2021 Elections

[carmenjonze]

The side or party that loses is just as American as the side which wins.

Dems and liberals like Aditi Bussells won in dozens of races across the country. If you’re actually reading the thread instead of clinging to Virginia as a salve for that cognitive dissonance, you’d have a better understanding of this.

this time the message was the democratic party and Biden administration is going to far left.

Except that wasn’t “the message” at all. That’s just your fantasy. The Virginia GOP karen vote was centered on banning a higher-ed social theory that doesn’t even exist in K-12, itself a proxy/euphemism for “too many niggers in the public schools,” historically a very easy card to play with conservative whites.

John McCain has a black baby, too.

[Drak]

It's the GOP that is going to much to the extreme. Glenn, if they aren't extreme, why did the Wyoming State GOP just vote not to recognize Liz Cheney as a Republican?

Isn't that pretty fucking extreme?

Yep. Or the threats the 13 GOP House members are receiving for voting for the infrastructure bill.

[Glennfs]

Dems and liberals like Aditi Bussells won in dozens of races across the country. If you’re actually reading the thread instead of clinging to Virginia as a salve for that cognitive dissonance, you’d have a better understanding of this.



Except that wasn’t “the message” at all. That’s just your fantasy. The Virginia GOP karen vote was centered on banning a higher-ed social theory that doesn’t even exist in K-12, itself a proxy/euphemism for “too many niggers in the public schools,” historically a very easy card to play with conservative whites.

John McCain has a black baby, too.

Well in that case the democratic party has nothing to worry about in the midterms and the Biden/Harris approval numbers are fake news to coin a phrase

[carmenjonze]

Well in that case the democratic party has nothing to worry about in the midterms and the Biden/Harris approval numbers are fake news to coin a phrase

Well no, the midterms are still a year off, a lot can happen within a year, and only cons are buying into this week’s conservative scare tactics.

[Glennfs]

Well no, the midterms are still a year off, a lot can happen within a year, and only cons are buying into this week’s conservative scare tactics.

That is a good point. When Reagan first initiated his economic policies his approval ratings tanked. He was advised to change course. Reagan being a true leader stuck to his guns and was proved right. As our economy rebounded from.the mess he inherited.
The rest as they say is history and today Reagan is considered by presidential scholars and historians one of our best presidents of all time.
It will be interesting to see if Biden sticks to his guns or decides to change course. Whichever he chooses I hope like Reagan it proves to be the correct path and we rebound back to a vibrant economy.

[carmenjonze]

That is a good point. When Reagan first initiated his economic policies his approval ratings tanked. He was advised to change course. Reagan being a true leader stuck to his guns and was proved right.

Ronald Reagan ran for governor and won on a platform of re-instituting statewide housing segregation by race.

Classic white-conservative “leadership.”

Speaking of guns, he would later lead the country into one of the worst political corruption scandals in history, in order to support fascist dictators and their death squads.

More of that classic white-conservative “leadership.” But thanks for playing.

[ZoWie]

All you need to know about current politics is that the Q crowd has turned millenniarian. Maddow had shots of a large crowd assembled at the JFK assassination memorial in Dallas, because they think that the Kennedys are not really dead, just hiding. Their return will supposedly lead the faithful to restore Drumpf to his rightful office, and bring about a secular version of the Second Coming. Presumably this particular millennium would restore full and unchallenged white supremacy, but that's in the backstory somewhere and thus doesn't need to be discussed out in the open.

[Motor City]

Is Donald Trump plotting to steal the 2024 election?

Trump’s attempt to overturn the result of the 2020 US election was ultimately thwarted, but through efforts at state level to elect loyalists to key positions, the stage is set for a repeat showing in 2024.

Let’s get mad!

[carmenjonze]

[ap215]

Hickman wins Senate District 32 race

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Attorney Rod Hickman won the runoff with Dr. Minh Duong to represent Senate District 32 for the next two years. The complete but unofficial vote Tuesday night had Hickman with 60% of the vote.

“I’m very excited this is something that we’ve worked for, it wasn’t given to us, it wasn’t easy. Me and my team have worked very hard so we’re very excited to reap the fruit of our labor. It’s been a long process. I’ve met a lot of people. The most amazing about campaigning for any position for me is meeting people and I’ve made so many connections that I will have to keep me accountable in this role and people that I will answer to throughout my term as senator for District 32,” said Senate elect, Rod Hickman.

https://www.wtok.com/2021/11/24/hickman ... t-32-race/

[ap215]

With incumbent’s concession, Dems have flipped a Pa. Commonwealth Court seat

Republican Drew Crompton has conceded to Democrat Lori Dumas in a close race for a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court seat.

