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« Reply #180 on: October 30, 2018, 10:41:22 PM »
Was thinking of just trying to vote as someone else
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« Reply #181 on: November 02, 2018, 01:50:00 AM »
I got a threatening letter in the mail about how whether I vote or not is public record that listed mine and two of my neighbor's past voting records, and strongly suggested that if I don't vote they would call me on the phone to find out why:omg
They eventually stopped sending me those.
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« Reply #182 on: November 06, 2018, 03:53:31 AM »
Turned in my mail-in ballot directly to the registrar of voters. Kind of meaningless in California of course but hey, there's a (tiny) chance Feinstein might get tossed out. I expect it'll be House and governorships mostly going to Democrats but Senate staying Republican, in which case we'll have to hear the stupidity of everyone saying it's a split vote and have to continue to pray that RBG doesn't drop dead in the next couple of years.

The wait to 2020 is going to feel even worse I think.

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« Reply #183 on: November 06, 2018, 04:34:05 AM »
Beto might not bring it home but he'll come close and maybe that'll encourage the stupid DNC to actually start trying everywhere. :doge
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« Reply #184 on: November 06, 2018, 12:31:10 PM »
I voted.
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« Reply #185 on: November 06, 2018, 12:42:46 PM »
so did we win yet?

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« Reply #186 on: November 06, 2018, 01:05:26 PM »
My wife voted for the first time.

She has anxiety and the thought was really making her anxious since she’s never voted before, so I am surprised she went through with it.


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« Reply #187 on: November 06, 2018, 01:13:29 PM »
so did we win yet?
Taco Bell winning in landslides countrywide, currently America's favorite Mexican restaurant.

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/taco-bell-americas-favorite-mexican-restaurant
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« Reply #188 on: November 06, 2018, 01:27:58 PM »
glad to see my vote counted. i heard there was some other election today but i'm gonna skip it. i'm pretty sure voting twice in a day is double jeopardy.

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« Reply #189 on: November 06, 2018, 02:57:36 PM »
I cast one lone vote against Mike Dewine today. That's all my ballot said, "Not Mike Dewine".

It felt pretty good to have such a targeted fuck you.


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« Reply #190 on: November 06, 2018, 05:25:36 PM »
My vote:

Senator - Beto (D)
Congressman district 2 - Litton (D)
Governor - no one
Lt Governor - Nelson (D)
Comptroller of Public Accounts - Hager (R)
Commissioner for General Land - Suazo (D)
Commissioner of Agriculture - Olson (D)
Railroad Commissioner - Craddick (R)

The rest were down ticket D’s and a few Libertarian’s. :doge
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« Reply #191 on: November 06, 2018, 05:43:31 PM »
Craddick for Railroad Commissioner? REALLY?! smh
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« Reply #193 on: November 06, 2018, 07:11:33 PM »
My vote:

Senator - Beto (D)
Congressman district 2 - Litton (D)
Governor - no one
Lt Governor - Nelson (D)
Comptroller of Public Accounts - Hager (R)
Commissioner for General Land - Suazo (D)
Commissioner of Agriculture - Olson (D)
Railroad Commissioner - Craddick (R)

The rest were down ticket D’s and a few Libertarian’s. :doge

Railroad Commissioner? Surprised there isnt a Doubloon Comptroller

Ans yassss on the Beto vote

Theres also something comforting about a strange old person at the polling station looking you in the eyes and genuinely thanking you for voting.

Voted to re-elect Warren (D) as my Senator, Charlie Baker (R) as Governor and basically the (D) ticket the rest of the way.
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« Reply #194 on: November 06, 2018, 08:10:16 PM »
The railroad commissioner in Texas is the main government official overseeing the fossil fuels industries, IIRC, so it's a fairly big deal. One of the young members of the Bush family ran for it recently?

