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So even if Beto doesn't run for anything in Texas again, this race has a material effect on the balance in the state doesn't it? Even aside from the Congressional and state house candidates and judges that he coattailed over the finish line, just the sheer number of people getting registered and voting for the first time makes a difference going forward does it not? I can't remember where I saw it but there was a statistic that turnout in general is actually high among voters who are registered. The low turnout among voting age/voting eligible people in America is largely because of people not being registered. Is that true?
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SirKibbles posted:Hey I voted Beto I think it's supposed to be me but I'm from Wisconsin like 5 years ago and the only Californian is Cruz's wife so Same, I'm from Florida. Bringing in those "Miami values"  edit: also I don't think Heidi is a Cruz supporter
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Nov 9, 2018 01:02
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SirKibbles posted:Hey I voted Beto I think it's supposed to be me but I'm from Wisconsin like 5 years ago and the only Californian is Cruz's wife so Did you purchase any of the following when you came here? - F150 - Cowboy Boots - Cowboy Hat - A little metal star to hang from your door - Texas Flag - Flagpole Do you now inexplicably have a vague mixed up southern accent despite living in major cities your entire life?
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Nov 9, 2018 01:02
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Marxalot posted:Did you purchase any of the following when you came here? Also when you were planning to move here did you talk up how Texas is doing everything right unlike wherever you are leaving which is rife with moral decay and overbearing government? Has the phrase "You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas." ever left your mouth?
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Nov 9, 2018 01:23
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Yeah but I'm actually Davy Crockett irl
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Nov 9, 2018 01:25
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More like tell people about this great BBQ place you found and how its pulled pork is amazing.
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Nov 9, 2018 01:26
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Lote posted:More like tell people about this great BBQ place you found and how its pulled pork is amazing. Complaining that a BBQ place sucks because they were out of the meat you wanted when you went at 8PM is a better tell IMO.
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Nov 9, 2018 01:32
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Shifty Pony posted:Also when you were planning to move here did you talk up how Texas is doing everything right unlike wherever you are leaving which is rife with moral decay and overbearing government? The second one has technically left my mouth but that's less to do with Texas and more a personal thing Kunabomber posted:Same, I'm from Florida. Bringing in those "Miami values" That divorce getting held off for 6 more years. zoux posted:It does explain all the goddamned beaned chili that's everywhere these days I've had both I don't see the big deal but it's very important to some people SirKibbles fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Nov 9, 2018 |
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Nov 9, 2018 01:37
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It does explain all the goddamned beaned chili that's everywhere these days
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Nov 9, 2018 01:37
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Shifty Pony posted:Complaining that a BBQ place sucks because they were out of the meat you wanted when you went at 8PM is a better tell IMO. Add in having the first reason you love a place being their great sauce, and you have the trifecta.
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Nov 9, 2018 01:38
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Zwabu posted:So even if Beto doesn't run for anything in Texas again, this race has a material effect on the balance in the state doesn't it?
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Nov 9, 2018 01:42
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maybe julian should run against cornyn. he'll be busy running for president for a bit but he's not going to make it to iowa so he'll have the time
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Nov 9, 2018 01:46
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Shifty Pony posted:Also when you were planning to move here did you talk up how Texas is doing everything right unlike wherever you are leaving which is rife with moral decay and overbearing government? When I first moved to Texas (FROM CALIFORNIA) I saw lots of signs/stickers whatever with that phrase, without any context or knowing who said it. I kept wondering why everyone had stickers saying Texas was a literal hell.
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Nov 9, 2018 01:51
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zoux posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1060675442301124608 Lmao god drat
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Nov 9, 2018 02:28
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My neighbors are hardcore republicans that moved here from California because of the politics. They’re nice people we just don’t talk politics with them.
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Nov 9, 2018 02:34
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*shoves Straus out the door while shouting "hope the door of the capitol doesn't hit you in the rear end on your way out" *he doesn't spend any money in 2018* "you... monster" https://twitter.com/scottbraddock/status/1060706827552350208
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JosefStalinator posted:When I first moved to Texas (FROM CALIFORNIA) I saw lots of signs/stickers whatever with that phrase, without any context or knowing who said it.
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Nov 9, 2018 02:38
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skipdogg posted:My neighbors are hardcore republicans that moved here from California because of the politics. They’re nice people we just don’t talk politics with them. I personally know a former Californian that moved here because of 'the gays'
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:*shoves Straus out the door while shouting "hope the door of the capitol doesn't hit you in the rear end on your way out" Yeah, I'm sure Joe Strauss is super-bummed to start purging the Republican party of chuds.
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Nov 9, 2018 02:43
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That is the best poll of 2018. I am going to get so much mileage out of it tomorrow.
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Nov 9, 2018 02:44
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:*shoves Straus out the door while shouting "hope the door of the capitol doesn't hit you in the rear end on your way out" Straus is still a republican so I can’t really say he’s a good person but he is an interesting guy
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Nov 9, 2018 02:56
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Kunabomber posted:I personally know a former Californian that moved here because of 'the gays' Maybe he's more Brokeback Mountain than Castro. Don't judge.