Dumas, a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge, will become the sole person of color on the 10-member court. That makes her just the second out of 31 judges on all three Pennsylvania appellate courts, joined by Superior Court Judge Carolyn Nichols.

https://whyy.org/articles/with-incumben ... ourt-seat/

[ap215]

New Scotland Dems hold on to tight wins with inclusion of absentee ballots

NEW SCOTLAND — The addition of absentee ballots did not give New Scotland Republicans the outcome they had been hoping for on Election Night.

The four Democrats who all held leads on their four Republican or GOP-backed challengers on Nov. 2 continued to do so after Nov. 17, when the absentee ballot counts were released by the Albany County Board of Elections.

https://altamontenterprise.com/11222021 ... ee-ballots

[ap215]

Balance coming to Southold Town Hall as Democrats win six key races

Two weeks after polls closed in Southold Town on Election Day, attorneys continue to examine contested ballots, officials at the Suffolk County Board of Elections reported Wednesday morning.

But the results, as released by jubilant town Democrats, signal an even more historic outcome for the party than previously expected.

https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/20 ... key-races/

[carmenjonze]

I heard every excuse under the sun for the shellacking the democratic party took last night........

Hickman wins Senate District 32 race

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Attorney Rod Hickman won the runoff with Dr. Minh Duong to represent Senate District 32 for the next two years. The complete but unofficial vote Tuesday night had Hickman with 60% of the vote.

“I’m very excited this is something that we’ve worked for, it wasn’t given to us, it wasn’t easy. Me and my team have worked very hard so we’re very excited to reap the fruit of our labor. It’s been a long process. I’ve met a lot of people. The most amazing about campaigning for any position for me is meeting people and I’ve made so many connections that I will have to keep me accountable in this role and people that I will answer to throughout my term as senator for District 32,” said Senate elect, Rod Hickman.

https://www.wtok.com/2021/11/24/hickman ... t-32-race/

With incumbent’s concession, Dems have flipped a Pa. Commonwealth Court seat

Republican Drew Crompton has conceded to Democrat Lori Dumas in a close race for a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court seat.

Dumas, a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge, will become the sole person of color on the 10-member court. That makes her just the second out of 31 judges on all three Pennsylvania appellate courts, joined by Superior Court Judge Carolyn Nichols.

https://whyy.org/articles/with-incumben ... ourt-seat/

New Scotland Dems hold on to tight wins with inclusion of absentee ballots

NEW SCOTLAND — The addition of absentee ballots did not give New Scotland Republicans the outcome they had been hoping for on Election Night.

The four Democrats who all held leads on their four Republican or GOP-backed challengers on Nov. 2 continued to do so after Nov. 17, when the absentee ballot counts were released by the Albany County Board of Elections.

https://altamontenterprise.com/11222021 ... ee-ballots

Balance coming to Southold Town Hall as Democrats win six key races

Two weeks after polls closed in Southold Town on Election Day, attorneys continue to examine contested ballots, officials at the Suffolk County Board of Elections reported Wednesday morning.

But the results, as released by jubilant town Democrats, signal an even more historic outcome for the party than previously expected.

https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/20 ... key-races/

Ohh but it was a shellacking at the polls, tho!

:problem:

[sam lefthand]

Ohh but it was a shellacking at the polls, tho!

:problem:

That's a good observation.



If Glenn wants a "shellacking" he needs to buy himself a can of Turtle Wax get outside and get after it.

[ap215]

Honduras set for woman president as leftist Castro storms towards victory

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro headed for a landslide win in Sunday's election, declaring victory as supporters danced outside her offices to celebrate the left's return to power 12 years after her husband was ousted in a coup.

The election, set to give Honduras its first female president, seemed to have run smoothly, a contrast to four years ago when a close outcome led to a contested result and deadly protests after widespread allegations of irregularities.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ ... ce=twitter

[Glennfs]

That's a good observation.



If Glenn wants a "shellacking" he needs to buy himself a can of Turtle Wax get outside and get after it.

