I didn't think Walker would win but that was much closer than I thought. This was truly an election about party over country, they would prop up anyone and as long as they have an "r" next to their name they would vote for them. Politics as usual, it's just disgusting they would not vote for someone who could actually do something good for the state of Georgia. I for one am happy that trump backed so many losers otherwise we would have seen the red wave............come on gop, don't quit trump now, the country needs you to back him at all costs so we can win in 2024
There's no guarantee the climate will be better for Democrats in 2024. One thing we do know is that the map heavily favors Republicans with 23 D seats up for grabs vs 10 Rs. And of those seats, Dems hold the lion's share of vulnerable seats (seats won by 7 points of fewer in 2018). Sinema AZ Stabenow MI Tester MT Rosen NV Brown OH Manchin WV vs. Scott FL Braun IN (retiring) Hawley MO Cruz TX While all these seats are 'in play', the more practical reality is that the only seat that is flippable for Democrats (and I use that term liberally) is Braun's, while pretty much every single one of those D seats I listed up there is a coinflip save for Stabenow. By election day 5 of those 6 may even lean R. The balance of power is really on a razor's edge and just about every outcome (full R control or full D control of Washington) is on the table, which is wild. A bad economy in 2024 with a non-Trump candidate could result in that Red Tsunami we were all expecting in 2022. If the economy stabilizes or improves and the Republicans run Trump again, we could see the Senate hold, while the House flips back to Dems.
It is why this runoff was so vital. 2024 is likely to be a bloodbath if things don't change. Joe Biden has been fairly successful as a President, but doubts about his mental acuity are only going to get worse. Will Republicans really nominate Trump again? Biden isn't beating anyone else. Dems can't afford to lose all branches of Government again.
Likewise, if the literally dead candidate for the Dems had had an (I) by his name, he wouldn't have received the votes he got either.
R won the GA gov race by 8pts. R on track to lose the GA senate race by 3pts. 11 pts spread. The base is hopelessly loyal but there are still enough to reject horrible candidates.
That’s happened to both parties and I’ve already stated that…also has nothing to do with this thread.
It does - you were complaining about the base being hopelessly loyal - same mechanism - to a large extent, it doesn't matter if the candidate is brain dead, actually dead, they are going to vote for their party. That's just the way it is.
Let me put it simply, if Herschel were running as a Democrat I’d denounce him and he would never get my vote. There’s a reason these dumbasses are running as Republicans…
You mean the candidate who could couldn't be removed from the ballot because they had already been printed? You also realize people were told to vote for the dead candidate so a special election could be held. Instead of just giving it to the only other person on the ballot.
yup…I would never vote for a candidate like Herschel Walker if it was Herschel Walker the Democrat, I’d be attacking him all the same I’d be furious that a low IQ violent dead beat minstrel show character made it as far as he did
It's still a long way to the 2024 primary. Sadly, at this time, it's basically a coin flip between him and DeSantis. Damn Republicans still refused to say they won't support Trump even after his call to terminate the Constitution. There is really no red line. What we do know is this. If Trump is the nominee, it's a full jump on that ship again. If he's not, they will all be (and were always) never Trumper.
What are you disapointed with? The Republican Party for nominating him, or for all the Republicans that voted for him to make the margin so close?
Why could Biden not beat anyone else? I keep hearing that, but nobody says why? Biden has a great track record to run on, and the Republicans are going to be a fractured party come 2024 nobody they have can unify that party and if Trump is still alive he will make sure the party is divided. What makes you think that the Republican Party will change or that the country will be willing to go back to the party that does nothing? The Republicans are already threatening blocking everything again and that will not play well leading up to 2024. Why do you think anybody else can beat Biden, it makes no logical sense?
Because Biden didn't win in 2020 as much as Trump lost. I remember when the Republicans were a fractured party in 2016...
