# This is how you blow a very winnable election

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [August 26, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-blow-a-very-winnable-election/919094 "2020-08-26T21:25:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-you-blow-a-very-winnable-election/919094/379 "2020-09-05T02:10:17Z")

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To _reinvent the wheel_ is to duplicate a basic method that has already previously been created or optimized by others.

It shows when one can notice how **surprised** you are when Democrats or others are doing what you suggest as if it was a new thing. Also, when there is surprise when others like **iiandyiiii** bring evidence of how many others are seeing what the Republicans are up to, even when trying to control the narrative.

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