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US Midterm Elections 2018 |OT| Babs is Surging
- Thread starter Midnight Jon
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It was pointed out in the Texas thread, but if Cruz loses to Beto, it's very likely Beto would be the 51st Dem in the Senate (from AZ/NV going D and ND going R), so Cruz would not only be the Republican that lost Texas, but also the Republican that lost the Senate.
Can't think of a better career ender for that asshole.
Can't think of a better career ender for that asshole.
My wife and I bought the most delicious of pizzas during the presidential election and since have not bought from that place because of horrible memories.
Tuesday we will once again buy the same pizzas in hopes to wipe away any bad memories and enjoy that silicosis pizza once more.
Tuesday we will once again buy the same pizzas in hopes to wipe away any bad memories and enjoy that silicosis pizza once more.
Is thete something like this for judges and local positions without party affiliation?
It feels wierd this is so close, and having more and more good news that points at America throwing off the yoke of anti-humanity, anti-rule of law, anti-ethics, anti-democracy, anti-morality, anti-competancy 24/7 shitshow is both relieving but also kind of scary.
This is it folks. Despite ~45 seats flipping in the pregame show that is specials, that message has not sunk in yet. This will be a mortal wound for Trumpism and the corruption, brinksmanship, and pettiness that funded, trained, conned, and degenerated that idiotic stain of an "ideology" into the body politic. We are OVER this. Now and to 2020 and beyond!
This is it folks. Despite ~45 seats flipping in the pregame show that is specials, that message has not sunk in yet. This will be a mortal wound for Trumpism and the corruption, brinksmanship, and pettiness that funded, trained, conned, and degenerated that idiotic stain of an "ideology" into the body politic. We are OVER this. Now and to 2020 and beyond!
I stopped by an Andy Levin office earlier today around 6 pm to try to get some yard signs for Whitmer and Stabenow. It was closed even though Gretchen's website said all of the democratic field offices were open until 9. I ended up going to a state house candidate's office to get the signs, and that office had four or five people making calls the whole time I was there. I actually don't think I've seen a single Andy Levin ad on tv since the primary. I am going to be very pissed if Andy somehow manages to lose this race because he assumed his last name was all he needed.
That's too bad
Guess i gotta look them all up
Dont want to accidentally vote for some piece of shit like aaron persky
I wasn't able to find a good comprehensive source for judges. Some places endorsed a few candidates, while omitting the other 10 in my ballot and most places just skipped commenting on judges. I ended up going to the republican voters guide for judges and voting the opposite to what they recommended.
Republican recommendations: https://judgevoterguide.com/
Yeah, the thing that doesn't get seen cuz we're in the middle of it as it happens is that American politics has gotten rather "parliamentarian" in that we vote increasingly for a party to control a position than for people so vote splitting is rarer now.
And it should be, cuz as Cheebo pointed out, Nurgle of the Oval Office IS the GOP now. No backtalk allowed. No pesky spines, or morals, or ethics, or even most Conservative ideology is allowed. Just ask that sad sack Ryan with the fresh new dagger sticking out of his back or the once-respectable senators spewing conspiracy theories that got people killed less than a week ago: That snarling mass of pathology, mob connections, and incompetancy IS the party now.
That party must die. It is beyond saving.
If the Democrats win back the senate, they'll have final say on the cabinet and judicial appointments trump makes. Right now with the Republicans in control the president pretty much has a blank check on who he nominates for these positions. His party tends to go along with whoever he nominates no matter how corrupt or unqualified they are for the positions. With Dems in the majority they would have control over the hearings for these positions, they would decide whether to bring them up to a vote or not, and they could just block the president till he begins nominating qualified people. If another Supreme Court Justice dies or retires in the next 2 years, the party in control of the Senate will decide whether Trump is the one who picks the replacement or the president that follows.
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I would like to add one more thing. Some minor positions need to be have some light shed on as they have a great of an influence as some of the national races.
