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GA run off still very important (Original Post) boston bean Nov 2022 OP
Renders Joe Manchin irrelevant ... rustysgurl Nov 2022 #1
There is always sinema. We also need it mucifer Nov 2022 #8
Yeah, and one of them could be McTurtle....... MyOwnPeace Nov 2022 #18
Absolutely. Good reminder. Raven123 Nov 2022 #2
And maybe weaken Manchin or the S one... wcmagumba Nov 2022 #3
Yes, let's not forget that. llmart Nov 2022 #4
Yup... We need our best in GA. Obama? Please? Stacey, Pres. Joe, VP Kamala? hlthe2b Nov 2022 #5
We will just see how much support Walker gets from Republicans now that the Senate is decided Walleye Nov 2022 #6
Absolutely is! Johnny2X2X Nov 2022 #7
Most important. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2022 #9
Yep! We don't want any margin for error in the Senate. Weird stuff happens. Music Man Nov 2022 #10
Indeed. nycbos Nov 2022 #11
Absolutely it is. I donated too. onecaliberal Nov 2022 #12
Yes, it would very a national disgrace for Walker to become a U.S. senator. Tanuki Nov 2022 #13
The donor $$$ are probably dried up already tishaLA Nov 2022 #14
Agreed. MaryMagdaline Nov 2022 #16
And arguably, the GOP is probably better off without Walker DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #22
Yes! My GA family are fired up and ready to go! MaryMagdaline Nov 2022 #15
Absolutely! imanamerican63 Nov 2022 #17
I sm going send him some as well. CentralMass Nov 2022 #19
More important for Democrats than Republicans, I'll wager... DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #20
Good point! honest.abe Nov 2022 #21

mucifer

(23,554 posts)
8. There is always sinema. We also need it
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 10:42 PM
Nov 2022

Unfortunately because any Senator could die at any time. We have a lot of elderly senators. It’s just a fact.

MyOwnPeace

(16,928 posts)
18. Yeah, and one of them could be McTurtle.......
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 10:54 PM
Nov 2022

not that I'd wish that on him - that wouldn't be fair - and we KNOW that McTurtle ALWAYS wants things to be fair, right?

Johnny2X2X

(19,069 posts)
7. Absolutely is!
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 10:41 PM
Nov 2022

And I believe Republicans will stay home. They know Walker isn’t qualified, but they voted for him next to Kemp because control of the Senate was on the line. Dems ground game makes this a decisive win.

And holding GA is really important to hold the Senate in 2024 and 2026. It’s huge.

Music Man

(1,184 posts)
10. Yep! We don't want any margin for error in the Senate. Weird stuff happens.
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 10:42 PM
Nov 2022

Also, 2024 could be a tough set of Senate races. We're defending a lot more turf (since we did well in 2018), and the re-election races will include Montana, Ohio, West Virginia, Arizona, and Nevada.

(Not to mention that we simply cannot have Herschel Fucking Walker as a US Senator.)

The work never ends!

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)
13. Yes, it would very a national disgrace for Walker to become a U.S. senator.
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 10:45 PM
Nov 2022

Sen. Warnock is such a good man and a smart, capable, committed senator...let's all do everything in our power to keep him in the senate, fighting the good fight!

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)
14. The donor $$$ are probably dried up already
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 10:46 PM
Nov 2022

they aren't going to give lots of money just to make sure their minority in the senate isn't smaller. And voters aren't going to be psyched to go out to vote between Thanksgiving and xmas for a "kissing your sister" race.

We had a good chance before; they're better now.

DemocraticPatriot

(4,372 posts)
22. And arguably, the GOP is probably better off without Walker
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 11:38 PM
Nov 2022

spouting his brain-dead nonsense and getting the attention of a senator for the next six years.... LOL

DemocraticPatriot

(4,372 posts)
20. More important for Democrats than Republicans, I'll wager...
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 11:37 PM
Nov 2022

We need the vote against any of the Mansema bullshit.

Two votes would have been better...


But yes, Democrats should double-down on the runoff. I think we have the advantage.


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