TomKoz Posted September 11, 2019 at 03:40 AM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 03:40 AM Buoyed by Trump, GOP candidates sweep North Carolina special elections https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dan-bishop-north-carolina-ninth-district-special-election-results-dan-bishop GOP Win Much Better for 2A Rights !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDW Posted September 11, 2019 at 04:20 AM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 04:20 AM Hi Tom, "GOP Win Much Better for 2A Rights !!" Amen, at least I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windermere Posted September 11, 2019 at 11:30 AM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 11:30 AM Trump train is approaching supersonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRJ Posted September 11, 2019 at 02:02 PM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 02:02 PM That's my new district, and Dan is my new Congress critter. Phew! Was close one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted September 11, 2019 at 03:50 PM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 03:50 PM Bishop won by like 2%, in a district Trump won in 2016 by 12%. Not exactly an ovwewheliming "win". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted September 11, 2019 at 05:56 PM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 05:56 PM Bishop won by like 2%, in a district Trump won in 2016 by 12%. Not exactly an ovwewheliming "win". A win is a win, it doesn't matter how many votes Trump got in the district, Trump wasn't on the ballot and people were not voting for Trump. It also doesn't necessarily mean there is less GOP support, it very well could just mean a few more Democrats showed up to vote, not too much of a reach since the Democrats dumped a ton of money and energy into trying to swing the vote and voter turn out was low, making it easy to shift the favor of the vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted September 11, 2019 at 06:07 PM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 06:07 PM Bishop won by like 2%, in a district Trump won in 2016 by 12%. Not exactly an ovwewheliming "win".Actually it is considering the push from the left to try and get a W under their belt. After hearing them talk about this election being a referendum on Trump, suddenly there are crickets. Plus the fact that the incumbent party typically is not as enthusiastic to go out and vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windermere Posted September 11, 2019 at 06:52 PM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 06:52 PM Bishop won by like 2%, in a district Trump won in 2016 by 12%. Not exactly an ovwewheliming "win".The cnn journalists were basically on suicide watch. I would call that a big win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted September 11, 2019 at 07:11 PM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 07:11 PM Bishop won by like 2%, in a district Trump won in 2016 by 12%. Not exactly an ovwewheliming "win".The cnn journalists were basically on suicide watch. I would call that a big win.I’m confused. You used the words CNN and JOURNALISTS in the same sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windermere Posted September 11, 2019 at 07:19 PM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 07:19 PM Bishop won by like 2%, in a district Trump won in 2016 by 12%. Not exactly an ovwewheliming "win".The cnn journalists were basically on suicide watch. I would call that a big win.I’m confused. You used the words CNN and JOURNALISTS in the same sentence. my sincere apologies kind sir,replace with Clown News Network and window lickers please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Illiniwek Posted September 11, 2019 at 09:08 PM Share Posted September 11, 2019 at 09:08 PM Bishop won by like 2%, in a district Trump won in 2016 by 12%. Not exactly an ovwewheliming "win".The cnn journalists were basically on suicide watch. I would call that a big win.I’m confused. You used the words CNN and JOURNALISTS in the same sentence. An oxymoron if ever there was one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted September 12, 2019 at 12:18 AM Share Posted September 12, 2019 at 12:18 AM This is a ditrict that the republicans have held for 50+ years. This is a district Trump won by 12%. And like it or not, Trump's policies were on the ballot. it shouldn't have been close. Yet, Bishop only won by 2%. That's not what I would call a good sign for republicans in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRJ Posted September 12, 2019 at 01:11 AM Share Posted September 12, 2019 at 01:11 AM The problem is transplants from the north east. NY/NJ/MA keep sending their loonies to Charlotte. The whole area is rapidly expanding. The district is the only one in Charlotte that goes red. The rest of the area is blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted September 12, 2019 at 01:37 AM Share Posted September 12, 2019 at 01:37 AM Everything I've seen shows the GOP way outspent the dems on this one. Even with the 2:1 spending disparity, this one was still a squeeker. The 2:1 spending disparity from what I have read was 'outside money' not total spent, the GOP only slightly outspent in the end, but as I said the Democrats dumped a ton of money and still failed to flip the seat, that has been a pretty consistent trend for these special elections. "McCready’s campaign dramatically outspent Bishop’s in the race, $4.7 million to $1.9 million. But Republicans’ outside spending dwarfed Democrats’, $5.8 million to $1.4 million." https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/09/north-carolina-9th-district-special-election-has-implications-for-2020.html I think 2020 is going to be a lot closer than either side wants. No doubt it will be close, it's going to depend on how the middle sways and what side appeals to the most moderates and independents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomKoz Posted September 12, 2019 at 03:12 AM Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 at 03:12 AM President Trump by a landslide in 2020 ! ^^^ This ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springfield shooter Posted September 12, 2019 at 08:24 PM Share Posted September 12, 2019 at 08:24 PM Interesting article. I think the author is on to something. https://spectator.org/why-nc-9-should-frighten-the-democrats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomKoz Posted September 13, 2019 at 02:06 AM Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 at 02:06 AM ^^^ guessing they were all influenced by .... THE RUSSIANS !!!!! ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRJ Posted September 13, 2019 at 03:40 PM Share Posted September 13, 2019 at 03:40 PM This morning I read an article about the local Native American people breaking from tribal council leadership advice and voting Republican. The author said they all feel the Democrats have left them as a people and disparaged their way of life for being socially conservative. Yesterday I read about African Americans in the district saying they felt taken for granted. Their streets look the same year after year despite campaign promises and they've noticed that they're finally doing better economically under Republican leadership. I wish I knew who these people were so I could shake hands and welcome them to the party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterestedBystander Posted September 13, 2019 at 08:38 PM Share Posted September 13, 2019 at 08:38 PM Bishop won by like 2%, in a district Trump won in 2016 by 12%. Not exactly an ovwewheliming "win".The cnn journalists were basically on suicide watch. I would call that a big win.and yet I saw a CNN talking head analyst the next morning proclaiming this signaled the end of Republicans in 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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