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paleotn

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2. Wonder how many simply stayed home instead of voting for a Massie or Cornyn?

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:24 PM

Jun 1

Perhaps many who've lost faith in the cult were motivated not to vote in the primaries. Regardless, gas prices through the roof, aluminum prices through the roof, (fill in the blank) prices through the roof has got to be taking a toll on voter's willingness to support Republicans. Certainly in the margins. But it's in those margins that general elections are won or lost.

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we're saying (or attempting to sell) this with a straight face stopdiggin Jun 1 #1

Wonder how many simply stayed home instead of voting for a Massie or Cornyn? paleotn Jun 1 #2

and, yet - the 'MAGA base' (which OP trumpets) did pretty darned well in routing Trump critics. Yeah? stopdiggin Jun 1 #3

Those who bothered showed up anyway. paleotn Jun 1 #4