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TexasTowelie

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Mon Jan 2, 2017, 10:39 AM Jan 2017

Possible Democratic gubernatorial candidates searching for answers

A handful of Democrats contemplating a run for governor in 2018 are starting to fan out across the state in search of answers to their continued woes at the ballot box.

State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, said a surge of new voters who supported President-elect Donald Trump and a number of Democrats who decided not to vote are key reasons they lost an election that was supposed to form the foundation of a comeback.

“My message to the Dems is that turnout matters,” Vinehout said. “The campaign, the candidate and the message matters.”

Even though Republicans have historically done well in midterm elections when turnout is lower than presidential elections, Democrats believe Gov. Scott Walker will be vulnerable in 2018 if he decides to run for a third term.

Read more: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/possible-democratic-gubernatorial-candidates-searching-for-answers/article_cc50995d-e839-5a82-aa63-d69021cf57de.html

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Possible Democratic gubernatorial candidates searching for answers (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2017 OP
Kathleen my Queen is brilliant and jodymarie aimee Jan 2017 #1
 

jodymarie aimee

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1. Kathleen my Queen is brilliant and
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 10:59 AM
Jan 2017

should have been our candidate for Gov last time, not Mary Burke. We had no primary, Burke was foisted up on us. She was a pretty rich lady, with no legislative experience, except school board seat she paid $120 Grand for.. The powers that be here actually told Kathleen she wasn't pretty enough to run. And look how that turned out. Our state party at that time was headed by Mike Tate, who is responsible for bleeding our state red.

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