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lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts) Wed Nov 5, 2014, 09:37 PM Nov 2014

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Alan Grayson won. So there's that. n/t

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Alan Grayson won. So there's that. n/t (Original Post) lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 OP

Al Franken, too. This can be a learning experience, if we make it so. nt Electric Monk Nov 2014 #1

He's in a safe district now. tritsofme Nov 2014 #2

The funny thing is that Florida Repukes tried to gerrymander the districts bullwinkle428 Nov 2014 #6

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2014 #3

Thank you. I needed happy news. aquart Nov 2014 #4

At least we can look forward to him sparking them around on the House floor! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #5

That's pretty amazing. Baitball Blogger Nov 2014 #7

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

1. Al Franken, too. This can be a learning experience, if we make it so. nt

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 09:38 PM

Nov 2014

tritsofme

(17,379 posts)

2. He's in a safe district now.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 09:38 PM

Nov 2014

He'd really have to do something goofy to get the boot.

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

6. The funny thing is that Florida Repukes tried to gerrymander the districts

Reply to tritsofme (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 10:11 PM

Nov 2014

in a way that would make it impossible to win again following his 2010 defeat, and they literally handed him a district where he becomes "Congressman for life" if he wants (assuming he doesn't do something stupid like Anthony Weiner).

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

3. K&R! n/t

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 09:40 PM

Nov 2014

aquart

(69,014 posts)

4. Thank you. I needed happy news.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 09:42 PM

Nov 2014

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)

5. At least we can look forward to him sparking them around on the House floor!

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 10:08 PM

Nov 2014

too bad we had to lose Wiener....he was pretty good at riling them up too!

Baitball Blogger

(46,733 posts)

7. That's pretty amazing.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 12:16 AM

Nov 2014

Have to hand it to him.

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