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McGrath was definitely the choice of Schumer to run against Mitch. Apparently only 2 percent of Lexington's votes are counted in that number above, so I am interested to see if Booker's late surge is tempered by people who may not have known who he was a month ago.
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A_B wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:40 pm McGrath was definitely the choice of Schumer to run against Mitch. Apparently only 2 percent of Lexington's votes are counted in that number above, so I am interested to see if Booker's late surge is tempered by people who may not have known who he was a month ago.
How does a closely contested race impact the race against Mitch? Will McGrath supporters come out for Booker, or is there animosity there? Is this good news that there is suddenly interest in Booker, or is it more that people weren't excited about McGrath? I just REALLY want to see Mitch gone.
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The Sybian wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:53 pm
A_B wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:40 pm McGrath was definitely the choice of Schumer to run against Mitch. Apparently only 2 percent of Lexington's votes are counted in that number above, so I am interested to see if Booker's late surge is tempered by people who may not have known who he was a month ago.
How does a closely contested race impact the race against Mitch? Will McGrath supporters come out for Booker, or is there animosity there? Is this good news that there is suddenly interest in Booker, or is it more that people weren't excited about McGrath? I just REALLY want to see Mitch gone.
I don't think either of them is likely to beat Mitch, to be perfectly honest. As of right now the republican turnout was much greater than Democrat in the state, but that could change when Louisville and Lexington get in and if (the horror!) it turns out that the absentee voters were largely democratic and thus will lead to the fraud cries.

I think a lot depends on how unpopular Trump is on election day. We saw last year that people were willing to vote for a democratic governor but that was basically a Bevin revolt and it didn't affect any downballot races that all went red. There would need to be overwhelming turnout in the cities to oust Mitch, and I think that takes another blunder or two by Trump before November. but I do think that anyone who voted for either McGrath or Booker will go blue.
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Booker now up 3k votes with 79% of precincts reporting. And the total vote numbers don't look like they include Louisville and Lexington yet.
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Very, very nice.
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We got a new newspaper in the mail yesterday. I had to check the address twice after reading the headlines and it turns out The Epoch Times is mass-delivered to "residential customer". Here are the stories advertised above the fold (it looks more like a website than a traditional newspaper):

How China's Communist Regime Endangered the World

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Where Ties With Communist China Are close, the CCP Virus Follows
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Telling Chinese People the Truth About the CCP

I also enjoy how it lists a "Food Editor" and that they recommend the 6-month subscription for $79 instead of the 12-month one for $159. I can only assume the latter is because when you realize you've been duped, you're less likely to try to fight for a refund at that price point. You can also pay by check!

Shockingly, there are zero ads in the paper and just one testimonial to its excellence, which comes from Jeff Ballabon, who is credited as a former VP at CBS News. Oddly, there is no mention of his affiliation with the Trump campaign, the Federalist Society, and the American Conservative Union Foundation.
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The Epoch Times is all over Toronto - even sponsoring public events. Had it put in the mailbox a number of times, and it is available in newspaper boxes near many subway stations.

Put out by Falun Gong - a group that the Chinese government brutally suppresses. Ostensibly a meditation society, it has cultic religious tendencies and some bizarre beliefs.

Totally anti-Chinese communist party.
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That paper is awesome. They call it the CCP virus.
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We are getting it home delivered here, too! Bunch of right wing drivel.
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I got the Epoch Times a few months ago, tried to read it, couldn't get past the sheer insanity of their arguments. The Falun Gong used to set up demonstrations outside my office building, or more accurately in front of MSG. They'd have people in cages with lots of fake blood and simulated torture hanging out flyers to learn about their religion (which seemed like doing tai chi and meditation) and passing out the Epoch Times.
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Lexington counting votes at 9, Louisville at 10. McGrath has about a 3,200 vote lead with 81% reporting.
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A_B wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:19 am Lexington counting votes at 9, Louisville at 10. McGrath has about a 3,200 vote lead with 81% reporting.
Feels like Booker can overcome that with those two places left to go, right?
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tennbengal wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:27 am
A_B wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:19 am Lexington counting votes at 9, Louisville at 10. McGrath has about a 3,200 vote lead with 81% reporting.
Feels like Booker can overcome that with those two places left to go, right?
Yeah, he got 80% in Louisville walk in votes and 72% in Lexington. Louisville has nearly 100k absentees to count I think. if that ratio holds in both places then it's probably game over.
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Lexington may have just come in. Less than 1k votes with McGrath ahead. About 60k votes just hit the system.




ETA: Couple of other counties came in and pushed lead to 1,700
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Washington Posts numbers have McGrath up 23k votes but it doesn't line up with anything else i've seen anywhere else, plus they are saying only 50% of vote is in. Very odd.
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Booker won by 36k in louisville. Might not be enough,

ETA: Booker Up 21k votes now with Louisville accounted for. But the rest of the state is going McGrath.
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Good lord - I think they tally votes faster in India.

Also - there's this (and maybe my memory is fading, but I don't recall things unfolding in the way lil' Marco claims.

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Vox just shared a link that its been called for McGrath. Boo.
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Booker vs. Rand Paul in 2022.
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This was really good:

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So, this morning I was directed to an article in today's paper discussing local businesses that got PPP money. Exactly one law firm was mentioned, the article saying that "former mayor Rocky Anderson's firm, ----- , received upwards of $1,000,000."

Well, Rocky hasn't been there in over 20 years, and we only got half a million, not upwards of a million.

Apparently someone notified the paper, because we've now been "corrected" out.

Bizarre.
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Your firm uses our software to submit invoices to a mutual client.
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Giff wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:07 pm Your firm uses our software to submit invoices to a mutual client.
Huh. Is this one of the insurance companies?
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Si.
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Kelly Loeffler sure seems like a peach.
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Giff wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:46 pmSi.
Cool.

Can you get those fuckers to pay us faster? Then our PPP money would last longer!
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A_B wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:25 pm Kelly Loeffler sure seems like a peach.
What a cunt. Just vapid that one.
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A_B wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:25 pm Kelly Loeffler sure seems like a peach.
Need a J-lo ruling on the potential irony of a her wanting politics out of sports.
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RBG in hospital if you were trying to figure out how 2020 could get worse.
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This time it feels different. Shit. I hope I'm wrong.
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Johnnie wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:29 pm This time it feels different. Shit. I hope I'm wrong.
Can the democrats return the favour for what the GOP did do Garland? Or is that only the Senate that can obstruct?
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Pretty sure McConnell would force the Senate to vote on a replacement 10 minutes after Trump selected a name from the Heritage Foundation list
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“He also lost to Vanderbilt “ ... absolutely disqualifying.
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Doug Jones actually went to Alabama, so turning it in part into an Alabama/Auburn referendum is pretty genius.
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