Donnelly won six years ago only because of a stupid opponent who stepped squarely into the abortion and rape exception cowpie like Todd Aiken in Missouri.
Donnelly won six years ago only because of a stupid opponent who stepped squarely into the abortion and rape exception cowpie like Todd Aiken in Missouri.
Exactly!
“Donnelly won six years ago only because of a stupid opponent who stepped squarely into the abortion and rape exception cowpie like Todd Aiken in Missouri.”
And “made it possible” for Claire McCaskill to win a Senate seat for 6 years! And we talk about the “Loony Left!” When I see some of these human crap sandwiches the GOP serves up as candidates, I wonder how it survives as a Party. Akin, Judge Roy Moore, the list is far too long.
“Donnelly won six years ago only because of a stupid opponent who stepped squarely into the abortion and rape exception cowpie like Todd Aiken in Missouri.”
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Another big factor in 2012 was that Richard Murdock beat Dick Lugar in the primary and MANY establishment Indiana republicans never forgave him. There were Hoosier republicans who simply refused to vote for Murdock because of that.
This year, the Indiana GOP base is unified, unlike 2012. This will be a huge factor in November.
True. He also had crossover appeal (socially conservative and pro-2A). Donnelly won 26 counties in Indiana, a good portion of them rural. I’m not sure he’ll be able to pull that off again.
Same thing with Heitkamp - pro-2A and she won 25 out of ND’s 53 counties.
McCaskill won 53 out of 114 counties in MO.
Baldwin won 37 out of 72 counties in WI.
Stabbenow won 62 out of 83 counties in MI - the majority of counties - including every county in the Upper Peninsula.
I doubt these Dems can earn that broad of support this time around, especially from all those rural voters.