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2016 Postmortem

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Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 10:21 AM Aug 2016

We should focus on Congressional battles in AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, MO, NV, NH, NC, OH, PA & WI [View all]

Each of these states has a Senate battle that will be a key in determining whether we control the Senate.

While we are in AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, MO, NV, NH, NC, OH, PA and WI winning back control over the Senate, there are also key House races in these same states:

AZ1, AZ2,
CO6,
FL2, FL7, FL10, FL13, FL18, FL26,
IL3, IL10,
IN9,
IA1,
NV3, NV4,
NH1,
PA8,
WI8

Winning back control over the Senate and as many seats in the House as possible will greatly expand the scope of our achievable legislative goals.

If we can GOTV in AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, MO, NV, NH, NC, OH, PA and WI, there will be ZERO pathways for Trump to win, and Hillary will have the Congressional support she needs to break through the gridlock on our most important goals.

Hillary has a commanding lead, and Trump is imploding.

We must not lose sight of the fact that Hillary cannot achieve our most ambitious goals unless we take the Senate and move the House, too.







PS - We also have important House battles in AK's at large seat and in CA21, CA25, CA49, KS3, ME2, MI6, MI8, MN2, MN3, NJ5, NY1, NY3, NY19, NY21, NY22, NY24, SC5, TX23, UT4 and VA5. I'm not suggesting that we de-emphasize these key races. I'm just suggesting that there are synergies we should be exploiting in the 14 states which are (1) important contests in the presidential race, (2) which also have critical Senate races, and (3) also have pivotal House races. If we GOTV in these 14 front-line battleground states, we win the election from the top of the ballot to the bottom.

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Very true...they say if Hillary's lead holds we have a chance for the house too... Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #1
Here in Minnesota, we're working already on MN2 and MN3. MineralMan Aug 2016 #2
Thank you so much for this! cali Aug 2016 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author NurseJackie Aug 2016 #4
CA has some important races as well ghostsinthemachine Aug 2016 #5
Agree...we have to turn lots of races blue! apcalc Aug 2016 #6
Bennet in Colorado up by double digits randr Aug 2016 #7
Bennet and Hillary are both up 10 percent in Colorado so we need to make sure that their momentum Attorney in Texas Aug 2016 #13
I'm donating to Carol Shea-Porter and Maggie Hassan - NH. LAS14 Aug 2016 #8
I'd really like to see Warren and Sanders double-teaming Ayotte and Guinta in Bedford, Merrimack, Attorney in Texas Aug 2016 #15
Yeah, I have donated to their campaigns. I was just... LAS14 Aug 2016 #17
Recommended. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #9
Burr and McRory (the governor) in NC barbtries Aug 2016 #10
Hillary & The Dems Need To Do Some Concentrated Campaign Commercials On Who Caused The Gridlock.... global1 Aug 2016 #11
Florida and Gerrymandering zipplewrath Aug 2016 #12
I believe JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #14
There are also purple districts in non swing states that are worth targeting. StevieM Aug 2016 #16
Absolutely! Adopt an out of state senate and house candidate. LAS14 Aug 2016 #18
wis 6 could use some love too dembotoz Aug 2016 #19
I would LOVE to be rid of Grothman! Do we have a realistic chance in WI6? Attorney in Texas Aug 2016 #20
Checking in from WV-3 st17011864200074656 Aug 2016 #21
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