The purpose of this thread is to provide Sup Forums a convenient guide to the 2018 midterms, and a platform to take action to achieve specific objectives that will prevent any semblance of a “Blue Wave.” ballotpedia.org/United_States_Congress_elections,_2018
SPECIAL DATE
MARCH 13
PA-18 Special Congressional Election, Rick Saccone (R) vs Conor Lamb (D)
IF YOU LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT, IT IS VITAL THAT YOU GO OUT TO VOTE AND GET ALL RIGHT LEANING FRIENDS OUT TO VOTE AS WELL
1. To compile a folder of memes, infographics, and images pertaining to the midterms for the purpose of disseminating them throughout the Internet.
2. To create a comprehensive, state by state, district by district, reference guide for each race in 2018.
3. To come up with ideas for effective political action that anyone can do over the Internet (we'll let the GOP and other groups handle the boots on the ground work), and execute those ideas with ruthless efficiency.
4. To lay the foundations for an online network of right wing political organization that will later supersede what the left has.
David Flores
FLORIDA
(PRIMARY - AUGUST 28, 2018)
Anyone from FL reading this should mark this date on their calendar and prepare to get you and everyone on the right you know in real life out to the polls.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Bill Nelson)
>Three Term Senator, first elected in 2000 with 51%, Re-elected in 2006 with 60, Re-elected in 2012 with 55%
He believes the Russia LARP. Calls the memo a victory for Putin. He needs to be targeted as a deranged dumbass or conniving traitor who propagates the idiotic Russian conpsiracy theory, which will alienate him with moderates.
is probably going to face Rick Scott in the primaries, who is relatively popular in Florida
Anthony Wood
(HOUSE RACES)
17 Incumbent Republicans 12 Incumbent Democrats
FL-06 Ron DeSantis, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (17.1%), 2016 Presidential Margin (17% for Trump)
FL-07 Stephanie Murphy, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (3%), 2016 Presidential Margin (7.3% for Hillary)
FL-13 Charlie Crist, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (3.8%), 2016 Presidential Margin (3.2% for Hillary)
FL-18 Brian Mast, Republican, 2016 House Margin (10.5%), 2016 Presidential Margin (9.2% for Trump)
FL-26 Carlos Curbelo, Republican, 2016 House Margin (11.8% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (16.3% for Hillary)
FL-27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (9.8% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (19.6% for Hillary) GUBERNATORIAL RACE
>not much info yet (DEMOGRAPHICS)
>In FL, GOP candidates needs to get turnout high in areas that contain lots of rural and suburban whites, as well as right wing Cubans
that means putting in the energy and hard work to make many live appearances in: the Panhandle to target rural whites, the suburbs of Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, etc
>GOP candidates needs to court the Cuban vote, concentrated in Miami, by pointing out how the Democrats have been friendly to the Castro regime
>GOP candidates can win over moderates and independents by defeating their Democrat opponent in televised debates, spending millions of dollars on ads, and emphasizing the benefits of the tax cuts
>Democrats can win by getting snowbirds (leftist transplants from the North) and minorities (blacks, Puerto Ricans, other hispanics) to turn out in large numbers. This can be done by using leftist rage against Trump, spending lots of money on driving their voters to the polls on election day, and getting turnout high in urban areas like Miami as well as black areas in other parts of the state
Brody Bell
OHIO
(PRIMARY - MAY 8, 2018)
Anyone from OH reading this should mark this date on their calendar and prepare to get you and everyone on the right you know in real life out to the polls.
