Aug 2 primaries and beyond

[bolverk 29261]

2 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

 

That's the exact same thing I was pointing out upthread. Pretty remarkable.

[atomheartbevo 89304]

1 hour ago, bolverk said:

Then, you juxtapose that with the turnout in the abortion vote. Again, a lot of primary non-participants are voting in droves. But you also have got to think a lot of the R Gov primary voters are also voting "No" and thus pro-choice.

55 minutes ago, sidis said:

Wow, Kansas. I’m not surprised the vote went the way it did but that margin has to have at least a few Jesus freak pandering republicans re-evaluating a few things for November. 

Plenty of Republican men (and women) have needed the services of an abortion provider at some point, or think they or a family member will need such services.

43 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Abbott / Patrick / Paxton will make sure it NEVER sees a ballot in Texas 

[tx 3 putt 75959]

16 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

 

 

new texas law, partially filled ballots are thrown out ?

[Chris Dishman's Donut 192]

5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

new texas law, partially filled ballots are thrown out ?

*raises hand_voted only on the abortion issue*

 

there were three ballots depending on registered affiliation.  unaff voters had a single question to answer, no people to vote for.

[StassneyHorn 6515]

1 hour ago, Chris Dishman's Donut said:

*raises hand_voted only on the abortion issue*

 

there were three ballots depending on registered affiliation.  unaff voters had a single question to answer, no people to vote for.

We’re at giligins if you wanna partee

 

EDIT:Wrong state

Edited August 3, 2022 by StassneyHorn

[C-Man 26937]

4 hours ago, The Dog said:

 

So this is good then, I guess:

 

[StassneyHorn 6515]

GOP needs to decide quick if they want Trump to run. He can vacuum all their money easily. Can’t get the 1 on 1 wins though.

[bluto 4861]

Kari lake is down but closing fast for az gov. 

[StassneyHorn 6515]

Best case for chaos has happened. Kari Lake has pulled ahead by around 5k votes. More mail-ins will come in through the days ahead to erase the lead. She will call bullshit if close and loses.

[StassneyHorn 6515]

The crazies beat the normies in Arizona. Lake for now but could change. She loved Obama and donated to him. Masters for Senate who literally punched an old guy while on the campaign trail, and Mark Finchem who wanted to decertify election.

[Bullneck 18959]

4 hours ago, StassneyHorn said:

GOP needs to decide quick if they want Trump to run. He can vacuum all their money easily. Can’t get the 1 on 1 wins though.

Let him take their money but not give it back after he’s convicted. 

[Gil Bang 25843]

[Pancho 44186]

5 hours ago, StassneyHorn said:

GOP needs to decide quick if they want Trump to run. He can vacuum all their money easily. Can’t get the 1 on 1 wins though.

No they don’t. Let them keep being stupid.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13388]

22 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

 

The new normal for the gop. 

[Beantown Express 2.0 6531]

9 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

The new normal for the gop. 

This will definitely be one of the many negative legacies of Donald J Trump.  Below is the most fitting meme to him and all his lackeys.

 

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11667]

Wait.  I thought someone said Kobach lost?

[StassneyHorn 6515]

Kobach was back and forth throughout the night. Looks like around midnight they called it and I missed it. That will be a fun GE race to watch for AG along with the Governor in Kansas.

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11667]

I texted my KS sister and she was in a good mood.  Her take was that the RvW thing shocked people who were “just along for the ride”.  Now they are making real decisions.  I thought that was a good way to put it. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13388]

Why was the KS abortion referendum on a primary election date?

I assume the more established GOP leaders wanted it to push back the crazy GOP primary candidates but also not give help to the Dem candidates during the general election.

[The Dog 43716]

Canary in the coal mine potentially.

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11667]

I can see the logic of MAGA wanting it to be then.  Only crazies vote on primaries, good timing to do something shitty.   Ended up being a motivator to get normies out by itself though. 

[Guest]

Way too many crazy R's took their primaries for my taste. Would have like to seen a strong rebuke of them in favor of sanity. Because I'm not so confident that Dems win in some of these just because the Republican is crazy.

[Snake Diggity 4607]

I think there are a lot of “pro-life” “pro gun” voters who have always assumed they would never actually have to confront the consequences of their votes.  Uvalde and Dobbs might’ve woken them up.

[Firemans4Horn 17776]

7 hours ago, C-Man said:

So this is good then, I guess:

 

 

 

Not good long term for democracy that loons like Gibbs beat normal people like Meijer.

[tx 3 putt 75959]

16 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Why was the KS abortion referendum on a primary election date?

I assume the more established GOP leaders wanted it to push back the crazy GOP primary candidates but also not give help to the Dem candidates during the general election.

GoP was hoping for a lower voter turnout 

[gmr548 16427]

 
 
Not good long term for democracy that loons like Gibbs beat normal people like Meijer.

Yeah, I’d rather these people must get eliminated. Even if Dems go over .500 against them, it only takes one or two in really key offices to effectively end this country. Who trusts D’s to bat 1.000?

[tx 3 putt 75959]

 

[Js1 85009]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

 

It switched overnight. Lake will win the primary 

[bluto 4861]

Dems are gonna fuck us all by throwing weight behind the maga in primary. It’s just so dem. 

[Pato del Muerto 52239]

Ok why would the % of Republican voters necessarily  mean a change of a Republican primary?

