Late promising D data - good polls, strong early vote - was dismissed. "Hopium" it was called.

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Simon Rosenberg @SimonWDC
I've come to believe that a reason Rs leaned so hard into red wave was they simply had to change the story that ending Roe had caused a popular uprising.

Pro-life Rs simply could not accept this was really happening, desperately need to change the election's story line.

Simon Rosenberg @SimonWDC 1h
"Red wave" became a collective delusion. It obscured what had been happening in the election since Dobbs - elevated D intensity, Rs struggling.

Late promising D data - good polls, strong early vote - was dismissed. "Hopium" it was called.

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[Walleye]

1. Will they stop trying to convince us that this is a "center-right country"?

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3. right

...centrists compete to see which candidate is the better conservative; an anathema to Democratic party politics which is fueled by progressivism and a consistently liberal base of voters.

[LakeArenal]

2. Blame everyone but themselves and their disastrous non-agenda of bashing Democrats.

[Phoenix61]

4. A perfect example of refusing to accept reality.

I hope they stick with it as it seems to be working well, for us.