#Washington and the political #media treat isolated #specialelections as if they measure the mood of the country. 2/
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If the Democrat underdog
#RobQuist wins the#specialelection in#Montana, or Democrats#FlipThe6th in Georgia... 3/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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... then the
#media would say the#Trump presidency is over.#Republicans in#Congress would fear the midterms, and distance themselves. 4/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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But if
#Republicans win the#specialelections in#Montana and#Georgia, the#media story line will be#TheResistance is a failure. 5/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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#Republicans in#Congress will remain more afraid of primary challenges than the general election, and stick with#Trump. 6/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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But now, if
#Gianforte wins,#Democrats will be even more demoralized, and if he loses,#Republicans will have a ready-made excuse. 7/ -
Lot of votes have already been cast. Would be different if they could change the votes already in.
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For the vote, yes. For the political media narrative, no.
#Gianforte's assault will overwhelm other parts of the#specialelection story.
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Even if
#specialelections don't change the make up of#Congress, or predict the#midterms, politicians act as if they do. 8/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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#Gianforte messed with the#specialelection narrative. Now the#Montana race is about him, rather than the country. 9/9 - 1 more reply
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Yes, he did them a favor for 2017, but not for 2018. Dems will be angrier.
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How much angrier can they be?
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Have you seen the little old ladies in my church? They can get angry!
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Greg Gianforte's behavior was equally over-emotional & petulant. Acted like a violent insecure snowflake
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