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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
I'm not talking about Biden's win, I'm talking about their lost House seats. How do you come off 4 years of Trump and lose house seats??
Literally a dozen seats lost, all of them "moderates".
Crazy how the more left leaning members of the house all kept their seats...
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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I was talking about house seats in my post.
Left leaning candidates run in liberal districts.
Moderates run in competitive districts, and many lost by being associated with far left slogans.
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Right on the money nfotiu. Canadians don't understand the diversity in the states and the swings in attitudes that can take place literally across a street that divides districts. To out this into perspective, the difference between AOC, the Queen of American Socialism, and Peter King, one of the Court Jesters from the right, is five miles in distance. FIVE MILES. The United States is a real melting pot and that shows in maps that show voting behaviors. This is a purple country and you have to be representative of that.
Biden's job is to halt the rightward march in attitudes and rebuild the institutions that Trump has all but destroyed. The only way to do that effectively is to bring in experienced people and leverage the expertise of those who know government. His picks have been solid and should help reestablish some trust in our institutions and provide opportunity to slowly make the shift back toward the center.