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24. Good question: Aftyn Behn would have done better or won,

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if she had a bigger share of Nashville proper.
Also, if she had not said several unfortunate things
in the past.. ("I hate Country Music" ect..)

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So I waited until the dust settled after the TN election to suggest this, but.... [View all] senseandsensibility Thursday OP

Im pretty sure Boo1 Thursday #1

Wow. senseandsensibility Thursday #4

I agree LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #28

Agree and its the same with Tennessee aeromanKC Thursday #2

I actually confused TN with KY in my OP at first senseandsensibility Thursday #6

Everyone makes mistakes MustLoveBeagles Thursday #42

Thanks senseandsensibility Thursday #50

It was Tennessee and she won a primary against 3 other Democrats Just_Vote_Dem Thursday #3

Fixed it senseandsensibility Thursday #7

Good! n/t Just_Vote_Dem Thursday #8

Progressive Democrats should definetly run ... PBC_Democrat Thursday #37

Gillum didn't lose because he was a progressive. carpetbagger Thursday #54

Aftyn Behn won 78.8% of the Nashville vote on Tuesday. Tanuki Thursday #59

I agree that Graham would have beaten DeathSantis LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #69

That narrative is what gets me in trouble with Democrats. gab13by13 Thursday #5

I'm personally for the most liberal candidate in almost all situations senseandsensibility Thursday #10

Give me one example where the DNC said gab13by13 Thursday #16

I'm guessing that there are Bettie Thursday #31

I don't really care what the DNC thinks senseandsensibility Thursday #32

i saw them tank a progressive for a moderate. they lost. we got roscum. mopinko Thursday #65

I'm with you gab Docreed2003 Thursday #48

I kind of doubt it. yardwork Thursday #9

Yes, I agree that the more progressive senseandsensibility Thursday #11

I think that's what we need. yardwork Thursday #13

Agree 👍 anciano Thursday #12

Wresting power from the Republican party Alsteen Thursday #14

No n/t leftstreet Thursday #15

You just said what I was trying to say. gab13by13 Thursday #18

NO... 2naSalit Thursday #17

So a candidate that ran a Bernie type campaign Emile Thursday #19

My whole OP was a question senseandsensibility Thursday #20

You should ask Jason Kanew n/t leftstreet Thursday #21

Passive aggressives use questions to push a point. Bobstandard Thursday #62

So you're calling me passive aggressive without actually doing so? senseandsensibility Thursday #64

Thicker skin. Shorter fuse. Bobstandard Thursday #66

I think you answered your own question.... getagrip_already Thursday #26

I'm sorry, but the only ones doing a purity test Emile Thursday #30

how so? getagrip_already Thursday #40

So the only ones that do purity tests are progressives. Emile Thursday #49

Still dont get it getagrip_already 5 hrs ago #88

I get it just fine thank you. Emile 5 hrs ago #89

Who said that? getagrip_already 3 hrs ago #93

Bookmarking Emile 3 hrs ago #94

There is no argument to follow, so you got it right. Nixie 5 hrs ago #90

She won the primary. returnee Thursday #34

that is very true, but a primary, especially in a special, is a very progressive race... getagrip_already Thursday #38

Probably correct. It's hard to make predictions based upon a special election with significantly lower turnout Silent Type Thursday #22

Probably not. It wasn't a winnable district Jose Garcia Thursday #23

Good question: Aftyn Behn would have done better or won, Ars Longa Thursday #24

I didn't hear about the country music thing until the day after the election senseandsensibility Thursday #27

I love country music. returnee Thursday #35

Old country was OK- Modern "Bro Country" sounds like has been Ars Longa Thursday #43

Yes, give me Willie and Waylon and Johnny Cash and Dolly senseandsensibility Thursday #47

I go back to Appalachian folk ballads and fiddle tunes... returnee Thursday #72

Merle Haggard? Liberal? returnee Thursday #73

By "these days" I take it you mean the last quarter century? johnp3907 Thursday #84

I really doubt it mvd Thursday #25

Republican-lite always loses to a real Republican Fiendish Thingy Thursday #29

Harry Truman Emile Thursday #63

Exactly correct Deminpenn Thursday #67

Seems a bit irrelevant... EarlG Thursday #33

You nailed it MustLoveBeagles Thursday #45

It's true that rehashing would have been could have been scenarios senseandsensibility Thursday #53

"...old markodochartaigh Thursday #57

Plenty of red state moderate incumbents have lost to MAGA Republicans over the years IronLionZion Thursday #36

What are the actual examples of progressive winning in deep red states? RoeVWade Thursday #39

Was the lack of voter turnout an issue? czarjak Thursday #41

No. They said the same things about the moderate dem candidates here. 2 Meow Momma Thursday #44

No...absolutely not Docreed2003 Thursday #46

This +1 Emile Thursday #52

Her message was very mainstream. Bluetus Thursday #60

I never said that she was "too progressive" Docreed2003 Thursday #71

My apologies. You are correct. I replied to the wrong post Bluetus Thursday #78

It didn't help that she was female. Beshear is liberal, but he is a white man and he wins everywhere in KY Wanderlust988 Thursday #51

Sadly, I'm sure that was a factor. senseandsensibility Thursday #56

It was highly highly unlikely that we were going to win it ibegurpard Thursday #55

No. Nashville/Davidson County's rock solid Democratic congressional district Tanuki Thursday #58

Thanks senseandsensibility Thursday #61

The election in a deep red district, and the outcome, is scaring the hell out of the white supremacy Tr**plicans. NNadir Thursday #68

We've been running to the center for 45 years. Gore1FL Thursday #70

There have been many moderate southern Dems over the past few decades. Wanderlust988 Thursday #74

Never heard of Jasmine Crockett? Emile Thursday #77

She's in a very Democratic district Wanderlust988 Thursday #81

Used to be a very democratic district. Emile Thursday #82

I want what you are smoking. Even Jasmine knows this and will likely run for the Senate Wanderlust988 Thursday #85

Keep your personal judgement against fellow duers, Emile Yesterday #87

You are right. Everyone knows that red districts are different Nixie 5 hrs ago #91

Maybe we should try; I remember similar arguments regarding what was possible in 2008. Gore1FL Thursday #83

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won in Georgia...but they are male Wanderlust988 Thursday #75

No matter how 'moderate' the candidate is, the GQP will label them "socialist communist fascist radical left Jack Valentino Thursday #76

Done better perhaps, but not won Justice Brandeis Thursday #79

There are different meanings of "progressive" and "moderate". MervinFerd Thursday #80

What does "moderate" even mean in this context? Crunchy Frog Thursday #86

Elections are more complicated than progressive vs moderate karynnj 4 hrs ago #92