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LeftInTX

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36. We had a problem in Texas

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 02:40 PM

Nov 2020

The state party did not allocate resources for a ground game until the last minute. It was all gonna be digital. County parties and state parties work together to help all candidates. Shalala is correct here. She needed ground game resources

Although it isn't Biden's fault, it is the Democratic Party's fault, from DNC, state and county. Close races are often won with assistance of local counties and not just the campaign itself. Counties relied on state resources

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"We Didn't Have a Ground Game" A Democratic congresswoman on why she lost her seat [View all] tulipsandroses Nov 2020 OP

'It's the economy, stupid.' elleng Nov 2020 #1

Biden didnt lose it MFM008 Nov 2020 #2

Biden did lose Florida . And this does explain why we lost which isn't that bad a thing JI7 Nov 2020 #4

the election MFM008 Nov 2020 #7

No, it's not that simple. The Party does work together ,especially in swing states . Biden himself JI7 Nov 2020 #8

Then why have political parties? former9thward Nov 2020 #24

Other Democrats won their Florida seats treestar Nov 2020 #14

Yes, I was getting that vibe treestar Nov 2020 #13

If the House was lost in 2022, yes it would be a problem for HIM. former9thward Nov 2020 #26

But the individual should run as hard as they can treestar Nov 2020 #42

2022 cycle starts right now. TomDaisy Nov 2020 #3

The lack of ground game from Biden was a calculated, responsible risk. Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #5

+1 treestar Nov 2020 #15

Exactly! StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #27

I agree. Actually for most of the year Rick Wilson had been warning that Biden needed to 5% or OnDoutside Nov 2020 #41

We had a problem in Texas LeftInTX Nov 2020 #36

But in 2016 Trump didn't have a ground game, ran a terrible campaign, was a flawed candidate betsuni Nov 2020 #6

He is the absolute kind of grievance politics Cosmocat Nov 2020 #19

+1 flying rabbit Nov 2020 #32

We can build a ground army of those inoculated, by June Cicada Nov 2020 #9

I do not believe we have given Tom Perez enough thanks for Boogiemack Nov 2020 #10

Unnnnn, her polling should've told her that from the bat. If that was the only thing she had to ... uponit7771 Nov 2020 #11

"if we had run against a reasonable Republican, we would have gotten beaten" progressoid Nov 2020 #12

YEP Cosmocat Nov 2020 #22

We're not fucked. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #25

This was the going WITH the momentum Cosmocat Nov 2020 #28

+100 progressoid Nov 2020 #34

I wouldn't say Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #23

Its so easy to blame losses on socialism and defund the police slogans. This article makes it clear tulipsandroses Nov 2020 #30

I'm not blaming socialism Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #31

I've been questioning this narrative. I know that's been the story, but so far tulipsandroses Nov 2020 #35

our dem rep lost in a republican district to a crook. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2020 #16

Why does a ground game necessitate physical gatherings and meeting people? Klaralven Nov 2020 #17

The phone numbers are wrong! LeftInTX Nov 2020 #37

South Florida was magat central all year. tavernier Nov 2020 #18

She is right about the House in 2022. Very real chance we lose it, and do not take back the Senate. Celerity Nov 2020 #20

I live in Ohio where Democrats had pretty much written off the state as far as the doc03 Nov 2020 #21

I've said this before and gotten a lot of negative feedback calguy Nov 2020 #29

If you're suggesting Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #33

This "messaging" thing has been a problem for decades and is never overcome treestar Nov 2020 #43

I think messaging was absolutely a problem peggysue2 Nov 2020 #38

I agree Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #39

That's exactly right peggysue2 Nov 2020 #40

You just said exactly what has been on my mind calguy Nov 2020 #45

Shalala was an awful candidate Jose Garcia Nov 2020 #44