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  • MikM Mik

    @Doctor-Phibes said in Trends:

    I would have expected the Republicans to win, based on the current climate.

    Everybody tells me it makes a huge difference and is enormously important, but I honestly haven't seen much evidence for that over the last 20 years.

    Does it matter who wins the Superbowl? People get very excited about that too, but it doesn't actually make any difference to their lives, either.

    That's the beauty of how this government was designed. It's not supposed to make a huge difference, just regulate what must be regulated, defend what must be defended and then let the citizens take care of themselves. It's when we try to make government solve all problems for all people that we get into trouble.

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    Doctor Phibes
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    #14

    @Mik said in Trends:

    beauty

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    I was only joking

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      LuFins Dad
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      #15

      43%

      https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/

      The Brad

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        Horace
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        Someone should do a poll regarding whether Americans prefer Dem policy platforms or Republican policy platforms. The tribe that prefers Republican policies (even if you have to infer it, as they do not like to say it out loud), but are terrified of siding with the Republicans for the social and status ramifications, is large and common. I dare say it’s the mainstream viewpoint among triple digit IQ lefties.

        Education is extremely important.

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        • LuFins DadL Offline
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          LuFins Dad
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          #17

          44…

          The Brad

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          • JollyJ Offline
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            Jolly
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            #18

            Hmmm...Could account for some folks being a might testy about politics the last week.

            “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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            • LuFins DadL Offline
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              LuFins Dad
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              #19

              45...
              81 for the House.

              There's something odd, though. The models still have the Dems maintaining control of the Senate 55 out of 100 times, but they also show the Republicans winning control of both houses to be more likely than Dems winning the Senate and Republicans winning the House.

              https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/

              WHO WILL CONTROL CONGRESS?
              Republicans win both chambers
              45 in 100
              Republicans win the Senate
              Democrats win the House
              <1 in 100
              Democrats win the Senate
              Republicans win the House
              36 in 100
              Democrats win both chambers
              19 in 100

              The Brad

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              • JollyJ Offline
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                #20

                Undecideds are breaking towards GOP, I suppose.

                “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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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  Undecideds are breaking towards GOP, I suppose.

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                  LuFins Dad
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                  #21

                  @Jolly said in Trends:

                  Undecideds are breaking towards GOP, I suppose.

                  And some of the decided. The poll numbers among registered Democrats are going down…

                  The Brad

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                  • JollyJ Offline
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                    Jolly
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                    #22

                    If you're putting up money, 62% as of right now...

                    https://electionbettingodds.com/

                    “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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                    • LuFins DadL Offline
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                      I’m chuckling because there seems to be an editorial difference of opinion at FiveThirtyEight. The number is still at 45-55 as there aren’t any polls coming through today, but the headline has changed three times from “Democrats are *Slightly * favored to win the Senate” to “It’s a Dead Heat for the Senate, then back to “Democrats are Slightly…” and now back to “Dead Heat”…

                      My guess is that somebody wants to keep giving the moral support to their side and Silver keeps overriding them and reminding them that the numbers are the numbers…

                      The Brad

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                        LOL

                        The Brad

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                          LuFins Dad
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                          Aaaaaand it’s back to a Dead Heat

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                          The Brad

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                            LuFins Dad
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                            46, if anybody is still interested.

                            The Brad

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                            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                              46, if anybody is still interested.

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                              George K
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                              @LuFins-Dad said in Trends:

                              46, if anybody is still interested.

                              Well the title of the thread is “Trends.” Let’s see how that shakes out in 14 days.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Pelosi: I ‘cannot believe anybody would vote for’ GOP in midterms

                                I know how she feels, in the other direction

                                https://nypost.com/2022/10/25/pelosi-says-she-cannot-believe-anyone-would-vote-republican/

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                                  #29

                                  Such a sad admission, to not be able to understand other human beings. One would expect the party of compassion to be able to do so easily, as their core competency. But as always, when someone proudly claims to not be able to understand other people, it’s not because they’re stupid or unsympathetic. It’s because they have an excess of virtue.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    @LuFins-Dad said in Trends:

                                    46, if anybody is still interested.

                                    Well the title of the thread is “Trends.” Let’s see how that shakes out in 14 days.

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                                    @George-K said in Trends:

                                    @LuFins-Dad said in Trends:

                                    46, if anybody is still interested.

                                    Well the title of the thread is “Trends.” Let’s see how that shakes out in 14 days.

                                    It’s still trending… 48.

                                    The Brad

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                                      LuFins Dad
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                                      #31

                                      New Hampshire is now in toss-up territory. 54 is a legitimate number for the Rs…

                                      The Brad

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                                      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                        New Hampshire is now in toss-up territory. 54 is a legitimate number for the Rs…

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                                        George K
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                                        @LuFins-Dad said in Trends:

                                        New Hampshire is now in toss-up territory.

                                        Screenshot 2022-10-28 at 10.44.08 AM.png

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          Horace
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                                          why are they italicizing those words? meant to remove doubt as to whether they're editorialized? Maybe the italics is meant to convey that they are defined labels for certain probability ranges.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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