2017 State-Level Elections: America's "Special" Children

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QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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are people going to panic when gillespie gets an early lead too?

# ¿ Nov 7, 2017 23:41

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# ¿ May 11, 2024 12:25

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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Lightning Knight posted:

I'm getting 2016 flashbacks right now, the smugness draining into horror at the realization that We'd Been Had.

https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/927926544978403328

# ¿ Nov 7, 2017 23:45

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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gj to everyone who campaigned for this

you are phenomenal

# ¿ Nov 8, 2017 00:22

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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anyone know anything about the ballot initiative in maine or the special in Washington?

# ¿ Nov 8, 2017 00:30

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:

A Dem is not going to win Virginia by 10 points right now no matter how awesome they are. Maybe in 6 years.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2017 04:24

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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everyone in this thread is cool

thank you to those who campaigned this year. i really cannot articulate my appreciation for your efforts.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2017 04:29

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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let me be the first to say that i think its all going to come down to turnout

# ¿ Dec 12, 2017 23:59

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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cheetah7071 posted:

You'd be safe to say that about nearly every election

i was making a dumb pundit joke

something something the only poll that matters is the one on election day

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 00:07

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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i too like to analyze and elevate the political ramblings of randos on twitter

in other news, moore has apparently been locked out of the airwaves in dem-leaning birmingham

quote:

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama � I�ve been here in Birmingham since Saturday night. Here are some notes from the campaign trail. I should emphasize that Birmingham is a Democratic-leaning area in this very Republican state, with enough hipsters to support a cafe that sells a $4 iced coffee. At the same time, more than 1 million people live in Birmingham and the suburbs around it, more than a fifth of the state�s population. Moore needs some people around here to vote for him, while Jones needs to run up the score here. (In his narrow 2012 victory in a race for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Moore carried about 37 percent of the vote in Jefferson County, which includes much of Birmingham.)

So here�s my first observation: Birmingham TV is all Jones, all the time. Jones is heavily outspending Moore, and you can see that here. I watched the local news and some NFL football, and I saw a Jones ad during nearly every commercial break. I�ve come across far fewer Moore commercials.

also, moore has, unsurprisingly, locked the washington post out of his election night event:

https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/940723768229494785

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 00:34

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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Koalas March posted:

Ah yes, I forgot you're not a person unless you have a Twitter presence.

this is pretty obviously not what butt stuff was saying

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 00:51

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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Vortex Street posted:

What is Alabama law regarding people who are still in line at the time the polls close?

https://twitter.com/KristenClarkeJD/status/940739801992478720

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 01:58

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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my gut, unsupported read is a 3-to-4-point moore win but i know literally nothing about alabama except that which has been posted over the last two months and never really expected the race to be close to begin with

if moore wins, i expect a lot of republican senators to hem and haw about expulsion but to reverse themselves the moment trump interjects himself

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 02:22

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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Senor Tron posted:

Is that 32% of the population or 32% or possible voters?

What on Earth is going on over there that a 32% turnout is seen as good?!

its an off-year election in a state that makes it extremely difficult to vote for non-rich white people. turnout projections were in the mid-twenties earlier this week.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 02:39

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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Harry Enten posted:

I went into the evening thinking that Moore was a slight favorite. Based upon the latest returns, I wish I had said Jones was the slight favorite. That�s based off the scattered returns so far and looking at my baselines.

jesus god

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 02:43

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/940759432610402304

i will not believe in a jones win until i actually see it happen

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 02:48

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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this thread is going through multiple manic and depressive episodes before the night is done

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 02:54

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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"Jones is ahead by a few points"

Oh, that's good

"But less than 1% of precincts are reporting"

Oh, that's bad

"But he's running ahead of his margins in several key counties"

Oh, that's good

"But Moore is running substantially ahead in Limestone"

Oh, that's bad

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 03:00

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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Harry Enten posted:

If you want a good result for Jones, Russell County has 13 of 18 precincts in and Jones is up 35 points. His benchmark is something closer to 25 points.

Oh, that's good!

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 03:03

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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lol if you arent making wildly speculative liveposts

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/940764395411509249

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 03:06

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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Endorph posted:

hypothetically what happens if an election results in an exact tie even after multiple recounts

several states have a literal coin toss. give me a sec and i'll check for alabama

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 03:08

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
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Endorph posted:

hypothetically what happens if an election results in an exact tie even after multiple recounts

Alabama Code Title 17. Elections � 17-12-23

"In all elections where there is a tie... [in] the office of circuit judge, senator, representative, or any state officer not otherwise provided for, the Secretary of State shall, in the presence of the Governor, and such other electors as may choose to be present, decide the tie by lot."

# ¿ Dec 13, 2017 03:14