Posted on 09/19/2018 9:04:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Enemedia, thats why.
There were, but you have to go back to 1994.
Because the entire mainstream media is their cheer squad.
“...Why aren’t there ever any dire predictions for Democrats ahead of elections?...”
Easy - it’s more fun to watch ‘em when they lose!
Our Last Chance? [Can Donald Trump Revive The "Spirit of '76?]
Because we are the incumbents and historically incumbents get pummeled in mid term elections. C.f. 2006, 2010 etc.
RE: C.f. 2006, 2010 etc.
What about 1998 and 2002 ?
The difference between then and now is that the parties have been purified ideologically, and the mediavorgs have become more partisan (and less aware of their own partisanship).
1994 caught them by surprise, too. Remember Peter Jennings on TV, shocked, saying America was throwing a temper tantrum. Even in 1984, they only gave Reagan the edge in the week or so before the election, and never, not once, predicted the wipeout landslide that it ended up being, and probably always was.
Because it does not fit the left wing media message even if true.
I was still listening to NPR back in 1994, and I'll never forget the on-air demeanor of their "what the hell happened?" panel discussion on the morning after the election. Three or four of their "analysts" were on the panel, and they all sounded like they desperately wanted to be somewhere else, like in a soundproof room where they could do a few hours of primal scream therapy.
They were all talking very slowly, with somber, muffled voices. It was striking.
Ha, ha.... enemedia.
Exactly right. The cheer the Dems and boo the Republicans.
Gonna have to watch that live pretty soon. Youtube is taking down all those “2016 liberal media meltdown” videos.
1984
The GOP just flipped a district that was blue for 139 years.
They’re going to need a new narrative.
There is..just not by the msm and their propagandist.
Because a certain % of swing voters invariably simply vote for the candidate they perceive as being ahead in the polls or likeliest to win.
Freegards
Yesterday the Texas 19th District state Senate run-off flipped red, first time its been controlled by the GOP since 1879.
And two catalysts of that were Hillarycare and Dont Ask Dont Tell
Hard to imagine now
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