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biophile

(1,532 posts)
2. You are often right - I hope this opinion is also correct
Fri May 8, 2026, 08:21 PM
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And I agree no one thing can stop the blue tsunami. But lots of little things can. Gerrymandering, voter suppression, voter roll purges, misinformation campaigns, disinformation campaigns, armed goons at voting sites, another pandemic, targeted terrorist attacks by domestic terrorists, and the list goes on. This has always been their approach- by any and all means.
Thank you for your optimistic posts. I very much hope you are correct yet again!

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Thank you for laying this out. mr715 Friday #1
You are often right - I hope this opinion is also correct biophile Friday #2
Some of those things are worth considering, others are not. Fiendish Thingy Friday #4
You had me until the conclusion. Ilikepurple Friday #3
Uncertainty cuts both ways Fiendish Thingy Friday #5
K & R................. Lovie777 Friday #6
That's another piece of math I didn't mention! Fiendish Thingy Friday #8
I really hope you're right. ecstatic Friday #7
There is plenty of evidence that republicans are already voting for Democratic candidates over the past year. Fiendish Thingy Friday #9
That is not relevant to what is happening with our elections. gab13by13 Friday #11
This comment (#11) is entirely irrelevant and quite unnecessary. Intractable Friday #18
Sure it is. Nt Fiendish Thingy Friday #20
Louisiana was in the middle of voting gab13by13 Friday #10
Yeah, the rose-colored glasses some are wearing do not help at all. FoxNewsSucks Friday #12
Here's the deal gab13by13 Friday #14
Texass did that to Austin years ago. FoxNewsSucks Friday #16
Votes will be the bullets in this gun fight Fiendish Thingy Friday #21
So you are espousing the Schumer strategy? gab13by13 Friday #24
Yeah, that's what I'm proposing- let Trump burn it all down. Fiendish Thingy Friday #29
This message was self-deleted by its author Fiendish Thingy Friday #22
Agree. The Texas gerry was based on Hispanic Strelnikov_ Friday #13
What does this have to do with Magats rigging elections? gab13by13 Friday #15
What rigging? Fiendish Thingy Friday #23
I stand by the word rigging. gab13by13 Friday #26
Apathetic non voting citizens can most certainly get in the way. littlemissmartypants Friday #17
Some People imagined they could afford to be apathetic in 2024 Fiendish Thingy Friday #25
Kamala Harris won the election. gab13by13 Friday #27
No. mr715 Friday #31
2024 Election Denialism is just as kooky and evidence free as 2020 Election Denialism Fiendish Thingy Friday #34
THANK YOU! 😊👍🤞🙏 🌊🌊🌊 ColoringFool Friday #19
Gerrymandering chart Norrrm Friday #28
Ah, but that presumes that all red voters will continue to vote red in 100% of races, 100% of the time Fiendish Thingy Friday #30
And, just to bring up a point you and I agree on... mr715 Friday #38
While court expansion must be Dems top priority in 2029, I don't think it has to be front and Center in the 2028 campaig Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #39
Assuming a fixed electorate, which is not the case. mr715 Friday #33
Pritzker I've read is considering countering the most recent red state redistricting. NoMoreRepugs Friday #32
Yes, I expect many blue states will redistrict, but not in time for the midterms, but for 2028. Nt Fiendish Thingy Friday #35
Those republican redistricts... Boo1 Friday #36
And if the optimistic models are correct, mr715 Friday #37
If 90 million people get off their asses and vote blue in the midterms IzzaNuDay Yesterday #40
This edhopper Yesterday #41
Keep Failing Open Book Tests Aepps22 Yesterday #45
It won't even take 90 million Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #42
I think we need a bigger edge edhopper Yesterday #46
I dont Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #47
Yep edhopper Yesterday #48
I am not mathematically challenged, but thanks for a concise portrayal jimmy the one Yesterday #43
Given the environment, some of those TX seats are dummymandered JCMach1 Yesterday #44
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