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The Way Forward

rso

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22. Democrats

Reply to Passages (Reply #21)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 10:31 PM

Aug 2025

The point is if things were so dire, democrats would not be doing so well in special elections. After all, polls and registration numbers are not nearly as important as actual elections.

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The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis - Out of Power [View all] Passages Aug 2025 OP

NYT.................. Lovie777 Aug 2025 #1

I would just ignore it. Passages Aug 2025 #2

Will do............. Lovie777 Aug 2025 #3

Everything is great, news we don't like are just fake. Terry_M Aug 2025 #17

Deregistering as a Democrat does not equal swinging toward Republicans LearnedHand Aug 2025 #4

Policies that are considered " socialism" are popular across a political spectrum. Passages Aug 2025 #5

Not with GQP.............. Lovie777 Aug 2025 #7

They certainly are popular with unwashed GQP gab13by13 Aug 2025 #16

We have had ample documentation which policies a spectrum supports. Passages Aug 2025 #10

After months of Republican rule that will change! Dramatically. FloridaBlues Aug 2025 #6

We're on it Keepthesoulalive Aug 2025 #13

relying on people going back to what they think is less bad Terry_M Aug 2025 #18

I see no evidence that the party has learned anything from 2024 - right now it appears to be totally indistinguishable Midwestern Democrat Aug 24 #24

yup Terry_M Aug 24 #25

yup Terry_M Aug 24 #26

I also note the Dems tend to whine about it LearnedHand Aug 2025 #8

Oh right then................ Lovie777 Aug 2025 #9

Sorry but I have no idea what you mean LearnedHand Aug 2025 #14

Those numbers are from 2024 chia Aug 2025 #11

Ok. Passages Aug 2025 #12

Thank you Keepthesoulalive Aug 2025 #15

Find some actual data, otherwise you're just guessing about 2025 trends. Terry_M Aug 2025 #19

Exactly. After what is happening now, smart people who care enough to change things will have to vote blue. Katinfl Aug 24 #27

Democrats rso Aug 2025 #20

The data is not about special elections, and not to isolate your information as selective and irrelevant. Passages Aug 2025 #21

Democrats rso Aug 2025 #22

A mistake to ignore..the data. Passages Aug 24 #23

https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings somsai Aug 24 #30

This is simple: Elections are won by numbers: 50.0000001% DUU Aug 24 #28

Welcome to all the recent folks to DU! jmbar2 Aug 24 #29

It's the same with all other sources somsai Aug 24 #31

Losing in Appalachia by 90% is not a great place to be Gum Logger Sep 2 #32