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So rallies didn't help Trump?

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 07:44:55 +0000

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So rallies didn't help Trump?

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5fc44359c5b63d1b770d3758

If you're running in a

ocean-kat — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 07:14:56 +0000

If you're running in a conservative district or state you can run with conservative ideas. But to appeal to a national audience you have to appeal to the majority of the democratic voters most of whom are for gun control and are pro choice.

Bernie Sanders had a good

OrionXP — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 06:53:00 +0000

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Bernie Sanders had a good reputation with the NRA for most of his career. Vermont has really high gun ownership. He generally became cautious or quiet about the issue when running for president. The NRA switched up on him and generally cast him with gun control advocates at that point.

Gun control and freedom of

rmrd0000 — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 03:21:56 +0000

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Gun control and freedom of choice are generally parts of the party platform. A Republican opponent will obviously point that out even if the Democrats remain silent.

And there's some that get

OrionXP — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 02:51:28 +0000

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And there's some that get elected. I think there's more possibility in the post-Trump era though.

According to this blog

ocean-kat — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 02:44:43 +0000

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According to this blog democrats do let them compete in places like West Virginia

If Dems just breathed in and

OrionXP — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 02:10:32 +0000

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If Dems just breathed in and let Democrats who are members of the NRA or Democrats for Life compete in places like West Virginia, they could win big - have the sort of majorities they had back during Roosevelt/Truman.

American voters might learn

NCD — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 01:52:18 +0000

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American voters might learn to elect an effective unified national government, competent to meet the challenges of this 21st century by 2036 - 2040, but by then it may be too late to make much of a difference.

BUT

artappraiser — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:35:09 +0000

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BUT

Democrats were definitely serious about state legislatures in 2020, it just didn't work out. https://t.co/76eLuKjQlV pic.twitter.com/UiRw1OzxB9
— Xenocrypt (@xenocryptsite) November 29, 2020

@ChazNuttycombe suggested

artappraiser — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 23:51:16 +0000

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@ChazNuttycombe suggested mapping this district. I think @RuralChrisLee will find it interesting.
— Drew Savicki (@SenhorRaposa) November 29, 2020

Boggs outran Biden by 99.5%
— Drew Savicki (@SenhorRaposa) November 29, 2020

In addition to being pro gun, Boggs is also staunchly anti-abortion. The group "West Virginians for Life" give him an 87% rating from 2013-2019.
— Drew Savicki (@SenhorRaposa) November 29, 2020

Digging a big further into the area, it does have several active coal mines.
— Drew Savicki (@SenhorRaposa) November 29, 2020

https://t.co/QDyGlithiK
— Drew Savicki (@SenhorRaposa) November 29, 2020

No, he agrees with Democrats on healthcare and economic policy. Most Appalachian Democrats hold similar views to him.
— Sailor Haumea (@SailorHaumea) November 29, 2020

Basically a Dem needs to be anti-abortion, pro NRA, pro police, pro-coal but economically interventionist in order to win.

Seems like a tall order in current Dem national climate.
— Blerim Qamili (@BlerimQamili) November 29, 2020

So, the D branding is not completely toxic there after all.
— Sridhar (@SridharMocherla) November 29, 2020

in fact most of the local office holders here are still Democrats.
— Drew Savicki (@SenhorRaposa) November 29, 2020