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« Reply #195 on: November 06, 2018, 08:20:10 PM »
I just checked and it turns out I've been registered to vote this whole time. I have 1.5 hrs to vote in the state of Nevada.
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« Reply #196 on: November 06, 2018, 08:26:25 PM »
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« Reply #197 on: November 06, 2018, 08:45:39 PM »
My vote:

Senator - Beto (D)
Congressman district 2 - Litton (D)
Governor - no one
Lt Governor - Nelson (D)
Comptroller of Public Accounts - Hager (R)
Commissioner for General Land - Suazo (D)
Commissioner of Agriculture - Olson (D)
Railroad Commissioner - Craddick (R)

The rest were down ticket D’s and a few Libertarian’s. :doge

Railroad Commissioner? Surprised there isnt a Doubloon Comptroller

Ans yassss on the Beto vote

Theres also something comforting about a strange old person at the polling station looking you in the eyes and genuinely thanking you for voting.

Voted to re-elect Warren (D) as my Senator, Charlie Baker (R) as Governor and basically the (D) ticket the rest of the way.

It's basically the energy commissioner.
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« Reply #198 on: November 06, 2018, 08:49:06 PM »
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« Reply #199 on: November 06, 2018, 08:51:33 PM »
Beto is going to lose. I shouldn’t be mad because I knew this would happen but it does because he had a complete open shot and ran like a moron. What terrible campaign strategy.
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« Reply #200 on: November 06, 2018, 09:09:21 PM »
Voted this afternoon.  First time voting in this area since we moved here- it's at a school literally right around the corner from me, so popped in on the way home from work, just before 4 PM, and there was no wait.
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« Reply #202 on: November 06, 2018, 09:17:08 PM »
Beto is going to lose. I shouldn’t be mad because I knew this would happen but it does because he had a complete open shot and ran like a moron. What terrible campaign strategy.

May be wrong after all.
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« Reply #203 on: November 06, 2018, 09:19:02 PM »
They almost didn't let me vote because I have no Nevada ID. But I had my voter registration card and my California ID. After a 3 minute back and forth the guy said "fuck it, it's government issued". Demonrat lieberals really are fraudsters!
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« Reply #204 on: November 06, 2018, 09:28:45 PM »
I want Beto to win to make Willie Nelson happy.
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« Reply #205 on: November 06, 2018, 09:30:41 PM »
They almost didn't let me vote because I have no Nevada ID. But I had my voter registration card and my California ID. After a 3 minute back and forth the guy said "fuck it, it's government issued". Demonrat lieberals really are fraudsters!

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« Reply #206 on: November 06, 2018, 09:30:45 PM »
Really hoping Perry Gershon from my district (NY-1) beats Lee Zeldin. Really fucked up race, Zeldin supports were spraypainting swastikas on Gershon signs (both candidates are Jewish), Gershon posted the following election ad:


Zeldin is a Trump lapdog and he hasn't done much for LI, he needs to go.
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« Reply #207 on: November 06, 2018, 10:45:15 PM »
I want Beto to win to make Willie Nelson happy.

I want Beto to win just so the Zodiac Killer dropping to  his knees to suck off Trump last election is the ultimate insult to his legacy.

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« Reply #208 on: November 06, 2018, 10:58:38 PM »
I cast one lone vote against Mike Dewine today. That's all my ballot said, "Not Mike Dewine".

It felt pretty good to have such a targeted fuck you.

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« Reply #209 on: November 06, 2018, 11:13:20 PM »
Beto  :tocry

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« Reply #211 on: November 06, 2018, 11:49:38 PM »
The guy I stood next to in line to vote smelled bad, and it looks like dems lost both my senate and house races

Nice to know my suffering went to waste :'(
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« Reply #212 on: November 07, 2018, 12:12:15 AM »
I guess I’m just going to have to make Willie happy by giving him the hottest cocksucking ever behind a Taco Bell dumpster after I see him live in December.
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« Reply #213 on: November 07, 2018, 12:19:23 AM »
He'd rather get high and watch Marvel movies I bet.  If you need suggestions on how to make him happy.   

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« Reply #214 on: November 07, 2018, 12:20:20 AM »
Isn't he in his 80's? I doubt Marvel is what gets him up.

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« Reply #215 on: November 07, 2018, 12:22:35 AM »
When the options are Taco Bell dumpster with TVC or Marvel movies, age is not a factor.