Prosecutors (DA, state attorney, etc)
Jefferson Co., AL (Birmingham)
Marin Co., CA (San Rafael)
Cumberland Co. (≈Portland), ME
Berkshire County, MA
Suffolk County (≈Boston), MA
Plymouth, MA
Hennepin Co., MN (Minneapolis)
Tulsa Co., OK
Payne and Logan counties, OK (Stillwater and Guthrie respectively)
Bexar Co., TX (The asshole incumbent already got primary'd so it's just the matter of beating the Republican)
Dallas Co., TX
Salt Lake, UT
Bennington Co., VT
King Co. (≈Seattle), WA
Sheriffs
This is mostly to stop sheriffs from cooperating with ICE
LA County (Seriously? You guys haven't had a D sheriff in over 100 years?!)
Orange Co., CA (Will probably determine how well the Dems are doing in that county)
Hillsborough, FL (Don't trust the incumbent just because he got cozy with the Dems there. Having a guy like that in Tampa is inexcusable. Vote him out)
Marion County, IN (Indianapolis)
Hennepin Co. (≈Minneapolis), MN (Again. You guys have a lot of cleaning up to do. Don't disappoint me)
Wake Co., NC (Raleigh/Cary)
Buncome Co., NC (Asheville) (A bit tougher than the one above, but still important to cover all the major cities in NC)
Bergen County, NJ (Again, the Dems supported the asshole incumbent because fuck the machine, but his resignation created an opportunity for a better alternative)
Dona Ana, NM (Important as this is a border county)
Salt Like City, UT (You guys have a huge opportunity with both DA and sheriff. Hopefully McAdams can pull your candidates across the finish line)
For control of the county
Harris County (Houston) (Main fight is for the commissioners, including the 'County Judge' Also will need to clean house of some precincts who has had Republicans for years... especially the County Clerk #FireStanart)
San Diego city council (Another city that has voted R until recently. Hopefully the Dems can gain more control)
Montgomery Co. Executive (Washington suburbs) (There's a fear that the progressive and independent may split the votes against the Republican)
San Juan Co. Commission Read this: https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/11/01/people-are-energized/
Prosecutors (DA, state attorney, etc)
Jefferson Co., AL (Birmingham)
Marin Co., CA (San Rafael)
Cumberland Co. (≈Portland), ME
Berkshire County, MA
Suffolk County (≈Boston), MA
Plymouth, MA
Hennepin Co., MN (Minneapolis)
Tulsa Co., OK
Payne and Logan counties, OK (Stillwater and Guthrie respectively)
Bexar Co., TX (The asshole incumbent already got primary'd so it's just the matter of beating the Republican)
Dallas Co., TX
Salt Lake, UT
Bennington Co., VT
King Co. (≈Seattle), WA
Sheriffs
This is mostly to stop sheriffs from cooperating with ICE
LA County (Seriously? You guys haven't had a D sheriff in over 100 years?!)
Orange Co., CA (Will probably determine how well the Dems are doing in that county)
Hillsborough, FL (Don't trust the incumbent just because he got cozy with the Dems there. Having a guy like that in Tampa is inexcusable. Vote him out)
Marion County, IN (Indianapolis)
Hennepin Co. (≈Minneapolis), MN (Again. You guys have a lot of cleaning up to do. Don't disappoint me)
Wake Co., NC (Raleigh/Cary)
Buncome Co., NC (Asheville) (A bit tougher than the one above, but still important to cover all the major cities in NC)
Bergen County, NJ (Again, the Dems supported the asshole incumbent because fuck the machine, but his resignation created an opportunity for a better alternative)
Dona Ana, NM (Important as this is a border county)
Salt Like City, UT (You guys have a huge opportunity with both DA and sheriff. Hopefully McAdams can pull your candidates across the finish line)
For control of the county
Harris County (Houston) (Main fight is for the commissioners, including the 'County Judge' Also will need to clean house of some precincts who has had Republicans for years... especially the County Clerk #FireStanart)
San Diego city council (Another city that has voted R until recently. Hopefully the Dems can gain more control)
Montgomery Co. Executive (Washington suburbs) (There's a fear that the progressive and independent may split the votes against the Republican)
San Juan Co. Commission Read this: https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/11/01/people-are-energized/
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fuck, man
really trying to consolidate my hopes on gillum and lame-duck nelson, with amendment 4 passing
steve king getting the fuck out is a distant (?) hope, but this would be absolutely amazing and now i must scour the timelines for one where it happens
Early voted yesterday in my state (last day). and I took it upon myself to see how it was progressing from turnout.
