Holy skitshi 12th District of Ohio to close to call!!! A solid RED district!

[2aguy]

In the special election yesterday, Dems lost out bigtime on what was said was going to be a seat that would change to blue.

No can do.

Dems hang tough in safe GOP districts during special elections, but victories are elusive

The beauty of the Democrats is that even when they lose (and they do so all the time), they take it as a victory. In every state Hillary lost, in every battle they lose, they focus on the one element: money spent, tightness of race, redness of district, whatever it is that they can turn to and say they DID REALLY WELL . . . CONSIDERING, then spin that into proof that the blue wave is building steam. Even when that steam only turns out to be a hot, wet fart.

This particular district was considered virtually unflippable. And it's still too close to call.

Well, as the current vote looks, the GOP candidate only won by .9%, in the previous 2016 election, Trump's spread was about 10% and that district spread for the GOP House winner was a 37%.

Still lost.

Where is that blue wave?

OK goose-stepper, this race was never supposed to be this close. The fact the Trump and other GOP heavy hitters came to the 12th District to campaign for Balderson, plus the historical GOP winning margins, no one expected an only .9% margin.
Facts are against you, Gomer.

Moron...

It is a special election.

It is in August.

The same two are running again for November.

Trump was supposed to lose these races for these guys.....his guy won.

You guys can pretend this was a win for you.....it wasn't.

 

[2aguy]

In the special election yesterday, Dems lost out bigtime on what was said was going to be a seat that would change to blue.

No can do.

Dems hang tough in safe GOP districts during special elections, but victories are elusive

The beauty of the Democrats is that even when they lose (and they do so all the time), they take it as a victory. In every state Hillary lost, in every battle they lose, they focus on the one element: money spent, tightness of race, redness of district, whatever it is that they can turn to and say they DID REALLY WELL . . . CONSIDERING, then spin that into proof that the blue wave is building steam. Even when that steam only turns out to be a hot, wet fart.

It is amazing...

considering this is a special election in August.... for a seat that will be run for by the same two guys in November, and Trump supported candidates were supposed to be swamped by a blue wave of Trump hate....

 

[blastoff]

In the special election yesterday, Dems lost out bigtime on what was said was going to be a seat that would change to blue.

No can do.

Dems hang tough in safe GOP districts during special elections, but victories are elusive

The beauty of the Democrats is that even when they lose (and they do so all the time), they take it as a victory. In every state Hillary lost, in every battle they lose, they focus on the one element: money spent, tightness of race, redness of district, whatever it is that they can turn to and say they DID REALLY WELL . . . CONSIDERING, then spin that into proof that the blue wave is building steam. Even when that steam only turns out to be a hot, wet fart.

Speaking of hot wet ones, A O-C sure let a few go last night. She was sure a short fifteen minutes.

 

[jwoodie]

Special elections tend to favor Democrats because of high special interest (e.g., union) turnout and low general turnout. Not so in general elections. I would not be surprised if the GOP keeps the House, despite historical trends to the contrary.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

A loss is a loss.

Losing a football game 24-23 is the same as being shut out.

True, but it shouldn't have been that close. There are a lot of districts around the country less marginally Republican than that seat is that have to be defended in November.

 

[skookerasbil]

Cortez the Killer.....

I'm laughing..... talk about 15 minutes of fame.

Lame

 

[iceberg]

In the special election yesterday, Dems lost out bigtime on what was said was going to be a seat that would change to blue.

No can do.

Dems hang tough in safe GOP districts during special elections, but victories are elusive

The beauty of the Democrats is that even when they lose (and they do so all the time), they take it as a victory. In every state Hillary lost, in every battle they lose, they focus on the one element: money spent, tightness of race, redness of district, whatever it is that they can turn to and say they DID REALLY WELL . . . CONSIDERING, then spin that into proof that the blue wave is building steam. Even when that steam only turns out to be a hot, wet fart.

This particular district was considered virtually unflippable. And it's still too close to call.

Well, as the current vote looks, the GOP candidate only won by .9%, in the previous 2016 election, Trump's spread was about 10% and that district spread for the GOP House winner was a 37%.

