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Maine

NancyDL

(140 posts)

4. Dems lost because their candidates ran like sniveling cowards.

Reply to davidthegnome (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2014, 04:32 AM

Nov 2014

They tried to distance themselves from the President, ignoring the MANY things that have been accomplished during his terms. They tried to look like Republicans, even though poll after poll showed that the VALUES held by the majority of Americans, are largely progressive values.

They lost because much of their traditional "base" didn't vote, which means that there wasn't much of a grass roots effort on the ground.

They lost because they ran a really crummy campaign.

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Why did we lose? [View all] davidthegnome Nov 2014 OP

he won because he reflected the values of those who voted for him nt msongs Nov 2014 #1

He won, Maine lost. davidthegnome Nov 2014 #2

I'm not a Mainer, but the following thought struck me before the election- No Vested Interest Nov 2014 #3

Dems lost because their candidates ran like sniveling cowards. NancyDL Nov 2014 #4

What Corporation's secret black boxes "record" and "count" the votes??? blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #5

It wasn't just up in the County... marcopolo63 Nov 2014 #6

+1 I agree. There were a lot of contributing factors involved here. PotatoChip Nov 2014 #7

here's a thought for u luckyleftyme2 Dec 2014 #8

What? PotatoChip Dec 2014 #9

u might want to read it again luckyleftyme2 Dec 2014 #10