Ohio is an OPEN PRIMARY state which means you do NOT have to be registered for the party in order to vote in their primary.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Sherrod Brown)
>First elected in 2006 with 56%, Re-Elected in 2012 with 50.7%
Trump Score: 29%, which is 41.3% less than predicted according to Trump’s margin in Ohio
OH-01 Steve Chabot, Republican, 2016 House Margin (18.4%), 2016 Presidential Margin (6.6% for Trump)
OH-12 OPEN (formerly held by Pat Tiberi, Republican), 2016 House Margin (36.7% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (11.3% for Trump) (GUBERNATORIAL RACE)
>not enough info yet
(DEMOGRAPHICS)
>in Ohio, the GOP candidates need to get turnout areas that contain rural whites, suburban whites, and blue collar voters
>that means putting in the energy and hard work to make many live appearances all over the state, aside from urban areas in Columbus and Cincinnati
>that also means embracing the America First, Trumpian message of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA and capitalizing on the Democrats’ abandoning of white working class voters and getting Trump to visit multiple areas in the state
>that also means reminding everyone of the benefits they’ll get from Trump’s tax cuts, which should convince many moderates and independents in Ohio to vote GOP
>the Democrat candidates can win in certain areas by getting black voters to turnout, and potentially win in the state by having a Sanders-esque message that gets enough working class whites to vote
>this can be countered by pointing out how the Democrats were willing to shut down the government because they couldn’t get amnesty for illegal immigrants, which means that they care far more about them than they do about working class whites and blacks
Wyatt Morgan
PENNSYLVANIA
(PRIMARIES - May 15, 2018)
Anyone reading this who lives in PA should mark this date on their calendar and get out to vote !
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Bob Casey)
>Elected in 2006 with 59% of the vote and in 2012 with 53.7%
PA-06 Ryan Costello, Republican, 2016 House Margin (14.5% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (0.6% for Hillary)
PA-07 Pat Meehan, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (18.9% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (2.3% for Hillary)
PA-08 Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican, 2016 House Margin (8.9%), 2016 Presidential Margin (0.2% for Trump)
PA-15 Charles Dent, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (20.4%), 2016 Presidential Margin (7.5% for Trump)
PA-16 Lloyd Smucker, Republican, 2016 House Margin (10.9%), 2016 Presidential Margin (6.8% for Trump)
PA-17 Matthew Cartwright, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (7.6% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (10.1% for Trump)
PA-18 OPEN, 2016 Presidential Margin (19.6% for Trump)
Matthew Nelson
(DEMOGRAPHICS AND ISSUES)
>in PA, GOP candidates will need high turnout in rural areas in western PA as well as white suburban areas; they will also need the Amish to turn out in large numbers like they did in 2016
>that means putting in the energy and hard work to make multiple live appearances across the state aside from urban areas in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
>that also means embracing the America First, Trumpian message of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA and capitalizing on the Democrats’ abandoning of white working class voters and getting Trump to visit multiple areas in the state
>that also means reminding everyone of the benefits they’ll get from Trump’s tax cuts, which should convince many moderates and independents in Pennsylvania to vote GOP
>Democrats’ strategy will be to get turnout high in black communities and urban areas in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh that contain big city liberals and possibly trying to win back working class whites with a Sanders-esque message
>to counter this, point out how the Democrats shut down the government in favor amnesty which favors illegal immigrants over blacks and white working class, point out to white liberals how the Democratic Party is corrupt and ineffective
Hunter Mitchell
MICHIGAN
(PRIMARIES – August 7,2018)
If you live in Michigan, mark this date on your calendar. Michigan has an OPEN primary system.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Debbie Stabenow)
>Won in 2000 with 49.5%, won in 2006 with 57% of the vote, won in 2012 with 59%
>much has changed since 2012 - the left has become a lot more rabidly SJW, Obama pushed Obamacare and catered to feminists and BLM, the Democrats have abandoned the white working class in favor of minorities and illegals, Trump won Michigan by capitalizing on those facts and so can GOP candidates >michiganradio.org/post/sen-stabenow-wants-investigation-russian-interference-2016-election
She believes in the Russia LARP or is cynically trying to take advantage of it. This can be used to energize conservatives and turn moderates/independents against her.
