OH-12 Special Election: Balderson vs. O’Connor on August 7

[ON Progressive]

Does everyone here not realize that most of those Green voters just wouldn't show up if there wasn't a Green candidate on the ballot?

Anyone who is willing to vote Green in a freaking Congressional special election is a loyal Green voter anyway.

[ON Progressive]

Christ what a horrible performance! And in a district where our nominee did so well not too long ago. Damn, this is not good. We're gonna have to do much better than this in November. I can't believe that we couldn't take the 12th...I mean, my god...we couldn't win Murtha's old seat.

I think we need to reevaluate our prospects after this loss...maybe the Midwest and MidAtlantic is just not responding to our message.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election,_201)

Who woulda thunk the Midwest would not respond to the message? Deplorables!

Do you seriously think anyone switches their vote based on some random tech writer? LOL.

[ON Progressive]

So now we can deduce that Green Party voters are actual retards?

The Green votes wouldn't have made a difference.

Not only that, but anybody who would be willing to vote for a Green in a special election is a loyal Green voter anyway.

[ON Progressive]

O'Connor could hurt himself for the general of he keeps up this sore-loser schtick, Balderson probably will also be helped by having turnout at normal levels in November

what are you referring to lmao?

O'Connor has refused to concede and he might challenge the results

I mean, nobody has actually called the race. We have thousands of uncounted votes, and they'll remain uncounted till the 18th. And since this race has been decided by less than 1600 votes, its a reasonable idea to wait for the absentee and provisional votes to be tallied. If the margin does get below .5, the state will step in and pay for a recount.

You do realize the odds of the absentees being so lopsided that O'Connor wins are basically nil, right? It would probably be wiser for him to spend his money on November rather than on challenging the results. On the other hand he might realize that he has lost but understands he can raise large amounts of money from resistance idiots who are still in denial, kind of like the Stein recount

Nah. If the election's called and there's no margin for an auto recount, expect him to concede quickly.

If the margin's under .5%, though, he'll let the recount go through. As would literally anyone in that position.

Even if you're right, I think it's likely he milks this for everything he can get, if the 2000, 2004, and 2016 elections show is anything it's that much of his base doesn't take losing with grace.

Lmao. I remember Romney's campaign whining when all the networks called Ohio for Obama when it was clear Obama would win Ohio.