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« Reply #125 on: August 12, 2021, 05:15:55 PM »

Like... what do you all want him to say?

He probably should run for congress after Yarmuth retires, fine. Congressional races are every two years, he could still easily do that.

This forum loves to rip on every candidate running against incumbents in safe seats, like seriously what do you want him to say? Of course he's going to say sh**t like "Kentucky can be flipped!", he's trying to do his best! I guess he could try to tap dance around it but eventually some snot nosed reporter is going to be like "but really bro, you think you can win?" and he's gonna have to lie and say yes.

I'm seeing tons of posts about how resist libs are going to pour money into this race and how it could be one of the most expensive senate races ever. First of all, Paul isn't going to get nearly as much resist lib vitriol as Mitch McConnell in a presidential year. Secondly, he's not a milquetoast white woman, I doubt resist libs are going to be falling all over themselves here. Especially because the Ds in Florida and Iowa are going to be soaking up ungodly amounts of money.


One of the genuinely weird things about this forum is the “X party can’t win here so it’s ridiculous to even try/put up a candidate” argument. Booker isn’t going to win, no one thinks he will, but that doesn’t mean you don’t even try. In a functioning democracy you have to compete for every vote.
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« Reply #126 on: August 12, 2021, 06:42:36 PM »

Like... what do you all want him to say?

He probably should run for congress after Yarmuth retires, fine. Congressional races are every two years, he could still easily do that.

This forum loves to rip on every candidate running against incumbents in safe seats, like seriously what do you want him to say? Of course he's going to say sh**t like "Kentucky can be flipped!", he's trying to do his best! I guess he could try to tap dance around it but eventually some snot nosed reporter is going to be like "but really bro, you think you can win?" and he's gonna have to lie and say yes.

I'm seeing tons of posts about how resist libs are going to pour money into this race and how it could be one of the most expensive senate races ever. First of all, Paul isn't going to get nearly as much resist lib vitriol as Mitch McConnell in a presidential year. Secondly, he's not a milquetoast white woman, I doubt resist libs are going to be falling all over themselves here. Especially because the Ds in Florida and Iowa are going to be soaking up ungodly amounts of money.


One of the genuinely weird things about this forum is the “X party can’t win here so it’s ridiculous to even try/put up a candidate” argument. Booker isn’t going to win, no one thinks he will, but that doesn’t mean you don’t even try. In a functioning democracy you have to compete for every vote.

I'm as pessimistic as they come, obviously, but I only subscribe to that thinking if a candidate abandons a political position they could have kept. So, even though it is safe R, I have nothing against Booker attempting to run again. Same with Finkenauer.
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« Reply #127 on: October 12, 2021, 12:37:41 PM »

Does this tweet imply he might drop out and run for the house instead?
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« Reply #128 on: October 12, 2021, 03:19:48 PM »

Does this tweet imply he might drop out and run for the house instead?


He should tbh
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« Reply #129 on: October 12, 2021, 05:33:24 PM »

Booker is still running for the Senate.
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« Reply #130 on: October 12, 2021, 09:04:17 PM »

I have to think Booker sort of regrets jumping into the Senate race so early.  There's zero chance he beats Rand Paul here.
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« Reply #131 on: October 12, 2021, 11:03:53 PM »
« Edited: October 12, 2021, 11:07:21 PM by Mr. Kanye West »

I have to think Booker sort of regrets jumping into the Senate race so early.  There's zero chance he beats Rand Paul here.

We still have a chance in FL, OH, but Pat McCrory may win NC because Beasley supports Fillibuster Demings and  Ryan said they would end it on Statehood

The last OH, WI and FL polls had the lead for Rs well within margin of error and Crist and Demings are excellent debators, that same OH poll had Sherrod Brown at bet positive approvals the OH Gov is Safe

The Environment in April 2021/ was way different than now Biden had a ,60% Approvals that's why Nixon, Abby Fink and Booker all jumped in and they're gonna get blanched except for Nixon, Kunce is gonna lose
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« Reply #132 on: October 13, 2021, 01:00:33 AM »

Booker is still running for the Senate.


If he wants to win, maybe he should've taken the advice and run for House instead.
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« Reply #133 on: October 13, 2021, 09:50:18 AM »

Booker is still running for the Senate.


If he wants to win, maybe he should've taken the advice and run for House instead.

I think Booker will wait and see what happens with redistricting (and will just say he’s still running for Senate in the meantime). If Republicans create 6 safe seats for their party, Booker might as well just stay in the Senate race. But if they keep Yarmuth’s seat a Democratic seat, then maybe Booker will reconsider.
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« Reply #134 on: October 13, 2021, 07:04:25 PM »

Hmm.