rejected Trump’s tax cuts, the GOP candidate running against her should emphasize to all voters benefiting from the tax cuts that she tried to deny it to them
Ryder Reed
(HOUSE RACES)
9 Incumbent Republicans 4 Incumbent Democrats
MI-08 Mike Bishop, Republican, 2016 House Margin (16.9%), 2016 Presidential Margin (6.7% for Trump)
MI-11 Dave Trott, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (12.8%), 2016 Presidential Margin (4.4% for Trump)
(DEMOGRAPHICS AND ISSUES)
>in Michigan, GOP candidates will need high turnout in white rural and suburban areas, so they need to put in the hard work to make many live appearances in every area of the state other than Detroit
>that also means embracing the America First, Trumpian message of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA and capitalizing on the Democrats’ abandoning of white working class voters and getting Trump to visit multiple areas in the state that contain white working class voters
>that also means reminding everyone of the benefits they’ll get from Trump’s tax cuts, which should convince many moderates and independents in Michigan to vote GOP
>Democrats’ strategy will be to get turnout high in black communities in Detroit and possibly trying to win back working class whites with a Sanders-esque message
>to counter this, point out how the Democrats shut down the government in favor amnesty which favors illegal immigrants over blacks and white working class
Joshua Martinez
WISCONSIN
(PRIMARIES - August 14, 2018)
If you live in WI, mark this date on your calendar. Wisconsin has OPEN primaries which means that you don’t need to be registered in the party to vote in their primary.
She believes in or is otherwise trying to exploit the dumb Russia LARP, which should energize conservatives and turn moderates/independents against her.
>in Wisconsin, GOP candidates will need high turnout in white rural and suburban areas, so they need to put in the hard work to make many live appearances in every area of the state other than Madison and Milwaukee
>that also means embracing the America First, Trumpian message of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA and capitalizing on the Democrats’ abandoning of white working class voters and getting Trump to visit multiple areas in the state that contain white working class voters
>that also means reminding everyone of the benefits they’ll get from Trump’s tax cuts, which should convince many moderates and independents in Wisconsin to vote GOP
>Democrats’ strategy will be to get turnout high in Madison and Milwaukee and possibly trying to win back working class whites with a Sanders-esque message
>to counter this, point out how the Democrats shut down the government in favor amnesty which favors illegal immigrants over the white working class
Landon Brooks
MINNESOTA
(PRIMARIES - August 14, 2018)
If you live in Minnesota, mark this date on your calendar. Minnesota is an open primary so you don’t have to be registered in the party to vote in their primary.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith)
Amy Klobuchar: won in 2006 with 58% and 2012 with 65% Tina Smith: replaced Al Franken after his groping scandal
>if it weren’t for Evan McMullin siphoning off votes from Trump, he would have won Minnesota, which even Reagan didn’t do in the 1984 landslide...this means that Minnesota isn’t as blue as you think and the same things that worked for the GOP in Michigan and Wisconsin will still work here, though it’s a bit of a harder battle
Nathaniel Smith
(HOUSE RACES)
3 Incumbent Republicans 7 Incumbent Democrats
MN-01 Timothy Walz, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (0.8% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (14.9% for Trump)
MN-02 Jason Lewis, Republican, 2016 House Margin (1.8%), 2016 Presidential Margin (1.2% for Trump)
MN-03 Erik Paulsen, Republican, 2016 House Margin (13.7% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (9.4% for Hillary)
MN-07 Collin Peterson, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (5% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (30.8% for Trump)
MN-08 Rick Nolan, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (0.6% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (15.6% for Trump) (DEMOGRAPHICS AND ISSUES)
>in Minnesota, GOP candidates will need high turnout in white rural and suburban areas, so they need to put in the hard work to make many live appearances in every area of the state other than the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul
>that also means embracing the America First, Trumpian message of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA and capitalizing on the Democrats’ abandoning of white working class voters and getting Trump to visit multiple areas in the state that contain white working class voters
>that also means reminding everyone of the benefits they’ll get from Trump’s tax cuts, which should convince many moderates and independents in Wisconsin to vote GOP
>Democrats’ strategy will be to get turnout high in Minneapolis-St.Paul and possibly trying to win back working class whites with a Sanders-esque message and getting turnout high in the Somali community
>to counter this, point out how the Democrats shut down the government in favor amnesty which favors illegal immigrants over the white working class...I’m not sure if Somalis can be easily swayed though
Alexander Lewis
INDIANA
(PRIMARIES - May 8, 2018)
If you live in Indiana, mark this date on your calendar. Indiana utilizes an open primary system.
