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

[halo eighteen]

My mail-in ballot came with a sticker, for all that's worth

Same, as did my primary ballot. I did initially think they forgot to include it with this ballot though; it is tiny and easy to miss!

[allegate]

My mail-in ballot came with a sticker, for all that's worth

Same, as did my primary ballot. I did initially think they forgot to include it with this ballot though; it is tiny and easy to miss!

Nope, nothing there.

[zero]

[allegate]

Got mine up too.

[Erneuert]

wat

[versusreality]

I had a dream (or a nightmare) about the election last night.

A sickening feeling in my stomach. If anyone is in or knows people in WI, FL, TX, PA, MI, GA...please, tell everyone you know (I'm sure you already have) to vote him out.
I am very concerned. The race is super close, I don't trust the polls one bit.

[allegro]

G and I stood in line for 42 minutes (not bad) in 38-degree temps and voted in person today FOR JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS (straight Democratic ticket) on the first day of early in-person voting at satellite voting locations in Illinois.

[allegro]

YES!!!

Debate commission adopts new rules to mute mice.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politic...s-to-mute-mics

[versusreality]

YES!!!

Debate commission adopts new rules to mute mice.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politic...s-to-mute-mics

it's a start. the "open debate" part will still let trump run wild.
his constant talking over biden last time hurt him more than helped him. I actually wonder if a muted mic will help him more than hurt him.

[allegate]

Can you imagine the looks he's going to give when he's muted? He'll shout to be heard as well. He'll be apoplectic for sure.

[allegro]

it's a start. the "open debate" part will still let trump run wild.
his constant talking over biden last time hurt him more than helped him. I actually wonder if a muted mic will help him more than hurt him.

A muted mic will hurt him, for sure; because he has no answers to questions. Bullying is his only strategy.

Interruption during open debate will count against your time, will decrease your time. That’s new. And fair.

Nobody will be able to hear the muted person; sure, Biden can still hear Trump without a mic but I suspect Biden’s team will demand Plexiglass so that’ll cut down the noise.

I’m thinking Trump will reject the new rules and won’t go. Which is fine because this is just going to turn into a Trump showcase for Trump and his Russian propagandist bullshit about Hunter Biden and a pedo ring on a laptop.

[Jinsai]

it's a start. the "open debate" part will still let trump run wild.
his constant talking over biden last time hurt him more than helped him. I actually wonder if a muted mic will help him more than hurt him.

I imagine Trump blustering and shouting into a dead microphone while Biden smiles. But really, everyone’s mind is made up. Trump could have a Michael Richards style meltdown in the middle of the debate and start shouting the n word, and nothing would change. If anything, that might just fire up his base more. This is the craziest time in American politics in my life, and I really want it to stop.

[allegro]

My husband and I have decided that we cannot watch the next debate because the last one triggered PTSD in both of us. I thought it was just me until I saw page upon page upon page of the same reaction from people on my Twitter feed; if you've ever been abused, watching Trump in a debate is really traumatic.

Now, Trump is threatening to air the 60 Minutes interview with Leslie Stahl in advance, the one he walked out of in advance in a huff. What a snowflake.


Trump wanting Barr to FILE CHARGES AGAINST Joe Biden and his family BEFORE THE ELECTION is just ... unimaginable.

[Jinsai]

this is disturbing, and I guess it belongs in this thread probably more than anywhere else

https://www.vice.com/en/article/88a4...-email-address

[NotoriousTIMP]

this is disturbing, and I guess it belongs in this thread probably more than anywhere else

https://www.vice.com/en/article/88a4...-email-address

November 3rd is going to a tense day

[allegate]

and the 4th. and the 5th. and the 6th. and the...

[NotoriousTIMP]

Rudy Giuliani caught in compromising position in new 'Borat' film


lolololololol

[allegate]

finally, wtf.

[GulDukat]

Anyone plan on watching the debate tonight? I'm thinking that I will tune in now and then. I really can't stomach listening to Trump for extended periods of time.

[ickyvicky]

I'm going to check it out. Is there a drinking game posted out for it yet? lol

[versusreality]

I'll be watching.

[allegate]

[ickyvicky]

Terrible

[GulDukat]

You can watch the 60 Minutes trainwreck interview here.

[allegate]

who kicked Mitch's ass, and how can we venmo money to them?

[versusreality]

I suspect Trump's strategy tonight is to target Hunter Biden non stop and avoid talking about any other issues

[Erneuert]

I’d like to see them both walk out onstage like this.

[allegate]

awesome news. I was a little worried because the last election my signature wasn't accepted and I had to see a person about it.

Ballot Information Please allow 3-4 days for your ballot to be posted as returned.
Election:	General (11/3/2020 12:00:00 AM)
Tracking Status:
Ballot Sent Date:	10/16/2020
Ballot Returned Date:	10/19/2020
Ballot Status:	Accepted

[GulDukat]

The first post-debate polls say Biden won

[allegate]