Why do some people even bother running at all?

[Wolven_Hour]

I have noticed we usually see opposition candidates in races where there is literally zero chance of winning.
A strong example this year would be Paula Jean Swearemgin, the democratic nominee for the US senate in West Virginia who challenged Shelly Moore Capito and lost by like 40 percentage points or something. I have spoken to many West Virginian voters and they are not intelligent enough to understand any issues besides abortion.

Why are there people who even bother doing this? Are they just delusional?

I know sometimes you have exceptional cases like the Alabama senate election in 2017 but usually it is completely pointless.

 

[ecofarm]

Practice.

 

[Wolven_Hour]

Practice.

If someone like Steve Bullock, a popular governor loses by double digits in Montana then how in the Hell do random nobodies in states that are even more conservative than Montana like Idaho, Wyoming, and West Virginia think they will ever have a chance?

 

[ecofarm]

If someone like Steve Bullock, a popular governor loses by double digits in Montana then how in the Hell do random nobodies in states that are even more conservative than Montana like Idaho, Wyoming, and West Virginia think they will ever have a chance?

It's like a mock trial. They're practicing. Eventually, they go somewhere with a shot or assist someone else.

 

[Wolven_Hour]

It's like a mock trial. They're practicing. Eventually, they go somewhere with a shot or assist someone else.

I could see the value in that in a state that leans red and has some swing districts like Charlie Crist winning a Florida house seat after losing the governor's race against Rick Scott but not in a deep red state like West Virginia.
The voters there elected the richest governor in the country even though they are the poorest state in the union because they think he has their values, which I guess is true although I should say "value" in the singular since abortion is the only thing West Virginian voters care about. Funny thing about that is that West Virginia is such a dump it is the only state with more deaths than births...very pro life clearly.

Yes, I know WV has Joe Manchin but he's kind of a legacy candidate like Jon Tester in Montana.

As soon as he's out no Democrat will ever win WV ever again.

 

[Patriotic Voter]

I have noticed we usually see opposition candidates in races where there is literally zero chance of winning.

A strong example this year would be Paula Jean Swearemgin, the democratic nominee for the US senate in West Virginia who challenged Shelly Moore Capito and lost by like 40 percentage points or something. I have spoken to many West Virginian voters and they are not intelligent enough to understand any issues besides abortion.

Why are there people who even bother doing this? Are they just delusional?

I know sometimes you have exceptional cases like the Alabama senate election in 2017 but usually it is completely pointless.

Republicans actually do not understand abortion. They do not know what the words born, infant, privacy, and murder mean or how to interpret the 1st, 4th, 9th, 13th, and 14th Amendments.

 

[Wolven_Hour]

Republicans actually do not understand abortion. They do not know what the words born, infant, privacy, and murder mean or how to interpret the 1st, 4th, 9th, 13th, and 14th Amendments.

Honestly I am fine with Roe V Wade being overturned at this point. Let it go to the states and if the voters of those states end up hating it then they'll hold their leaders responsible.

I am sick of democrats having no chance in 20 or so states because of this stupid issue.

 

[rocket88]

I could see the value in that in a state that leans red and has some swing districts like Charlie Crist winning a Florida house seat after losing the governor's race against Rick Scott but not in a deep red state like West Virginia.
The voters there elected the richest governor in the country even though they are the poorest state in the union because they think he has their values, which I guess is true although I should say "value" in the singular since abortion is the only thing West Virginian voters care about. Funny thing about that is that West Virginia is such a dump it is the only state with more deaths than births...very pro life clearly.

Yes, I know WV has Joe Manchin but he's kind of a legacy candidate like Jon Tester in Montana.

As soon as he's out no Democrat will ever win WV ever again.

So what your saying is we should just allow whichever party already has power to hold it in perpetuity?

 

[Stealers Wheel]

Actually, it may not be about winning election at all. Depending on how the campaign laws are written, it may be about building a retirement fund. Seriously.

When campaign contributions outweigh campaign expenditures, what happens to the remaining money? Well, it goes into a account affectionately known as a "war chest." It's not taxable, yet. If someone runs in elections every two years, over a decade or so that war chest can be substantial. BTW, this also goes for serious, electable candidates as well.

Eventually, the 'candidate' decides they are going to retire. Depending on how the laws in any particular state are written, the war chest become the personal property of the retiree. Nice work if you can get it.

 

[Patriotic Voter]

Honestly I am fine with Roe V Wade being overturned at this point. Let it go to the states and if the voters of those states end up hating it then they'll hold their leaders responsible.

I am sick of Democrats having no chance in 20 or so states because of this stupid issue.

No issue that affects women's rights and upholding the U.S. Constitution is stupid. Forcing them to lose their constitutional rights is.

 

[Wolven_Hour]

So what your saying is we should just allow whichever party already has power to hold it in perpetuity?

That is happening in some states whether we "let it" or not.