Talk about whistling past the graveyard lets review.
Donald Trump received over 74,000,000 votes and lost the popular vote by 7,000,000. Now of the 81,000,000 who voted for Biden imagine how many were people like me a Joe Memphis voters who werent voting for Biden as much as they were voting against Trump.
So in an election where everything was in favor of the democratic party. Next to an unlimited time to harvest early and by mail voting, running against a man who is definitely at best the worse president in the last 120 years. Yet inspite of having every advantage imaginable the Senate wound up 50/50 and only an 8 seat majority in the House.
Now lets look at the recent election almost everywhere the democratic party lost voters when compared to the presidential numbers. The Governor of NJ barely wins, the most powerful democrat in NJ loses to a truck driver who spent less than 10k. The party lost Virginia everywhere the numbers are trending republican.
Yet inspite of all these facts showing that the american people are rejecting the liberal agaenda of the democratic party people like those here are acting as if they have this huge mandate which is being blocked by the GOP. They are almost, note I said almost as out of touch as those on the right who believe Trump won.

[sam lefthand]

Talk about whistling past the graveyard lets review.
Donald Trump received over 74,000,000 votes and lost the popular vote by 7,000,000. Now of the 81,000,000 who voted for Biden imagine how many were people like me a Joe Memphis voters who werent voting for Biden as much as they were voting against Trump.
So in an election where everything was in favor of the democratic party. Next to an unlimited time to harvest early and by mail voting, running against a man who is definitely at best the worse president in the last 120 years. Yet inspite of having every advantage imaginable the Senate wound up 50/50 and only an 8 seat majority in the House.
Now lets look at the recent election almost everywhere the democratic party lost voters when compared to the presidential numbers. The Governor of NJ barely wins, the most powerful democrat in NJ loses to a truck driver who spent less than 10k. The party lost Virginia everywhere the numbers are trending republican.
Yet inspite of all these facts showing that the american people are rejecting the liberal agaenda of the democratic party people like those here are acting as if they have this huge mandate which is being blocked by the GOP. They are almost, note I said almost as out of touch as those on the right who believe Trump won.

Glenn, your party is still caught in the manipulative thrall of the man who was the worst president in the last 120 years.



I'm hearing rumbles from some of the more outgoing wackos in your party that Don Jr. is becoming the apple of their minds eye. They're imagining one more 4 year term for senior followed by the crowning of of the most unlikely prince I cannot manage to imagine.

[carmenjonze]

The party lost Virginia everywhere the numbers are trending republican.

Source, please.

Try to stay away from weird links like Conan Daily.

[marindem01]

Source, please.

Try to stay away from weird links like Conan Daily.

Yes, a Republican won in Virginia. Which hardly surprising. Traditionally, the Party in Power loses the Virginia Governor's Race. Glenn ignores that had that tradition had held true in New Jersey, a Republican should have won the New Jersey Governor's Race. Instead the incumbent Democrat won reelection.

While the loss of Virginia hurts, New Jersey remains Democrat.

[sam lefthand]

Yes, a Republican won in Virginia. Which hardly surprising. Traditionally, the Party in Power loses the Virginia Governor's Race. Glenn ignores that had that tradition had held true in New Jersey, a Republican should have won the New Jersey Governor's Race. Instead the incumbent Democrat won reelection.

While the loss of Virginia hurts, New Jersey remains Democrat.

I agree. That is a solid pattern that goes way back in time. It's one of those "odds are" situations.

[ap215]

We're all frustrated with this

Democratic frustration growing over stagnating voting rights bills

Frustration among Democrats and activists is growing over stagnating legislation on Capitol Hill meant to expand voting rights, an issue the party has said is a priority but has been unable to clinch a victory on in Congress.

The dissatisfaction is mushrooming as Democrats repeatedly try and fail to muscle two bills – the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act – through a 50-50 Senate after both pieces of legislation passed through the narrowly divided House.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5 ... ghts-bills

[carmenjonze]

We're all frustrated with this

Well, most of us around here are frustrated with this. The cons and their enablers could really GAS.

[ap215]

City Councilman Andre Dickens will become Atlanta's next mayor, CNN projects

(CNN) City Councilman Andre Dickens will become Atlanta's next mayor, CNN projects, defeating City Council President Felicia Moore in a runoff election to determine who will hold the city's top post.

Dickens and Moore had advanced to the runoff after no candidate in a wide field received a majority of the vote earlier this month. The sitting mayor, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, had announced in May she would not seek reelection.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/politics ... index.html

[ap215]

Kent Unseats Copeland: Unofficial Marietta Election Results

MARIETTA, GA — Unofficial Cobb County election results show candidate M. Carlyle Kent ousted incumbent Reggie Copeland for the Ward 5 seat on Marietta City Council. Copeland served as a councilman since 2018.

According to the unofficial results, Kent led with 368 votes compared to Copeland's 146 votes in the Tuesday runoff. A total of 514 voters cast their ballot in the runoff, for a roughly 8 percent voter turnout.

https://patch.com/georgia/marietta/mari ... uncil-race