11-14-2018, 06:55 PM
(11-14-2018, 03:37 AM)Classic-Xer Wrote: Were the seats in bluer areas or redder areas? I live in one of those areas that flipped. I can tell you this, the Democrat who represent me has two years to cut a deal with the Republicans or she's gone in 2020. I didn't vote for her or the Republican she defeated. I voted for the Independent to wake up the Republican leadership. As I mentioned before, I didn't view the house as a major priority in this election. I viewed the Senate as the priority in this election. The Republican house needed a boot in the ass for its healthcare debacle. Like I said, Republicans are different than Democrats when it comes to failing to serve our interests. We'll accept a Democrat for a couple of years to get what we want in the long term. Unfortunately, blue voters don't have that luxury.
It seems natural for everybody to expect the country to flow their way, that everyone will see things from their perspective. I'm as guilty as anyone. How long before people notice that the economy tanks every time the Republicans apply voodoo economics? A few more storms have hit the south? While the Democrats have nominated a black and a woman, and this lost them about the whole deplorable vote, will the Republicans be that lucky forever? Trump will have two more years in office, which will give him time to amplify the see saw flip? The voters that made the southern strategy work are aging out of the voter pool?
We'll see. The Democrats are facing a mighty see saw.
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