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applegrove

(128,632 posts) Mon Mar 13, 2023, 05:43 AM Mar 2023

Senate GOP's 2024 Landmines

Senate GOP’s 2024 Landmines

March 13, 2023 at 5:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 5 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/03/13/senate-gops-2024-landmines/

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“Senate Republicans have been gifted a historically favorable map for 2024, but they are again facing the risk of problematic candidates emerging in must-win races,” Axios reports.

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Senate GOP's 2024 Landmines (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2023 OP

The problem is, all the republican candidates are lying racist idiots! Emile Mar 2023 #1

They're not "gifted." They gerrymandered. ancianita Mar 2023 #2

In the House, sure. Not in the Senate Tom Rinaldo Mar 2023 #3

Sure. Because the Senate is elected statwide, outside of gerrymandering. ancianita Mar 2023 #4

Emile

(38,160 posts)

1. The problem is, all the republican candidates are lying racist idiots!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 13, 2023, 05:58 AM

Mar 2023

ancianita

(42,193 posts)

2. They're not "gifted." They gerrymandered.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 13, 2023, 07:20 AM

Mar 2023

So they can elect tools.

Tom Rinaldo

(23,164 posts)

3. In the House, sure. Not in the Senate

Reply to ancianita (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 13, 2023, 09:08 AM

Mar 2023

Those are state wide races. The original "gerrymandering" was when each state joined the Union. It's the Republican primary electorate that is nominating extremists for State wide office.

ancianita

(42,193 posts)

4. Sure. Because the Senate is elected statwide, outside of gerrymandering.

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 13, 2023, 09:21 AM

Mar 2023

State Primary rules are a problem. So is the poor quality of primary candidates in Republican states. So is the whole world view of Republicans that allows that poor quality to persist in its ranks, right down to its voters. Extremists subvert government by subverting governance that works to do the most good for the greatest number.

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