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Democrats frustrated, GOP jubilant in Senate fight
The Hill ^ | 11/05/20 06:00 AM EST | BY ALEXANDER BOLTON

Posted on 11/05/2020 4:07:54 AM PST by RandFan

Senate Democrats are feeling frustrated and disappointed as their effort to retake the majority appears to have fallen short once again.

The likelihood of being relegated to the minority for the next couple years hit home Wednesday when Democratic challenger Sara Gideon conceded to Sen. Susan Collins (R) in the blue state of Maine.

While it now appears Democratic nominee Joe Biden will probably eke out a victory in the presidential race, Democrats were hoping for a bigger night — especially after failing to flip the Senate in 2016 and 2018.

John Hickenlooper, the former governor of Colorado and the only Democratic challenger to officially knock off a Senate Republican incumbent on Tuesday, said, “I was hoping that we would sweep to victory with a number of Senate wins.”

“We’re still cautiously optimistic, but it’s not the level of excitement I was hoping to wake up to,” he said.

Other Democratic strategists and aides expressed their dismay.

“I’m very disappointed, of course, but I also think it’s not entirely over. In Georgia, if that other race ends up going to a runoff, we could have two runoff elections in Georgia, which will determine the fate of whether we get to 50-50 or not,” said Mike Lux, a Democratic strategist.

Steve Jarding, a former aide to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said, “Most people thought that Democrats were going to pick up a couple more of what appeared to be these very vulnerable senators. “

“They’ve got to be horribly disappointed. They thought Biden would pull more. If the polls were remotely right and he could win by 6, 7 or 8 points, that should be enough a margin to pull some of these dead-heat races in for the Democrat,” he said.

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1 posted on 11/05/2020 4:07:54 AM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Interesting. It looks like a lot voted for Biden, but not any down ticket races....


2 posted on 11/05/2020 4:12:47 AM PST by redgolum (If this culture today is civilization, I will be the barbarian)
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To: redgolum

“Interesting. It looks like a lot voted for Biden, but not any down ticket races....”

Interesting and highly suspicious


3 posted on 11/05/2020 4:14:31 AM PST by Michigander222
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To: redgolum

Suspicious


4 posted on 11/05/2020 4:14:51 AM PST by RandFan (3C)
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To: Michigander222

Just what I was thinking!


5 posted on 11/05/2020 4:15:14 AM PST by RandFan (3C)
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To: redgolum

That’s how fake ballots work. They just made them out for president


6 posted on 11/05/2020 4:17:54 AM PST by McGavin999 (Justice delayed is justice denied.)
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To: redgolum

“It looks like a lot voted for Biden, but not any down ticket races....”

And that has been a consideration when investigating election fraud.


7 posted on 11/05/2020 4:19:17 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Liberty over lock-downs. Freedom over face masks.)
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To: RandFan

you can bet there is voter fraud in the senate and house races that need to be looked into as well. Would like to see the house flipped


8 posted on 11/05/2020 4:19:27 AM PST by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: McGavin999

Exactly. The guys in the van, chrsyler 300 and ferrari forgot to vote down ticket on those 138k mysterious MI votes. This all stinks to high heaven.


9 posted on 11/05/2020 4:19:54 AM PST by rlbedfor
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To: Michigander222

They only bothered cheating in the Biden-Harris race.


10 posted on 11/05/2020 4:20:13 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE ( I can only donate monthly, but the radical ABCNNBCBS does it every hour on their news.)
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To: redgolum

Down tickets don’t pay. Never give away anything for free.


11 posted on 11/05/2020 4:21:05 AM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: McGavin999

The Dems are in the process of stealing the Senate seat from John James in Michigan. overturning that seat theft is critical or the majority will be at the mercy of the Murkowski-Collins-Romney cabal.


12 posted on 11/05/2020 4:21:50 AM PST by littleharbour ("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: RandFan

The Rats in Michigan must be RACIST if they voted for Peters over James.Right?


13 posted on 11/05/2020 4:22:32 AM PST by HighSierra5
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To: RandFan

We need a national do-over.

This crap didn’t just take place in swing states.


14 posted on 11/05/2020 4:24:45 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: McGavin999

It takes more time to make out fake ballots that include all the down ticket races. For one thing the down ticket races vary by location.


15 posted on 11/05/2020 4:27:10 AM PST by Beagle8U ("Chris Wallace comes from the shallow end of the press pool.")
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To: RandFan

Perdue is falling below 50% in GA. That means a potential runoff.


16 posted on 11/05/2020 4:28:03 AM PST by trublu
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To: RandFan

BIDEN LOST. That’s why he had no coattails. We are being told Biden won, but he lost.


17 posted on 11/05/2020 4:29:26 AM PST by KansasGirl (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." Thomas Paine)
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To: Robert A Cook PE

They only had time to fill in one oval. Do you know how much time it takes create 130K fake ballots?


18 posted on 11/05/2020 4:30:34 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: KansasGirl

What you just described is a text book indicator of potential voter fraud.


19 posted on 11/05/2020 4:31:53 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: mewzilla

I think the Trump team is on the right track. Validate the vote, don’t just count it. I would go so far as to add the West Coast states to the validation process. We might get some interesting developments in vote totals in congressional districts.


20 posted on 11/05/2020 4:32:02 AM PST by bleach (If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.)
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