>in Indiana, all the GOP needs to do is get rural and suburban areas to turnout, which should be too hard; even the cities in Indiana aren’t that blue
Ryan Bailey
VIRGINIA
(PRIMARIES - June 12, 2018)
If you live in Virginia, mark this date on your calendar. Virginia has an OPEN primary system.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Tim Kaine)
>the GOP candidate, possibly Corey Stewart, will need to generate MASSIVE turnout in areas outside of Richmond and NoVa in order to compensate for how large and blue those areas have gotten
(HOUSE RACES)
7 Incumbent Republicans
4 Incumbent Democrats
VA-02 Scott Taylor, Republican, 2016 House Margin (22.9%), 2016 Presidential Margin (3.4% for Trump)
VA-05 Tom Garrett, Republican, 2016 House Margin (16.7%), 2016 Presidential Margin (11.1% for Trump)
VA-07 Dave Brat, Republican, 2016 House Margin (15.3%), 2016 Presidential Margin (6.5% for Trump)
VA-10 Barbara Comstock, Republican, 2016 House Margin (5.8%), 2016 Presidential Margin (10% in favor of Hillary)
Eli Cox
(DEMOGRAPHICS AND ISSUES)
>the GOP candidates will need to generate MASSIVE turnout in areas outside of Richmond and NoVa in order to compensate for how large and blue those areas have gotten
>this can be done through a large amount of live appearances in those areas, a lot of money spent on ads and GOTV efforts
>many conservatives in Virginia are resentful of how they’re a state in Dixie that got hijacked, so they can be motivated to turn out to take their state back
>Democrats can win through the method they’ve employed since 2008, which is getting blue voters in the ever growing NoVa (government jobs) and Richmond to make the state blue
David Rodriguez
WEST VIRGINIA
(PRIMARIES - May 8, 2018)
If you live in West Virginia, mark this date on your calendar.
>in WV, which is a very red state, the only thing to really focus on is replacing Joe Manchin, who claims he’s a Blue Dog Democrat but not really
Jason Flores
MONTANA
(PRIMARIES – June 5, 2018)
If you live in Montana, mark this date on your calendar. Montana primaries are OPEN which means you can vote in the primary of the party despite not being registered.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Jon Tester)
>first elected in 2006 with 49.2%, then in 2012 with 48.6%
If you live in Nevada, mark this date on your calendar.
(SENATE RACE – Defending Dean Heller)
>elected in 2012 with 45.9%
>only Republican Senator running in 2018 in a state that Hillary won in 2016
>currently has a primary opponent, right wing Danny Tarkanian, who is further to the right than he is
>undoubtedly, whoever wins the GOP nomination needs to ensure turnout is HIGH in the rural areas outside of Las Vegas, while also making sure to win enough in Vegas to offset the Democratic advantage in that state
>the GOP candidate therefore will have to energetically make multiple live appearances across Nevada outside of Vegas, while targeting specific demographics (people in Vegas who want lower taxes?) in Las Vegas
Landon Hughes
(HOUSE RACES)
1 Republican Incumbent 3 Democrat Incumbents
NV-03 Jacky Rosen, Democrat, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (1.3% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (1.0% for Trump)
NV-04 Ruben Kihuen, Democrat, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (4.0% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (4.9% for Hillary)
(DEMOGRAPHICS AND ISSUES)
>in NV, very high turnout for rural and suburban whites outside of Vegas is key to winning >in Las Vegas specifically, there may be quite a few voters who want lower taxes
James Harris
ARIZONA
(PRIMARIES – August 28, 2018)
If you live in Arizona, mark this date on your calendar. Arizona’s primary is hybrid. If you’re registered with a party you can only vote in that party’s primaries, but if you’re not registered with a party you can vote in either of them.
(SENATE RACE)
>whoever wins the GOP nomination will have to be wary of the Hispanic vote, and make lots of live appearances in areas with suburban/rural whites
>tax cuts should be popular with moderates/independents and the GOP nominee should exploit that
(HOUSE RACES)
4 Incumbent Republicans 4 Incumbent Democrats
AZ-01 Tom O’Halleran, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (7.3% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (1.1% for Trump)
AZ-02 Martha McSally, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (13.9% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (4.9% for Hillary)
AZ-09 Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (21.9% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (16.3% for Hillary)
John Carter
(DEMOGRAPHICS AND ISSUES)
>undoubtedly, Arizona is a state where immigration is perhaps the BIGGEST issue among GOP voters
>it’s simply of getting enough conservative and moderate whites to vote for the GOP candidate to offset all the Hispanics voting for the Democrat
Evan Anderson
Bump, fuck commie Jew traitors. Can I larp as an American because Canada is dead?
