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Good writeup, praying you are wrong...respectfully...

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"People vote for the party, not the person — except in very rare instances." Is that true? I always vote for the person. Assumed everyone else does, too.

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I wish that were the case. I'm with you. I vote for people who I may not agree with simply because they actually believe in something vs poll testing every word they speak.

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If I don't know any of the candidates for an office, I just leave it blank. If I don't like any of the candidates for an office, I just leave it blank. I know there is an option to vote a straight ballot - if that is what Chris is saying - but I assumed most people do not do that.

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Yeah - they got rid of party "levers" here years ago so you have to actually "fill in the bubble" for each office. I'm sure many just go across the board for their "team" but ideally they are thinking about each one.

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The funny part is that parties have become weaker over time (people with money parachute in to get a nomination with no real party bosses picking candidates) and yet it's become a more parliamentary type system at the same time. As many have written, politics has become more tribal with people identifying a D or R vs caring about the actual candidates.

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So true - I would really like to see more thought given to breaking away from the trap of 2 major parties and the "2 party system" since so many people are registered independent or have different ideologies than the party platform, etc.

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Thanks for weighing in on these key U.S. Senate races, Chris! I believe most of your analysis is "on the money" but I think it would be worth reconsidering your thoughts on Ted Cruz and the Texas race. There is A LOT of ill will toward Ted Cruz from Texans (among others) and the demographics of Texas continue to be in flux too. Thoughts?

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More reason to be depressed, I guess. If Trump wins, he will clearly have a Republican Senate to rubber-stamp his judicial appointments.

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i am only "liking' your comment because misery loves company.

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am i the only one thinking that Babydog might be Vance's running mate 2028?

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Will somebody please buy Sherrod Brown a shave and a haircut?

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My gut (not worth listening to most the time) tells me that Ted Cruz is going down. I'm not in Texas, but it feels like there is more mass awareness now that Cruz is basically an internet troll sitting in the Senate, with a lot of followers on twitter and such, an influencer and podcaster, too. Or even from another conservative perspective where one questions Cruz's career choices after graduating from Harvard Law. He just seems to be putting his money too much at risk with this Trump character.

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Hey, is it inappropriate to say that in the photo of Jim and Babydog Justice, I'm not sure which one is the governor?

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Interesting article today in The Hill by Alexander Bolton. Incumbent democrat senators from Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin all distancing themselves from the Biden Harris administration. Speaks volumes to what’s going on in these rustbelt swing states!

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IF President Trump performs well in the rust belt swing states it’s possible the GOP wins 8 of 10 on your list! Can you imagine!! 😎

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Yeah... if that happens, they may not need to eliminate the filibuster.

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