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ck4829

(35,094 posts)
Sun May 23, 2021, 03:03 PM May 2021

A possible solution to this is there should be no Republican going unopposed anywhere

For the last two elections, Democrats regarded Brian Fitzpatrick as one of the U.S. Congress's most vulnerable Republicans, but both times they failed to unseat him, even when his suburban Philadelphia district voted for Democratic President Joe Biden.

He is again on their target list for the Nov. 8, 2022, midterm elections - which will determine whether Biden's Democrats keep control of Congress - but Democratic officials say finding a suitable candidate could be a challenge because the borders of the district are in flux and could be for months.

"That's a significant concern," said John Cordisco, chairman of the Democratic Party in Bucks County, which lies within the district. "When you are challenging a multiple-term incumbent, if you don't have immediate name recognition — it becomes very problematic."

The reason for the uncertainty is redistricting https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-redistricting/how-the-battle-over-redistricting-in-2021-could-decide-control-of-the-u-s-congress-idUSKBN2AI1CX, the once-a-decade process by which House of Representatives districts are redrawn based on shifts in the U.S. population https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-us-census-data-will-show-which-states-gain-or-lose-house-seats-2021-04-26. The process always unsettles congressional elections, but this year the coronavirus pandemic has added to the turbulence by delaying the delivery of the census data needed to draw the districts until September.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/redistricting-delays-add-democrats-worries-100338548.html


They are hoping for complacency, they are hoping for confusion and doubt. We need to flood them with candidates, show them that their far-right conspiracy theorist behinds are not going to get what they are looking for.

I think we need to say it here and now: No matter where you live, there will be a Democrat you can vote for, especially now due to this redistricting confusion. Even if it is a write-in candidate.

I'm thinking - could DU itself become a place where write-in candidates get organized? If I was living in a district where there was no Democrat running, I would look into it, would others?
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A possible solution to this is there should be no Republican going unopposed anywhere (Original Post) ck4829 May 2021 OP
Agree completely! I am supporting Marcus Flowers who is running against margarine PortTack May 2021 #1

PortTack

(32,809 posts)
1. Agree completely! I am supporting Marcus Flowers who is running against margarine
Sun May 23, 2021, 06:52 PM
May 2021

They are more emboldened when they don’t have a challenger.

It takes a lot of guts and ambition to put yourself out there. they deserve our support in anyway we can show it

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