2022 Election Day Thread - Midterm Rumble

[Voldemort86 2,259]

The runoff favors Warnock in just about every scenario. Look at how many voters Kemp got compared to Walker. Lots of Republicans probably showed up to vote for kemp and voted for Walker while they were already at the poll site. I don’t think GOP enthusiasm will be as high with a 1 on 1 race.

[tx 3 putt 76,912]

 

5 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Jonson wins. Sigh. At least Evers won

 

huge win for putin 

 

Edited November 9, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 76,912]

Boebert is toast lololololololololol

[RabidM 2,666]

6 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Jonson wins. Sigh. At least Evers won

Isn't that one too close to call still? 

[C-Man 27,218]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

Boebert is toast lololololololololol

Is she? She's still gaining on Frisch -- down 5,000 votes now with 86% reporting.

 

[StassneyHorn 6,575]

Former interior secretary who was too corrupt for Trump, and had a hard time with his primary

 

[Js1 85,313]

Dems flip Michigan Senate

Dems may have also flipped NM-02 by 1000 votes 

Dems might have gained a Trifecta in MN

Wisconsin Dems prevent a supermajority in the legislature. Evers’ veto is secure 

Edited November 9, 2022 by Js1

[Voldemort86 2,259]

Great news all around. It’s hard to take anything from the GOP in Wisconsin because everything is so rigged, so I’ll consider that a huge win.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

11 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Dems flip Michigan Senate

Dems may have also flipped NM-02 by 1000 votes 

Dems might have gained a Trifecta in MN

Wisconsin Dems prevent a supermajority in the legislature. Evers’ veto is secure 

narrowly avoided some real shit in wisconsin and that should not be overlooked. 

[henrygandorf 29,189]

just concluded a 4 day trip to epcot with the in-laws for the food and wine thing. went to america/philly to see the show celebrating the history of democracy. 

 

the metaphor was a little on the nose for my liking, but looks like we held on for one more cycle.

 

[Js1 85,313]

JR says all 3 House Dems will survive. He picked Lee to lose 

 

[Js1 85,313]

The PA state legislature appears to be lean D as of now 

[Ghost of LL 15,531]

I’m over here at the Democratic Party watch party at the Encore, and they’re feeling very good about CCM. 
 

Sislak, though, is well below the glidepath.

[Voldemort86 2,259]

Don’t like these late night Republican women on cnn who basically think Trump is Satan and Desantis would basically win all 50 states give me a fucking break.

[Voldemort86 2,259]

7 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

I’m over here at the Democratic Party watch party at the Encore, and they’re feeling very good about CCM. 
 

Sislak, though, is well below the glidepath.

CCM is the one that matters. I don’t care if siskolak loses. 

[henrygandorf 29,189]

Just now, Voldemort86 said:

Don’t like these late night Republican women on cnn who basically think Trump is Satan and Desantis would basically win all 50 states give me a fucking break.

rooting for desantis is good. it will get the implosion started on schedule. 

trump will tear down the party or run as a 3rd party. it’s win-win. 

[Ghost of LL 15,531]

1 minute ago, Voldemort86 said:

CCM is the one that matters. I don’t care if siskolak loses. 

That’s certainly the case when the Lege, the AG, and the SOS will all be Dems. 
 

But we’d still prefer Sisolak to win, of course.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

 

[RabidM 2,666]

Mandela Barnes within 1.2% with 6% of votes outstanding.  Kelly's lead over Masters has been halved, but it's still pretty significant. 

[Voldemort86 2,259]

10 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

 

Good lord what a fucking idiot!  He even throws a smug smile in the middle of the interview that says “hell yeah we’re winning everything”. Would like to see the look on his face now.

Edited November 9, 2022 by Voldemort86

[Ghost of LL 15,531]

Nevada is so weird. You kind of hop from suite to suite for the various office holders here at the Encore seeking out the best food and drink. 
 

AG Ford has the best food.

Gov. Sisolak has the best drink.

[Voldemort86 2,259]

South Dakota approves Medicaid expansion.  Yet another state who is inferior to Texas in nearly every way making a rational decision that we can’t make. 
 

living in a state with no ballot initiative process and a dumb ass legislature is frustrating at times.

[Vito Andolini 9,126]

21 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

 

Back in the early 2000s, I randomly spent a couple hours with Ari Fleischer at the Waco Damon’s. I lived in the area and was there to watch Ricky and the Dolphins play on the big screen TVs and Fleischer was always in Waco due to W. He’s a Miami fan, so we had a similar rooting interest. 