Turns out that as of monday Tennessee had over 1 million early voters, approximately 26% of all registered voters in the state! This is ALMOST the entire turnout of the LAST midterm (and governor) Election in Tennessee (2014 with 28.6% of all eligible voters!).
Even if the results in this state are not what I want, I am so very happy that people showed up this cycle. Its been a brutal race, starting with the vicious republican governor primary and now with the hotly contested Senate race.
Turns out that as of monday Tennessee had over 1 million early voters, approximately 26% of all registered voters in the state! This is ALMOST the entire turnout of the LAST midterm (and governor) Election in Tennessee (2014 with 28.6% of all eligible voters!).
Even if the results in this state are not what I want, I am so very happy that people showed up this cycle. Its been a brutal race, starting with the vicious republican governor primary and now with the hotly contested Senate race.
Thanks for that. I came across that site myself and thought it might be a Republican website.
Does anyone have any good articles or references regarding Florida's amendments? Outside of 1-4, the rest seem shaky and have no idea where to vote on those.
Put your address into https://ballot.votesaveamerica.com/v, and it'll explain all of the measures you can vote for. It's a great tool.
Folks, if you're unsure about some of the smaller races or amendments be sure to check your local newspaper's website. They will usually have their endorsements along with their justifications.
Best resource for amendments IMO -> https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_2018_ballot_measures
I'll add that the language regarding some of the amendments are very tricky/misleading this year. Consult Ballotpedia but also check your paper's endorsement (mine was Sun Sentinel for Broward).
Best resource for amendments IMO -> https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_2018_ballot_measures
I'll add that the language regarding some of the amendments are very tricky/misleading this year. Consult Ballotpedia but also check your paper's endorsement (mine was Sun Sentinel for Broward).
I had tried ballotpedia, but didn't realize I can click on individual amendments for more information. Thank you everyone! Hope my fellow Floridians go out and vote!
God I hope FL Amendment 4 passes. 1.6M disenfranchised FL citizens would get their voting rights restored.
That's a crazy number of people, I hope it passes too, but unfortunately I think it won't. Central/Northern Florida still seem to be dominated by Republicans. From what I've been reading though, the polling seems to be SUPER close. Florida and Texas are going to be super interesting come election day.
I'll be honest, I want Republicans to win so that when the economy goes belly up because of trumps and the GOP's asinine economic policies, they won't have a scapegoat anymore.
The Dems can then show how fucking stupid they have always been and use it to ride the real blue wave of the future.
The Dems can then show how fucking stupid they have always been and use it to ride the real blue wave of the future.
People will always blame democrats for shit they had no part in so pls dont do this
Took a great depression to get FDR and his reforms going. The people need to see how stupid conservative ideals really are.
Technically speaking, that's different. FDR started off trying to remain deficit neutral himself, but then realized it wasn't working. He had broad republican support for his new deal bills, it wasn't a right vs left thing at the time. It was only later that Republicans decided to run against those type of government programs. Honestly it probably has something to do with FDR getting re-elected over and over again. Basically, because the republicans weren't actually opposed to the new deal and proposing something different there wasn't really much of a reason to switch votes.
And so republicans created a reason.
We had a depression and theyre still voting republican lmao
And how many women, people of color, and LGBTQ folks are you OK with suffering in the meantime?
