Will the Rs hold the senate?

[CountValentine]

So did Trump

...and he is the reason for both.

[YitzyS]

I hope so. He needs to be irrelevant now.

I hope he becomes irrelevant by his own will, not by force. He deserves credit for what he's done, and he should not be disregarded just because he lost. He's done great things for this country, which should not be discounted. The divisiveness was not solely his doing.

[YitzyS]

...and he is the reason for both.

I believe widespread mail-in voting was the reason for both. Had there been in-person voting only (and requested absentees), there would have been millions less votes, IMO, and Trump probably would've won (side point).

[yelped]

I hope he becomes irrelevant by his own will, not by force. He deserves credit for what he's done, and he should not be disregarded just because he lost. He's done great things for this country, which should not be discounted. The divisiveness was not solely his doing.

Agreed.

[aygart]

Over 70% of Americans now support government healthcare for all. The Democrats should put that at the forefront of the GA run-offs

Do 70% of Georgians support it?

[Yehuda57]

Over 70% of Americans now support government healthcare for all. The Democrats should put that at the forefront of the GA run-offs

Source?

[CountValentine]

Source?

https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/412545-70-percent-of-americans-support-medicare-for-all-health-care
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/most-americans-now-support-medicare-for-all-and-free-college-tuition.html

[PlatinumGuy]

Notice Biden's emphasis on healthcare in his speech. The democrats have more of a chance of winning this than we realize.

[PlatinumGuy]

Do 70% of Georgians support it?

I don't know.

[presidentialplus]

https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/412545-70-percent-of-americans-support-medicare-for-all-health-care
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/most-americans-now-support-medicare-for-all-and-free-college-tuition.html

And you still believe fake polls?

[aygart]

I don't know.

That makes a bit of a difference in how successful it would be when campaigning in GA ya know.

[PlatinumGuy]

That makes a bit of a difference in how successful it would be when campaigning in GA ya know.

If 70% of the country want something, it's safe to assume as a starting point that GA residents feel the same.

[aygart]

If 70% of the country want something, it's safe to assume as a starting point that GA residents feel the same.

Math is hard, huh? Why is there any reason to believe they are evenly distributed in all 50 states?

[PlatinumGuy]

Math is hard, huh? Why is there any reason to believe they are evenly distributed in all 50 states?

Nothing to do with math. If you know 70% of the country leans a certain way, you need a reason to assume Georgia is different the majority. Do you have any? The baseline should be they are similar.

[aygart]

Nothing to do with math. If you know 70% of the country leans a certain way, you need a reason to assume Georgia is different the majority. Do you have any? The baseline should be they are similar.

Because almost all issues are not evenly supported across the country.

[Yehuda57]

If 70% of the country want something, it's safe to assume as a starting point that GA residents feel the same.

You keep repeating the 70% without providing a source. Unless you are using CV's above, which don't come from serious polling outfits.

[S209]

Nothing to do with math. If you know 70% of the country leans a certain way, you need a reason to assume Georgia is different the majority. Do you have any? The baseline should be they are similar.

I’m not sure if that would be the Bayesian baseline. More likely the baseline would be the % of support in R leaning states.

[skyguy918]

Doesn't quite clear up this disagreement, but definitely relevant:

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/524886-democratic-hopes-on-healthcare-rest-with-georgia-senate-races

[YitzyS]

Democrat Senator Joe Manchin just committed on Fox to vote against packing the court or abolishing the filibuster.

This is tremendous! That means it is impossible for them to do it (as everything seems right now).

[CountValentine]

Democrat Senator Joe Manchin just committed on Fox to vote against packing the court or abolishing the filibuster.

This is tremendous! That means it is impossible for them to do it (as everything seems right now).

This was never going to happen in the first place but it was a good scare tactic for the R's.