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In the OP? Because its not in the one for this turn.

Wouldn't it make the democrats look bad? This is not how primaries are supposed to go.

The idea that he only got a seat in the race by colluding with Democrats would hurt Bart a lot more than it would hurt his Democratic opponent or the Democratic party (which had nothing to do with it).
The idea that he worked with Democrats to throw out Cantor would increased hostilities within the two branches of the GOP and set them against each other even more than they already are.
The idea that they needed the Democrats would be an incredibly black mark against the Tea Party being able to claim this as an achievement and drive increased investment among its base.

The possible repercussions for the Democrats would be... people finally think they are growing a spine and doing what they need to do to win? I guess?

I guess it would be a win for the GOP Establishment versus the Tea Party as well, if Democrats got credit, but they still end up looking weak, losing a guaranteed seat, and they are still down one of their more experienced congress critters.

And it is how primaries are supposed to go, at least in the state where it happened (that's the whole point of open primaries). A number of people felt they would rather have Bart than Cantor (the Democrats aren't voting for him, from what I've heard, to get the Democratic challenger elected, which is very unlikely to happen, but because they would genuinely prefer him in Congress). Now, the reason they would prefer him is because it would weaken the Republican party and hurt the establishment... but honestly, that's not all that different from the reason the Tea Party supports him!

It really bears saying that Cantor was killed by a monster of his own creation.  He is the highest ranking member of what is seen as the Tea Party.  The exact scaremongering he led the charge of has bit him in the ass.

So, hearing from people in his district - it looks like there WAS some liberal/Democrat organization to support Cantor's opponent... and that at least a chunk of it was intentional outreach by the Tea Partiers. There was also stuff like this : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/06/ben-cooter-jones_n_5463196.html
which apparently got at least a good bit of play locally,

Again, don't know how much, if any, of a difference this made, but the feeling from people I've heard from who live in his district was that it was a concerted effort and an alliance between several different factions with the express intention of taking him out - and that's part of why turnout was actually the highest its been there in basically forever (up 20,000 people). Getting rid of Cantor seems to be something that people from all walks of life could agree on. :V

Eric Cantor's Pollster Tries to Explain Why His Survey Showed Cantor Up 34 Points
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/eric-cantor-s-pollster-tries-to-explain-why-his-survey-showed-cantor-up-34-points-20140611

Even if, statistically, it didn't up close enough for those cross posters to have done much, I honestly think it would be hella smart for the Dems to stand up and take credit instead of letting the tea party credit this as a solo win.

No, engagement rules where updated soon after the battle started to be simpler. You can disengage and get one square of movement before any re-engagements, but it costs 1mp to move.

You people are insane. Balanced mood is NOT A GOOD MOOD.

Level up info for that zambie:

Skelton - Resistant to fire and cold damage and debuffs (including poison), but dexterous enough to wield basic weaponry. Have bonuses to evasion, increased mobility, and additional damage dealing. Wield a basic bone sword and a bone bow.
4mp, 1ap, 16hp, 20xp, 5-2 melee 75%, 8-1 ranged 75%,
Nothing But Bones: 50% resist fire, 75% resist cold, immune to poison and drain. +15% evasion on all terrain.
Breathless: This unit can move through deep water and all water terrain at a cost of no more than 2mp per step.

Slept through... uh, most of yesterday. Whoops. Jet-lagged! Update tonight though.

So put Yoink in the "wishes he had the balls to cut off his nose to spite his face, but that sounds really scary! At the very least he'll give that nose a flick and hope it falls off of its own volition" bucket?