2022 US midterms election watch party/thread

[Moonbeam]

I find it unimaginable that a majority of voters would vote for a clearly fascist party even though I understand the fact that Americans hate and unconsciously wish to destroy themselves. It's as puzzling in a way as to how it is that a so called Christian nation has so little religious faith. But clearly it is so very much more difficult to forgive than to seek revenge which is what the Republican religion promises. Fat lot of good it does to warn about the anti-Christ. God is nowhere to be found for the faithless but there the anti-Christ is right there on TV. He will show you how to delight in the suffering of others. Your turn to get to do the nailing.

 

[eelw]

I find it unimaginable that a majority of voters would vote for a clearly fascist party even though I understand the fact that Americans hate and unconsciously wish to destroy themselves.

But gas prices are so expensive!!! So is the rest of the world dumb Americans!!!!

 

[MrSquished]

But gas prices are so expensive!!! So is the rest of the world dumb Americans!!!!

That really are that dumb. It's pathetic. It's the most basic critical thinking skills. This is not complex.

 

[DaaQ]

I don't get how they called Rand Paul when he was 10 points behind right before polls closing.

My are had many vote houses, never had to wait more then 10 minutes. they now only have 3 across the county. waited an hour or more.

Our old vote house had 3 machines in it. The large one in town today had 5 machines. There were probably around a dozen vote houses if not more that each held 3 machines.

 

[MrSquished]

It's funny how Democrats support non-partisan redistricting but Republicans are such shitty people that can only win so many seats without gerrymandering.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

I find it unimaginable that a majority of voters would vote for a clearly fascist party even though I understand the fact that Americans hate and unconsciously wish to destroy themselves. It's as puzzling in a way as to how it is that a so called Christian nation has so little religious faith. But clearly it is so very much more difficult to forgive than to seek revenge which is what the Republican religion promises. Fat lot of good it does to warn about the anti-Christ. God is nowhere to be found for the faithless but there the anti-Christ is right there on TV. He will show you how to delight in the suffering of others. Your turn to get to do the nailing.

LOL religion. The shitbird white supremacist southern baptists were formed specifically in support of slavery.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

It's funny how Democrats support non-partisan redistricting but Republicans are such shitty people that can only win so many seats without gerrymandering.

I don't support non partisan redistricting. If the GOP does it we have to also. Also support admitting DC as two states, one South DC, one North DC, as soon as the Democrats have the chance.

 

[Zor Prime]

Miami-Dade county sliding to the right. Easy pickup for Biden in '20.

 

[manly]

I don't get how they called Rand Paul when he was 10 points behind right before polls closing.

My are had many vote houses, never had to wait more then 10 minutes. they now only have 3 across the county. waited an hour or more.

Our old vote house had 3 machines in it. The large one in town today had 5 machines. There were probably around a dozen vote houses if not more that each held 3 machines.

They use exit poll data to make early projections, not the official incoming counts unless it's a clear landslide.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Election_Pool

 

[MrSquished]

I don't support non partisan redistricting. If the GOP does it we have to also. Also support admitting DC as two states, one South DC, one North DC, as soon as the Democrats have the chance.

You should. If there was nonpartisan redistricting the Democrats would clean the house up. In too many of the shithole red states they redistrict by diluting more urban democratic heavy areas by taking a little piece of that and mixing in with regressive less urban and rural areas. This dilutes the urban vote into small chunks and has them enveloped by the regressive fascist areas of the states.

 

[Roger Wilco]

It’s fitting that Republicans are fleeing to an area that will soon be submerged.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590155681403138048

 

[K1052]

So my general impression is that Florida is a dumpster fire rolling into a gasoline soaked tire dump for Democrats but most other places in the east not so much right now.

We'll see.

 

[Pens1566]

Watch NC senate race ...

 

[gothuevos]

Watch NC senate race ...

Yes... interesting.

I think GA goes to a run off.

 

[MrSquished]

So my general impression is that Florida is a dumpster fire rolling into a gasoline soaked tire dump for Democrats but most other places in the east not so much right now.

We'll see.

Florida has been an unofficial shit hole for a bit now, now it's just full shit hole status.

 

[MtnMan]

Watch party or wake?

 

[gothuevos]

DeSantis about to win by like 20%...Jesus, Florida is gone red for a generation or two.

 

[Dave_5k]

Watch party or wake?

Well, the good news is the Republicans definitely won't have a veto-proof supermajority in the Senate. [end of good news so far]

 

[gothuevos]

Edit: I misread something

 

[Pens1566]

Walker now in the lead...

That's not how this works ...

 

[gothuevos]

That's not how this works ...

Misread the graphic, edited my post.

 

[K1052]

Huh Fung lost in RI02. Most people thought this was a goner to the Republicans.

 

[gothuevos]

The notion that a completely partisan governor (DeSantis) can redraw the maps without any oversight...is not problematic to anyone else?

 

[nutxo]

They need to rename this place commies and redacted.





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[Pens1566]

Starting to be pretty clear there is no real red wave. At least outside of FL. Looks to be quite tame as far as midterm swings go.