11/08/2022, The Midterms, aka build on 2020 aka The Election Thread

[allegro]

McConnell:

There’s Americans, and there’s African Americans. WTF.

#Mitchplease is trending on Twitter

[allegro]

Additional ^^

The HUGE pictorial wave of “I am American” #MitchPlease posts by black people on Twitter has been one of the most uplifting, empowering things I’ve ever seen in my life. Beautiful. I hope it goes on forever.

[allegate]

I can't find the comic two-panel reaction with the guy staring in the first one and walking away in the second saying, "Jesus Christ" but that's what I'm feeling at the moment.

also Democrats, pulling defeat after defeat out of the fucking hat:

[allegro]

Feinstein needs to retire. She’s cuckoo for coconuts.

Bill Kristol is even more cuckoo.

I want Biden to nominate ANITA HILL.

[allegate]

That would be so exciting because you know if it even looked like she would be confirmed that Clarence would be running for the hills.

[bobbie solo]

Considering the 51-50 Dem majority in the Senate rests entirely on absolute fucking fossils like 69,420 year old Leahy & Feinstein not dying, it is of the upmost importance to NOT delay in confirming Biden's pick. Because in the case of Leahy potentially dying, Vermont's governor is a Republican, and would immediately appoint a Republican Senator to his seat, gumming up the works until Leahy's seat opened up again, which will be this November...but serves no good b/c the Dems have a good chance of losing the Senate this November. You could say the same for Bernie as I'm sure some centrists in this thread would love to point out....but of the 3 senators mentioned here...who seems the most likely to drop dead...Leahy, Feinstein or Bernie? The first two looked like they walked off the set of Awakenings half the time.

[cdm]

Considering the 51-50 Dem majority in the Senate rests entirely on absolute fucking fossils like 69,420 year old Leahy & Feinstein not dying, it is of the upmost importance to NOT delay in confirming Biden's pick. Because in the case of Leahy potentially dying, Vermont's governor is a Republican, and would immediately appoint a Republican Senator to his seat, gumming up the works until Leahy's seat opened up again, which will be this November...but serves no good b/c the Dems have a good chance of losing the Senate this November. You could say the same for Bernie as I'm sure some centrists in this thread would love to point out....but of the 3 senators mentioned here...who seems the most likely to drop dead...Leahy, Feinstein or Bernie? The first two looked like they walked off the set of Awakenings half the time.

Their concerns are even more serious than that...Sen Lujan (D-NM) had a stroke last week. I believe he's been released from the hospital following surgery but he's not in Washington. There's no proxy voting in the Senate so it's an even 50-50 if all other senators are present.

Edit: 4-6 weeks https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/02/demo...or-stroke.html

[allegate]

yet another 'the call is coming from inside the house' article in regards to election fraud.

Trump Aide Matt Mowers Used Parents' Address To Vote Twice

[allegate]

follow-up to the last post:

Former Trump aide Mark Meadows removed from North Carolina voter roll

and new news from Florida:

[chuckrh]

So if Lindsay Graham eats ham for Easter isn't it technically cannibalism?

[the duder]

This MTG trial is....something.

[the duder]

Police vids of him driving without a license, the infamous "orgies and key bumps" line and now a loaded gun in an airport. This dude is done. https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/st...gd1PRLngw&s=19

[allegate]

boy I hate cryptic tweets like that. I don't see it because I only know the whole loaded gun thing, what are Republicans doing?

[the duder]

boy I hate cryptic tweets like that. I don't see it because I only know the whole loaded gun thing, what are Republicans doing?

I'm presuming the tweets are alluding to the fact there seems to be little to no support for Cawthern from the GOP, they're just going to let him keep screwing up.

But, it takes two to tango and the dude...keeps screwing up. It makes sense for the party to cut ties with this one.

[GulDukat]

As awful as the Republican party is, they are still very likely going to win the House, maybe even the Senate. 2022 could look like 1994 this fall. Biden's shit approval ratings are going to cost his party. People think that if they vote republican gas prices will plummet, Putin will withdraw from the Ukraine, and inflation will be erased.

And then Biden will be a lame-duck for two years while the GOP bides its time.

[allegate]

Ohio Republican sees pregnancy after rape as an ‘opportunity’

Ten years after Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, Republicans are still making remarkable comments about pregnancies resulting from rape.

[BRoswell]

Ohio Republican sees pregnancy after rape as an ‘opportunity’

Yep, it's an opportunity all right. An opportunity to trap women into bringing unwanted children into this world after being subjected to such a horrific crime. Then those children will grow up resented and unloved, and with a dash of inadequate education, will become another Republican voter!

[allegate]

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert Almost Came to Blows Over White Nationalist Event

Ohno.Gif

[allegate]

wow. video after video of a man who has no idea except for what words to say to get the vote.

[allegate]

I mean do you really need to put the party affiliation in this kind of headline? seems par for the course lately.
Andrew Wilhoite, accused of murdering wife, wins Indiana GOP primary in Clinton Township

[poinoup]

Just... amazing...