Jack Conway vs Anthony Brown

[ElectionsGuy]

I still vote Brown, but yeah, lets have a conversation.

[Miles]

Brown was running in a state that had overwhelmingly favorable partisan fundamentals.

[JMT]

Anthony Brown the worst candidate of the two. Brown lost a race in a heavily blue state, and almost no one expected Brown to lose. Conway, while an imperfect candidate, still ran a better race. Conway was running in a state that has turned largely republican, and saw Republicans win many offices. Maryland, despite Hogan's win, is not considered republican state by any means. 

[Maxwell]

They both have such low energy. Jack Conway, despite unfavorable partisan motions, still benefited from an abysmal opponent, and not only lost, but lost by nearly 10 points. Conway also lost to Rand Paul, whose Presidential campaign is proving his political talent was only strong in comparison to Conway's.

However, Anthony Brown literally lost in MARYLAND, so Brown always wins.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Brown- Kentucky vs. Maryland

[Bojack Horseman]

Anthony Brown the worst candidate of the two. Brown lost a race in a heavily blue state, and almost no one expected Brown to lose. Conway, while an imperfect candidate, still ran a better race. Conway was running in a state that has turned largely republican, and saw Republicans win many offices. Maryland, despite Hogan's win, is not considered republican state by any means.  

The only reason Anthony Brown lost was the same reason the Nevada legislature flipped and Brad Schneider lost in a D+8 district: nobody bothered to come out to vote.

If Brown runs in 2018, he'll win in a landslide no matter what Hogan's approval rating is, for the same reason Bob Ehrlich lost and Mark Kirk is going to lose: turnout and the fact that you're in a deep blue state.

I'd venture that Conway's loss is more of a showing of the state's Republican federal leaning bleeding down into the rest of the state-level offices.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Anthony Brown the worst candidate of the two. Brown lost a race in a heavily blue state, and almost no one expected Brown to lose. Conway, while an imperfect candidate, still ran a better race. Conway was running in a state that has turned largely republican, and saw Republicans win many offices. Maryland, despite Hogan's win, is not considered republican state by any means.  

The only reason Anthony Brown lost was the same reason the Nevada legislature flipped and Brad Schneider lost in a D+8 district: nobody bothered to come out to vote.

If Brown runs in 2018, he'll win in a landslide no matter what Hogan's approval rating is, for the same reason Bob Ehrlich lost and Mark Kirk is going to lose: turnout and the fact that you're in a deep blue state.

I'd venture that Conway's loss is more of a showing of the state's Republican federal leaning bleeding down into the rest of the state-level offices.

Uh, why are you so convinced that 2018 will have significantly higher turnout? With a president Hillary, another low-turnout R wave seems very likely, assuming dems continue their famous "we suck less" strategy.

[Xing]

Conway lost at least partially due to the strong Republican lean of Kentucky. Brown lost despite the enormous Democratic lean of Maryland. Brown by a mile.

[Skye]

Anthony Brown the worst candidate of the two. Brown lost a race in a heavily blue state, and almost no one expected Brown to lose. Conway, while an imperfect candidate, still ran a better race. Conway was running in a state that has turned largely republican, and saw Republicans win many offices. Maryland, despite Hogan's win, is not considered republican state by any means.  

The only reason Anthony Brown lost was the same reason the Nevada legislature flipped and Brad Schneider lost in a D+8 district: nobody bothered to come out to vote.

If Brown runs in 2018, he'll win in a landslide no matter what Hogan's approval rating is, for the same reason Bob Ehrlich lost and Mark Kirk is going to lose: turnout and the fact that you're in a deep blue state.

I'd venture that Conway's loss is more of a showing of the state's Republican federal leaning bleeding down into the rest of the state-level offices.

Why is it that democrats always blame only the turnout? Can't they accept that sometimes their candidates are crap and the situation does not favor them?

[Holmes]

Anthony Brown the worst candidate of the two. Brown lost a race in a heavily blue state, and almost no one expected Brown to lose. Conway, while an imperfect candidate, still ran a better race. Conway was running in a state that has turned largely republican, and saw Republicans win many offices. Maryland, despite Hogan's win, is not considered republican state by any means.  

The only reason Anthony Brown lost was the same reason the Nevada legislature flipped and Brad Schneider lost in a D+8 district: nobody bothered to come out to vote.

If Brown runs in 2018, he'll win in a landslide no matter what Hogan's approval rating is, for the same reason Bob Ehrlich lost and Mark Kirk is going to lose: turnout and the fact that you're in a deep blue state.

I'd venture that Conway's loss is more of a showing of the state's Republican federal leaning bleeding down into the rest of the state-level offices.

Why is it that democrats always blame only the turnout? Can't they accept that sometimes their candidates are crap and the situation does not favor them?

You're not paying attention because just in recent memory, Coakley and Conway are candidates Democrats concede were horrible. And Brown too. Berkley was also bad, literally anyone else would have won that race and Democrats should still be kicking themselves because Heller might be locked into that seat for a long time.

[Figueira]

Conway lost at least partially due to the strong Republican lean of Kentucky. Brown lost despite the enormous Democratic lean of Maryland. Brown by a mile.

Yeah, and Maryland, unlike Massachusetts and to a lesser extent Vermont, actually has a history of electing mostly Democratic governors.

[Maxwell]

I'll play devil's advocate - Kentucky has a very strong history of electing Democrats to be Governor. Before Ernie Fletcher in 2003, the last time a Republican was Governor of Kentucky was 1971. Before that it was all the way til 1943 we see a Republican Governor. It's changing, but Kentucky has a history of Democrat Governors that rivals Maryland's.

[Figueira]

I'll play devil's advocate - Kentucky has a very strong history of electing Democrats to be Governor. Before Ernie Fletcher in 2003, the last time a Republican was Governor of Kentucky was 1971. Before that it was all the way til 1943 we see a Republican Governor. It's changing, but Kentucky has a history of Democrat Governors that rivals Maryland's.

Yeah, but Kentucky has had a really obvious shift recently on the Presidential and Senate level so it makes sense that that would be changing. There's no evidence to suggest that Maryland has suddenly decided it prefers Republicans.

[hopper]

Anthony Brown the worst candidate of the two. Brown lost a race in a heavily blue state, and almost no one expected Brown to lose. Conway, while an imperfect candidate, still ran a better race. Conway was running in a state that has turned largely republican, and saw Republicans win many offices. Maryland, despite Hogan's win, is not considered republican state by any means.  

The only reason Anthony Brown lost was the same reason the Nevada legislature flipped and Brad Schneider lost in a D+8 district: nobody bothered to come out to vote.

If Brown runs in 2018, he'll win in a landslide no matter what Hogan's approval rating is, for the same reason Bob Ehrlich lost and Mark Kirk is going to lose: turnout and the fact that you're in a deep blue state.

I'd venture that Conway's loss is more of a showing of the state's Republican federal leaning bleeding down into the rest of the state-level offices.

Why is it that democrats always blame only the turnout? Can't they accept that sometimes their candidates are crap and the situation does not favor them?

You're not paying attention because just in recent memory, Coakley and Conway are candidates Democrats concede were horrible. And Brown too. Berkley was also bad, literally anyone else would have won that race and Democrats should still be kicking themselves because Heller might be locked into that seat for a long time.

Well Brown lost because of O'Malley's Tax Increases I think. Sure Maryland is your typical Northeast State on Social Issues in that its Pro-Choice and Pro-Gay Marriage. I'm not sure where it is on Gun Issues but anyway the state is still fiscally moderate/centrist.