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In reply to the discussion: "We Didn't Have a Ground Game" A Democratic congresswoman on why she lost her seat [View all]Jose Garcia
(2,595 posts)44. Shalala was an awful candidate
She barely won last time, despite the district being fairly blue and there being a strong anti-Trump sentiment among voters. She never bothered to learn to speak Spanish, despite her district being over 70% Hispanic.
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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
Biden did lose Florida . And this does explain why we lost which isn't that bad a thing
JI7
Nov 2020
#4
No, it's not that simple. The Party does work together ,especially in swing states . Biden himself
JI7
Nov 2020
#8
I agree. Actually for most of the year Rick Wilson had been warning that Biden needed to 5% or
OnDoutside
Nov 2020
#41
But in 2016 Trump didn't have a ground game, ran a terrible campaign, was a flawed candidate
betsuni
Nov 2020
#6
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
Its so easy to blame losses on socialism and defund the police slogans. This article makes it clear
tulipsandroses
Nov 2020
#30
I've been questioning this narrative. I know that's been the story, but so far
tulipsandroses
Nov 2020
#35
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