Nixon definitely did

"Silent majority" periodically makes comebacks when it looks like a Republican will win but you hear much more support for the opponent.

Nixon was sorta like Trump. He called McGovern a commie hippy and everything.

And unlike Nixon Trump barely won

well if the shoe fits

It was a campaign message

1% and we're stuck with Madame President

I don't think they knew it was going to play out the way it did

The trump campaign was very smart at social media

even though the ground game was actually dog shit

Anyways, yeah, leftists are much more vocal in activism and all that and the right wing isn't good at it

The ground game was decent

Not really

You had a bunch of rallies, Trump was stopping in diners

That's not a ground game

A ground game is people knocking on doors, making phone calls.

Not Trump just popping around for a bit

Well then that's different

Trump doesn't need a ground game because he's a household name

Hardly

Everyone knew-to some capacity-who Trump was before the campaign.

There are plenty of people on our side who don't vote, aren't registered, etc

He was a giant in real estate

You do realise a ground game isn't just to spread name recognition?

Everyone knows who Hillary is as well

I don't know, it's just that you have to scale the importance

The rallies were the biggest advantage Trump had in 2016

Most of the ground game is getting people to actually vote

@Deleted User Nixon barely won in 1968

Trump campaign had huge oppertunity to get white working class voters registered

they failed almost totally at that

Ehh

For the popular vote it was close

@Deleted User you're not making sense

go take your anti depressants

It would have been much stronger had Trump's ground game not been trash

Lol

But Nixon had a major clear advantage over Humphrey in the electoral college

If Trump was given the kind of ground game Hillary did

He would have easily won

I think Wallace took a bit from Nixon's vote.

I'm not sure about that

@FLanon slight popular vote margins can result in large electoral college margins

That is an untrue statement

The kind of people who vote for Trump are the ones who know already

Hillary campaign knocked on way more doors, made way more phone clals

The Trump campaign really could've done more GOTV yeah.

I mean, technically you can win 49 states and lose the popular vote

I don't think so

But the thing is that GOTV for WWC is basically done by unions.

If we had that level of activism we would have done much better

So he needed to expand his union support for that really

Nevada, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Maine, etc would have flipped

Trump's not the kind of person you knock down a door for and appeal to moderacy, either you're on the train or you're not.

And for the millions of people who aren't registered?

I don't think they'd vote for Trump

You'd be surprised

He'd be scary to the kind of person who's apolitical

Even if just 5% of non voters in Nevada got out and voted for Trump.

The fact is we need to do all this sort of stuff to increase turnout.

He would have easily flipped the state

Of course

He won

I just don't think it's as vital as it's made out to be

I think 1-3% is more realistic.

Get over it

Huh?

Why are you bitching

Am I not allowed to make legitimate critiques just because he won?

Things can always be improved upon

You can but your arguments are pretty shit

How?

Hindsight is 20/20

The fact is if you want a better ground game you should donate to the campaign

Okay?

We don't know where we should have campaigned for until the results come out.

We don't really do much of that here--but you're welcome to do that.

I already do donate

I never anticipated winning Wisconsin or getting close in Minnesota

For Trump supporters in Wisconsin

Yeah I was surprised he won Michigan and Wisconsin

I thought we would win Nevada and New Hampshire, when the results come out, they come out.

@Deleted User you shouldn't have been

Well

Sure but still

Also Wisconsin had a huge senate race

That night felt so amazing

We never know how a race will ultimately turn out and what we "should've done" until all the chips are down.

it makes sense that Trump won those states

So there was always a need to get involved there regardless

anyone who was really paying attention wouldn't be surprised about it

I didn't see that on the night but now I do

That night

Man I will never forget

I was paying attention, I was on /pol/ nonstop in those days

I expected Hillary to win and probably gain Senate

Everyone had their eyes on New Hampshire

I wasn't based back then

And that Maine district

I was T_D type during the election

New Hampshire was a serious shame

We could have at least won their senate seat

To this day I believe that state was stolen

And maybe Nevada

But some absolute retard ran as an independent conservative ran and gave it to the dem

same in Nevda

*Nevada

He wasn't a retard

He knew exactly what he was doing

Minnesota I think we can gain in 2020

McMuffin

Pretty much all of Minnesota is up in 2018

@Deleted User hating on T_D is counterproductive

I was saying that I was like T_D type

fucking egghead mcmuffin

Yeah shit is cringy but

McMullin didn't run for Senate

We could've gotten Minnesota for fucks sake

McMuffin was in Utah

Lol

He had ballot access nationwide

most states anyway

He only won lots in Utah

Yeah but there's a lot of states we lost by a razor thin margin

Only really New Hampshire and Minnesota fit that margin

New Hampshire, Minnesota, someone like egghead mcmuffin makes the difference in those states

Even then we still could have had those Senate seats :/

$25 to Joe Heck and Kelly Ayotte went down the drain

McMullin got the endorsement of the Independence Party--the traditional anti-NAFTA party of MN, which elected Jesse Ventura and was once called the Reform Party of MN.

Thus he actually had some clout in the state in 2016, yes.

Hey y'all

Sorry I just disappeared earlier

#NM01 Democratic Primary:
Haaland 15%
Lopez 15%
Davis 11%
Martinez 7%

@ppppolls/@PatDavisNM Internal Poll 4/13-15
https://t.co/wCp7KcnREe

^This guy gets it

So does this guy who is definitely not me

Working overtime

Trump is going to make more blacks vote than would've if a different republican won

#OH12 Republican Primary:
Balderson 17%
Leneghan 11%
Kane 10%
Bacon 10%
O'Brien 7%

Public Opinion Strategies/@Troy_Balderson Internal Poll 4/15-16
https://t.co/XysYc4JPTd

That's odd

Kane is ranking third

Yet Kane is outraising the other two

RT @GallupNews: U.S. registered voters solidly believe that President Donald Trump does not deserve to be re-elected, by 59% to 37%... http…

Yikes

sounds like a questionable poll

West Virginia Senate - Republican Primary:
Morrisey 24%
Jenkins 20%
Blankenship 12%
Willis 3%
Copley 1%
Newbrough 1%
Undecided 39%

National Research Inc./@GOPAC 4/17-19
https://t.co/ro1rrr58oq #WVsen

YES YES YES

No Blankenship!

