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CommieGIR posted:Yeah its worth remembering Georgia was a solid GOP lock up until Warnock, so its not too suprising that its a close call, but its certainly not a good sign for Walker at all. Kemp clearly dragged Walker into the runoff via coattails, but very, very unclear who actually shows up for the runoff itself! Will be interesting if it's for Senate control again, or just the 51st vote. Also very funny: https://twitter.com/ggreeneva/status/1590368565445595136?t=CD_PWIHwWUnuypXL1EfxBw&s=19
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mlmp08 posted:Also lmao:
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If it's dumb and it works it's not dumb, I guess. Buuuuuut it does seem like the same kind of hubris that got us 4 years of trump...
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Here's Fetterman's campaign manager: https://twitter.com/BrendanMcP/status/1590337378534952975?t=ywbEHxdkQE5pnykuicmWxw&s=19
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Nov 9, 2022 17:20
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Oz basically pulled a low-level Elon in this election: https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1590378019704950785?t=qWg4gjPPE8g3CKesdCjcdg&s=19 And Ted Cruz sucks: https://twitter.com/JimSwiftDC/status/1590373627626606592?t=m3XfQ0ge4vmOrfeQtX2Klw&s=19
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Nov 9, 2022 17:35
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What was the post debate leak? Missed it I think
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Soul Dentist posted:What was the post debate leak? Missed it I think The chattering class was like OMG FETTERMAN LOOKS SO SAD after the debate and lots and lots of unnamed Democrats spoke off the record to media types and were like "gently caress, he should've resigned after the stroke" (not possible) and "Lamb should've won" (lol no) and "gently caress, we're hosed and Oz is going to win because Fetterman had a poo poo debate" (lol)
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Nov 9, 2022 17:39
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mlmp08 posted:Best incumbent party midterm performance since 9/11. What is their definition of democratic meddling?
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Maybe it’s referencing voting for lovely candidates in the Republican primaries in an effort to make whoever the Dems put up as reasonable in comparison?
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CBJSprague24 posted:What is their definition of democratic meddling? Listening to my coworkers bitch about Majority rule in blue states, I think.
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Nov 9, 2022 18:09
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Maybe don't put neoconfederates, Nazis, and insurrectionists up for election?
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Nov 9, 2022 18:11
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https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1590252367684870144?t=QdKlhIHBn_h2t9ehkXl2Eg&s=19 Fox noping out on Trump until they come crawling back later.
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Nov 9, 2022 18:18
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Ron Johnson projected to keep the Senate seat in WI over Lt Gov Mandela Barnes, but the vote still might finish close enough to get a recount and Barnes still hasn't conceded so  The country needs to unfuck itself so my vote doesn't need to keep mattering like this.
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CBJSprague24 posted:What is their definition of democratic meddling? In IL at least, the pritzker campaign ran anti-Irvin (black mayor of IL's 2nd largest city) and pro(ish)-Bailey (anti vaxer trump guy) ads during the gop primary because they felt he would be an easier opponent. They would have beaten either of them imo
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Nov 9, 2022 18:46
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Basticle posted:Literally everyone and everything I voted for or against went the other way except maybe the local library tax Levy which I haven't seen results for yet You have the gift basticle. Are you ready to be on the wrong side of history... for the right reasons? Anyway a bunch of people I hate are furious so all told a pretty good midterm
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https://twitter.com/RalstonReports/status/1590369758821593088 I want out of this state for a few reasons, but gently caress waiting to see if Nevada ends up going full Trumper chud or if the blue candidates manage to hold on.
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Nov 9, 2022 18:56
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facialimpediment posted:Kemp clearly dragged Walker into the runoff via coattails, but very, very unclear who actually shows up for the runoff itself! Will be interesting if it's for Senate control again, or just the 51st vote. I called/email this guy to support the Burn Pits bill like 3 years ago and received a non committal boilerplate response from his office about his support for "veterans issues" so good tucking riddance.
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Zamujasa posted:I want out of this state for a few reasons, but gently caress waiting to see if Nevada ends up going full Trumper chud or if the blue candidates manage to hold on. You could be California. https://twitter.com/BobSalera/status/1590400004690104320?t=DPcOAiiPipl6Ma0bM0kXJQ&s=19
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CBJSprague24 posted:What is their definition of democratic meddling? In Colorado, it's that a DINO took Bortbort's seat. A "conservative businessman" that swapped parties, and will vote with republicans. Wooo. What a win. I'm glad bortbort is out but now there's just a quiet piece of poo poo that will vote against "his" party's interests.
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Nov 9, 2022 19:10
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Dem won in my district by 4%. gently caress off, Yasli Vega. That Hung Cao Jan 6er creep also lost by 6%
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Election adjacent. What is everyone's thoughts on fleeing a state due to election results? I'm really torn on this. On one hand, I get it. You want to live somewhere that has laws/politics that you agree with. On the other hand, isn't that just giving the opposition more power and screwing the people that didn't get out? It feels like the GOP has figured this out. Just look at all the whack jobs that show up at school board meetings and the like. They seem to stay in the liberal areas and manage to amplify their message. (One of these guys managed to get into a local school board to our surprise) On the flip side, it is always left leaning people/spaces I see declaring they are leaving for greener pastures. Why is this? Am I just noticing another version of doomsaying? Also, yes, I understand that some are simply fleeing due to specific policies (usually abortion and/or pot). Those people tend to be very quiet about their reasons for leaving though and don't "broadcast" it as much.
