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Silent3

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4. At this point I'm mostly hoping for/concerned about the down-ballot effect

Reply to qazplm135 (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 13, 2020, 09:17 AM

Oct 2020

I don't want us to just take the Senate, but do so definitively, and hand a bunch of craven and/or sycophantic Trump enablers the defeat they richly deserve.

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Democrats are obviously hugely motivated this election. What about Republican voters? [View all] Silent3 Oct 2020 OP

Their base is shrinking. That says it all. C_U_L8R Oct 2020 #1

Big question qazplm135 Oct 2020 #2

At this point I'm mostly hoping for/concerned about the down-ballot effect Silent3 Oct 2020 #4

Not many examples qazplm135 Oct 2020 #7

yes many of them are also very motivated RazzleCat Oct 2020 #3

He has shrunken the base and run independents away but... jcgoldie Oct 2020 #5

I'm not talking about huge wins and losses in particular demographics... Silent3 Oct 2020 #9

It depends on the state. Turin_C3PO Oct 2020 #10

The Trump supporters put so much money and effort into attending the rallies there is no time to katmondoo Oct 2020 #6

2018 is the basis for 2020 and the big factor is you don;t kick a sleeping bear beachbumbob Oct 2020 #8

Trump won in 2016 in part based on silent voters that wouldn't tell the polls they like him Johonny Oct 2020 #11

I think we are underestimating the probable increase in ... Whiskeytide Oct 2020 #12

They should be encouraged to attend Trump rallies without masks dalton99a Oct 2020 #13

Republicans are always motivated. rownesheck Oct 2020 #14