>First president since Clinton to beat an incumbent
> First dem trifecta since 2009
> First dem since Harry Truman to regain a trifecta after losing it
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Joe Biden just lied to the family of one of the three soldiers recently kฤฏlled in Jordan.
He said, โMy son spent a year in Iraq. Thatโs how I lost him.โ
Bidenโs son Beau dฤฏed of brain cancer years after leaving the military.
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>Worked for Popular Incumbent
>Youโre opponent is terrible
>Have literally every advantage
>Make a questionable VP pick
>Narrowly lose the election to an idiot
>Be Hillary
>Pic unrelated
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"Why even go through with the election"
In 2010, despite winning a supermajority two years earlier, the dems lost it easily.
Culminating in senate majority leader Harry Reid nearly losing his seat.
What if that didn't happen? What if Obama had a Truman style comeback?
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Happy birthday to Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
She is incredibly electorally, surviving 2 primary attempts and winning as write in 2010.
She has been a quiet supporter of RCV and voted for and endorsed Peltola.
Although still is corporate republican at heart, she's a queen.
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In 2022 Incumbent Sen. Patty Murray won re-election by just under 15 points.
She won 7/10 congressional districts, underperforming every congressional candidate except Pramila Jayapal. WA-3 a district she lost by 8, would narrowly elect a democrat.
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Argument that WI is a swing state therefore legislative districts must reflect that too is ridiculous as the liberal votes are packed in places like Madison and Milwaukee. Anyone who can read a map can see that!
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โThe Fateful Crashโ
What if Walter Mondale won in 2002?
In 2002, Senator Paul Wellstone ran for a third term and was up against St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman. However in a massive October surprise, Wellstone was killed in a plane crash.
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