They would have won if they elected more moderates candidates, especially in places like Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona.While I do think trump is a reason they lost, he definitely isn't the only reason. Republicans in general have been fighting to take away the average Americans civil rights, nothing to do wirh trump
This brand of politics was unsustainable. It can work in a gerrymandered district yes but at some point you gotta give the impression that you're actually up there to do a job and represent the people of your state and not just want to be a celebrity all day.They would have won if they elected more moderates candidates, especially in places like Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona.
Like Claire MccaskillThey would have won if they elected more moderates candidates, especially in places like Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona.
The crazy thing is that WV was solidly Dem in many ways until relatively recently.
For years, Jay Rockefeller and Robert Byrd were easily winning reelection to the senate. Byrd died in 2010 when Manchin was Governor (imagine that: two dem senators AND a dem governor in WV). Manchin filled the seat with a temporary replacement and then ran to get elected to the seat. Rockefeller retired in 2014.
WV was also reliably democrat in presidential elections until 2000, and it was competitive until 2012 (when Romney trounced Obama 62-35). WV was carried by Jimmy Carter in 1980 and by Michael Dukakis in 1988. "Liberal," wimpy, Mike Dukakis of Massachusetts!
You forgot that Georgia and Louisiana were competitive blue states, too, back then!
I shared this same thing before about West Virginia. West Virginia has a history of being a very progressive state---they were created because they didn't want to be a slave state---and was a pro-working class state for most of the 20th century---and it was working class because they actually fought and died for it. It still is, but the fall of the coal industry and the lack of support by any politician has lead to where it is now where they vote Republican because of social reasons. Manchin is a Clinton/Atari Democrat, but he doesn't care about workers issues.The crazy thing is that WV was solidly Dem in many ways until relatively recently.
For years, Jay Rockefeller and Robert Byrd were easily winning reelection to the senate. Byrd died in 2010 when Manchin was Governor (imagine that: two dem senators AND a dem governor in WV). Manchin filled the seat with a temporary replacement and then ran to get elected to the seat. Rockefeller retired in 2014.
WV was also reliably democrat in presidential elections until 2000, and it was competitive until 2012 (when Romney trounced Obama 62-35). WV was carried by Jimmy Carter in 1980 and by Michael Dukakis in 1988. "Liberal," wimpy, Mike Dukakis of Massachusetts!
The Jon Voight Endorsement is for TRUMP. TRUMP > DeSANTIS.
Dumped just happened, now 93% reported just like I thought. Kari closed the gap. Hobbs was up 36,000, now down to 26,000:Supposed to be another Arizona vote dump at 8pm eastern of 90,000 votes. 89% reporting right now, should take that up to around 93%. They’ve been saying these votes are supposed to lean red, so if that’s the case, should show in this dump. Hobbs up 36,000 right now