Still lost.

Where is that blue wave?

OK goose-stepper, this race was never supposed to be this close. The fact the Trump and other GOP heavy hitters came to the 12th District to campaign for Balderson, plus the historical GOP winning margins, no one expected an only .9% margin.
Facts are against you, Gomer.

fact is - they still lost.

the left keeps collecting consolation prizes as if they matter.

 

[August West]

The beauty of the Democrats is that even when they lose (and they do so all the time), they take it as a victory. In every state Hillary lost, in every battle they lose, they focus on the one element: money spent, tightness of race, redness of district, whatever it is that they can turn to and say they DID REALLY WELL . . . CONSIDERING, then spin that into proof that the blue wave is building steam. Even when that steam only turns out to be a hot, wet fart.

This particular district was considered virtually unflippable. And it's still too close to call.

Well, as the current vote looks, the GOP candidate only won by .9%, in the previous 2016 election, Trump's spread was about 10% and that district spread for the GOP House winner was a 37%.

Still lost.

Where is that blue wave?

OK goose-stepper, this race was never supposed to be this close. The fact the Trump and other GOP heavy hitters came to the 12th District to campaign for Balderson, plus the historical GOP winning margins, no one expected an only .9% margin.
Facts are against you, Gomer.

Moron...

It is a special election.

It is in August.

The same two are running again for November.

Trump was supposed to lose these races for these guys.....his guy won.

You guys can pretend this was a win for you.....it wasn't.

Similar to a special election in Western Pa. where Dem Conor Lamb beat Rick Saccone in a district that Trump won by 19+%. Trump came to town to support Saccone. Now that gerrymandering has ended in Pa. Conor Lamb has to run against Keith Rothfus who`s been in Congress since 2012. Lamb leads the polling 51%-39%. Perhaps Rothfus will ask for Trump`s help too.
Poll: Conor Lamb leads Keith Rothfus big, Dem enthusiasm high in key Pa. congressional race

 

[toobfreak]

This particular district was considered virtually unflippable. And it's still too close to call.

Well, as the current vote looks, the GOP candidate only won by .9%, in the previous 2016 election, Trump's spread was about 10% and that district spread for the GOP House winner was a 37%.

Still lost.

Where is that blue wave?

OK goose-stepper, this race was never supposed to be this close. The fact the Trump and other GOP heavy hitters came to the 12th District to campaign for Balderson, plus the historical GOP winning margins, no one expected an only .9% margin.
Facts are against you, Gomer.

Moron...

It is a special election.

It is in August.

The same two are running again for November.

Trump was supposed to lose these races for these guys.....his guy won.

You guys can pretend this was a win for you.....it wasn't.

Similar to a special election in Western Pa. where Dem Conor Lamb beat Rick Saccone in a district that Trump won by 19+%. Trump came to town to support Saccone. Now that gerrymandering has ended in Pa. Conor Lamb has to run against Keith Rothfus who`s been in Congress since 2012. Lamb leads the polling 51%-39%. Perhaps Rothfus will ask for Trump`s help too.
Poll: Conor Lamb leads Keith Rothfus big, Dem enthusiasm high in key Pa. congressional race

That is total bullshit. I know the area and many people there where Connor Lamb won. It is a BLUE BLUE BLUE district and they voted HEAVY HILLARY in 2016! They ALWAYS vote blue. I don't know where you get your data but they are full of it!

 

[dave p]

In the special election yesterday, Dems lost out bigtime on what was said was going to be a seat that would change to blue.

No can do.

Dems hang tough in safe GOP districts during special elections, but victories are elusive

The beauty of the Democrats is that even when they lose (and they do so all the time), they take it as a victory. In every state Hillary lost, in every battle they lose, they focus on the one element: money spent, tightness of race, redness of district, whatever it is that they can turn to and say they DID REALLY WELL . . . CONSIDERING, then spin that into proof that the blue wave is building steam. Even when that steam only turns out to be a hot, wet fart.

