Either Republican/Conservative voters believed it was an guaranteed win and didn't bother to vote, Democrats were able to energize and mobilize their base, or both.
We can't take any act of voting for granted.
Democrats are out for revenge.
I don't believe we should expect a Red Wave. We have to MAKE it happen by getting our people to the polls and voting.
5-for-5 yet press says “Not encouraging.” Yeah, right.
“5 for 5!” WILL BE THE TRUTH IN A FEW DAYS WHEN THE COUNT IS VERIFIED....
Trump’s right... it’s a WIN!
Jordan Fabian, the author of this piece, is desperately trying to cope post his way out of reality.
I have NEVER not bothered to vote because
- my candidate had little or no chance of winning
or
- my candidate was a “guaranteed” win
Anyone that doesn’t vote for either of those reasons deserves the government they get. Really frosts me.
Also, anyone that doesn’t believe the Rats will be highly motivated and get the turnout in November is deluded. And the fraud? A new record.
The media (including Fox News) is falling over itself today to re-write last night’s victories.
The truth is... unless they manage to steal the close elections, we won everything.
But, to them, this is a sign we’re in DIRE danger come November - and, uh, the RATS got a “moral victory” and . . . well, there may be a woman muslim in Congress! . . . um, and Occasional-Kotex’s socialist buddies lost everywhere, but she’s just INCREDIBLE, isn’t she? And, by the way, Trump is lying for taking credit for any of this and should just resign because this only shows how razor thin his support is, and we all know everything good going on today is just because of Obama and, by the way, did you hear some Republican Congressman was charged with insider trading? That proves everything. And . . . shut up. Rosie O’Piglet is singing.
Seriously. The spin is DEMENTED. If they DID acknowledge Trump’s people winning, though, I guess they’d find a way to blame it all on Russian bots or racist old white guys anyway.
The Kobach win is a positive sign of Trump’s popularity. Kansans are notorious for voting for the incumbent, which Kobach isn’t. But also, the ‘moderate republican’ usually wins out here. Kobach ran as anything but moderate, running TV ads touting his support of Trump and his immigration goals. Seeing Kobach win here indicates that Trump still has very strong support, even where ‘moderates’ often win out.
Just wondering if the August date of the congressional election in Ohio would work to the detriment of the GOP candidate, because of the numbers of potential voters out of town on vacation or less than enthusiastic about going out to polling places in very hot weather conditions (as compared to a traditional November general election).
Democrats, by contrast, are more inclined to use air conditioned buses and/or bribes to get their people around - to multiple polling sites(?) (That's their vaunted "ground game" that the MSM likes to brag about.)
I beg to differ that it is nothing to celebrate. He won plain and simple, just more ‘The Hill’ sour grapes.
Complacency...
2016 results for District 12:
Republican 251,266
Democrat 112,638
2018 special election results:
Republican 101,574
Democrat 99,820
Numbers were down for both sides, but Republicans saw a 60% drop in turnout, and Democrats only saw an 11% drop
Dems were energized for a win to stick it to Trump. Republicans said “what’s the point, we are going back to vote again in the same race 3 months from now”
These August elections are good indicators for the Dems so they know in which precincts they need to concentrate their cheating. We need to turn out in droves to counter the evildoers.
What a contrast from Dem cadidates telling Obama to stay far away during their elections.
Man, the winning just keeps coming. What a fun time to be a conservative. I was sure I would be tearing my hair out by now with CNN playing president Hilary on TV every night as she pushed her communist agenda.
What a 180-degree turn. Instead of being despondent, I am euphoric, and the frosting on that cake is watching liberal politicians and liberal celebrities driven insane by every Trump tweet and news appearance.
I have no liberal friends, by choice. But suddenly I wish I had one, to mock ampnd tease about President Trump. I should make a liberal friend so I have someone to torment.
We really need Rosendale to beat Tester for US Senate from Montana. Years ago this would be a milk run.
There’s an old saying down in the old south...”If you can do it, it ain’t braggin’.”
Races were closer than they should have been..
Only because the libs can concentrate on onsie twosie races. The election in November won’t be like that.
“Races were closer than they should have been.”
Possibly, but consider the rats had the opportunity to put ALL their resources into just five races and didn’t win one?
That has to sap their enthusiasm for the mid-terms. Hard to keep enthusiasm up when the defeats keep coming.
Since the left runs on emotion their tanks should be close to empty. Not a good place to be with the mid-terms coming with so many seats to defend.
Since the Pantsuit Princess lost the rats have been on a notable losing streak.
Take the Roy Moore thing out of the equation and the rats don’t seem to have much to be happy about.
Doesn’t mean we can be complacent.