KY DEM Base: 30%
Charles Booker good candidate: +6%
Being Black: -1% (for all those racist Duke-Clinton-Biden-McGrath voters)
Not being a woman: +2%
Rand Paul: +4% (Libertarian =/= Kentucky)
official semi-annual meme race donations: +1%

CEILING: 42%
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« Reply #135 on: October 13, 2021, 07:06:58 PM »

Hmm.

KY DEM Base: 30%
Charles Booker good candidate: +6%
Being Black: -1% (for all those racist Duke-Clinton-Biden-McGrath voters)
Not being a woman: +2%
Rand Paul: +4% (Libertarian =/= Kentucky)
official semi-annual meme race donations: +1%

CEILING: 42%

You really think he does as well as Jim Gray? I'd say more like 39-40%.
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« Reply #136 on: October 13, 2021, 07:08:38 PM »

Hmm.

KY DEM Base: 30%
Charles Booker good candidate: +6%
Being Black: -1% (for all those racist Duke-Clinton-Biden-McGrath voters)
Not being a woman: +2%
Rand Paul: +4% (Libertarian =/= Kentucky)
official semi-annual meme race donations: +1%

CEILING: 42%

You really think he does as well as Jim Gray? I'd say more like 39-40%.
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« Reply #137 on: October 14, 2021, 02:28:09 AM »

In what world is Charles Booker a "good candidate" for Kentucky? Being capable of raising an ungodly amount of money & appealing to online/out-of-state progressives & attracting and firing up a liberal national audience does not make one a "good candidate" for any statewide/federal office in a deep red state.
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« Reply #138 on: October 14, 2021, 07:08:21 AM »

I doubt Booker does as well as Gray, but I don't think he'll do worse than Clinton or Biden either. I could plausibly see a result along the lines of 58-39% or so, similar to McConnell's win against McGrath last year.
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« Reply #139 on: October 14, 2021, 07:41:04 AM »

There is exactly one route to victory for Charles Booker.

Rand Paul for some reason deciding to stand for reelection as a libertarian (perhaps thinking he’d lose an R primary).

Hardly likely though.
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« Reply #140 on: October 14, 2021, 09:35:48 AM »


DOA.

I just hope we're not falling for some early polls again that show something like 42-39% and think this race is somehow remotely competitive. Safe R remains Safe R. Nothing to see here.
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« Reply #141 on: December 08, 2021, 03:37:35 PM »

Just pointing out the obvious when I say Booker is a terrible candidate.
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« Reply #142 on: December 08, 2021, 04:01:52 PM »

Just pointing out the obvious when I say Booker is a terrible candidate.



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OH/FL and or NC and GA are the only games in town as wave insurance if D's get a wave going we keep the H and get a Filibuster proof carve out we can get Reparations but Biden must get to 50%
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« Reply #143 on: December 08, 2021, 04:03:22 PM »

Booker is still running for the Senate.


If he wants to win, maybe he should've taken the advice and run for House instead.

I think Booker will wait and see what happens with redistricting (and will just say he’s still running for Senate in the meantime). If Republicans create 6 safe seats for their party, Booker might as well just stay in the Senate race. But if they keep Yarmuth’s seat a Democratic seat, then maybe Booker will reconsider.


Sir Muhammad do you know in 2018/ we didn't win 40 seats until 2018, not 2017 it's not an R or D wave until all the votes are casted once Biden gets to 50% all bets are off


We aren't Magical creatures we don't know what Biden Approvals will be Oct 22, but right now they sux


Don't forget we won 80M votes and it's VBM not same day and we will have higher turnout than 2021
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« Reply #144 on: December 09, 2021, 12:02:25 PM »

Just pointing out the obvious when I say Booker is a terrible candidate.


Booker will probably be successful in getting more Twitter likes by the end of the campaign than Kentucky votes.
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« Reply #145 on: December 09, 2021, 06:46:42 PM »

Does Booker win the same counties McGrath, Gray and Grimes won?

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« Reply #146 on: February 27, 2022, 09:59:49 PM »

Bad look for Booker who was “good friends” with Quintez Brown.
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« Reply #147 on: February 27, 2022, 11:08:33 PM »

Does Booker win the same counties McGrath, Gray and Grimes won?



No. The only counties he will win are Fayette and Jefferson. The rest of the state will go for Paul. Booker will get destroyed in Elliott County, which Gray won by double digits in 2016.
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« Reply #148 on: February 27, 2022, 11:24:08 PM »

It's a shame Booker didn't run for the open house seat in Kentucky. He would have been an improvement over whoever ends up being the replacement for Yarmuth there.
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« Reply #149 on: February 27, 2022, 11:56:23 PM »
« Edited: February 28, 2022, 03:05:10 AM by Anti Democrat Democrat Club »

It's a shame Booker didn't run for the open house seat in Kentucky. He would have been an improvement over whoever ends up being the replacement for Yarmuth there.

Apparently the KY3 candidate is MADD's top rated legislator in the country.

Really just makes me want to take a melon baller to my eyes
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