U.S. Politics, November 2022: “I don’t know, you hear the same things I do”

Yessssssssssssss

seen a few people point out that the GOP majority will likely depend on cuomo ratfucking redistricting in NY. on the other hand, one would hope those new NY reps will be reluctant to e.g. impeach for the lols.

the GOP in colorado (not just boebert) absolutely ate shit. extremely gratifying.

It's fascinating and depressing to see how Colorado, once reliably red, has blued up.

....while Florida, well.

Colorado is walking so Arizona can run maybe

Minnesota's results are still close enough that I'd still call it a "swing state," but man, GOP just can't win statewide races here for shit

extremely good

Colorado has eliminated means-testing on the free school lunch program. Let’s gooooo! https://t.co/tOllyDX2SO

— James Medlock (@jdcmedlock) November 9, 2022

In terms of electoral power, Colorado Republicans were already at their post-WW2 low point — then took a drubbing tonight. Losing races they planned to win, getting demolished in some supposed toss-ups.

Honestly don’t know where they go from here.

— Alex Burness (@alex_burness) November 9, 2022

has anybody reliable actually called the race for Frisch over Boebert? that tweet is all I've seen.

no

no

I was stoking enthusiasm

Gotcha.

looks like warnock/walker is almost certainly going to a runoff, and, if AZ and NV are split, it would decide the senate majority. reasons for optimism: it's a month away (Dec 6), additional national attention and being required to talk on camera does not help walker, and trump is probably going to announce in the interim

xxp Here have some more https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-is-livid-and-screaming-his-head-off-after-disappointing-midterm-elections-for-the-gop-an-advisor-said/ar-AA13V98t

would be in favor of letting him back on Twitter today and today only

The Boebert news made my month.

the enthusiasm has been stoked! but it's not official yet :-o

when is Trump not livid and screaming

Is anyone maintaining a list of election deniers who are denying losing this election?

no because I am denying lists exist

in the future, when he will no longer exist. the amount of time in the universe without him will be infinitely more than the years that included him
xp

two can play this game!

i'm heartened by the losses of some of the more prominent election deniers (mastriano, the AZ crew). a big one definitely just got elected here in missouri, though, and it wasn't particularly close. eric schmitt, who is a real....a real piece of...there's something, hold on, a reaaaaaaaal pieeeece of something, i can't think of what it is right now

WOah. Just had another Dr. Oz dream. This time he was crying

— wint (@dril) September 26, 2011

he reminds me of Scott Pruitt, another attorney general who made it to the big time. Scott Pruitt and Eric Schmitt, who are two pieces of gigantic overwhelmingly putrid and flagrantly foul...something

While we're riding on vibes...

Simple answer based on how everything is going at the moment suggests Democrats hold the House. Wouldn’t be too surprised. It’s going to take a while before there are enough official calls to indicate that, but the trend seems clear.

— Harrison Lavelle (@HWLavelleMaps) November 9, 2022

"How could you look at these results tonight and conclude Trump has any chance of winning a national election in 2024?" Scott Jennings, a former advisor to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, said in an early Wednesday tweet.

heheheh

didn't Maloney lose in NY?

Like a chump.

the vibes, they're trending

anyone heard from the vodka breakfast over at Peggy Noonan's?

lmao this is the best picture they could've picked

John Fetterman will officially be the next US Senator from Pennsylvania, defeating Dr. Oz (NBC) pic.twitter.com/ldHXm2Poud

— Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) November 9, 2022

as a minnesotan a picture of a husky man wearing a hoodie and shorts in the snow deeply resonates.

could we even begin to dream of a trump independent run at the presidency?

"Trump is indeed furious this morning, particularly about Mehmet Oz, and is blaming everyone who advised him to back Oz -- including his wife, describing it as not her best decision, according to people close to him," tweeted Haberman.

I also blame Melania

bahahahahah eat shit

shot // chaser pic.twitter.com/lZDGuvcnfv

— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) November 9, 2022

Is anyone maintaining a list of election deniers who are denying losing this election?

i'm following here, but it's behind a paywall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/election-deniers-midterms/

but here are some snippets and screenshots:

https://i.imgur.com/JvCPyfP.png

More than 160 election deniers on the ballot for the U.S. House, Senate and key statewide offices were projected to win their elections as of Wednesday morning. The majority of Republican nominees on the ballot Nov. 8 — 291 in all — had denied or questioned the outcome of the last presidential election, according to a Washington Post analysis. More than 85 were projected to lose so far. About three dozen races remained uncalled as vote counting continued.

Candidates who have challenged or refused to accept President Biden’s victory — 51 percent of the 569 analyzed by The Washington Post — ran in every region of the country and in nearly every state. Republican voters in two states nominated election deniers in all federal and statewide races The Post examined.

At least 143 GOP election deniers running for the U.S. House won their races as of Wednesday morning, ticking past the 139 House Republicans who objected to the counting of electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021.

Most of the election deniers nominated have won: Of the nearly 300 on the ballot, 171 were running where the GOP was favored. Another 46 appeared on the ballot in contests thought to be competitive, to mixed result.

oops, forgot the little infographic for that last part:

https://i.imgur.com/5jOMBWY.png

That about tracks, honestly.

Is anyone maintaining a list of election deniers who are denying losing this election?

shoot, sorry eric h, i'm rereading what you said and realizing you were asking about something completely different.

Oof

I hope your family never gets killed like the way my child did. @GregAbbott_TX

— Kimberly Garcia (@kim_amerie) November 9, 2022

Oregon wtf?… https://t.co/cZvprVGR4h

— Mikey (@mikeyisbrown) November 9, 2022

Sounds about right for Oregon

it's cut off on that tweet but Louisiana rejected it

The Louisiana one was worded in a totally confusing manner. Intentionally, I would imagine.

"Would you be interested in not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not bringing slavery not back?"

I don't know the full story but the Louisiana amendment is bizarre - it seems like it actually would have made slavery more legal

Louisiana is the only state so far to have its proposed amendment draw organized opposition, over concerns that the replacement language may make matters worse. Even one of its original sponsors has second thoughts — Democratic Rep. Edmond Jordan told The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate last week that he’s urging voters to reject it.

The nonprofit Council for a Better Louisiana warned that the wording could technically permit slavery again, as well as continue involuntary servitude.

Louisiana’s Constitution now says: “Slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited, except in the latter case as punishment for a crime.” The amendment would change that to: “Slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited, (but this) does not apply to the otherwise lawful administration of criminal justice.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/united-states-election-2022-slavery_n_6351988be4b03e8038dcd61f

"In the latter case"?

Louisiana is just fuckin' weird.

Never mind, I read that wrong. I'm fuckin' weird.

I read this headline wrong at first...

https://i.imgur.com/5jOMBWY.png

...OR DID I????