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At the rate he’s going killing off his own voters… it would be ironic if he lost by just a bit - enough that it could be said that he would have won if he had not deliberately killed his supporters.
I think that would be a fitting defeat over a landslide, much as I'd like to see one for every asshole republican governor that has ignored and fought realityMSN
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At the rate he’s going killing off his own voters… it would be ironic if he lost by just a bit - enough that it could be said that he would have won if he had not deliberately killed his supporters.
I talk a lot of shit about the place, but part of me feels that even a broken democracy like Florida doesn't deserve what that idiot is doing to it. At least I'm hearing Floridians rage on the guy now, hope that translates at the ballot box so overwhelmingly the GQP can't steal the election like they usually do. Misinformation, reg purges, poll taxes, Florida goes all out.
Texas isn't a Utopia? Listening to some posters here, you'd think Texas was, and California was like a Mad Max movieThey knew who he is, and what he stood for, and voted for him anyway. They got what they wished for. As did Texas, and that is where I live, so I know.
Actually, my recollection of Texas WAS a Mad Max movie. I drove through it, west to east a couple months after JFK was assassinated, even visited the Grassy Knowle in Dallas. It was big and flat, the roads were long and straight and people drove a lot faster than they did in California (where my trip started).Texas isn't a Utopia? Listening to some posters here, you'd think Texas was, and California was like a Mad Max movie![]()
I don't believe the IFR of Covid-19 is high enough to swing elections, but if there's any place where it might, Florida is certainly a swingy state. Obviously the real electoral effect would be that swing voters abandon you.MSN
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At the rate he’s going killing off his own voters… it would be ironic if he lost by just a bit - enough that it could be said that he would have won if he had not deliberately killed his supporters.
They knew who he is, and what he stood for, and voted for him anyway. They got what they wished for. As did Texas, and that is where I live, so I know.
sad but true.As I saw pointed out on Twitter today you have to look no further than Larry Hogan to see how diseased the modern GOP is. Hogan is the popular Republican governor of a blue state with huge crossover appeal and a record of success in general, and COVID in particular.
DeSantis is the unpopular governor of a state that is purple at best and right now he’s deliberately sabotaging his state’s response to the virus as things get so bad they are running out of oxygen.
So naturally Hogan’s future in the Republican Party is totally dead and DeSantis is the most popular non-Trump figure in the GOP.
We haven't had a pandemic this bad in about a hundred years, I doubt very much people knew exactly how bad this asshole's response would be. Same for Trump. Most us assumed that once people started dying in droves that the bullshit would hit pause. Should be an easy one for people who call themselves pro-life, right? I'd like to think that most Americans, regardless of political leanings, want competency from their elected officials. The issue is how do they react when that competency is not only non-existent, it tracks into homicidal negligence territory. Are they outraged at the enormous preventable body count, or are they making excuses and blaming CRT, Pelosi, anyone but themselves, for what happens at local levels with complete R control?
I'm seeing a steady stream of people walking it back now. From red state governors regretting their own mask bans to magats in ICUs in tears that they turned down the vaccine. Heard the other day that vaccinations in Alabama (the least vaccinated there is if I recall) spiked more than 200k people last week. Still slowly going up. VRAM's link about DeSantis' tanking approval pleases me. How long can he and governors like him keep covid45 simmering I wonder. Moscow Mitch gets it. DeSantis, Abbot? Not so much.
I like how to be a favorite of the GQP, you need to have the blood of thousands of your constituents on your hands, and to be proud of it no less. Going that extra mile to ban mask mandates, even in schools, just, wow. Still blows my mind.
Trumpism is a mental disorder, with deadly consequences still being felt by everyone, not just the numbnuts who voted for the traitor. Pity we can't get Moderna to whip up something for that.
In some ways I'll be surprised if cases spike. The spread will be at Sturgis and then everyone will get sick once they go home. The cases will get diffused across a wide area IMO, and it will be tough to gage the true impact.Let's not forget Kristi and the bikers:
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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally kicked off in South Dakota on Friday, with thousands of bikers descending on the streets of the Black Hills region despite warnings from health experts that the event will fur ...
Isn't Sturgis that caused the massive Midwest spike last year? Especially in North and South Dakota? I remember reading at one point it was responsible for like half the cases in the US.In some ways I'll be surprised if cases spike. The spread will be at Sturgis and then everyone will get sick once they go home. The cases will get diffused across a wide area IMO, and it will be tough to gage the true impact.
Then again, all the locals will probably be exposed. So that's probably the best proxy for degree of spread among the attendees.
I just want to drive a stake in the heart of the GOP.As I saw pointed out on Twitter today you have to look no further than Larry Hogan to see how diseased the modern GOP is. Hogan is the popular Republican governor of a blue state with huge crossover appeal and a record of success in general, and COVID in particular.
DeSantis is the unpopular governor of a state that is purple at best and right now he’s deliberately sabotaging his state’s response to the virus as things get so bad they are running out of oxygen.
So naturally Hogan’s future in the Republican Party is totally dead and DeSantis is the most popular non-Trump figure in the GOP.
Sounds exactly like he's trying to position himself for a run against Biden.DeSantis throws out the red meat-
Honestly DeSantis could blame Obama for the surge in cases and the Trumpies would believe it.
