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2022 Midterm Results Thread: Cortez Masto Declared Winner, Democrats Hold Senate
enlightenedbum
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Polls just closed in parts of Indiana and Kentucky, so here we go. Map provided. Vibes are bad, but nobody really knows anything.
The idea that your vote is a moral statement about you or who you vote for is some backwards ass libertarian nonsense. Your vote is about society. Vote to protect the vulnerable.
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-We're in the post pandemic world, where voting has been made easier.
-We're also in the post Trump world where early voting and mail in voting have been demonized by republicans.
-There were no state wide races or state wide anything on the ballot this year and you can bet that is going to result in people not bothering to show up.
-The election conspiracy stuff probably makes it hard to get a rid on the GOP to an extend, like Tucker Carlson's shit that should get him jailed probably did more harm to GOP turnout than it helped because saying the elections are rigged to ensure your side loses, is a good way to discourage your side from even bothering because why bother, if the effort won't matter thanks to the results being set in stone.
-In that vein, the GOP embracing that shit or refusing to spurn it has turned off a number of republican voters. Not hordes, but I'd say significant numbers and the consequences for that doesn't always mean they vote democratic, but if they don't vote republican, that still hurts republicans.
-Dobbs wasn't popular at all.
-Also no guarantee the media narrative doesn't also clip republican chances as well. I'm more concerned about people on the left not bothering to show up if they feel the results on set in stone, but the GOP side isn't immune to this either and that narrative may have result in some staying home; especially, if they weren't too enthused with their Trump support and election denying republican candidate.
I feel comfortable saying, who the fuck knows at this point.
Checks notes Oh dear, you want the Drezocracy, that's the next thread over. So sorry.
With the pandemic 'over' and the GOP attacking early voting so hard and in some states managing to roll it back. I'll point out that DeJoy is still running the post office and with asshole fascists showing up at early vote locations and drop boxes, that might make people less keen to do it. Not to mention, that we're all becoming more aware of how bullshit the signature game is. It's possible we might be moving back to the norm of pre-pandemic years where most of the democratic votes roll in during the evening.
We'll just have to wait and see. It's probably a mistake to try to compare elections in 2020 and 2021 to other elections because when you think about it. The pandemic probably did result in many people have more flexibility in how they vote, which like just meant you'd see more votes either show up as early voting or be cast at the precincts before the even rush.
Still worried that tonight is going to suck, but I'd rather the uneasiness being a result of voting patterns during election day returning to the pre-pandemic norm than the GOP doing well.
One man, one vote. This year Drez is the man, and he has the vote. I see now flaws in this system.
Good luck doing your democracy 'murcans!
lets see what MSM decided to do this year, are we doing bars or that weird needle thing
Needle exists.
As soon as I voted the power for the entire surrounding area went out (the voting site itself was unaffected because they had a battery backup and generator).
I can only assume somehow the local GOP detected a democratic vote and EMP’d the whole neighborhood just to be safe.
Proposal: future political contests consist of candidates suddenly ripping off their shirts and whoever has the raddest full-back dragon tattoo wins.
Let Kari Lake drop out of the race by debilitating mental condition.
Ah, I see you too are a Fetterman supporter.
America here, have we met?
Trying to avoid the news most of the night, but y'know west coast so we won't get our results until tomorrow morning anyway most likely.
I hear jeopardy is running a Tournament of champions exhibition match, will the news surpass them with the doomening? Find out in two hours!
florida is a red state, has been for a while
Florida is a pinkish state with the most ineffectual Democratic party apparatus in the country.
They mapped themselves at least 4.
Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running three points ahead of President Biden’s 2020 margin in Culpeper County, Virginia. Culpeper County has 94% of its expected vote in. VA-7 is one of the battleground districts we’re tracking.
Spannenberger running ahead of Biden in Virginia is very good news
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It's also a blatant violation of VRA if it still existed. Killed two black districts.
The guy I graduated with is only down by 8 points with 13% reporting.
That's closer than I expected!
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CNN is showing her getting obliterated...?
And said it's a bad sign.
Love the media!