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Politics Girl: Stop saying the Democrats are going to lose! (Original Post) New Breed Leader Oct 2022 OP
Damn, she's good!!!! secondwind Oct 2022 #1
She sure is! liberalla Oct 2022 #44
And THAT, right there... 2naSalit Oct 2022 #2
From the Hoarse Whisperer LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #3
exactly New Breed Leader Oct 2022 #4
The media seems to be giving power to the soon-to-be 2022 election deniers. CivicGrief Oct 2022 #10
Spot on. That is what the corporate media does. wnylib Oct 2022 #12
+1000 Solomon Oct 2022 #48
You know the margin of error on that poll is 4% Farmer-Rick Oct 2022 #14
That poll is useless. Nobody votes for a congressional candidate for the whole country. LiberalFighter Oct 2022 #15
Polls like this are not useless. former9thward Oct 2022 #45
Applying it across the country is still useless. LiberalFighter Oct 2022 #46
Yet in yesterday's posts here there was such a curffufle about not believing in the polls including PortTack Oct 2022 #23
That's the message I want to hear! MN2theMax Oct 2022 #5
Now that's a message I can get behind! peggysue2 Oct 2022 #6
That is how a great many of us voters feel ..... Lovie777 Oct 2022 #7
It's a full on assault to set the narrative... MaeScott Oct 2022 #8
She's great! Mad_Machine76 Oct 2022 #9
I follow her on TikTok..yes, she's GREAT! PortTack Oct 2022 #24
Why isn't she on a Congressional ballot? grantcart Oct 2022 #33
I dunno Mad_Machine76 Oct 2022 #34
Damn, now that's the spirit I love. Emile Oct 2022 #11
A powerful message indeed. I feel invigorated. Handler Oct 2022 #13
NPR's been saying it since early 2021 Orrex Oct 2022 #16
It's so annoying treestar Oct 2022 #17
This makes me feel better. MiKenMi33 Oct 2022 #18
Right On! She speaks for me! nt LittleGirl Oct 2022 #19
❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Oct 2022 #20
According to this poll, there has been a 32% shift among women to the GQP maxrandb Oct 2022 #21
NO! PortTack Oct 2022 #25
I do not believe that at all. And today with the early voting in Georgia massive...I think we are Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #42
I do not believe any polls, gab13by13 Oct 2022 #22
Agree! Not gonna happen, but wouldn't it be great if the media following election went back PortTack Oct 2022 #27
Amen to that!!! vlyons Oct 2022 #26
Love that! Thanks! Nt RussBLib Oct 2022 #28
She speaks for me! niyad Oct 2022 #29
Good video! Peaked too soon per Politico Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2022 #30
I heard that in 94...the GOP had peaked to soon...but they wiped the floor up with us that year. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #41
This is so right-on Richard D Oct 2022 #31
Hallelujah!!!!! Peacetrain Oct 2022 #32
We have to ask a fine line between complacency and negativity. Martin68 Oct 2022 #35
No kidding! This could be a personal message to DU FakeNoose Oct 2022 #36
Agreed. New Breed Leader Oct 2022 #38
There was one question in the NYT poll that generated a lot of bipartisan agreement. LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #37
Just one poll matters. The one on November 8. nilram Oct 2022 #39
Hey Republicans go fuck yourself, we will win...look at the massive early voting in Georgia. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #40
Tell somebody! Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #43
I like that graphic! liberalla Oct 2022 #47
up for Chuck Schumer New Breed Leader Oct 2022 #49

CivicGrief

(147 posts)
10. The media seems to be giving power to the soon-to-be 2022 election deniers.
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 09:52 AM
Oct 2022

They plant the idea that the Republicans are polling better, and then a bunch of fucking idiots will claim the elections, lost by Republicans only, were stolen. Chaos ensues and democracy is in peril. Good job media.

Farmer-Rick

(10,175 posts)
14. You know the margin of error on that poll is 4%
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 10:18 AM
Oct 2022

The supposed lead the GOPers have in that poll could just be an error.

They lie, they lie, they lie.

The corporate media is owned by the same filthy rich who own the GOP and Trump. They lie, they, lie, they lie.

LiberalFighter

(50,942 posts)
15. That poll is useless. Nobody votes for a congressional candidate for the whole country.
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 10:25 AM
Oct 2022

Lumping all races into one is idiotic.

former9thward

(32,016 posts)
45. Polls like this are not useless.
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 09:48 PM
Oct 2022

The are used by professional campaign personnel. Most people who vote for a congressional candidate don't know them. They are a name on the ballot. So they tend to vote by party with Indies shifting around from party to party depending on the election. In these polls Democrats generally need to have a pretty good lead just to break even in seats. The reason being Democrats are heavily concentrated in urban districts while Republicans are spread around.

