Election Day 2022

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:53 am

I have to say I am shocked at how tonight is turning out. I will gladly eat a ton of crow regarding my earlier post about Boebert being a lock for our district. Still too early to declare victory but in a district that is R+8 it’s amazing.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:57 am

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:26 am

Florida red but…

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 6:27 am

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 6:34 am

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 6:46 am

Johnnie wrote: Tue Nov 08, 2022 11:53 pm

Haha! Fuck that guy.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 7:17 am

So Maryland just overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational usage of cannabis.

I guess I should learn to smoke weed again.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:01 am

EnochRoot wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 7:17 am So Maryland just overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational usage of cannabis.

I guess I should learn to smoke weed again.

top of my list! Gonna sign up for one of BFJ's classes!

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:08 am

Johnnie wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:20 am

With only 20% voting against it...

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:15 am

EnochRoot wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 7:17 am So Maryland just overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational usage of cannabis.

I guess I should learn to smoke weed again.

I recommend bigly.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:29 am

I can't decide if this is what will make Trump think he can save the day and make things even worse for Republicans or that someone will finally put him out of his political misery and let him be convicted to avoid the anchor. I don't think this was a good night for Trump world.

ETA: Looks like Vance didn't even mention him in his speech. Legit lol.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:31 am

sancarlos wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:57 am

That's not a bad theory.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:36 am

yeah, it seems the polling industry is facing a reckoning that is more process-driven than results-driven given how our phone habits have changed over the past 20 years. and I'm not totally sure there's an obvious answer on how to fix it.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:38 am

We talked about the polling. It's just not a very reliable resource anymore... Who answers robocalls anymore? Seriously. It's not super complicated.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:01 am

A_B wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:29 am I can't decide if this is what will make Trump think he can save the day and make things even worse for Republicans or that someone will finally put him out of his political misery and let him be convicted to avoid the anchor. I don't think this was a good night for Trump world.

ETA: Looks like Vance didn't even mention him in his speech. Legit lol.

Didn’t Trump back away from Vance a few weeks ago? Didn’t follow that race too closely.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:06 am

The Sybian wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:01 am
A_B wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:29 am I can't decide if this is what will make Trump think he can save the day and make things even worse for Republicans or that someone will finally put him out of his political misery and let him be convicted to avoid the anchor. I don't think this was a good night for Trump world.

ETA: Looks like Vance didn't even mention him in his speech. Legit lol.
Didn’t Trump back away from Vance a few weeks ago? Didn’t follow that race too closely.

Vance didn't really want the endorsement to start with I don't think, so I'm sure he had no issues ignoring him when he didn't need anything.

I'm not saying this is true because who knows anymore, but hey guys...

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:07 am

Another thing...Mitch McConnell is shitting his pants that Trump announces a run next week prior to a potential Georgia runoff. With no kemp on the ticket and the spectre looming, that would not be ideal I imagine.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:09 am

Boebert down 1.2% with 90% counted, but NYT says leaning Boebert. Damn would I love to see her lose and slide into irrelevance

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:18 am

*Michigangster

C'mon.

Post by **brian** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:19 am

I procrastinated and only mailed in my ballot yesterday (which means my vote should be counted) and wooooo I'm glad I did. Those NV races are gonna be close.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:30 am

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:43 am

Post by **brian** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:06 am

tennbengal wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:26 am Florida red but…

Considering how ridiculously Michigan is gerrymandered this is a stunning result.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:39 am

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:05 am

Piece of shit deserved to lose. This will probably be looked at as what puts the GOP over the hump for house control.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:05 am

While Kentucky democrats didn't make much noise on races, it was pretty heartening to see the Abortion amendment fail. Now, don't get me wrong, this didn't codify it as a right, it just said it can't be codified to outlaw. So it isn't as far as some states went, but still, between this and Bevin losing a couple of years ago it does show at least some critical thinking. And the eastern part of the state where I grew up made a little bit of a shift leftward. Not much, but not nothing.

But yes, the youngins understood the assignment. My son was very proud to have voted, which is also heartening to me that a member of LGBT had something to feel good about and not get disenfranchised immediately. WE had discussed how it was unlikely that any politicians would make a surprise victory, so this was nearly a best case scenario. Now we see if Beshear can get reeelcted.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:10 am

brian wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:06 am
tennbengal wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:26 am Florida red but…

Considering how ridiculously Michigan is gerrymandered this is a stunning result.

Dems should now gerrymander is back!

Post by **brian** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:13 am

Next redistricting isn't until after 2030 census, so they can't.

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:22 am

The Sybian wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:09 am Boebert down 1.2% with 90% counted, but NYT says leaning Boebert. Damn would I love to see her lose and slide into irrelevance

Down 2% with 93% counted.

I just looked at her Wikipedia page - apparently, she didn't graduate high school.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:28 am

Fucking shame.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:28 am

Pruitt3 wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:22 am
The Sybian wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:09 am Boebert down 1.2% with 90% counted, but NYT says leaning Boebert. Damn would I love to see her lose and slide into irrelevance
Down 2% with 93% counted.

I just looked at her Wikipedia page - apparently, she didn't graduate high school.

Nope. Got her GED. Which, I won't shame someone for, and I don't know the exact circumstances for her, but sometimes shit happens. I know my uncle was tickled when he finally got his GED in his 30s. Of course, getting one right before election season means she probably didn't think it was that important until someone told her it mattered.

But she also didn't much to make anyone think she was "smart", for sure.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:37 am

Pruitt3 wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:22 am
The Sybian wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:09 am Boebert down 1.2% with 90% counted, but NYT says leaning Boebert. Damn would I love to see her lose and slide into irrelevance
Down 2% with 93% counted.

I just looked at her Wikipedia page - apparently, she didn't graduate high school.

Or in Herschel Walker terms, she was valedictorian.

Checked back with the NYTimes, they haven't updated since 7:30 EST. I dug deeper, and it looks like the majority of uncounted votes are from counties favoring Frisch, so I don't know why they are leaning Boebert, unless mail-in was counted first or something.