2022 midterm election results *** OFFICIAL THREAD ***

[TheTexan]

I gotta get some of those "I Voted (Days Ago)!" stickers

 

[Swordsmyth]

"Education" isn't defined as, the spammer had no logical reason but demanded everyone take his word for it.

Projection.

 

[acptulsa]

Projection.

Ever since I taught you what that word means, you've been trying to inject it into every conversation like a two year old does with new words.

 

[nobody's_hero]

Anyone else get the feeling that all this "counting" going on right now is just the government party finalizing deals about which party gets which seats?

Just like a government-run program, you can never count on them to complete the negotiations before the project begins.

I'm sure they've bought a few key republicans in leadership positions, but IMO dark money has gone pretty much all-in on funding the left in the past few years. Ever notice how democrats are out-fundraising republicans in most every election? Of course they won't talk about fundraising much because it conflicts with the narrative that 'republicans are always the corporatists and democrats are for the little guy.'

Not saying though that the amount poured into both parties isn't beyond absurd.

 

[ClaytonB]

 

[Dr.3D]

I'm sure they've bought a few key republicans in leadership positions, but IMO dark money has gone pretty much all-in on funding the left in the past few years. Ever notice how democrats are out-fundraising republicans in most every election? Of course they won't talk about fundraising much because it conflicts with the narrative that 'republicans are always the corporatists and democrats are for the little guy.'

Not saying though that the amount poured into both parties isn't beyond absurd.

And that fundraising money from all sides, mostly ends up in the MSM coffers. And of course we know who controls the MSM.

 

[acptulsa]

 

[acptulsa]

 

[tod evans]

 

[AngryCanadian]

A telling..

 

[Occam's Banana]

THREAD: Former RPFer in tight race for AZ Attorney General

 

[Occam's Banana]

https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre/status/1591252751404912641

 

[Occam's Banana]

Daniel McCarthy Dissects the Midterm Election
Daniel McCarthy joins Jeff and Bob to consider the deep unseriousness of American politics and electorate.

00:00 : Introduction
00:59 : What People Vote For (Hint: It's not curbing inflation)
12:06 : Federalism/Secession
25:44 : Where The Country is Headed
30:08 : Foreign Policy
34:18 : Trump and Shaping the Narrative
41:32 : The Different Factions of the Right
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https://odysee.com/@mises:1/daniel-mccarthy-dissects-the-midterm:9

 

[susano]

From Josh Hawley, who I really like:

The Missouri populist believes the Republican Party offered voters plenty in the way of generalized gripes about Democrats and President Biden – but no actionable alternative. Hawley blames that on what he calls “Washington Republicanism,” specifically Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. He also thinks it was a bad idea to talk about making changes to Social Security and Medicare.

“I lay that at the feet of the Washington establishment that set the tone for these races,” he added. “They failed to offer that kind of vision.”

Republicans certainly placed their hopes in voter resentment. They banked on the electorate rebuking a less-than-popular president overseeing historic inflation rates and high gasoline and food prices. And a policy prescription-free midterm was what Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wanted.

According to Hawley, that strategy “was a pretty serious mistake.” He says that many voters, particularly “Obama-Trump voters,” just stayed home, essentially reporting back to both parties in Washington through their non-participation that “‘I just don’t trust either of you guys.’”

Republicans did not go into November completely without a plan. The party just didn’t have an official one. Florida Sen. Rick Scott released a 60-page “11-point plan to rescue America” that offered 128 proposals. One of those proposals was to sunset all federal programs. Scott reasoned that “if a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.”

There was no caveat that would’ve spared Social Security or Medicare. The White House pounced. Even though the plan was not an official document, Biden hammered it like it was party orthodoxy and claimed that Republicans wanted to cut the popular programs. And when previewing a looming showdown over spending, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in October would not rule out changes to entitlement such as Medicare and Social Security as part of those negotiations.

Hawley pronounced that kind of talk “nuts.”

“This does not address any of the felt concerns of voters, particularly voters who are struggling economically, who are struggling with rising prices, who have paid into those systems, by the way, with their wages, their entire working lives,” he said.

“I don't understand why in the world Republicans would say ‘Oh, yeah, let's first when we get back to the majority, let's go fiddle with those programs that you've paid into, and that you are going to depend on for your livelihood in retirement.’ I think it's nuts,” he added.

Hawley took issue in particular with an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal by Sen. Mitt Romney arguing that it was time for Republicans to get serious about excessive spending, including “nondiscretionary spending on entitlements, such as Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid, and on servicing the debt.”

full article: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/a...gop_leadership_for_midterm_losses_148459.html

 

[Swordsmyth]

Ever since I taught you what that word means, you've been trying to inject it into every conversation like a two year old does with new words.

In your dreams maybe.

 

[acptulsa]

In your dreams maybe.

Wait, you think real people have actual dreams about arrogant and obnoxious partisan keyboard warriors?

 

[Suzu]

There is no way that Kelly outperformed Masters by that margin.

Masters' race is probably going to be decided by less than 30,000 votes, and Mitch McConnell decided to spend $9M in Alaska to help a pro-abortion Republican beat an America-First Republican for no other reason than Blake said he wouldn't support McConnell for majority leader. FU, Mitch!!!

 

[devil21]

Amazing how that video disappeared...

But but muh Elon!?

 

[acptulsa]

But but muh Elon!?

Smells muskier every day.

 

[TheTexan]

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