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Democrat Hal Rafter won by 12 points in a state House district that went narrowly for Donald Trump in 2020.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Love it. Get fucked assholes.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I live in New Hampshire, and these motherfuckers and their asinine policies have fucked up our school system so bad, it might never recover.

They stole one hundred million dollars to give to private schools and line their pockets.

They fucked up the remote learning during the heart of the pandemic.

And a lot of them are free staters and those motherfuckers should be drove into the sea.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not like they’ll learn anything… reaction could be “we need to pretend to be less extreme” or “we need to be more extreme and just better at voter suppression”

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's always double down on Trumpism. No need to worry about any attempt at backtracking.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's a fundamental flaw. They're unable to admit making a mistake. Rather than being a sign of weakness, acknowledging errors is the first step to correcting them. I think this is why they keep failing.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The Republican Party’s increasing Trump-era tendency toward more extreme nominees and its struggles to account for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade have already cost it plenty.

If unpopular GOP nominees in key states had merely matched the political fundamentals, Republicans might have held the Senate for the duration of Joe Biden’s presidency and had a much more significant House majority with which to work today.

Whether Democrats will ultimately tie the chamber and, if so, for how long, is to be determined; the New Hampshire state House’s 400 members make it the third-largest English-speaking legislative body in the world, which means frequent vacancies.

Someone who was apparently in Washington on Jan. 6 because Trump was the only “person who has stood up to Pedophilia, Sex Trafficking of Children, and Satanic Worship,” the candidate posted on Facebook.

After Guzofski’s defeat, Republican state Rep. Ross Berry remarked to the New Hampshire Journal, “If you cozy up to and campaign with former president Donald Trump, you can expect to lose votes.”

“No amount of money, campaigning, or deep roots to your community will overcome the voters’ absolute rejection of Trump-affiliated candidates in New Hampshire,” Berry added.


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[–] MossBear 10 points 1 year ago

I remember keenly how the day after January 6th, even Republicans knew what happened. Then when they saw their psychotic base wanted to remain blind and stupid, they developed a convenient amnesia.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

We need a bot to post these links.