1/ Quick thread to bolster Blue confidence right now.
It's important to remember that the Democrats lost in 2016 by 80K votes spread through 3 states. Yet 2018 was a blue wave 40 seat House pickup, and red states elected blue governors.
It's important to remember that the Democrats lost in 2016 by 80K votes spread through 3 states. Yet 2018 was a blue wave 40 seat House pickup, and red states elected blue governors.
2/ 2016, like 2000, had a poor candidate trying to get a 3rd term (always hard). HRC had super high negatives & Gore was just uninteresting. They then chose bland/disliked moderate VPs & that encouraged the liberal wing to either stay home or vote Green in protest.
3/ In contrast 2020 has a good candidate that people actually like, an Obama Democrat as it were, plus a woman of color who's relatively liberal. This is not the same election
And that's not even taking into account how horrifying everything is
And that's not even taking into account how horrifying everything is
4/ Yes, things can still go wrong in 2 weeks especially with the GOP using every fascist tool to suppress and steal the vote. I too fear what can happen before Nov 3, esp. with the RedHat-BrownShirts terrorists
But this isn't 2016. 2018 showed me our effort will be rewarded.
But this isn't 2016. 2018 showed me our effort will be rewarded.
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