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[Don Vito Corleone]

I used to think Gillespie was OK, but he has shown his real self over the past couple of months. He is so fake, and "fakely moderate" that it is nearly unbearable for me to even hear him anymore. I think people, and especially moderates in NOVA, are starting to see through him. That's probably why Northam is pulling ahead now. That, and a lot of undecideds coming to Northam, and big $$$ for him. I can't wait for this little sh!t to get defeated again next month.

[TDAS04]

#DitchMitch2020

[Cactus Jack]

They aren't necessarily, but people shouldn't be so quick to dismiss trends, even after one election.

Take the example after 2000, when Gore lost historically Democratic West Virginia.  I remember people thinking that West Virginia would probably return to its roots once the Democrats emphasized economic populism more.  Likewise, hardly anyone thought Virginia would turn blue anytime soon, and Kerry in 2004 was mocked for suggesting it could be competitive ("a state that hasn't voted Democratic since 1964 isn't flipping"), yet Virginia voted for Obama the following time by 6 points.

Also, after Obama severely underperformed in Arkansas and West Virginia in 2008, many believed that was just temporary, and that Hillary Clinton would probably carry them if she ran again.  Eight years later, Hillary runs again, and gets crushed in those states.  Arkansas is now a solidly Republican state at the local level and has an all-GOP congressional delegation, and West Virginia is almost there.

People are quick to dismiss sharp trends in states if they've only occurred in the last election, but trends tend to mean something, especially after Trump has made the Republican brand in his own image, and I believe that the rural voters in Ohio and Michigan are more likely to stick with the GOP than the inner-suburban voters in the Southwest.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

HM. The government shouldn't be forcing anyone to subsidize birth control or Viagra. Neither are medically necessary.

That's where you're wrong, kiddo.

It is not comparable to something like inhalers for people with asthma. Nobody needs birth control in order to live.

So only medicine necessary for life should be covered? No painkillers for cancer patients, or vaccines, or casts for broken bones, or anything else that is necessary for quality of life but not to stay alive?

Birth control isn't comparable to those things either. Not having sex is not comparable to not being able to walk.

You've never had sex, have you?

Do you really need to ask?

[PoliticalShelter]

Kamala Harris has done more for the justice of million Californians, the most racially diverse state in the country, then Bernie Sanders has done for his sh**tty rural white state. Yet it's the old mediocre white guy that is being shoved down the base throat, when Kamala is a inspiration to many WOC who feel the pain of living in Trump America. Explain to me how the low accomplished senator gets a fair shot at the presidency and not the hard-working GA.

The Butthurt Is Strong With This One.

Also, it's AG not GA.

[Kamala]

Demographics is destiny, and if the GOP doesn't change its tune, it's not winning the White House any time soon.

This sounds like a very 2013-esque comment to make about the GOP.

[kyc0705]

Am confused

[Anzeigenhauptmeister]

In 2004, I vaguely remember hearing my parents talk about it/overhearing stuff on the news. I knew that the candidates were named Bush and Kerry. I figured Bush won because after a while, people stopped talking about the other guy.

In 2008, I remember hearing early on that someone named Hillary Clinton was a frontrunner in her party; I was surprised to hear some time later that she was no longer in the race, since people had been so confident about her winning. A while later still, I heard the names of who was actually running, and on Election Day, I remember observing that we were either getting the first black president or the first female vice president, and thinking that was interesting.

In 2012, I was old enough to follow the news on my own. I remember hearing about the Republican primaries, and a period through which it seemed like all of the candidates were roller-coastering up and down in the polls. I payed somewhat close attention to the fall campaign.

[TDAS04]

1. Any European who wanted to do so could have followed the election.
2. Most people had a "moment" they knew Hillary would lose - for me, it was about 8:30 EST.

1.) No? You know that there is a thing called time difference and that most Europeans were sleeping as a result of this while the Americans were engrossing themselves in the U.S. elections?

2.) For me it was the moment when Trump was outdistancing Hillary in Pennsylvania.

[Mr. Smith]

I'd pick LSD over Moore. 

While I think so would most people here (even a good chunk of blue avvies), I admire your honesty.

[This account no longer in use.]

Hate to judge a book by the cover, but he acts exactly like you'd expect someone who looks like Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie to act, with a dash of Pat Robertson too.

[America Needs R'hllor]

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In the locked Don Siegelman thread

[GlobeSoc]

Ban Santorum!

Nah, it's a really useful word.

[Cactus Jack]

Nominated on the grounds of a beautiful gubernatorial map.

The 2018 midterms

On the state level, the Democrats gained 13 governorships in a massive wave. Across the country, row offices, state legislatures, and local offices flipped to the democrats. In some states, like New Mexico and Nevada, the republicans were completely shut out. The interior plains shocked the country with democrats forcing a split government in Kansas and Oklahoma. The Midwest swung hard to the democrats, a significant portion of the night's gains. The biggest upset was probably the Tennessee governorship, where the republican lost to a strong democratic nominee.

The house had a D+25 gain. Ojeda won his district, and rural areas formed a significant portion of democratic gains. The Iowa delegation was reversed, and Poliquin lost his seat. While suburban gains existed, they were underwhelming compared to the projections before election night. Technically enough to take the house, it was still effectively a Republican majority, with a few blue dogs and new democrats willing to support moderately conservative bills.

The biggest disappointment for the democrats would probably be the senate. While they did break even, polarization and an unfavorable map prevented them from making significant gains.

This is the landscape Pence is working in. A difficult congress and what appears to be a formidable democratic advantage threaten to derail his ambition. Can he retain the white house for a waning Republican majority, or will he be swept away by the democratic tide?

[TheSaint250]

I can confirm at firsthand that Paul Gosar is a ghoul. He's like Kelli Ward with different nether regions and a saner surface.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

If Trump isn't impeached and removed: Trump
If Trump is impeached and removed: Trump

[_]

Disgusting rapist.

[You don't see any blue avatars now]

Republican Governor of Illinois Joanna Campbell please

[Cactus Jack]

All hail the reigning queen of Atlas Forum LGBT+ humor.

I went to New Hampshire once and now I want to cut off my dick. Such is life.

[Dr. MB]

Hell with that old egg commercial, JT is a perfect object lesson to kids as to why one shouldn't do crack.

[Kamala]

Extreme Patriot. Colonialism and monarchism are destructive.

[Anzeigenhauptmeister]

Also could you imagine Margaret Thatcher acting like this? I can't.

Neither can I, because Thatcher was a pretty explicit anti-feminist. 

So is Clinton.

[Cactus Jack]

I didn't know that we had so many Olympic athletes here.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Hell with that old egg commercial, JT is a perfect object lesson to kids as to why one shouldn't do crack.

[MAINEiac4434]

Bring this back!

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