Example in five districts of 100 voters each Democrats win two districts 80 to 20. Republicans win 3 districts 55 to 45. So Democrats got 295 votes and Republicans got 205 votes but won 3 districts and the Democrats 2. Very simplistic example but that is what generic polls are used for.

PortTack

(32,771 posts)
23. Yet in yesterday's posts here there was such a curffufle about not believing in the polls including
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 10:56 AM
Oct 2022

This one..thank you!

Politics girls is great too!!

MaeScott

(878 posts)
8. It's a full on assault to set the narrative...
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 09:49 AM
Oct 2022

Fascists have a lot of money to spread around

Be sure you SEE THEM AND SEE IT and don’t fall for it. Keep getting out the vote.

Mad_Machine76

(24,412 posts)
34. I dunno
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 12:15 PM
Oct 2022

but she would be awesome as a Congresswoman or Senator! Or even as a local official (but I'm not positive where she's from) but she's got a lot of spunk!

Orrex

(63,213 posts)
16. NPR's been saying it since early 2021
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 10:27 AM
Oct 2022

That famously "Liberal" media outlet has been predicting a GOP takeover of the House and possibly Senate since shortly after Biden took office.


Now I look forward to someone telling me that I haven't been hearing exactly what I've been hearing.

MiKenMi33

(24 posts)
18. This makes me feel better.
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 10:32 AM
Oct 2022

Invigorated is how I feel too. My stress level always goes up around election time, but I feel better now. We can do this! We must do this!

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
42. I do not believe that at all. And today with the early voting in Georgia massive...I think we are
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 01:13 PM
Oct 2022

beginning to Roe Roe Roe our vote.

gab13by13

(21,349 posts)
22. I do not believe any polls,
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 10:54 AM
Oct 2022

they are done for propaganda,

What ticks me off are all of the hand wringing over John Fetterman. He should do this, he should do that. No the hell he shouldn't, he should do what he is doing, being himself.

As I said, I don't believe in polls, and one of them shows Fetterman leading by 4 points. I have a bet for anyone who wants to take it, for charity, of course. I say Fetterman wins by more than 4 points. If he wins by 4 no one wins. For every point that Fetterman wins by less than 4 points I will pay 50 bucks, for every point that Fetterman wins over 4 points, anyone who wants to bet me owes 50 bucks, to charity, of course. If Fetterman wins by 10, I win 300 dollars. Any takers? PM me.

I live among the Magats in central Pa. and I see Fetterman/Shapiro signs where I never saw signs before, that is my polling.

PortTack

(32,771 posts)
27. Agree! Not gonna happen, but wouldn't it be great if the media following election went back
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 11:00 AM
Oct 2022

And reviewed the win and loss column and where they were wrong?!

It never happens, they just go right on with their lies and BS. Why does anybody bother with their crap??

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
26. Amen to that!!!
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 11:00 AM
Oct 2022

We don't need a bunch of negative nay-sayers depressing people to give up and quit without even bothering to vote. If my candidates lose, it won't be because I conceded to defeat with the attitude of why bother, we're going to lose anyway. Come on people. Get your mind fixed on voting to win.

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
41. I heard that in 94...the GOP had peaked to soon...but they wiped the floor up with us that year.
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 01:12 PM
Oct 2022

We didn't peak...Roe Roe Roe you vote...send these suckers a strongly worded message of ...
Dear GOP assholes you suck and you are fired.

Richard D

(8,754 posts)
31. This is so right-on
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 11:45 AM
Oct 2022

I'm really tired of the defeatest attitude I see with some here and with many of my friends.
We have to win. There is simply no other option for long-term survivall.

Martin68

(22,803 posts)
35. We have to ask a fine line between complacency and negativity.
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 12:18 PM
Oct 2022

No matter what, the bottom line is: VOTE!!!!!

FakeNoose

(32,641 posts)
36. No kidding! This could be a personal message to DU
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 12:21 PM
Oct 2022

All I see on here is defeatist, loser messages.

Just STOP it right now!

Demsrule86

(68,582 posts)
40. Hey Republicans go fuck yourself, we will win...look at the massive early voting in Georgia.
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 01:09 PM
Oct 2022

Kind of reminds me of Kansas.

Thanks for posting this. I have seen polls that used tiny samples and played with the likely voter parameters and then they breathlessly announce we lose... We are not going to fucking lose...we are keeping the House and the Senate. And GOP Medicare killing, women killing assholes that they are can fuck themselves. They are going to lose.

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