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Algernon Moncrieff

(5,961 posts)
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 11:38 PM Jun 2022

Bad news tonight, but a glimmer of hope.

Mike Flood defeated Patty Pansing Brooks in the Special Election for NE 1 - the seat vacated after Jeff Fortenbury was forced to resign.But the margin in this traditionally safe R district was 52 - 48. We get to do this again in November. We need 3 points.

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Bad news tonight, but a glimmer of hope. (Original Post) Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2022 OP
Someone earlier said that was a Trump +15 seat EarlG Jun 2022 #1
True, but all they give a damn about FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #3
Big swing blm Jun 2022 #2

EarlG

(23,141 posts)
1. Someone earlier said that was a Trump +15 seat
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 11:41 PM
Jun 2022

So if the final margin is only 4, that’s quite a swing away from the GOP…

FoxNewsSucks

(11,294 posts)
3. True, but all they give a damn about
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 11:51 PM
Jun 2022

is 50% +1. Then they act like they got a 90% winning mandate.

And the media goes along with it.

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