That's a super bad idea.
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Aye. Both my wife and I voted yes, as well as all of our family friends. Hopefully.
It will always be the Dems fault because blaming the Dems on the economy has always worked wonder for Republicans. All that will happen if Republicans keep control of congress is that Republicans will spend the next 2 years gutting social programs at the expense of tax cuts for the wealthy and the deficit will sky rocket. In 2020 Dems would win and that's right about the time the economy will start taking a hit. Republicans will spend the next 4 years saying it's all the Democrat's fault and stupid people would once again believe them and round and round we go.
We have to take the wins when we can get them.
Had a black scapegoat. They need full majority and to see how fucking bad their god emperor's policies are to finally "see the light". And once it inevitably all goes to shit, the Dems need to show the masses and continue showing them every election after just how much of a shit show they were.
How do I vote if I didn't get around to updating my info by a deadline? I'm in NC and moved since the last election. My drivers license is updated, but my voter registration is still in the old place. The county website says..
"If you fail to change your address by the registration deadline, on election day go to your old precinct and fill out an election day transfer form. Take the form to your new precinct where you will be allowed to vote."
It's my bad for not doing this, but I'm also not driving hours back and forth across the state on Tuesday.
"If you fail to change your address by the registration deadline, on election day go to your old precinct and fill out an election day transfer form. Take the form to your new precinct where you will be allowed to vote."
It's my bad for not doing this, but I'm also not driving hours back and forth across the state on Tuesday.
After 2016, there were some who shared your mentality, who were saying that Clinton losing was a good thing in that it would hopefully allow for the Democrats to improve and for people to see the GOP for how awful they really are. The problem with that is that a lot of people are suffering because of that choice. That and the fact that nothing really changed; people are still out there, voting for Republicans even though Trump's been a racist, transphobic, xenophobic asshole. You know why? Because even though Trump is all those things, Republicans are still the party for things like gun rights, religious freedom (if you're Christian), and stopping immigrants from taking one's job. The Democrats can't reach these people, no matter how awful the GOP continues to be.
Best thing to do is to reach more voters. Though this push from the Democrats for voter reform isn't really gonna result in that, it's still a step in the right direction, and what needs to be done as convincing people the GOP is bad just isn't gonna happen no matter how bad they get.
Because the economy is still doing well right now. That's literally the only thing GOP supporters give a shit about. Show them that their lives are shittier when GOP rules and you'll finally have change.
Vast majority of People will blame the president. Ignore the crazed 30%.
I don't think that will work anymore. Just look at Kansas.
Kansas is the perfect example of what you get when Republicans have unchallenged control of all levels of government and are free to enact all of their dream policies unfettered. Brownback ran the state into the fucking ground. What happened? He got re-elected. Then he stomped it into the ground even further, and now Kobach who is promising to keep doing the same shit is still probably going to win the election. The Republicans of Kansas had no democrats to blame any of their woes on, and the people of Kansas still didn't learn.
I used to believe the same, but more and more is coming out regarding race being the major factor regarding those who switched from Obama to Trump. It seems like the economy tanking wouldn't affect the swing voters so much. Only thing that would affect them would be for the GOP to start supporting policies that benefit minorities, and I don't see that happening.
A Republican winning in 2016 wasn't a good thing, and Republicans winning now wouldn't be a good thing either.
They won't believe you. You cannot show them. They won't believe reality. Their lives were better under Obama and they kept voting for more Rs in the midterms. They had a great economy under Obama. Trump hasn't done a fucking thing to this economy except ruin peoples lives with his tariffs.
The farmers that are losing their shit because of Trumps idiotic trade policies are still going to vote R in the midterm. A soybean farmer who's in a dire situation right now and really doesn't like Steve Kings racist comments said he was still going to vote for Steve King!
"Economic Anxiety" was bullshit made up by pundits who didn't have the balls to say that Republicans are goddamn racist.
