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Democratic donors waste more money
« on: June 20, 2017, 10:28:50 PM »
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gops-handel-wins-house-seat-in-georgia-special-election/ar-BBCW1Pb

I don't want to oversell the importance of the special election in Georgia. Democrats were hoping it would mean something for them, if they could take the seat vacated by the HHS secretary. That's why they wasted tens of millions of dollars, reportedly making this Congressional race the most expensive in history - almost all of that on the losing, Democratic side.  

I love it when they spend millions of their own money for nothing.  :laugh:




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Re: Democratic donors waste more money
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2017, 10:33:34 PM »
Whoopsie!

Of course they will make a huge deal about how close it was actually being a refutation of Trump and his evil policies.
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Re: Democratic donors waste more money
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2017, 10:38:10 PM »
I guess she knew how to Handel that Ossoff guy.
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Re: Democratic donors waste more money
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2017, 11:09:09 PM »
Even though this was one small district with a small practical impact, I'm really glad to see it went the way it did, just because of the celebrities and other "usual actors" having blown it so out of proportion and having brought in so much money from outside the district. I hate outside influences like this, regardless of the party doing it.

It probably won't teach them a lesson, but I don't mind them throwing more money away on "the resistance".
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« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2017, 11:17:46 PM »
Even so, it's still nice to deny them any symbolic victories.

I guess it takes more than $24 million to counter Russian hacking.
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« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2017, 11:20:20 PM »
Also, it already appears they're ready to waste more dough. Sally Kohn's reaction:

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Best thing that could come out of the #GA06 results is for Democratic Party to finally give up its self-destructive obsession with centrism

WE'VE GOT TO GO FURTHER LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2017, 11:25:32 PM »
He also may have lost because he says crap like this all the time:

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Jon @Ossoff commends volunteers who, “as darkness has crept across this planet, have provided a beacon of hope for people here in Georgia.”

Sorry dude, you're (you were) a candidate for a congressional district, not the hero in the next Star Wars movie. Save the hyperbole for a galaxy far, far away.
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Re: Democratic donors waste more money
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2017, 11:28:35 PM »
Even so, it's still nice to deny them any symbolic victories.

I guess it takes more than $24 million to counter Russian hacking.

Last numbers I heard were in the $30-35 Million range just on the D side....(and it could be more....)
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« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2017, 11:29:54 PM »
Last numbers I heard were in the $30-35 Million range just on the D side....(and it could be more....)


Man, I hope so. I saw a figure for $60 million, both sides, but I don't know where that comes from.
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« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2017, 11:43:14 PM »
Come on CNN !!! At least try to act like you are not in the bag for the Democrats !!!









Yes, it needs to be that big to get the detail....and revel in it !!!
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« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2017, 12:05:50 AM »
B-b-but, guys, money totally buys elections!

Never mind this election, or that Hillary outspent Trump 2:1...
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« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2017, 12:46:34 AM »

What's the Harry Potter thing about?

Democrats like to compare Trump (and Republicans in general) to Voldemort.



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« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2017, 02:18:31 AM »
I'm thinkin' it would be nice to turn purple Colorado back to red Colorado.

In 2013 two dems here were booted out of office with recall elections and one resigned under the threat of recall activity, but all three of those offices went back to dems later on anyhow.

They were recalls based on a single-issue (gun control), but there were more than just that single issue involved in the "recall" of the last Presidential election.

It kind of showed what a bunch of deplorable ignorant rednecks can do if they put their minds to politicking instead of just bellyaching to each other about them darned "libtards."

But the momentum was lost after we got done patting ourselves on the back and went back to the fridge for another beer... as it were.

Nevertheless even back then, it should have sent a message to the democrats to think about changing their ways.

I still have a "Recall Hudak" sticker on the inside of my door to remind me of all this.

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Re: Democratic donors waste more money
« Reply #16 on: June 21, 2017, 07:46:47 AM »
MSNBC's current lead head on their website...

JOE: Ossoff's loss should be a wake-up call for Dems (http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/joe-ossoff-s-loss-should-be-a-wake-up-call-for-dems-972620355803)

You'd think they would have figured that out last November.

The guy being interviewed in the link above is categorizing this as an absolute disaster for the Democrats.
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« Reply #17 on: June 21, 2017, 07:51:33 AM »
And here's Rachel Maddow telling the liberal elite just what a wonderful thing these four special elections, all of which the Democrats LOST, are for Democrats.

Absolutely *expletive deleted*ing delusional.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/georgia-race-breaks-anti-gop-swing-streak-972504131995
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Re: Democratic donors waste more money
« Reply #18 on: June 21, 2017, 08:43:34 AM »
Gutfeld makes a good point about a comparison to "Russian meddling". There were 7000 contributions from CA as compared to 800 from Georgia. It wasn't stated what the numbers from NY, etc. were. I expect also higher than GA residents, but would be curious to know.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/20/jon-ossoff-karen-handel-election-georgia-hollywood-democrats-buy-house-seat-russia
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Re: Democratic donors waste more money
« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2017, 08:49:20 AM »
Now The Federalist is calling Ossoff "the Wendy Davis of 2017."  :lol:

Also, I didn't realize that Handel won by 6 points.* Yeah, it's close compared to other races, but it only shows that the Democrats can almost be competitive in a solid red, Southern district, if the whole, national party focuses on that race, and funnels mountains of cash into that race.


*NYT says 4 points. I guess we'll see how the numbers firm up.
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Re: Democratic donors waste more money
« Reply #20 on: June 21, 2017, 09:12:33 AM »
Now The Federalist is calling Ossoff "the Wendy Davis of 2017."  :lol:

Also, I didn't realize that Handel won by 6 points.* Yeah, it's close compared to other races, but it only shows that the Democrats can almost be competitive in a solid red, Southern district, if the whole, national party focuses on that race, and funnels mountains of cash into that race.

*NYT says 4 points. I guess we'll see how the numbers firm up.

IIRC, Trump won that district by 1. Good job, Dems!
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« Reply #21 on: June 21, 2017, 09:24:57 AM »
California Democrats donated 30 Million to watch a Donkey get screwed in Georgia, when they could have just gone across the border to Tijuana to see that for $5.
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« Reply #22 on: June 21, 2017, 11:03:08 AM »
Oh, I almost died on this one:

https://twitter.com/MichaelRWarren/status/877350533769576448

"Brief and scattered shouts of "Not my Congresswoman!" at the Ossoff event."

"Was it from Ossoff? Because that would be true. "
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« Reply #23 on: June 21, 2017, 12:02:50 PM »
MSNBC's current lead head on their website...

JOE: Ossoff's loss should be a wake-up call for Dems (http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/joe-ossoff-s-loss-should-be-a-wake-up-call-for-dems-972620355803)

You'd think they would have figured that out last November.

The guy being interviewed in the link above is categorizing this as an absolute disaster for the Democrats.
Since Trump (or the Russians or Comey [who should have been fired in 2016, but not in 2017]) stole that election in November, that really wasn't a wake up call.  This won't be a wake up call either because that type always self justifies. 
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« Reply #24 on: June 21, 2017, 12:33:41 PM »
Oh, I almost died on this one:

https://twitter.com/MichaelRWarren/status/877350533769576448

"Brief and scattered shouts of "Not my Congresswoman!" at the Ossoff event."

"Was it from Ossoff? Because that would be true. "

What? Supporters of a white privileged male are turning away from an empowered female?

When we did that with Hillary, we were accused of all sorts of nasty isms...
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