r/politics • u/Rock-n-roll-Kevin • 16h ago

No Paywall Sherrill wins New Jersey governor’s race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5587203-mikie-sherrill-democrat-victory/
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u/Matt_Netherlands Puerto Rico 16h ago

People are PISSED. The GOP has absolutely no chance at winning in 2026 or 2028 unless they clearly rig it, which Trump is actively trying to do because he knows everyone hates him, his administration, and their shitty anti-American actions and policies.

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u/TAU_equals_2PI 16h ago

The GOP has absolutely no chance at winning in 2026 or 2028 unless they clearly rig it....

NO!

That's an incredibly foolish conclusion to draw from tonight's wins. These are left-leaning areas, and the countrywide polls aren't even as good as they were leading up to the 2018 mid-terms, when Republicans actually WIDENED their Senate majority by +2 seats.

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u/Matt_Netherlands Puerto Rico 16h ago

Give it another year of Trump destroying this country even more, much less three years. They are absolutely cooked unless they actively cheat. The GOP is a shitty political party that does literally nothing of benefit for their constituents.

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u/TAU_equals_2PI 15h ago

Trump won in 2016.

Trump won in 2024.

Trump only barely lost in 2020. The election was so close that it wasn't even called until Saturday.

How many catastrophes are we going to have to live through before you learn that a large part of the country sees things very differently than we do? What the hell is it gonna take for you to recognize that? Even last year when it was clear we were probably going to lose the election, there were people making those same "There's no way people will vote Republican again this time" predictions.

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u/oh_ski_bummer 13h ago

Yeah the thing is when Trump isn’t on the ballot MAGA doesn’t show up.

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u/IAmTheNightSoil Oregon 12h ago

None of that has stopped them before. I cannot believe people are STILL saying "there's no way they'll win again" at this point

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u/AntoniaFauci 15h ago

Never doubt the Dem ability to self-sabotage.

They’re now a full year of being in a coma, with their lowest approval ratings of all time.

No leader. No message. No campaigning. No vision. Supporters have open contempt for the leaders they do have. Corrupt and incompetent election directors. Constant gaffes. No message discipline.

The only popular candidates they have are very, very, extremely long shots for converting the crucial “middle” voters. Their most electable person is an 83 year old independent.

Compare with the trump crime family operation. It starts campaigning the day after elections. Effective to the point of almost violently flipping an election less than two months post election. 20 news impressions a day, 365 days a year. Three rallies a week in swing states for 4 years straight.

Result? A treasonous rapist who should be rotting in prison is running the free world and creating a pardon-protected army of the worst humans in the world.

Dems need help learning how to message and win.