This particular district was considered virtually unflippable. And it's still too close to call.

Well, as the current vote looks, the GOP candidate only won by .9%, in the previous 2016 election, Trump's spread was about 10% and that district spread for the GOP House winner was a 37%.

A loss is a loss.

 

[August West]

Well, as the current vote looks, the GOP candidate only won by .9%, in the previous 2016 election, Trump's spread was about 10% and that district spread for the GOP House winner was a 37%.

Still lost.

Where is that blue wave?

OK goose-stepper, this race was never supposed to be this close. The fact the Trump and other GOP heavy hitters came to the 12th District to campaign for Balderson, plus the historical GOP winning margins, no one expected an only .9% margin.
Facts are against you, Gomer.

Moron...

It is a special election.

It is in August.

The same two are running again for November.

Trump was supposed to lose these races for these guys.....his guy won.

You guys can pretend this was a win for you.....it wasn't.

Similar to a special election in Western Pa. where Dem Conor Lamb beat Rick Saccone in a district that Trump won by 19+%. Trump came to town to support Saccone. Now that gerrymandering has ended in Pa. Conor Lamb has to run against Keith Rothfus who`s been in Congress since 2012. Lamb leads the polling 51%-39%. Perhaps Rothfus will ask for Trump`s help too.
Poll: Conor Lamb leads Keith Rothfus big, Dem enthusiasm high in key Pa. congressional race

That is total bullshit. I know the area and many people there where Connor Lamb won. It is a BLUE BLUE BLUE district and they voted HEAVY HILLARY in 2016! They ALWAYS vote blue. I don't know where you get your data but they are full of it!

What you don`t know is that the districts have changed since the Pa, Supreme Court undid the gerrymandered districts. Saccone was the incumbent Republican (that means red) and Rothfus is the incumbent (current office holder) and yes, that`s red. I submit that you don`t know shit. I live in Allegheny county btw.

 

[iceberg]

Well, as the current vote looks, the GOP candidate only won by .9%, in the previous 2016 election, Trump's spread was about 10% and that district spread for the GOP House winner was a 37%.

Still lost.

Where is that blue wave?

OK goose-stepper, this race was never supposed to be this close. The fact the Trump and other GOP heavy hitters came to the 12th District to campaign for Balderson, plus the historical GOP winning margins, no one expected an only .9% margin.
Facts are against you, Gomer.

Moron...

It is a special election.

It is in August.

The same two are running again for November.

Trump was supposed to lose these races for these guys.....his guy won.

You guys can pretend this was a win for you.....it wasn't.

Similar to a special election in Western Pa. where Dem Conor Lamb beat Rick Saccone in a district that Trump won by 19+%. Trump came to town to support Saccone. Now that gerrymandering has ended in Pa. Conor Lamb has to run against Keith Rothfus who`s been in Congress since 2012. Lamb leads the polling 51%-39%. Perhaps Rothfus will ask for Trump`s help too.
Poll: Conor Lamb leads Keith Rothfus big, Dem enthusiasm high in key Pa. congressional race

That is total bullshit. I know the area and many people there where Connor Lamb won. It is a BLUE BLUE BLUE district and they voted HEAVY HILLARY in 2016! They ALWAYS vote blue. I don't know where you get your data but they are full of it!

leave them their pyrrhic victory.

 

[Indeependent]

Still lost.

Where is that blue wave?

OK goose-stepper, this race was never supposed to be this close. The fact the Trump and other GOP heavy hitters came to the 12th District to campaign for Balderson, plus the historical GOP winning margins, no one expected an only .9% margin.
Facts are against you, Gomer.

Moron...

It is a special election.

It is in August.

The same two are running again for November.

Trump was supposed to lose these races for these guys.....his guy won.

You guys can pretend this was a win for you.....it wasn't.