Jace Young
sure, you can try redeeming the Leaf Race
Ethan Ward
TEXAS
(PRIMARIES – March 6, 2018)
If you live in Texas, mark this date on your calendar. THE PRIMARIES FOR TEXAS HAPPEN EARLY, LESS THAN A MONTH FROM NOW
(SENATE RACE – Defending Ted Cruz)
>for Cruz, it’s simply a matter of not being lazy and letting another loss ala Moore in Alabama (who barely campaigned, who didn’t debate Jones; Cruz on the other hand should be solid in debate against his Democrat opponent, likely Beto O’Rourke)
(HOUSE RACES)
25 Incumbent Republicans 11 Incumbent Democrats
Liam Thomas
Who is our guy for Montana Senate? The field's a bit sparse.
Adam Hall
TX-07 John Culberson, Republican, 2016 House Margin (12.3% for the Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (1.4% for Hillary)
TX-21 Lamar Smith, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (20.6%), 2016 Presidential Margin (10% for Trump)
TX-23 Will Hurd, Republican, 2016 House Margin (1.3% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (3.4% for Hillary)
TX-32 Pete Sessions, Republican, 2016 House Margin (52.1% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (1.9% for Hillary)
(DEMOGRAPHICS AND ISSUES)
>in Texas, winning the Senate race should be easy, so the battleground House races are what one should focus on
>in a ‘safe’ red state like Texas, the biggest danger is conservative voters thinking they can afford to be lazy and stay home because it’s a “sure win” but as Alabama shows, there is no “sure win”
>as a solidly red state, it’s simply a matter of convincing the masses of conservative voters that they need to vote out a Democrat who voted for Obamacare, wants gun control, and voted against the tax cuts that even moderates/independents want
Gavin Harris
Dude, you know discord is run by literal commies right? You should probably organize with some other platform. Telegram maybe?
Aiden Baker
...
Jose Wright
Alright, I checked the ballotpedia, looks like he's endorsed by Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, so I think that that bodes well for him.
William Morales
>Diversity is more important than merit And that is why society is failing.
Jose Wood
I proposed Telegram at first, but the first guy I proposed it with (this was back when I first made /rsg/ last month) said he didn't like how it requires your phone number
so I went with Discord instead, and I didn't know anything about Discord back then
Nolan Barnes
...
Daniel Morris
I think having a discord for this'll be fine.
Blake Morgan
...
Luis Allen
gg/uF4GNT
if you want to join, here it is
Jaxson Foster
>said he didn't like how it requires your phone number C'mon now....
Thomas Green
Pic related. I did the same with the email I used for discord
Caleb Rivera
I should have told him about that, I guess.
In the past I've had trouble with using those sites for registry because the numbers provided are usually already taken
Ethan Watson
hmmm, I might see if I can switch to Telegram
Caleb Ramirez
bump
Aiden Diaz
...
Hunter Nelson
Burners and throwaway accounts are definitely the norm for this kind of media. Do both if possible, really.
Jason Russell
The biggest issue for Arizona is picking an electable senate candidate. We don't want to get Roy Moore'd. McSally seems like the best choice, she's not as hardline as some others but she's fairly MAGA and bulletproof in terms of electability. What do yall think?
Jose Williams
...
Nolan Rodriguez
...
Joseph Wilson
...
Logan Green
Can you do a rundown on the candidates?
Joshua Long
kek
Juan Collins
Keep up the good work user. I get Trump and RNC mail email and texts. I fill them out ad reply in a timely manner whenever possible. They recently sent this and it looks like they care about getting their message across based on these question. I thought this would be a good lace to get some opinions. What do you all think is the most effective way for them to campaign?
