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So with GA runoff ... (Original Post) rustysgurl Nov 2022 OP
Everyone won't vote in the run off iemanja Nov 2022 #1
Not really. Libertarians are generally more republican than democrats. Claustrum Nov 2022 #2
They may have been never-Walkers AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2022 #6
it will be more about turnout jcgoldie Nov 2022 #3
I gotta believe EarlG Nov 2022 #4
McCaskill made a good point. W_HAMILTON Nov 2022 #5
Not sure about that, but if I got this right.... Wishful-Thinking Nov 2022 #7
First of all--Why is this even close? Bayard Nov 2022 #8

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
2. Not really. Libertarians are generally more republican than democrats.
Wed Nov 9, 2022, 01:34 AM
Nov 2022

Though, the run-off will be all about keeping your base turned out rather than adding more voters.

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,054 posts)
6. They may have been never-Walkers
Wed Nov 9, 2022, 01:37 AM
Nov 2022

Who couldn’t/wouldn’t vote D. They may just sit out.
This could be the race for control of the Senate.

jcgoldie

(11,635 posts)
3. it will be more about turnout
Wed Nov 9, 2022, 01:35 AM
Nov 2022

If things play out as they should... we dont have numbers from Nevada but McCaskill said earlier it looks good... then we could already have senate control.

EarlG

(21,960 posts)
4. I gotta believe
Wed Nov 9, 2022, 01:36 AM
Nov 2022

that if things keep on playing out tonight the way they're playing out, Republicans will be pretty depressed and Democrats will be energized.

W_HAMILTON

(7,870 posts)
5. McCaskill made a good point.
Wed Nov 9, 2022, 01:36 AM
Nov 2022

If we win PA and maintain elsewhere, there were enough signs that Republicans didn't want to vote for Walker (e.g., Kemp easily winning, but Walker losing or going to a runoff) that odds are they would not come out for a special election to put Walker over the top when Senate control may not even be contested at that point (if we win AZ/NV/PA, as McCaskill seemed to think we were on course to do).

Wishful-Thinking

(109 posts)
7. Not sure about that, but if I got this right....
Wed Nov 9, 2022, 01:37 AM
Nov 2022

Joy Reid on MSNBC just hypothesized that we would win 50 seats with Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania which would make the runoff in Georgia be for the 51st seat, and therefore cause less fervent voting on the right since it wouldn’t change the democratic majority.

Bayard

(22,121 posts)
8. First of all--Why is this even close?
Wed Nov 9, 2022, 02:21 AM
Nov 2022

It hurts my head.

I so wished Stacy would win gov, but now, at least she can get out the vote for Warnock in a runoff.

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