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Nov 9, 2018 03:19
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Badger of Basra posted:Straus is still a republican so I can’t really say he’s a good person but he is an interesting guy I hold him in higher esteem than I should for helping kill the bathroom bill. Haven't looked into his historical record too much because he's retiring but the whole "staffer for Reagan and GHWB" thing is eeeeesh
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Nov 9, 2018 03:21
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https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/1060706424496496640 mad as hell at carpetbaggers tonight
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Nov 9, 2018 03:41
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We do have cool aesthetics
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Nov 9, 2018 03:54
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isk posted:I hold him in higher esteem than I should for helping kill the bathroom bill. Haven't looked into his historical record too much because he's retiring but the whole "staffer for Reagan and GHWB" thing is eeeeesh he also opposed the muslim ban and was trying to raise school funding and stuff and he refused to call a bunch of other things to vote too of course now he's leaving so i imagine those bills are back with a vengeance
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Nov 9, 2018 04:04
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corn in the bible posted:he also opposed the muslim ban and was trying to raise school funding and stuff and he refused to call a bunch of other things to vote too Word, thank you
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Nov 9, 2018 04:05
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He's also an rear end in a top hat because he helped restrict abortion, but on the other hand fought to protect sanctuary cities  I really think he may have just really hated the Tea Party legislators
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Nov 9, 2018 04:10
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Kunabomber posted:I personally know a former Californian that moved here because of 'the gays' especially if he moved to dallas
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Nov 9, 2018 04:21
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Shear Modulus posted:maybe julian should run against cornyn. he'll be busy running for president for a bit but he's not going to make it to iowa so he'll have the time The other Castro didn't gently caress up yet,how similar are they politics wise?
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Nov 9, 2018 04:36
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corn in the bible posted:He's also an rear end in a top hat because he helped restrict abortion, but on the other hand fought to protect sanctuary cities Straus is a bona fide Previously Standard Republican, and the most viciously effective Texan politician since LBJ end of an era
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Nov 9, 2018 04:41
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Kunabomber posted:Anecdotal, but the old people at my polling place really freaking loved straight ticket. Loudly announcing at the station "HEY IF I JUST FILL IN REPUBLICAN I CAN GO, RIGHT???" You joke, but straight-ticket voting was really helpful for people like my mom who are old but vote democrat. She has really bad eyesight and her fingers are so frail and arthritic that she can barely use the touch-screen on her iPhone, much less the touch-screen on a voting machine. She had to get help from an election official to vote dem in this midterm, which being in rural Texas, who knows if the official actually helped her do that?
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Nov 9, 2018 04:57
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Marxalot posted:Did you purchase any of the following when you came here? I'm a native Masshole but I do say "y'all" now and use other local turns of phrase. I like to think that's just me integrating though
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Nov 9, 2018 05:07
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Panty Saluter posted:I'm a native Masshole but I do say "y'all" now and use other local terms of phrase. I like to think that's just me integrating though Oh hey high five. Same here.
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Panty Saluter posted:I'm a native Masshole but I do say "y'all" now and use other local terms of phrase. I like to think that's just me integrating though You spell it right. Doin' just fine.
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I. M. Gei posted:You joke, but straight-ticket voting was really helpful for people like my mom who are old but vote democrat. She has really bad eyesight and her fingers are so frail and arthritic that she can barely use the touch-screen on her iPhone, much less the touch-screen on a voting machine. She had to get help from an election official to vote dem in this midterm, which being in rural Texas, who knows if the official actually helped her do that? All I know is that the reason for the law is democrats tend to vote using single-ticket for various reasons (language barrier perhaps being one?)
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Nov 9, 2018 05:15
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The default for y'all on my phone is ya'll and I want to die every time I dont catch it
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Nov 9, 2018 05:28
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I. M. Gei posted:You joke, but straight-ticket voting was really helpful for people like my mom who are old but vote democrat. She has really bad eyesight and her fingers are so frail and arthritic that she can barely use the touch-screen on her iPhone, much less the touch-screen on a voting machine. She had to get help from an election official to vote dem in this midterm, which being in rural Texas, who knows if the official actually helped her do that? Sorry, didn't think of the touchscreens. Denton County has paper ballots that are filled in then put through a scanner. Her polling station didn't have an accessible voting machine? The one we used has headphones and you can use it with either the built in scrolling and clicky controller, or you can plug in an adaptive switch or any other accessibility device through the standard port.
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Nov 9, 2018 05:34
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isk posted:I hold him in higher esteem than I should for helping kill the bathroom bill. Haven't looked into his historical record too much because he's retiring but the whole "staffer for Reagan and GHWB" thing is eeeeesh He’s a pretty standard pro-business republican, so while he knows it’s bad for business to get bogged down in culture war bullshit he’s totally ok with loving the poor over with reduced government services in exchange for lower taxes and reduced regulations.
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JUST MAKING CHILI posted:He’s a pretty standard pro-business republican, so while he knows it’s bad for business to get bogged down in culture war bullshit he’s totally ok with loving the poor over with reduced government services in exchange for lower taxes and reduced regulations. RIP
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