Similar to a special election in Western Pa. where Dem Conor Lamb beat Rick Saccone in a district that Trump won by 19+%. Trump came to town to support Saccone. Now that gerrymandering has ended in Pa. Conor Lamb has to run against Keith Rothfus who`s been in Congress since 2012. Lamb leads the polling 51%-39%. Perhaps Rothfus will ask for Trump`s help too.
Poll: Conor Lamb leads Keith Rothfus big, Dem enthusiasm high in key Pa. congressional race

That is total bullshit. I know the area and many people there where Connor Lamb won. It is a BLUE BLUE BLUE district and they voted HEAVY HILLARY in 2016! They ALWAYS vote blue. I don't know where you get your data but they are full of it!

What you don`t know is that the districts have changed since the Pa, Supreme Court undid the gerrymandered districts. Saccone was the incumbent Republican (that means red) and Rothfus is the incumbent (current office holder) and yes, that`s red. I submit that you don`t know shit. I live in Allegheny county btw.

Here’s what I think...
Reading a poll August 8, 2018 for an election several months away is a waste of bandwidth, regardless of party.

 

[dave p]

In the special election yesterday, Dems lost out bigtime on what was said was going to be a seat that would change to blue.

No can do.

Dems hang tough in safe GOP districts during special elections, but victories are elusive

The beauty of the Democrats is that even when they lose (and they do so all the time), they take it as a victory. In every state Hillary lost, in every battle they lose, they focus on the one element: money spent, tightness of race, redness of district, whatever it is that they can turn to and say they DID REALLY WELL . . . CONSIDERING, then spin that into proof that the blue wave is building steam. Even when that steam only turns out to be a hot, wet fart.

This particular district was considered virtually unflippable. And it's still too close to call.

Well, as the current vote looks, the GOP candidate only won by .9%, in the previous 2016 election, Trump's spread was about 10% and that district spread for the GOP House winner was a 37%.

Still lost.

Where is that blue wave?

OK goose-stepper, this race was never supposed to be this close. The fact the Trump and other GOP heavy hitters came to the 12th District to campaign for Balderson, plus the historical GOP winning margins, no one expected an only .9% margin.
Facts are against you, Gomer.

Guess what? He still won. Spin how you want. He won. In case you missed it, he won.

 

[airplanemechanic]

But but but NOT BY THAT MUCH!!!!!!!!!

I guess to liberals, at this point, not getting completely clobbered is a victory.

 

[frigidweirdo]

In the special election yesterday, Dems lost out bigtime on what was said was going to be a seat that would change to blue.

No can do.

Dems hang tough in safe GOP districts during special elections, but victories are elusive

It's been Republican since 1983. It's been Democrat ONCE since 1939. That's how Republican it is.

In 2016 Tiberi won by 250,000 to 112,000. More than double. Before that nearly triple, closest was 2008 when it was less than 50,000 votes between the two candidates on the back of Obama doing really well.

They can pump the money is during special elections, but when the whole country's voting, they're going to find it a little tougher.

 

[Lakhota]

MSNBC reporting that Kremlin and Russians interfered in 12th district elections.

 

[2aguy]

But but but NOT BY THAT MUCH!!!!!!!!!

I guess to liberals, at this point, not getting completely clobbered is a victory.

In an election year where they were supposed to win everything....cause Trump.

 

[2aguy]

In the special election yesterday, Dems lost out bigtime on what was said was going to be a seat that would change to blue.

No can do.

Dems hang tough in safe GOP districts during special elections, but victories are elusive

It's been Republican since 1983. It's been Democrat ONCE since 1939. That's how Republican it is.

In 2016 Tiberi won by 250,000 to 112,000. More than double. Before that nearly triple, closest was 2008 when it was less than 50,000 votes between the two candidates on the back of Obama doing really well.

They can pump the money is during special elections, but when the whole country's voting, they're going to find it a little tougher.

When the whole country is voting, and Trump is rallying all his supporters to keep the democrats from impeaching him? You mean like that?

 

[Some Guy]

Turnout was almost half of what it was in 2016, which was the normal election cycle. Nearly as many people voted D as they did in 2016 while the R candidate got over twice as many votes in 2016 as in 2018.

Just goes to show that the D's are more enthused to vote against R's than the R's are enthused to vote against D's. The minority party always gets this in mid-terms.