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bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 09:39 PM Nov 2017

Are we going to see congressmen up for re-election start moving from Trump?

Not necessarily in deep red states, but in toss up stars and districts. CNN is really beating in the point that 33 percent of voters tonight said that they were doing it in defiance of Trump.

And this is with Northam not doing a whole lot to tie Gillespie to Trump. Imagine how lopsided it could have been if he had done that.

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Are we going to see congressmen up for re-election start moving from Trump? (Original Post) bearsfootball516 Nov 2017 OP
Luckily, all those congressmen are on record as having voted with enough Nov 2017 #1
Voter turnout and the Resistance need to stay high. BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #2
I think it will bearsfootball516 Nov 2017 #3
Retiring Mollyann Nov 2017 #4
Trump is toxic C_U_L8R Nov 2017 #5

enough

(13,256 posts)
1. Luckily, all those congressmen are on record as having voted with
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 09:44 PM
Nov 2017

Trump and the Republican Party on enough outrageous measures to destroy them politically if the Democrats can be smart about it.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
3. I think it will
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 09:51 PM
Nov 2017

It's the beginning of a wave. Now, we know we can do it. Democrats running in midterms next year are going to say "Look at what we did in Virginia, we can do it here!"

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