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If that's as close as possible for a democrst FBaggins Jun 2017 #1
No, Ossoff got a higher percentage of the vote than Clinton. Let me explain: LBM20 Jun 2017 #4
"Close" is how close you are to winning... not raw percentages FBaggins Jun 2017 #17
Your OP. Blue_true Jun 2017 #2
Right. Single payer and free tuition work in SOME places but NOT in others. LBM20 Jun 2017 #6
A fair point, but the other elections did not get Voltaire2 Jun 2017 #13
Ossoff was the Daily Kos backed candidate long before the jungle primary. LonePirate Jun 2017 #3
Because they wanted a shot at a win, not because Ossoff was a far left progressive. LBM20 Jun 2017 #5
to me that election just showed runnnig in deep red districts/states is a waste of time Takket Jun 2017 #7
So you don't believe in the 50 state strategy? Don't you think we should compete everywhere and LBM20 Jun 2017 #8
nope Takket Jun 2017 #10
Well, I disagree. We need to compete hard everywhere and put them on defense everywhere. LBM20 Jun 2017 #14
What it showed me BannonsLiver Jun 2017 #9
The expectation in these deep red districts was that we would get closer but winning was unlikely. LBM20 Jun 2017 #16
It was for me and you BannonsLiver Jun 2017 #19
well, I assumed Hillary Clinton was going to trounce trump last November and since I m-lekktor Jun 2017 #11
Well we know for a fact that a center right Democrat list. Voltaire2 Jun 2017 #12
We know for sure that he got very close in a DEEP RED district, so let's please get real. LBM20 Jun 2017 #15
Probably correct. kentuck Jun 2017 #18
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