Too bad Copley didn't get momentum. He would've won in a landslide.

That's pretty good for us

West Virginia Senate GE:
Republican Candidate 41% (+4)
Joe Manchin (D) 37%

National Research Inc./@GOPAC 4/17-19
https://t.co/ro1rrr58oq #WVsen

WHOA

Heheheheh

That's _really_ good!

Make West Virginia Great Again!

interesting

I thought WV would be tougher than Ohio because of Manchin's popularity

finally

Apparently not

the dam breaks

day of the ""blue dog"" is coming

@FLanon Finally a good poll, right? It's been blackpilling as of late

yeah pretty much

WV may be easier to pull off than a lot of these other states

watch manchin win by double digits

ITS OVER

What is that?

1988 Presidential Election

WEST VIRGINIA
Sen. Joe Manchin (D) Job Approval:
Approve 51%
Disapprove 36%

National Research Inc./@GOPAC 4/17-19
https://t.co/ro1rrrmJfY

WEST VIRGINIA
Trump Job Approval:
Approve 62%
Disapprove 34%

National Research Inc./@GOPAC 4/17-19
https://t.co/ro1rrrmJfY

TFW Trump is stronger than Manchin.

He's gotta campaign here.

Without a doubt

does anyone know if he's helped their economy as promised

West Virginia would vote for Trump is Jesus was on the ballot.

Record low unemployment.

No wonder

Coal mines not closing down as often.

slowing down the inevitable

It's less of Trump doing things, more of him not suffocating the coal industry with regulation after regulation.

I think West Virginia could become a tourist paradise, though.

Ecotourism, spin that off into resorts and casinos.

I love WV. I go multiple times a year

If I had the capital I would look into doing that.

but don't tell anyone...

West Virginia is an amazing place.

What went wrong

Disproved the poverty makes crime theory.

Trump's approval is so high in this state for one reason: demographics.
WV is one of the most White, Rural, Evangelical Protestant states in the country.
Much like Alabama.

Except Alabama is not as White.

Appalachian ethnostate when?

from Boone to the peak

Appalachia is Trump country

😩

Will Kanye West be the savior of the conservative movement?

ahahahah

will the kanye effect flip michigan to our side

it's funny

but no

never

our absolute ceiling with blacks is 20% of the vote

I thought we, as conservatives, aren't supposed to care what celebrities think on politics

I dunno, John James could win.

Er

It's an uphill battle, but quite possible.

It'll be hard to enough to win Ohio

Well, James is a really good candidate.

Kid Rock would've won, though.

Sad he dropped out.

Reminder: Trump won NC because of Appalachia

He still would've won without it, but still
He can win other states with this region too

Gillespie actually did worse in areas where Trump won big in 2016 (Appalachia)

Can Trump win Virginia in 2020?

Depends if the Trump can win, or at the very least calm down the Soccer Moms in Alexandria

Isn't John James within striking distance?

I think it's very possible he can manage it

I have seen NO POLLS to indicate as such
We'll have to wait and see

Trump Job Approval:
Approve 38%
Disapprove 56%

American Research Group 4/17-20
https://t.co/ZOydKhy00e

Trump Job Approval - Economy:
Approve 35%
Disapprove 58%

American Research Group 4/17-20
https://t.co/ZOydKhy00e

The K a n y e effect

Kanye could actually get good turn out

who the fuck is the American Research Group

Yeah, I'm skeptical about those numbers

I hope he still decides to run in 2020

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Trump Job Approval:
Approve 41%
Disapprove 52%

@UNHSurveyCenter 4/13-22
https://t.co/iocv0PuYQA

@Walter Johnson he confirmed that he is

recently? lol

Economy: 35%-58%

Who did hey poll? Fucking Nacy and Chuck?

MARYLAND
Gov. Larry Hogan Job Approval:
Approve 69%
Disapprove 21%

Goucher Poll 4/14-19
https://t.co/SSEjFnZ1PZ

MARYLAND
Trump Job Approval:
Approve 25%
Disapprove 70%

Goucher Poll 4/14-19
https://t.co/SSEjFnZ1PZ

He's probably a RINO

That's why MD likes him

Excellent article on Syria.
https://republicstandard.com/balkanizing-syria-barcelona-process-is-a-nato-crusade-for-bolton/

jesus, Hogan looks like Chris Christie locked in a battle with cancer

He looked a lot better with hair.

@🎃Boo-ton🎃 So is a Candidate kept the gains That Trump won in South West Virginia while keeping the gains that Gillepsie won in the Northern and Eastern part of the state would Virginia flip?

@Den Yes

I would like to see Virginia flip just because Liberals pretend like Virginia flipping is as equal as the Rust Belt flipping, If it would turn out to still be a Swing State it would be very demoralizing to them

http://time.com/5252049/finland-to-end-universal-basic-income/

@Deleted User Hogan's actually had cancer twice

I think that's part of why the popularity is so high

That menu isn’t me, it’s just that poorly cropped.

Guys, I’m worried about Az 08

I’ve been browsing twitter and pretty much all of them are supporting Tiperini and they have thousands of likes.

If Trump campaigned in Virginia, Gillespie would've won.

It’s part of their tactics

Using twitter