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« Reply #216 on: November 07, 2018, 12:24:21 AM »
I think TVC would have to entice more with LSD than Marvel, though. :doge

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« Reply #217 on: November 07, 2018, 12:42:19 AM »
He'd rather get high and watch Marvel movies I bet.  If you need suggestions on how to make him happy.   

Uh, what the hell do you know about making anyone happy? I’ve been reading your posts for like over a decade, dude.
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« Reply #218 on: November 07, 2018, 01:31:18 AM »
based on my expertise as a local I'm calling Nevada for Rosen. Heller's running behind Trump in Carson County. big mood
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« Reply #219 on: November 07, 2018, 01:35:55 AM »
Heller just plummeted on predict it to 19 cents. :lawd
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« Reply #220 on: November 07, 2018, 01:46:14 AM »
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« Reply #221 on: November 07, 2018, 08:33:13 AM »
3 good things:
- Rohrabacher lost
- as much as I hate NoVa for ruining every city in VA north of Ashland, it has made the state pretty reliably blue.
- Dean Heller lost after being such a mess of shifting priorities and allegiances

3 bad things:
- Nunes won? Wtf? Worst district in the us confirmed.
- Steve king, too? Though perhaps not surprising
- the entire state of FL.
- #4: I thought Kyrsten Sinema had it.

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« Reply #222 on: November 07, 2018, 09:15:40 AM »
New Mexico seems to have gone as expected. Everyone hates Steve Pearce so of course he lost gov to Michelle Lujan Grisham, a republican won the seat where all the industry is gas and oil, Heinrich and dems won basically everything else. Unfortunately the Democrat sheriff won again, but everything else is okay by me.

Also NM finally is going to have a state ethics board to keep an eye on our dopey politicians

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« Reply #223 on: November 07, 2018, 09:21:36 AM »
Couple more positives:

No more Devin Nunes intelligence committee fuckery.

Gym Jordan's majority leader ambitions squashed for now.

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« Reply #224 on: November 07, 2018, 09:48:31 AM »
I might enjoy Punished Nunes getting censured and otherwise just fucking embarrassed by the majority party.

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« Reply #225 on: November 07, 2018, 09:55:38 AM »
things went about as good as I expected
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« Reply #226 on: November 07, 2018, 10:23:33 AM »
Locally, was pretty bummed that Zeldin (my district) won and the anthropomorphic cigar Peter King won (neighboring district). Cuomo and Gillibrand weren't much of a surprise. The guy who helped me close on my house was running as district court judge (as a Democrat), but lost.
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« Reply #227 on: November 07, 2018, 10:33:38 AM »
Eat a dick, scott walker.  :lawd
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« Reply #229 on: November 07, 2018, 11:08:00 AM »
https://twitter.com/fawfulfan/status/1060146626801602560

I would have loved to seen cruz on that list, only to have him sucking dick on cnn replacing santorum.

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« Reply #230 on: November 07, 2018, 11:25:09 AM »
Can't win them all.
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« Reply #231 on: November 07, 2018, 11:38:32 AM »
Dean Heller is so fucking horrible. Glad I committed light voter fraud to kick him out.
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« Reply #232 on: November 07, 2018, 12:12:28 PM »
"make me look good democrats who hold the budget!"

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« Reply #233 on: November 07, 2018, 12:14:05 PM »
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« Reply #234 on: November 07, 2018, 12:55:30 PM »
https://twitter.com/mcopelov/status/1060057084769824769

The Senate is so rigged that Democrats may never control it ever again
It would be nice to live in a democratic republic.

It’s the day after Election Day, and Democrats just handed Republicans the GOP’s collective asses. Though the sheer magnitude of the Republican loss remains uncertain — ballots are still being counted, and blue California may take weeks to complete its count — early projections suggest that Democratic House candidates may have won the national popular vote by 7 points.

That’s a bigger margin of victory than the Republican wave in 2010 (6.8 points) or the GOP wave in 2014 (5.7 points).