He didn’t seem like such a fucknut back then.

I hope Ghost knows what he’s talking about regarding the NV Senate race, the numbers I’m seeing aren’t looking great. Thank god for Pennsylvania.

[Underdog 28,614]

A runoff in Georgia?  GFL, Georgia trying to out do Floriduh with this Walker bullshit. 

Hopefully, I'm here for the Lake shitshow should Zona stay for Hobbs. 

Edited November 9, 2022 by Underdog

[Dnaguy 11,948]

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

 

 

Mike Huckabee still in his Halloween costume there at the end?

 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19,100]

Texas is a lost fucking cause.  Will be interesting to watch the brain drain.

[ChiTownDoc 21,152]

3 hours ago, Voldemort86 said:

The runoff favors Warnock in just about every scenario. Look at how many voters Kemp got compared to Walker. Lots of Republicans probably showed up to vote for kemp and voted for Walker while they were already at the poll site. I don’t think GOP enthusiasm will be as high with a 1 on 1 race.

Yep…They just got their ass handed to them.  Throw in many R’s will be trying to usher Trump out and he will go pout.  Then the R’s will turn off more voters with all the fraud bullshit.  Plus Dems are riding an emotional high.  It’s gonna be a real facefucking.  Pumped.  

[Dnaguy 11,948]

15 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Texas is a lost fucking cause.  Will be interesting to watch the brain drain.

 

Nah.

It’s even scarier. No one is going to leave as it IS the future.

It’s the winning playbook for the republicans if they want to listen.

1.) Restrict the vote. This is key

2.) Gerrymander the shit out of everything

3.) Completely commit to trickle down as

a.) It keeps you (rich white men) with all that great loot

b.) It keeps everyone else on the hamster wheel so much they can’t see the great OZ behind the curtain / they don’t have time for politics

4.) Beat the crime drum and blame the feds when they’re D’s / big city D’s any other time or at the same time. Yahtzee.

5.) Racism & national exceptionalism with some ‘light’ fascism. Not KKK racism. The half caff white national stuff. Prosperity theology equivalent racism so to speak. Take a sliver of nationalism and just run with it and make it your own. The fascism just kind of happens after that.

6.) Disinformation all around but really, really hammer the spanish language media - this blunts any of the racism spillover into your spanish language voters

7.) God. This can’t be overlooked. Really lean into that one as no one wants to go to hell. That’s a scary place. 

 

This isn’t actually the order. You have to do this in a different order if you’re swinging a blue state red as opposed to keeping a red state red or making it redder. 

So as long as all states get behind this model (Florida already has), then we will all live in Texas soon enough. The United States of Texas.

[South Austin 52,476]

5 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

Nah.

It’s even scarier. No one is going to leave as it IS the future.

It’s the winning playbook for the republicans if they want to listen.

1.) Restrict the vote. This is key

2.) Gerrymander the shit out of everything

3.) Completely commit to trickle down as

a.) It keeps you (rich white men) with all that great loot

b.) It keeps everyone else on the hamster wheel so much they can’t see the great OZ behind the curtain / they don’t have time for politics

4.) Beat the crime drum and blame the feds when they’re D’s / big city D’s any other time or at the same time. Yahtzee.

5.) Racism & national exceptionalism with some ‘light’ fascism. Not KKK racism. The half caff white national stuff. Prosperity theology equivalent racism so to speak. Take a sliver of nationalism and just run with it and make it your own. The fascism just kind of happens after that.

6.) Disinformation all around but really, really hammer the spanish language media - this blunts any of the racism spillover into your spanish language voters

7.) God. This can’t be overlooked. Really lean into that one as no one wants to go to hell. That’s a scary place. 

 

This isn’t actually the order. You have to do this in a different order if you’re swinging a blue state red as opposed to keeping a red state red or making it redder. 

So as long as all states get behind this model (Florida already has), then we will all live in Texas soon enough. The United States of Texas.

 

[Left Coast 863]

Not sure how all the ranked choice stuff works but hopefully Palin is toast.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

Just now, Left Coast said:

Not sure how all the ranked choice stuff works but hopefully Palin is toast.

I thought Ms Looney Tunes got her ass beat a couple of months ago. 

[Voldemort86 2,259]

Peltola should be fine there. Lots of Begich voters won’t vote for palin and vice versa. 