[bluto 4861]

Double bc server sucks

Edited August 3, 2022 by bluto

[The Dog 43716]

This could also mobilize the "pro life" groups for the fall to protect their wins. That said, last night was a massive wake up call. 

3 minutes ago, bluto said:

Dems are gonna fuck us all by throwing weight behind the maga in primary. It’s just so dem. 

They already have. If you are a D voter you'd better hope this doesn't backfire.

[chainsaw 9814]

32 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

 

 

Not good long term for democracy that loons like Gibbs beat normal people like Meijer.

Was he Meijer as in the stores?

[Js1 85009]

11 minutes ago, The Dog said:

This could also mobilize the "pro life" groups for the fall to protect their wins. That said, last night was a massive wake up call. 

They already have. If you are a D voter you'd better hope this doesn't backfire.

Nothing would be funnier than the unelected, Chrisofascists on SCOTUS in their 3 stolen seats absolutely fuck the GOP in midterms.  Reap what you sow, cunts.

Also, it's a risk, and could backfire.  But you want a contrast between candidates? #MAGA vs. Democrat is a better contrast than some wannabe fake centrist Republican. 

[chainsaw 9814]

4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Nothing would be funnier than the unelected, Chrisofascists on SCOTUS in their 3 stolen seats absolutely fuck the GOP in midterms.  Reap what you sow, cunts.

Also, it's a risk, and could backfire.  But you want a contrast between candidates? #MAGA vs. Democrat is a better contrast than some wannabe fake centrist Republican. 

They need to keep their foot on the gas. Jan 6 Committee has to continue into November, and they need to strategically time some bombshell oppo research. Wouldn't hurt if Biden passed the full BBB either.

[C-Man 26937]

5 hours ago, StassneyHorn said:

The crazies beat the normies in Arizona. Lake for now but could change. She loved Obama and donated to him. Masters for Senate who literally punched an old guy while on the campaign trail, and Mark Finchem who wanted to decertify election.

Arizona gonna race Texas to the bottom, eh?

[Js1 85009]

9 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

Was he Meijer as in the stores?

pretty sure 

[Fudge Nuggets 19111]

3 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Arizona gonna race Texas to the bottom, eh?

Texas already has a two lap lead. 

[Pato del Muerto 52239]

4 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Arizona gonna race Texas to the bottom, eh?

The two states with a good sized border with Mexico and enough republicans that can additionally be scared by the “illegal immigrant crisis.”  

[The Dog 43716]

7 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Arizona gonna race Texas to the bottom, eh?

No but they are going to have all of their statewide seats held by Democrats before Texas.

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11667]

3 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Texas already has a two lap lead. 

I mean, one has Cruz Abbott Paxton.  One was the reason Fox called the election in 2020.  We are seeing a Usain-Bolt-trying-to-stifle-laughter-in-the-100 race.  

[Firemans4Horn 17776]

29 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

Was he Meijer as in the stores?

Yes

[TheStoicPaisano 9904]

 

[Aqua Buddha 14464]

1 hour ago, The Dog said:

Canary in the coal mine potentially.

Republicans touched the third rail.  They're finding out after fucking around.

[Voldemort86 2259]

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Why was the KS abortion referendum on a primary election date?

I assume the more established GOP leaders wanted it to push back the crazy GOP primary candidates but also not give help to the Dem candidates during the general election.

The date was set about a year ago by the Kansas GOP ( pre roe obviously). They deliberately looked at the state of play and saw that the dems had incumbents in the only 2 significant races in the state this fall and snuck the amendment in to kill abortion in Kansas while nobody was looking or paying attention.

It backfired in a huge huge way. The Kansas GOP turnout was pretty dang high and they still got stomped. 

[Voldemort86 2259]

5 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

Republicans touched the third rail.  They're finding out after fucking around.

No doubt about it now. This is like the Kavanaugh effect in 2018, but in reverse. I think it’s going to help the dems keep the senate and win some races that they otherwise would not have.

[The Dog 43716]

1 minute ago, Voldemort86 said:

The date was set about a year ago by the Kansas GOP ( pre roe obviously). They deliberately looked at the state of play and saw that the dems had incumbents in the only 2 significant races in the state this fall and snuck the amendment in to kill abortion in Kansas while nobody was looking or paying attention.

It backfired in a huge huge way. The Kansas GOP turnout was pretty dang high and they still got stomped. 

that and a lot of Kansas GOP voters also voted against it. 

[Goredho 17273]

1 hour ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

I texted my KS sister and she was in a good mood.  Her take was that the RvW thing shocked people who were “just along for the ride”.  Now they are making real decisions.  I thought that was a good way to put it. 

The hypothetical "inept librul boogiemen are gonna take your gunz if they ever get their shit together!" doesn't really hold up against the government literally asserting its control over the bodies of half the population.

Tyranny, indeed.

[Voldemort86 2259]

4 minutes ago, Goredho said:

The hypothetical "inept librul boogiemen are gonna take your gunz if they ever get their shit together!" doesn't really hold up against the government literally asserting its control over the bodies of half the population.

Tyranny, indeed.

It’s refreshing that for at least one night, a large segment of the population, in a ruby red state wasn’t thinking about “owning the libs” like they do 99% of the time in their daily lives and common decency actually prevailed.

[Js1 85009]

20 minutes ago, Goredho said:

The hypothetical "inept librul boogiemen are gonna take your gunz if they ever get their shit together!" doesn't really hold up against the government literally asserting its control over the bodies of half the population.

Tyranny, indeed.

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