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Fiendish Thingy

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5. Polls may not show a shift towards Dems, but election results do

Reply to yardwork (Reply #1)

Sun May 17, 2026, 09:54 AM

May 17

All through the past year, actual election results in 2024 Trump +20 districts have shown a 15-30 point shift towards Dem in actual votes.

Dems have been over performing in both regular and special elections for over a year now.

I have seen no evidence that has changed or is going to stop.

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We need to pour some cold water on ourselves [View all] EnergizedLib May 17 OP

What I'm seeing is a constant churn. yardwork May 17 #1

Polls may not show a shift towards Dems, but election results do Fiendish Thingy May 17 #5

I hope you're right. yardwork May 17 #7

We did well in special elections leading up to 2024 EnergizedLib May 17 #9

Less than 37% of registered Republicans voted in the Louisiana Senate primary. sop May 17 #2

Primary voters are the most motivated, partisan voters Fiendish Thingy May 17 #3

Me too EnergizedLib May 17 #8

I never had much hope for a good Republican Party AZProgressive May 17 #4

I think we'll still win EnergizedLib May 17 #6

"they change their views to align with the felon's" BootinUp May 17 #10