016 to bring the Supremes back to sanity. DCKit Feb 2012 #1

LOL. Could happen too. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #2

The math makes the Senate VERY hard to hold onto... scheming daemons Feb 2012 #3

What does math have to do with the decision of the vote? lonestarnot Feb 2012 #4

DCKit

(18,541 posts)

1. We need both 2012 and 2016 to bring the Supremes back to sanity.

Reply to lonestarnot (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 09:22 PM

Feb 2012

We've got our work cut out for us.

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)

2. LOL. Could happen too.

Reply to DCKit (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 10:43 PM

Feb 2012

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)

3. The math makes the Senate VERY hard to hold onto...

Reply to lonestarnot (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 12:13 AM

Feb 2012

We have to defend 22 seats.... Repubs only have to defend 9.

We are going to have to hold onto 18 of our 22 if we don't take back any of the Repub seats.

Very difficult.

Gaining 25 in the house might actually be easier.

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)

4. What does math have to do with the decision of the vote?

Reply to scheming daemons (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 10:15 PM

Feb 2012

policy and knowledge thereof should should make that decision easy, especially if one is black, woman, hispanic, muslim, poor, well at least 99% of us.

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