The Mid-Term Election Thread
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I was going to comment a few days ago in the trends thread that it was troubling that the Republican trends had stalled, but figured I was overthinking it…
One thing that hurt them was there wasn’t a closer… No last unifying message…
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Boebert in trouble?
Only non-witches get due process.
- Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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The Brad
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Alaska will bring R up to 48. (The big question is whether it will be Murkowski)…
Wisconsin: Johnson-R is up by 27K and with the location of the uncounted votes, NYT is leaning towards this going R. This makes 49-R
AZ is going to be a complete clusterfuck. Between the voting machines problem and these particular candidates and just how tight it is looking… NYT is leaning D, so okay, but this will take a while.
Nevada is still being listed as tossup even by NYT. This will be huge…
GA - Runoff, I think. Advantage will go to Walker once the Libertarian is out, but it will be all about the ground game…
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Seen on Twitter:
Rs in October: “If they indict Trump there will be riots in the streets”
Rs in November: “What the hell’s taking Garland so long?”
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It’s kind of like January of 2021. Much of his party was ready to turn the corner but his control of the base made it untenable and they quickly got back in line, else face primary challenges.
What’s different now is there is at least one plausible alternative, and they now have three datapoints showing how bad Trump is for their electoral prospects.
But still, it will take courage and a degree of collective action. Not sure how much of that is present.
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I admit, I'm a bit disappointed. I don't understand Pennsylvania electing a brain-damaged Senator. And I thought Walker would have done better in Georgia.
C'est la vie...
@Jolly said in The Mid-Term Election Thread:
I admit, I'm a bit disappointed. I don't understand Pennsylvania electing a brain-damaged Senator. And I thought Walker would have done better in Georgia.
C'est la vie...
Fetterman winning is really an indictment on Oz.
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Best post-mortem line that I’ve read yet?
a possible red wave hit like a toddler's bathtub splash.
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It seems the market has never liked democrats very much.
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@Jolly said in The Mid-Term Election Thread:
I admit, I'm a bit disappointed. I don't understand Pennsylvania electing a brain-damaged Senator. And I thought Walker would have done better in Georgia.
So you thought GA would elect a brain-damaged senator but not PA?
@jon-nyc said in The Mid-Term Election Thread:
@Jolly said in The Mid-Term Election Thread:
I admit, I'm a bit disappointed. I don't understand Pennsylvania electing a brain-damaged Senator. And I thought Walker would have done better in Georgia.
So you thought GA would elect a brain-damaged senator but not PA?
Walker is not rich like you, but his estimated wealth is somewhere around $12M. As such, he doesn't have to live in his parent's basement, unlike some other Senate candidates, who have never held a real job or owned a business.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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@Copper said in The Mid-Term Election Thread:
It seems the market has never liked democrats very much.
Leftist messaging characterizes the market as "the rich people's piggy bank", and legislates against it accordingly. It is perfectly rational and predictable for the market to react this way to Democrat victories.
