What kind of candidates are winning statewide in purple and red states? Whitmer Bashear Shapiro Kelly Galleago Etc. The evidence is not aligned with what is in lefty Bluesky hearts. Median voter theory is aligned with the evidence.
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But those people are all to the left of MGP…
aug 25, 2025, 3:49 pm • 0 0 • view
Match the candidate to the district. I care about winning, not being too far or not enough left. Win. Be a winner.
aug 25, 2025, 3:55 pm • 0 0 • view
How can someone be a winner if they want my ability to vote gone for not having access to my birth certificate and demanding I get a new one and demanding that my ID be presented and that ID also costs money: and she ran on protecting mail in voting. This isn’t that.
aug 25, 2025, 4:00 pm • 1 0 • view
I care about winning too. But restricting our rights feels a step too far.
aug 25, 2025, 3:57 pm • 1 0 • view
More than fair. If you’re focused on winning that’s what matters to me.
aug 25, 2025, 3:59 pm • 0 0 • view
Im focused on allowing as many eligible people as can vote to vote as my red line in the sand for going against it. Im more mad at this and I can try to defend otherwise. But I can’t defend someone who disrespected my vote as easily…
aug 25, 2025, 4:01 pm • 2 0 • view
Gallego & Kelly are my state senators.They won bc they ran unopposed.They were the only choices for voters like me who would never vote GOP & for who not voting is not an option.This is a common problem for Dem voters when we have little choice.They suck & I hope they get primaried.They're GOP-lite
aug 25, 2025, 4:15 pm • 1 0 • view
I don’t feel that way about your senators. And I think the McCain seat is cursed. If you want to know what not fighting looks like *shows my rep*
aug 25, 2025, 4:17 pm • 0 0 • view
I would say the rep worse than mine is Rep Golden.
aug 25, 2025, 4:17 pm • 0 0 • view
You want to primary them? FFS why do you hate yourself. That’s a recipe for LOSING. They are proven winners and *you* want to help elect REPUBLICANS? Bonkers.
aug 25, 2025, 4:40 pm • 0 0 • view
Recipe for losing?That cake's been baked.You don't understand what"primary" means in AZ elections. Besides,you're singing to the choir.I am not the voter you are worried about.It's the Dem voters who stay away from polls you should be concerned w.The swing voter wooing will cont to keep them away.
aug 25, 2025, 5:43 pm • 0 0 • view
People who don’t vote every time on purpose are swing voters and have the same outcome as centrists. I am capable of voting between two republicans because Im in a top two get the nomination state with a not partisan primary. My bitterness stems from well… there being a strategy for dems to win.
aug 25, 2025, 9:23 pm • 0 0 • view
Not even guaranteed to have a democratic option where I live. Washington district 4 had a 2 republican general in 2024. The democrats did not make the general.
aug 25, 2025, 9:24 pm • 0 0 • view
Sydney, Arizona voted for Trump like my district voted for Trump. But my district voted for Trump 3 times….You need to face reality. I think Kelly and Gallego are fine. And my rep provably does get 5% republican voters. And there is a similar amount of democrats who swing right where I live
aug 25, 2025, 9:34 pm • 0 0 • view
I just slept and took my meds so… im going to be less depressed and more able to not catastrophize. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitti...
aug 25, 2025, 9:38 pm • 0 0 • view
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aug 25, 2025, 9:38 pm • 0 0 • view
aug 25, 2025, 9:39 pm • 0 0 • view
They did not run unopposed. They are better than the Republican alternative.
aug 25, 2025, 4:39 pm • 0 0 • view
I never said they weren't better than the GOP alternative. I said that I always vote Dem rather than not vote. I was very clear about this. But this doesn't mean I have to like the choices on the ballot. Gallego ran unopposed in the AZ Dem primary. Kelly ran uncontested in the AZ Dem primary.
aug 25, 2025, 5:08 pm • 0 0 • view
Oh, in the primary, I see what you mean. That must be how you got such good candidates, they didn’t get dragged to the left and damaged in a primary.
aug 25, 2025, 8:19 pm • 0 0 • view
There's something wrong w you. And you're boring me w your nonsense now. Go blather on about your precious 'swing voters' to someone who cares. Bc you have me confused w someone who does.
aug 25, 2025, 8:56 pm • 0 0 • view