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In reply to the discussion: Polls were wrong, no major races were close [View all]FakeNoose
(39,473 posts)25. If the MAGAs and former-MAGAs stayed home, isn't it the same result?
I believe there are enough Democrats and independent voters to take many races, when the Chump-lovers decide they don't care enough to participate. Even many of the so-called "red" counties will go purple or blue when the R's stay home. We've seen this in Pennsylvania where the party registration is roughly 50%R/50%D but the largest group are unaffiliated voters. It's the "indies" that make the difference.
In the past 6 months or so, Chump has alarmed and pissed off so many of his own voters that it's not surprising when they decided to skip voting this time.
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The only way to rread political polls since the 2000s is, add 5 points to Democratic and reduce Republicans by. The goal
ShazamIam
Nov 5
#33
Corporate media had been unsuccessfully selling their "voters hate Democrats, too" narrative for months.
sop
Nov 5
#4
Knowing what 2026 looks like, I'm guessing they'll pull out all the stops rather than pull back
William Seger
Nov 5
#22
I'm Certain I Am in Good Company (Millions!!) in Having Largely Silenced the Corporate Media a Good Long Time Ago
The Roux Comes First
Nov 5
#31
I'm Sure You're Right. I've Had More Than Enough of That "Local Color" to Last Me a Lifetime!
The Roux Comes First
Nov 5
#35
The polls didn't consider the women. . . .Trump has energized the Women's Movement
h2ebits
Nov 5
#36