And yet, it wasn’t enough. Republicans will hold the Senate and, with it, the power to fill the federal courts with Republican stalwarts.

A Landslide Victory for Democrats Is Tempered by America’s Broken Electoral System
The numbers are still coming in as I write this just after the witching hour of Election Night, but Democrats seem poised for one of the biggest midterm landslide victories in modern history.

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In a sane electoral system, such a resoundingly clear result would mean sweeping new powers for the winning party.

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But the victory for Democrats feels underwhelming. That’s partly due to stinging defeats in high-profile races in Florida, Georgia, and Ohio that Democrats had hoped to win, as well as tough Senate losses in states like Missouri and Indiana that Democrats knew were uphill battles but had still hoped to eke out.

But it’s mostly due to the fact that the American electoral system is functionally broken in a way that gives Republicans enormous unearned advantages.

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And then, of course, there’s the Senate. Our own Martin Longman and many others have already covered this in depth, but the U.S. Senate no longer has any reason to exist

How to explain to someone living abroad that Democrats can have over 10 million more Senate votes and still lose
As Europeans woke up to the results of the 2018 midterm elections on Wednesday, their primary question — what next for a president who is so deeply unpopular here? — remained largely unanswered.

But European news networks still dedicated hours-long specials to the key vote. And while viewers here tried to make sense of the results, they repeatedly stumbled over two numbers: the total votes for Democratic and Republican Senate candidates. More than 45 million Americans voted for Democratic Senate candidates vs. about 33 million for Republican contenders, according to figures updated around 11 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday.

As the animated TV graphics clearly showed, though, it was Republicans who ended the night in control of the Senate — not the Democrats. “An extraordinary electoral system,” tweeted an incredulous state secretary in the German state of Hesse.

So how could Democrats outpace Republicans by more than 10 million votes and still fall further behind in the Senate?

Why Democrats didn't take the Senate despite winning 11 million more votes than Republicans
Although Republicans retained control of the Senate during this year's midterm elections, Democrats actually earned about 11 million more votes.

Reported vote counts show that Democratic Senate candidates this year thus far have won roughly 44 million votes, whereas Republican Senate candidates have earned 33 million, per The Washington Post. That means about 57 percent of the total votes cast went for Senate Democrats. Despite those stats, Republicans managed to flip three seats, bolstering their majority.

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« Reply #235 on: November 07, 2018, 01:52:18 PM »
Anybody have a link to comprehensive state-level results? From what little I've seen [mostly governors racers], Dems did pretty well there, too.
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« Reply #236 on: November 07, 2018, 02:19:12 PM »
Apologies if I'm repeating a PD post.

Dems couldn't take the Michigan legislature because there were too many incumbents. Gerrymanders aside, there's usually a main party in each district and they typically only lose when it's an open seat. They reduced the majorities, but the R's had built them up too much.

D's also won all the state-level offices which is not unusual, the Governor winner usually takes the others, but the Secretary of State went D for the first time since the Jurassic Period.

Basically every kind of proposal won in Michigan. The state ones: Regulating and taxing pot, establishing a redistricting commission that's evenly balanced between the parties, and adding a bunch of stupid shit about voting to the Constitution that sounds good but should be laws especially since some of them are borderline inherently contradictory.

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« Reply #237 on: November 07, 2018, 02:20:54 PM »
Anybody have a link to comprehensive state-level results? From what little I've seen [mostly governors racers], Dems did pretty well there, too.
Apologies again for not actually answering this post, but go to the NYTimes page: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-governor-elections.html

Click on a state or "State Results" menu over on the right, and scroll down, most of them have at minimum the state offices, the state legislatures and any major statewide proposals. Ballotpedia is then your source for learning the specifics of the latter.

Ex:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-oklahoma-elections.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-florida-elections.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-maine-elections.html

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« Reply #238 on: November 07, 2018, 02:50:22 PM »
I apologize for all of Benji's posts. He's working on it.
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« Reply #239 on: November 07, 2018, 02:50:59 PM »
I apologize for all of Benji's posts. He's working on it.

You aren't worth the lint in Benji's bellybutton. Shut up.
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