Ayden Peterson
I don't know much about Arizona, but on the surface it looks like
Arpaio: 80 year old polarizing hard right candidate with a lot of baggage (Roy Moore-esque). He didn't even win his election back in 2016, so while he's more ideologically pure it won't matter if he loses (and Arizona is a swing state at this point)
Ward: basically a more electable version of Arpaio
McSally: apparently the most 'winnable' candidate, and at the same time doesn't seem to be a cuckservative sellout, so ideologically she's good enough
The consensus in the Discord group is that McSally is our gal for the Arizona senate race. She'll probably win the primary because Arpaio and Ward will split their voter base, and also has a solid chance at wining the general because she's not cucked (which would repulse right wing voters) and she doesn't have any of the negatives that would repulse moderates (in fact, she is rather charismatic and attractive in a military MILFy way)
[ ] sign up for the Democrats’ mailing list on obstructionistlosers.com/ to keep an eye out for what they want to do in your area
[ ] sign up for the Republican’s mailing list on gop.com/ to keep an eye out for what they want to do in your area [ ]think of all the family members and friends you know who are willing to vote against the Democrats, and get them to register to vote if they haven’t yet, and CONSTANTLY REMIND THEM THAT NOVEMBER 6 IS THE BIG DAY. Do whatever it takes. If you have a younger Gen Z sister who hates the Democrats and recently turned 18, get her to stop taking selfies and take some time to register. Prepare a family / friend party for November 6 or close to it. Anything along those lines. If you’re a hot chick (or a girl who isn’t a landwhale, really) get your beta orbiters to vote.
[ ] if you know people willing to vote Democrat, think of all the ways to redpill or demotivate them; obviously this will vary on a case-by-case basis
[ ] share what you know about how each candidate is perceived in your area (e.g. I live in Indiana and Joe Donnelly isn't even popular among progressives; I live in NYC and many people here won't even bother going out to vote for Gillibrand)
[ ] share your ideas on how to improve this general
Ethan Hughes
Yeah, doing local work is the best you can do, both for creating a red storm and uncucking the Rs. Alright, thanks, last time I checked AZ, Ward was the main R candidate in the race.
Jack Morgan
Here's the three biggest as far as I can tell: Martha McSally: >former A-10 pilot >sued the DOD cuz she was forced to wear a headscarf in Saudi Arabia, won lawsuit >US representative since 2012 >according to wiki: as representative she voted with the Republican party on 91.2% of votes and with Trump 96.7% of the time >seems to be a fairly milquetoast Republican who's jumping on the Trump Train
Sheriff Joe >immigration hardliner, charged for contempt by a federal court for enforcing immigration laws >pardoned by Trump last year >who knows about his other positions >85 years old
Kelli Ward >physician >former state senator >ran against McCain in the 2016 primary, was attacked by the (((Senate Leadership Fund))) >hard on immigration, introduced some nice privacy bills into the AZ legislature >endorsed by Bannon >she's said some stuff about some out there conspiracy theories, so qeue the shitty leftypol memes and Colbert harping on that
IMHO, McSally seems to be the best bet for electability and decent in terms of policy
checked and agreed. As much as I'd like Arpaio, we can't get sucked into purity spirals in the primary and loose in the general election. Fuck democracy
Matthew Price
I like Ted a lot, he's amazing in debates. He should campaign alongside the House of Representatives guys who are competitive, that could help a lot.
Ryder Flores
Man, I wish I lived in a world where we could get guys like Roy Moore and Joe Arpaio viably put into office.
Gavin Kelly
Moore would have won if he put more effort into making live appearances, debated Jones instead of declining the offers, and clearly gave a 'no' to the allegations on Hannity. The election was close enough that I think he would have won if he did even one of those things
Elijah Davis
Yeah, I don't remember him campaigning too much on that last weekend either, it seemed most of his campaign operated off of Twitter, didn't see a lot of rallies. It was also weird how he debated in the primaries, but, as you said, refused to debate Jones.
Christian Robinson
I didn't do detailed research on the campaign, but based on his Twitter (which had some nice banter against McConnell) I thought he was handling it well. It was only after the election that I found out he didn't even bother with live appearances and talked like a televangelist. It makes me think he's an out of touch boomer whose Twitter was managed by some young guy who knew what he was doing, who was the only good part of his campaign.
Mason Bell
*I didn't do research on the campaign BEFORE the election
Jace Adams
Avoiding the Clinton effect is a good idea, really nothing is actually high and dry anymore, we've got to put an effort into all we can now, and that entails signing up for campaigns and raising money and all that, we've got to give it our all.
