centrist get upset when people admonish him publicly the only chance they get to address him he deserves the worst things in life
Pretty sure R had a very slight advantage if you factor in a typical vote pattern for the district where a R ran unopposed. I think this graph gives 0 votes to both parties in that districts so it skews D, but with this factored in it was basically 50/50. Still state is one of the worst gerrymandered states in country and the only hope to undo it is to the PA model. Lawsuit to state Supreme Court that maps are unconstitutional with state constitution and US Supreme Court stays out of a state matter and new maps are drawn. Also think 2021 Redistricting will be hard for GOP to make the maps 11/3. I assume N.C. will add a seat and the only growth in state is Charlotte and RDU. Some of those heavy Dem districts are going to have to spill into other districts and if the state gains a district and they try to keep 3 Dem districts only it will make the gerrymander very thin elsewhere. Problem is Dems are very self sorted in Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham, so it makes it easy to just pack those districts. The Raleigh proper and Durham district though is problematic for GOP going forward as it will likely have to break in two spilling 50K so votes elsewhere. GOP are the most brazen power hungry bunch, so if it possible it will be done and legislature holds all the power. Gov is powerless. State isn’t that close to going the way of VA because it doesn’t have the DC growth that is overwhelming Dem. Dem are growing in cities, but the influx of people are probably only slightly Dem leaning compared to around DC. If N.C. goes blue GOP in next couple years it means GOP is getting slaughed elsewhere.10 years away from being a true swing state in my opinion.
Nate Cohn says GOP and trump did wel among FL Hispanics. Let that be the next area who learns empathy at the hands of ICE.
Obama gave the key note speech because they wanted him to get exposure because he was running for a senate seat that the democrats needed badly. It was also an attempt to appeal to blacks because the Kerry/Edwards ticket was not too inspiring for poc.
It's silly talking about the Hispanic vote. Cubans aren't Mexican or Guatemalan or Honduran. They aren't one voting bloc.
Multiple times a day several days in a row? You're seeing how that is playing out right now in the courts and the chaos down here btw. Sorry to offend your region.
True, but in terms of Hispanic voters there’s Cubans then everyone else. Disclaimer: This applies everywhere except Texas.
They apparently haven’t read each state’s Articles of Secession. I, ashamedly, used to believe the Lost Cause myth and that slavery was not the main cause of secession. Then I actually read the documents, and that position became pretty difficult to defend.
And he’s saying it’s hypocritical on your part to be complaining about one region being talked about when you exhibited the same behavior. Pretty simple concept. Spread out the love.
I explained earlier in that my frustration is primarily over how Ohio, a few other Midwest states, and a few of the coastal states are the only ones that matter in the presidential cycle. It seems foolhardy to me to keep talking about trying to flip Ohio given that it seems very Red at this point. Georgia is very red and not worth giving a fuck about in 2020, it won't offend me if others think so.
Trump isn't man enough to fire people himself, so he has Kelly do it for him. But that leaves the tricky problem of firing Kelly. It is a beautiful system.
No one thought Clinton would lose the Democrat nomination in 2006. I should have been more clear. Did a quick google, apparently she was running at 36% among Democrats in September 2006 with Al Gore running second. By November 2006 Obama was second at 17% and Clinton dropped to 28. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/01/poll.2008/
I don’t disagree with that. It gave him national exposure in 2004. The whole topic started by stating Obama was unknown in November 2006. He wasn’t, he was polling No. 2 at 17% for a candidacy that he had yet to announce.
This obviously will help pad Democrats total in the combined House margin. Which is good for morale if not actual seats.
Every time I heard him mentioned it was as a potential VP candidate, but I don’t recall him getting serious attention for the presidency prior to him announcing. At the time his lack of experience was brought up as too much to overcome, of course now having experience works against candidates.
There’s really only two people that can defend that position: ignorant and racists. If you the first and someone provides you the truth, and you choose to ignore it, you move from the first, to the second.
If there’s one thing I know it’s midwest auto-workers, these people are a lost cause to the left. They’re fine with taking a major hit now with tariffs because they think lord Trump will fix it in the long haul.
just remember that if we had president rubio all our ~~~centrist~~~ friends like ana navarro wouldn’t blink an eye at the trump administration policies
Idk how you even come to that phrasing. Surely he has an intern that watches football who would tell him to call it a fg. I guess not
Didn’t Obama and Bill Clinton just win Ohio twice not too long ago? Georgia only went Clinton in 1992 in recent memory. I’m not ready to give up Ohio just yet.
Maybe the only person less tough than trump, but that might be due to his smaller stature. That bitch needs to be put down in 2020.
I wouldn't give up on Ohio despite it moving more red, I just wouldn't plan on counting on it either.
Sure, but Ohio had a worse margin for Hillary in 2016 than Georgia and the mid-terms really make it look like it's only shifting more to the right.