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MoosesMom's avatar

"Lauren Boebert might lose. (She still could pull it out, but it was sweet typing that sentence.)"

But only half as sweet as reading it, Charlie!

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Dee Horsburgh's avatar

All I want for Christmas is for Boebert to lose; now I'm thinking I just might get that gift from Santa!

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Cindy's avatar

ItтАЩs close- so hold a good thought and a prayer or 2 for Frisch, because we really want her to go away! She is so awful.

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JF's avatar

Same! I donтАЩt even live in Colorado (although I did once, for about 10 years). If I never have to see BoebertтАЩs sneering, despicable mean-girl face, it will feel like divine intervention.

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Dee Horsburgh's avatar

Ha! Love it. We own a house out there in Boebert country. Billboards of her everywhere. All with her boobs leading the way. Seriously struck a pose that could have been an ad for anything. Seriously disturbed, that one. I happily donated money to her opponent. I only hope he holds on to the finish line. She is an embarrassment to CO.

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Jane in NC's avatar

She has the same two qualifications for elected office that Sarah Palin did.

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JF's avatar

Yes, but Boebert has a profound mean streak; Palin is just a doofus.

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JF's avatar

If Lauren Boebert loses, I might feel called to start a new religion. One based on decency and intelligence.

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Jane in NC's avatar

I'll light a candle.

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Cindy's avatar

Doing a little happy dance here!

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Travis's avatar

I didn't realize that race was so tight until this morning and I live here. If she loses I'm going to go buy a cake at Whole Foods.

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Alondra's avatar

Good plan

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Jane in NC's avatar

What's the over/under on her being content to go back to Rifle after she's seen the bright lights of DC and Fox News? I'm thinking she's going to be the new Sarah Palin.

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Christine's avatar

Dancing with the Stars

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Travis's avatar

Oh she'll find something else to chase for now I'm sure. Anything to get her out of Rifle and into the spotlight. Maybe a podcast. Maybe a Fox News spot. Maybe a reality TV show. Who knows.

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Jane in NC's avatar

Dancing with the Stars! Please let it be Dancing with the Stars!

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JF's avatar

Where stars go to die.

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Jane in NC's avatar

I'll bet Spicey would loan her his big sexy green shirt.

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JF's avatar

Or maybe Sarah PalinтАЩs ultimate costume, from тАЬMasked SingerтАЭ? (A show IтАЩd never heard of, thankfully.)

They have no shame.

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Tai's avatar

Bet Newsmax will hire her in a heartbeat.

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Travis's avatar

This would probably be her most lucrative offer, and she'd take it in a heartbeat.

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JF's avatar

SheтАЩll strap on heat first, for authenticity.

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MProvenza's avatar

LOL I was thinking that last night it would fit her previous job experience.

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Travis's avatar

Honestly, she could probably fund a whole campaign off of an OF account based on how many Trumpers play five-on-one to her pics. I really don't see the sex appeal of Christian Nationalism, but I guess there's a market for that in the over-40 white male demo (shrugs).

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Maggie's avatar

The Fantasy (blond, subordinate wife) always trumps Reality (insane, gun-toting wife who doesn't understand finances).

Edit: oops, she's the Brunette whackadoodle and MTG is the blond one. Well, it looks like neither is having fun. Voters prefer neither.

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HoyaGoon's avatar

TBF, in the pics that are alleged to be Boebert during her rumored, *ahem*, prior job, she did have blond hair.

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JF's avatar

Haha! Yes.

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Jane in NC's avatar

Here in NC, most of us are breathing a sigh of relief that Bo Hines, a Trump-backed Madison Cawthorn wannabe, was defeated in the new 13th congressional district race by Wiley Nickel, a former Obama administration staffer.

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Kip's avatar

That is such great news.

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MoosesMom's avatar

How disappointing about Beasley? I was hearing really positive things about her chances, and yet the Democrats blew it by not supporting her more.

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Cheerio's avatar

Well , they sunk a ton of money in FL and TX. Utter hopeless causes.

