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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFor the most part, Republicans chose bad over worse tonight.
That's al I can say.
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For the most part, Republicans chose bad over worse tonight. (Original Post)
RandySF
May 2022
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)1. +1. Glad Cawthorn lost, but he would have been easier to beat than the winner.
Amishman
(5,896 posts)4. Glad he lost, but NC-11 would probably be out of reach this fall even with Cawthorn on the ballot
+9 red district in what appears to be a neutral to red leaning year.
Jasmine is an awesome candidate but a poor match for a socially conservative western NC district.
Cha
(314,993 posts)2. So mostly it wasn't an "ultra maga"
night? TY
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Freddie
(9,974 posts)3. Not in Pennsylvania
Mastriano, who chartered a bus to the Insurrection, won the R Gov primary. The most whackadoodle of the possibilities. Pennsyltucky loves him. We DO outnumber them if we vote.
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)5. freepers are unhappy with his win. think he can't win
Amishman
(5,896 posts)6. Our voter registration advantage in PA is dropping steadily
Was 1.2 million in 2008, down to 600k now.
Puts the unaffiliated / independents more in the kingmaker role. One indie swinging from one side to the other has the same impact as two increased turnout on our side.