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28. This is simple: Elections are won by numbers: 50.0000001%

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Sun Aug 24, 2025, 09:34 AM

Aug 24

Politics is very fluid competition. What planks and platforms will the majority of voters go for today?
That’s what must be constantly adjust to.

The ideas that won in 1998 and 2008 probably won’t win in 2028.

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The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis - Out of Power [View all] Passages Aug 23 OP

NYT.................. Lovie777 Aug 23 #1

I would just ignore it. Passages Aug 23 #2

Will do............. Lovie777 Aug 23 #3

Everything is great, news we don't like are just fake. Terry_M Aug 23 #17

Deregistering as a Democrat does not equal swinging toward Republicans LearnedHand Aug 23 #4

Policies that are considered " socialism" are popular across a political spectrum. Passages Aug 23 #5

Not with GQP.............. Lovie777 Aug 23 #7

They certainly are popular with unwashed GQP gab13by13 Aug 23 #16

We have had ample documentation which policies a spectrum supports. Passages Aug 23 #10

After months of Republican rule that will change! Dramatically. FloridaBlues Aug 23 #6

We're on it Keepthesoulalive Aug 23 #13

relying on people going back to what they think is less bad Terry_M Aug 23 #18

I see no evidence that the party has learned anything from 2024 - right now it appears to be totally indistinguishable Midwestern Democrat Aug 24 #24

yup Terry_M Aug 24 #25

yup Terry_M Aug 24 #26

I also note the Dems tend to whine about it LearnedHand Aug 23 #8

Oh right then................ Lovie777 Aug 23 #9

Sorry but I have no idea what you mean LearnedHand Aug 23 #14

Those numbers are from 2024 chia Aug 23 #11

Ok. Passages Aug 23 #12

Thank you Keepthesoulalive Aug 23 #15

Find some actual data, otherwise you're just guessing about 2025 trends. Terry_M Aug 23 #19

Exactly. After what is happening now, smart people who care enough to change things will have to vote blue. Katinfl Aug 24 #27

Democrats rso Aug 23 #20

The data is not about special elections, and not to isolate your information as selective and irrelevant. Passages Aug 23 #21

Democrats rso Aug 23 #22

A mistake to ignore..the data. Passages Aug 24 #23

https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings somsai Aug 24 #30

This is simple: Elections are won by numbers: 50.0000001% DUU Aug 24 #28

Welcome to all the recent folks to DU! jmbar2 Aug 24 #29

It's the same with all other sources somsai Aug 24 #31

Losing in Appalachia by 90% is not a great place to be Gum Logger Tuesday #32