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Jane in NC's avatar

Their whole funding apparatus needs an overhaul. Some candidates catch fire every election cycle and raise a ton of money, like Fetterman. They don't need DNC money. But other less flashy candidates like Ryan in OH and Beasley in NC would have benefitted from the help. In the last couple of weeks before the election, all you saw on cable and social media were negative ads from Ted Budd lying about Beasley. Her campaign should have been given some DNC money to counter the Budd attack ads.

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Jeff S.'s avatar

I voted straight Democrat for the first time in my life with one exception here in Cumberland County (the exception was John Szoka). I happily voted for Ms Beasley. I will say one nice thing about Mr Budd--I like a man with nice hairy forearms...beyond that, he was never going to get my vote after the DJT endorsement.

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Jane in NC's avatar

I had the misfortune of being one of his constituents for a few years until redistricting. He had the worst constituent service I've ever experienced. His staffers were obnoxious, and his office was unresponsive outside the issues he cared about. If you contacted his office, the only thing you got out of it was added to his fundraising mailing list. He's also a coward who would only hold 'telephone' town hall meetings. He operated in a bubble, and I expect he'll continue doing so in the senate.

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Jeff S.'s avatar

I totally get it, but, I am a VSO in Cumberland County and I cannot deny the work he did for veterans in my county. For that, he got my vote. Otherwise, he would probably have not gotten it.

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Liberal Cynic's avatar

Yeah, like Jane said, the Dems should have spent more money in NC for Beasley.

Florida is a lost cause for now.

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James Ackerman's avatar

Florida is gonna need a decade plus campaign and money behind it. Door to door, bread and butter issues. And most importantly, blasting the rampant corruption of the ruling GOP

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Jackie Ralston's avatar

I feel the same way about Tim Ryan's campaign; he might have been able to beat Vance with more support. Michael Steele had some strong words on the apportioning of funds last night during MSNBC's election coverage, essentially reaching the same conclusion you have about Florida.

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karenOfWPNY's avatar

So do I! I got so many text messages from the DNC asking for money and I have donated in the past, but I stopped because they make such ridiculous decisions!

How could you NOT support Ryan and Beasley??? It's the height of political malpractice!

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Jane in NC's avatar

They were so bad about supporting really good candidates who had a fighting chance that I didn't send the DNC anything and instead donated to the individual candidates' campaigns. Malpractice, indeed!

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Cheerio's avatar

I only supported my local candidate. It was a very close and contentious race. I am pained to learn this am his opponent declared victory. There are still about 8K votes to count. My husband said our district is the Wisconsin Suburbs equivalnt in NY. He may be right. He thinks today's voters do not deserve good democratic governance. They don't value their union benefits as they vote an R every cycle without considering the ramifications. TBH it could still be a -- "It is not me, so fuck you" situation when they all return to decide to debate, debate and have a variety of inservice.

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Jane in NC's avatar

When voters vote against their own interests, as the majority of the republican base have been doing for years, it has to be about something other than policy, you know? Your husband sounds a lot like mine. Mine says these people would stick a fork in their own eye if they thought it would hurt the Democrats or 'the libs.'

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Jane in NC's avatar

Perhaps I'm naive, but I always thought the role of the DNC chair was to get out there and make the case for Democrats - from legislative successes to candidates for office. Perez and Harrison have been lousy at both.

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HoyaGoon's avatar

I don't know. When it's all said and done, Vance is gonna win by 6 or more points. I'm not sure that Ryan could have overcome that deficit even with more spending. NC was a real chance that was missed, but I feel like OH is wishcasting.

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rlritt's avatar

But we did get Fetterman. Thank God. (Do you think it was Oprah's endorsement?)

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SandyG's avatar

Good question.

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Jane in NC's avatar

100%. I don't know if Ryan would have won, but he deserved more support than he got.

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Jane in NC's avatar

We could have had that senate seat here. We really could have. Such a damned shame. Now we have one white male republican empty suit being replaced by another one.

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Jane in NC's avatar

Absolutely. She's a former NC Supreme Court justice and a solid candidate. The Dems blew it big time by not flowing money into her race against empty-suit Ted Budd. That was a winnable race that the Democratic Party let slip through their fingers.

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SandyG's avatar

I do not understand that on the part of the DNC. Can anyone explain?

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