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

[Arkansas Yankee]

I get why Democrats in more conservative territory are disavowing Pelosi, but it kind of annoys me that Republicans are allowed to get away with marching in lockstep behind Ryan/McConnell no matter how Democratic their district/state is, even though some polls show them as even more unpopular than Pelosi. It just strikes me as buying into and surrendering against a GOP narrative, when you could instead use their own tactics against them.

In fact, the only time you see Republicans disavowing Ryan/McConnell is in primaries because they're deemed as Soros-funded globalist cocaine snorting RINOs, lol.

It’s just another example of how Republicans are more adept at controlling the narrative, and forcing Democrats to posture themselves in awkward ways to try and get votes. They do this with many issues. They “warn” Americans that Democrats want to take their guns away, raise taxes on everyone, have open borders, etc. And what do Democrats do? They run scared/back away. “No, no, I fully support the second amendment! I want to lower taxes on almost everyone! I agree, we do have to protect our borders!” While Republicans never deny/cower away from the fact that they fully support the NRA and will do nothing to directly address our gun crisis, lower taxes on the wealthy, and deport millions. It’s no wonder Democrats are seen as spineless and lacking in any principles. Republicans dominated the narrative on gay marriage for decades, and Democrats let them do it (how many Democrats said “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman” before public opinion polls showed support for gay marriage at 50%?)

Democrats need to grow a pair and not allow Republicans to dominate the narrative by turning Democratic positions/politicians (or even just words sometimes) into boogeymen. They should wear Republican attacks on their ideas as a badge of honor, and stand up for them while showing that they work.

What whining.

The Democrats control the narative on spending on almost every domestic spending program.  In fact the next thing to eternal life is a domestic spending program.

[Arkansas Yankee]

The question is will Trump discover like most other Presidents that visits in midterms usually drive up the opposition more than supporters.

I astually not sure these trials will not aggravate Trump supporters.  My wife is getting really mad.  The trials have nothing to do with Russiagate.   They Involve old facts on which the Obama Justice Department declined to prosecute.  In some cases they failed to prosecute because Obama supporters were also involved.

[Arkansas Yankee]

The question is will Trump discover like most other Presidents that visits in midterms usually drive up the opposition more than supporters.

I astually not sure these trials will not aggravate Trump supporters.  My wife is getting really mad.  The trials have nothing to do with Russiagate.   They Involve old facts on which the Obama Justice Department declined to prosecute.  In some cases they failed to prosecute because Obama supporters were also involved.

Is your wife a conservative like you?

She has always more moderate.  But sh was the first in the household to swing to Trump after Rubio dropped out.  She thoroughly dislikes Hillary.  She got an electrical engineering degree from Vanderbilt in 1968.  She was in the buiness world till she retired in 2009.  So she knows what it is like to be in a man’s world. She believes Hillary is a phony feminist, always getting ahead on the basis of her marriage to Bill.

[Arkansas Yankee]

I do not want to have to read through all the propaganda even if it is correct.

I would like one question answered. 

That is are the tables on who has voted based on the primary vote or non vote of the voter this year or 2016 or is it based on some type of registration form?

[Arkansas Yankee]

I do not want to have to read through all the propaganda even if it is correct.

I would like one question answered. 

That is are the tables on who has voted based on the primary vote or non vote of the voter this year or 2016 or is it based on some type of registration form?

Propaganda? What propaganda??

You know exactly what I mean.  It is gaged as election analysis.   Otherwise I do not want to read through all the election analysis of the folks posted here for this particular race pro either side.  I have not engaged in any election analysis or propaganda concerning this race.

I would just like the question answered.

Sometimes it is good to just be quiet and listen and watch.

[Arkansas Yankee]

A couple more nail biting wins like that in significant right leaning districts and Republicans will win themselves into a minority position of the House.

While it would have been nice to flip it, this is another massive over performance by Democrats.

Maybe - maybe not.

If this election had been held in the spring, O’Conner would have won.

If PA 18 had been held today I believe Saccone would have won.

Estes will win by a good margin in Kansas in November.  

This socialist tilt by a wing of your party is not going to be helpful to you in attracting up scale suburban Republicans.  You really need to ditch the socialists.

There maybe a Democrat Atlas red wave, but I do not fear it as much as I did yesterday.

[Arkansas Yankee]

I know there will be some type of Atlas red wave.

But I feel it will not reach AR 2, which is my premier race.  In spite of Little Rock I believe the collar counties will pull French Hill over the finish line.  Hill is my favorite to replace Boozman in 2022.

So I feel good today.