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A.o.D. posted:Maybe don't put neoconfederates, Nazis, and insurrectionists up for election? Like that dril tweet about candles. The answer of course will be no
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ASAPI posted:Election adjacent. I think part of it is confirmation bias. I live in Rhode Island one of the "bluest" states in the country. Our state passed some pretty lovely gun laws that probably will not survive in the current courts (good imo as they are not really laws that do much to actually address gun crime. The R's in state have been using that to drive their turnout, "vote the gun grabbers out" etc. This morning the wailing of them online is mostly about them making plans to flee the state (New Hampshire seems to be their preferred destination for a dozen or so who mention it). Meanwhile my rural district who has had a state rep for years who is an antivaxxer / antimasker and who marched in J6 and the next day tweeted that all of the violence was due to BLM and Antifa activists only just lost his seat by 4 votes. This was due to the state party not really pushing for him and for a 3rd party independent running on a general pro-cop, pro2A platform who took 600 votes. Without the 3rd party a full blown trumper/antivaxxer/J6 dude would have easily won re election. The local school board got swept by R candidates who all ran on a platform roughly stating that critical race theory being taught in our local school system was making the kids gay/trans etc and the other standard-fare vile R state senator won her reelection. I guess the point I am making is that even in deeply blue states there is a lot of bullshit and the R's who aren't getting their way are also always verbally threatening to leave for Maine, NH, Florida or other "redder" pastures. Fun fact, my little red district overwhelmingly voted to allow a marijuana dispensary to be zoned for in the town despite leaning very hard R on all other position votes. I am sad to wonder just how much help the Dems could have gotten if Biden had descheduled MJ ahead of the mid-terms.
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Georgia is going to a runoff: https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020/status/1590406426207264768?s=20&t=22c-M7KpHTqMFGzT94FC2Q
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ASAPI posted:Election adjacent. "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". Do whatever will make you happy. I'm originally from the South and escaping to WA was easily the greatest thing to ever happen to me. Personally, unless you have really strong ties to a location I don't understand making yourself miserable out of some sort of moral obligation. I moved a lot as a kid, mostly around various Southern states and I never felt "home" in any of them. I wouldn't trade being surrounded by people that have similar values and beliefs for anything.
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CommieGIR posted:Georgia is going to a runoff: Is this a good or bad thing?
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That Works posted:I think part of it is confirmation bias. I live in Rhode Island one of the "bluest" states in the country. Our state passed some pretty lovely gun laws that probably will not survive in the current courts (good imo as they are not really laws that do much to actually address gun crime. The R's in state have been using that to drive their turnout, "vote the gun grabbers out" etc. This morning the wailing of them online is mostly about them making plans to flee the state (New Hampshire seems to be their preferred destination for a dozen or so who mention it). I wonder also about the decision not to deschedule earlier. Thanks for the perspective from a different area. I wonder how much is being amplified due to an echo chamber effect.
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COVID and J6 were the encouragement I needed to pull up stakes and leave the country. I pay more taxes, but I get free healthcare, the public transit is actually good enough to take most places, and I won't have to worry about my future kids losing the weekly school shooting lottery.
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Randalor posted:Is this a good or bad thing? Better than Walker winning outright, worse than Warnock winning outright. Republicans tend to fair well on runoff votes because old people have all the free time in the world to go vote. Ladies and Gentlemen, in a month, I give you Senator Herschel Walker.
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Randalor posted:Is this a good or bad thing? Kemp (Republican) won by eight and Abrams only got 46%. Warnock has no business being in the election with an electorate that red, so it was medium-surprising that Kemp couldn't drag Walker over the line. Now, who the gently caress knows what the December 6th electorate is going to look like, if it's again for Senate control, and how much Donnie depresses/juices things as he lumbers around his presidential bid. https://twitter.com/PatrickRuffini/status/1590415468619534336?t=Gc7qiFg1IbSBIBGdnPbkkQ&s=19
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Randalor posted:Is this a good or bad thing? Good - the fact this even got to a run off instead of Walker dunking Warnock. Bad - My phone is gonna be texted a million times between now and then.
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Don’t forget, Warnock already won a runoff in 2020, he/his campaign probably have a good idea of how to go about it.
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Icon Of Sin posted:Don’t forget, Warnock already won a runoff in 2020, he/his campaign probably have a good idea of how to go about it. I hope Warnock wins it but we'll see what kind of voter fatigue they hit.
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Mustang posted:"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". Do whatever will make you happy. I'm originally from the South and escaping to WA was easily the greatest thing to ever happen to me. Personally, unless you have really strong ties to a location I don't understand making yourself miserable out of some sort of moral obligation. I'm all for doing what is best for you and yours. Absolutely be happy in life. These people are... different... They seem to be positioning themselves as some kind of martyr, forced to leave the state because the election was lost. These same people would tout the line of "the GOP are fascists and must be fought by any means!" I'm having a hard time reconciling the "martyrdom" with the "we must fight to the end" messages coming from the same person/people. I guess I just found a sad/overly dramatic corner of the internet today.
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That Works posted:
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Boebert had been steadily closing the gap with each update. She’s only down 2,450 votes at the moment.
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Every election or two, Oregon is like "ok maybe we'll vote for the Republican governor because [independent spoiler, crime, Portland, etc]" "... nah I'll take the lesbian Democrat lol sike" https://twitter.com/hborrud/status/1590424088363020290?t=adT2VUxjh-z28LSMFdCdoQ&s=19
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MrMojok posted:Boebert had been steadily closing the gap with each update. She has to make up 5,000 votes during a period where mail in voting is being counted which tends to favor dems more.
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