2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum2014 US Senate Election Prediction- Freshman US Senators.
1)GA- Gingrey-R
2)MA- Markey-D
3)MI- Peters-D
4)NE- Heineman-R
5)NJ- Booker-D
6)SD- Rounds-R
7)WV- Capito-R
yourout
(7,534 posts)and will likely take POTUS in 2016.
treestar
(82,383 posts)By voting in people who will vote to cut it for real. Entirely.
This line of argument is too insane for words.
yourout
(7,534 posts)I don't want it to happen as the 2010 election has fucked us for a decade but chained CPI = 2014 bloodbath for the Dems.
treestar
(82,383 posts)Not Good Enough for Total Devastation.
yourout
(7,534 posts)And I don't blame them.
treestar
(82,383 posts)for utter stupidity. Even if someone "betrays" you, it would be insane to make your own situation worse in response.
yourout
(7,534 posts)days. Both are largely corporatist controlled with power concentrated in the hands of the wealthy.
The proposed chained CPI reinforces that view and gives them one more reason to not vote.
If you want someones vote then you need to SHOW them why.....not tell them why.
treestar
(82,383 posts)To anyone whose thinking is not starkly black and white. And if they really think that, they should at least vote for third parties. Ironicallly, that would come from the right, too, as some third parties are for them.
BlueDemKev
(3,003 posts)If you want a sneak peek at Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), watch this video from 1:12-1:20 and from 2:05 to 2:30).
NPolitics1979
(613 posts)Midterm Election year.
BlueDemKev
(3,003 posts)Are you kidding me?
Georgia doesn't lean Republican...it's completely toppled over and fallen into the deep RED sea!
NPolitics1979
(613 posts)I agree.
Barnes-D defeat in 2002 and 2010.
BlueDemKev
(3,003 posts)...and a few other areas where African-Americans are in the majority.
pstokely
(10,531 posts)nt