If so, then we dodged a bullet narrative-wise with Wisconsin. Had Schmiel won, then there would probably be a lot of fawning over Trump and Musk's invincibility and how the GOP found the secret to winning purple states and districts at least as long as Elon keeps his checkbook open.
I never thought an actual Dem win in either Florida dist…
If so, then we dodged a bullet narrative-wise with Wisconsin. Had Schmiel won, then there would probably be a lot of fawning over Trump and Musk's invincibility and how the GOP found the secret to winning purple states and districts at least as long as Elon keeps his checkbook open.
I never thought an actual Dem win in either Florida district was a realistic possibility, but the GOP's performance was sufficiently off from just five months ago to suggest that NY-21 might well have been close and maybe a Dem gain if Stefanik had left as planned.
Yes, this. Stefanik's seat easily could have had both a Republican and a Conservative candidate on the ballot. Throw a healthy Democratic over-performance into the mix and it's very plausible that her seat could have fallen.
If so, then we dodged a bullet narrative-wise with Wisconsin. Had Schmiel won, then there would probably be a lot of fawning over Trump and Musk's invincibility and how the GOP found the secret to winning purple states and districts at least as long as Elon keeps his checkbook open.
I never thought an actual Dem win in either Florida district was a realistic possibility, but the GOP's performance was sufficiently off from just five months ago to suggest that NY-21 might well have been close and maybe a Dem gain if Stefanik had left as planned.
they were never concerned about FL...they were very concerned about Stefanik...and the msm won't dwell on "much closer margin" stuff.
Yes, this. Stefanik's seat easily could have had both a Republican and a Conservative candidate on the ballot. Throw a healthy Democratic over-performance into the mix and it's very plausible that her seat could have fallen.