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ginnyinWI

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5. As long as we all come out and vote!

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 09:03 AM

Oct 2018

But you know it's more than Trump. It's the culture and conditions that allowed him to get power in the first place. There will be another and another until it changes.

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Most of the republicans are about to be swept out of power and into extinction. Mark my words.. [View all] wroberts189 Oct 2018 OP

Pass me some your meds please. CentralMass Oct 2018 #1

If you give me some of yours lol wroberts189 Oct 2018 #25

It's a deal ;-) i hope your optimism pans out. CentralMass Oct 2018 #61

I hope you're right Rizen Oct 2018 #2

If I am not right ... god help us all. wroberts189 Oct 2018 #26

There's a realistic middle ground between your prediction and disaster. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #68

Worry is wasted energy. Just go vote and GOTV. And bring friends. LBM20 Oct 2018 #60

Agreed. Joe941 Oct 2018 #3

Thank you wroberts189 Oct 2018 #27

Do you really think that the tens of millions of Trump supporters are going anywhere? elocs Oct 2018 #4

Republicans use hatred as their energy drink. zanana1 Oct 2018 #15

They have the memory span of 2 days... wroberts189 Oct 2018 #29

Hitler thought his reign would be forever Butterflylady Oct 2018 #21

I'm a consistent optimist too lunatica Oct 2018 #53

and grump is a cornered animal..he is going down and if i may be so bold may be charged with crimes wroberts189 Oct 2018 #55

Another fellow optimist here! kag Oct 2018 #62

Hopefully not on election day. wroberts189 Oct 2018 #28

As long as we all come out and vote! ginnyinWI Oct 2018 #5

The gop is enabling this horror. Scarsdale Oct 2018 #6

Seen the new records being set of early voting numbers? wroberts189 Oct 2018 #30

OMG, "the press is not on his side," watoos Oct 2018 #7

Name them.... wroberts189 Oct 2018 #24

"the complicit corporate M$M" Tarc Oct 2018 #48

In swing districts with very close races bucolic_frolic Oct 2018 #8

and spike it with grain alcohol like our new supreme court judge did lol wroberts189 Oct 2018 #32

I admire your optimism but I believe it's overwrought The Liberal Lion Oct 2018 #9

Its a different ball game now..grump went too far radical..people are seing through the fog of lies wroberts189 Oct 2018 #51

As long as we keep a close eye on the machinery that is counting the votes randr Oct 2018 #10

Pretty hard to keep a close eye on machines watoos Oct 2018 #14

From what I have learned people are able to check at the time they vote randr Oct 2018 #37

This is the only valid counter argument.... wroberts189 Oct 2018 #33

We Can only hope! ... But, emanymton69 Oct 2018 #11

Bingo colsohlibgal Oct 2018 #17

If we can count all the money spent each and every day randr Oct 2018 #39

another valid counter argument but with overwhelming numbers of blue voters..kinda hard to do wroberts189 Oct 2018 #36

Would agree with you IF there were no gerrymandering, voter suppression, or RW media. highplainsdem Oct 2018 #12

We heard the same argument leading up to the 2016 election. It didn't work out that way. jalan48 Oct 2018 #13

The news media has changed... the ACA sunk in to americans and they said wait a tic...we like this wroberts189 Oct 2018 #38

I only agree with 2 or 3 of your points bucolic_frolic Oct 2018 #16

Don't discount the young...remember the last school shootings and the marches by students? wroberts189 Oct 2018 #49

Last count showed that over 10% of eligable voters were purged from the rolls elmac Oct 2018 #18

These tactics are all getting exposed ..and delt with... hopefully enough wroberts189 Oct 2018 #46

While the gerrymandering, suppression of D voters and machine rigging is a problem. Ligyron Oct 2018 #19

They took action on Georgia fast ..ACLU..and stopped the thrown away ballots... wroberts189 Oct 2018 #40

Thank the Goddess for the ACLU! Ligyron Oct 2018 #69

Nevada is starting to look very good, the dem firewall in Clark is building quite well. sunonmars Oct 2018 #20

Billionaire Steyer is about to drop another 16 million into this wroberts189 Oct 2018 #45

Only if we play hard ball. lancelyons Oct 2018 #22

agreed ..this time the dems need to show some spine..and they are..Obama and Biden are out there wroberts189 Oct 2018 #44

We lost the last election Puppyjive Oct 2018 #23

People are sick of that disgusting fraud. He is ugly and mean... wroberts189 Oct 2018 #43

and Hillary is not part of the equation wroberts189 Oct 2018 #50

out of power and into extinction skypilot Oct 2018 #31

We are off the map..uncharted waters this time... nothing is "normal" anymore wroberts189 Oct 2018 #41

I hope we take both houses, including the Senate IronLionZion Oct 2018 #34

Aye!! wroberts189 Oct 2018 #42

I think you're right malaise Oct 2018 #35

Aye!! wroberts189 Oct 2018 #54

The vast majority of incumbents will be re-elected as always. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #47

The normal dynamics have all changed... and nothing is certain except change wroberts189 Oct 2018 #57

The re-election rate will likely be lower than normal, but still very high. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #59

Overconfidence gets nobody anywhere! democratisphere Oct 2018 #52

Confidence is how you get anywhere.. wroberts189 Oct 2018 #56

There is no way to control the RW propaganda machine and democratisphere Oct 2018 #58

They've really screwed themselves over allowing putin and trump to undermine them duforsure Oct 2018 #63

I will double my bet .. mark my words.. Beto O'rourke is gonna send Cruz to the unemployment line!! wroberts189 Oct 2018 #64

Even the pubs will cheer that one.. damn microwave fish fryer lol wroberts189 Oct 2018 #66

Yes, positive thoughts most certainly do have power. Thank you for this EXCELLENT post! n/t mtnsnake Oct 2018 #65

Thank you :) wroberts189 Oct 2018 #67

I used to think I hated Bush until Drumph came along. WinstonSmith4740 Oct 2018 #70

From your lips to God's ear bermudat Oct 2018 #71

Thank You! Nictuku Oct 2018 #72