[SubliminalHorn 6,786]

Morning crew checking in. What’d I miss?

[Bullneck 19,079]

 

 

[Bullneck 19,079]

9 minutes ago, Left Coast said:

Not sure how all the ranked choice stuff works but hopefully Palin is toast.

That seems like an ass whipping.  

[HRSchenker 2,268]

California voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposition to legalize sports betting at casinos and online. What the hell is that about? 

[Left Coast 863]

8 minutes ago, HRSchenker said:

California voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposition to legalize sports betting at casinos and online. What the hell is that about? 

There were two propositions about sports betting, one only allowing it at tribal casinos, the other allowing it online. The tribes spent big bucks against the online prop, and Draft Kings/Fan Duel spent big bucks against the tribal prop. So they both lost.

[Dnaguy 11,948]

3 minutes ago, Left Coast said:

There were two propositions about sports betting, one only allowing it at tribal casinos, the other allowing it online. The tribes spent big bucks against the online prop, and Draft Kings/Fan Duel spent big bucks against the tribal prop. So they both lost.

Democracy in action.

[henrygandorf 29,189]

 

[Js1 85,313]

44 minutes ago, Left Coast said:

Not sure how all the ranked choice stuff works but hopefully Palin is toast.

I don’t think they run it until the 23rd but Peltola should win easily 

43 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

I thought Ms Looney Tunes got her ass beat a couple of months ago. 

That was a special election for the rest of the original term. This is for the 2 year term 

[Js1 85,313]

Sit there and stew in your wrongness

 

[Buzzrock 14,918]

Probably a runoff in Georgia.

Great.

[HenryJames 66,045]

10 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Sit there and stew in your wrongness

 

The GOP flooded the zone in the last few weeks with shitty polls.

[mdmost 43,001]

It will be great watching the Republican party and the Right simultaneously say they didn't win big because of Trump and also because they didn't go Trumpy enough. It will be great watching Trump go in on DeSantis. DeSantis is a bigger threat to Trumps than Joe Biden, by far. DeSantis makes him even more irrelevant. 

[Homercles 10,205]

Not relevant to most but man was I glad to wake to seeing the One Family lunatics roundly rejected (like prior restraint, Walter) here for RRISD board membership.  I’ve posted before about my idiot neighbor and his big sign, canvassing the neighborhood and handing out flyers.  Fuck that ‘ABC’s and 123’s not CRT or LGBT’ nonsense.  
 

We teach our children it’s ok to like who you like, that it’s ok for people to marry other boys/girls as they see fit, and to love people for their character not their appearance.  

[South Austin 52,476]

1 minute ago, Homercles said:

Not relevant to most but man was I glad to wake to seeing the One Family lunatics roundly rejected (like prior restraint, Walter) here for RRISD board membership.  I’ve posted before about my idiot neighbor and his big sign, canvassing the neighborhood and handing out flyers.  Fuck that ‘ABC’s and 123’s not CRT or LGBT’ nonsense.  
 

We teach our children it’s ok to like who you like, that it’s ok for people to marry other boys/girls as they see fit, and to love people for their character not their appearance.  

Not my school district, but this is great fucking news/

[Snake Diggity 4,622]

While the House outcomes look like a pretty round rejection of Trump, the Senate is murkier.  Johnson retained his seat, and it looks like Laxalt and Vance will win, while Walker will make it to a runoff.  Masters and Oz were the only 2 of those 6 contested seats where Trump’s candidate was clearly beaten.

[mdmost 43,001]

SIAP but way to go Tennessee. Only 150+ years too late but we'll take it.

 

[Js1 85,313]

Just now, Snake Diggity said:

While the House outcomes look like a pretty round rejection of Trump, the Senate is murkier.  Johnson retained his seat, and it looks like Laxalt and Vance will win, while Walker will make it to a runoff.  Masters and Oz were the only 2 of those 6 contested seats where Trump’s candidate was clearly beaten.

Laxalt isn’t going to win. There’s like 100k mail in votes left for Clark that are going 2:1 D. 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10,234]

3 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said:

While the House outcomes look like a pretty round rejection of Trump, the Senate is murkier.  Johnson retained his seat, and it looks like Laxalt and Vance will win, while Walker will make it to a runoff.  Masters and Oz were the only 2 of those 6 contested seats where Trump’s candidate was clearly beaten.

I think the message was pretty clear that Trump is now a party negative. Some may not understand that yet, but I think the message was clear.