While Trump is speaking, results from three CT special elections come in:Dems won 2 seats bigly & nearly took the most GOP seat in the state
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A Democrat held the Democrat seat & a Republican held the Republican seat. Where was the shift?
#CTPolitics
Republicans won by 16k last time, 2k this time, and Dems expanded on their blowout margins
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@crlynmarie387 no shift yet. Margins are up
but that doesn't shift the control yet -
the shift is that it's hard to get good democrat turnout in special elections and off years.
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The lazy nonvoting left screwed America starting in 2010, then 2014, 2016. Then piss and moan about the outcome. Left created trump.
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didnt Trump lose by 3 million votes? Dont think we can blame the left for what the electoral college did
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you can't expect to change and win US politics without first winning by the political rules
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it's important indicator that turnout tracks enthusiasm and is bucking obnoxious drop off in non-pres elections
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turnout in off years and/or special elections is always abysmal here. Very normal in
#CTPolitics. Wish nums indicated real shift. -
to nearly winning GOP seat is big development. Not to be under appreciated
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you're missing my point. Chics cannot be counted too early in CT. Winning it would have meant much much more. We'll see come next
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my point is that although small data set, if margins tighten this much across the board difficult seats may be in reach
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one can hope. Time will tell
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agreed. At the very least Dems overperformed. Would have been very disheartening if they had fallen short or lost.
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omg it would have been a sh storm if they somehow lost those seats lol it's bad enough in CT, we couldn't have dealt
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Are we acting like margins don't matter when we're analyzing political landscape? Cmon.
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again, no. You're introducing that topic. I said it's good margins are up but that doesn't effect real change yet. Fact
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Maybe I'm wrong but I do *not* think
@ryangrim 's tweet was a deceleration of change, but an example of a changed climate. -
right I was saying our political climate will only truly change when those margins turn to wins. That's controversial?
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No need to piss on the celebration of energized voters.
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wrong. No one did that. Just because I'm not lib ENOUGH for some doesn't mean I'm anti voter. Please take your divisiveness elsewhere
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God, you're an asshole.
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