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Turns out more than one party can have a turnout machine I guess. Georgia's racial breakdown is pretty disturbing though - why do white people insist on voting en masse for a party that routinely fucks them over?
Also, how badly does a Republican governor have to fuck his state's economy to lose re-election? I mean seriously, Walker's economic record is terrible, and Brownback's is an unmitigated disaster in every way possible. But the fuckers both won. Fuck me.
For the first time, I'm worried about 2016 too. This election wasn't just about low turnout. It was about voters falling for dreadful arguments like a disease infecting 15,000 Africans means you should vote Republican because their relentless slashing of aid and CDC budgets helped said disease establish itself and hurt our preparedness for handling it when it gets here. HUH?
Actually, I feel bad for me. Because of some not-so-great investment decisions, and deciding to be the nice guy in a fairly amicable divorce, I currently depend pretty heavily on soshsec and medicare. And, like every other goddam citizen, on the array of public services that our nazi-commie-socialist guumit provides.
I don't deserve it. But I still get the psychopaths, because 50%+ of my compatriots are fucking morons.
I have to disagree, a little. In most of these races, if the Dems had been more true to their platform, and not tried to weasel away from Bamz, they would still have lost. The difference is, they could feel a whole lot better about themselves, and so would we observers. So, I'm in favor of supporting the platform. I just doubt that it had much to do with the outcome, in most cases.
I live in a pinkish part of California, and as a hobby, I've tried to change the minds of some of the habitual Republicans of my acquaintance. So far, I report zero success. Even in cases where a family member has benefited from a Dem policy (e.g., O-care and no pre-existing conditions), they happily accept the benefit, and then focus on some other Democratic evil. They just assume the Republicans won't remove something that benefits them. Seriously, we may have to wait until the R's fuck something up that affects a lot of people. A lot of folks are not engaged by logic.
tl;shorter version: It is somewhere between very very difficult and impossible to change peoples' opinions by argument. Criticizing candidates for not "trying hard enough to explain" is a bad criticism.
I still agree that candidates should vigorously promote their party's positions. If you lose, you lose. You were going to, anyhow. Go down with your banners flying.
Man. I grew up in Shorewood, got my BS at Madison, and where the fuck did this bozo come from?
I'm surmising that this is all the bozos in not-Milwaukee-or-Madison being stupidly defensive about the uppities in Milwaukee-and-Madison. Am I right? (That's actually a real question, in this case).
Also, because I've been away for a while (45 years), is there a proper term for "not-Milwaukee-or-Madison"? The equivalent in New York would be "upstate". In Illinois, "down-state". In PA, possibly, "Pennsyltucky". Here in Cali, "Central Valley" is close, although not exact.
I was gonna say you should come up to G-land for therapy, but we may be sealed off. Anyhow, for future possible reference, you don't drink? How are you on cannabinols?
Eurgh. What grossness.
Turns out more than one party can have a turnout machine I guess. Georgia's racial breakdown is pretty disturbing though - why do white people insist on voting en masse for a party that routinely fucks them over?
Also, how badly does a Republican governor have to fuck his state's economy to lose re-election? I mean seriously, Walker's economic record is terrible, and Brownback's is an unmitigated disaster in every way possible. But the fuckers both won. Fuck me.
For the first time, I'm worried about 2016 too. This election wasn't just about low turnout. It was about voters falling for dreadful arguments like a disease infecting 15,000 Africans means you should vote Republican because their relentless slashing of aid and CDC budgets helped said disease establish itself and hurt our preparedness for handling it when it gets here. HUH?
my mom never got rid of her canadian citizenship (she's been here like 60 years).
this is good though as she's become republican with age.
Idiots Out Walking Around.
Supremacy Clause.
Even the Five Stooges would throw this way the fuck out.
Wait, do you really think there were people who thought Brat would be different from Cantor? How? Even more stupid?
Actually, I feel bad for me. Because of some not-so-great investment decisions, and deciding to be the nice guy in a fairly amicable divorce, I currently depend pretty heavily on soshsec and medicare. And, like every other goddam citizen, on the array of public services that our nazi-commie-socialist guumit provides.
I don't deserve it. But I still get the psychopaths, because 50%+ of my compatriots are fucking morons.
I have to disagree, a little. In most of these races, if the Dems had been more true to their platform, and not tried to weasel away from Bamz, they would still have lost. The difference is, they could feel a whole lot better about themselves, and so would we observers. So, I'm in favor of supporting the platform. I just doubt that it had much to do with the outcome, in most cases.
I live in a pinkish part of California, and as a hobby, I've tried to change the minds of some of the habitual Republicans of my acquaintance. So far, I report zero success. Even in cases where a family member has benefited from a Dem policy (e.g., O-care and no pre-existing conditions), they happily accept the benefit, and then focus on some other Democratic evil. They just assume the Republicans won't remove something that benefits them. Seriously, we may have to wait until the R's fuck something up that affects a lot of people. A lot of folks are not engaged by logic.
tl;shorter version: It is somewhere between very very difficult and impossible to change peoples' opinions by argument. Criticizing candidates for not "trying hard enough to explain" is a bad criticism.
I still agree that candidates should vigorously promote their party's positions. If you lose, you lose. You were going to, anyhow. Go down with your banners flying.
Vagina?
Or was that an earlier thread?
My early-twentieth history is weak, but does that make them Bolsheviks?
Sadly, none of them will notice.
Man. I grew up in Shorewood, got my BS at Madison, and where the fuck did this bozo come from?
I'm surmising that this is all the bozos in not-Milwaukee-or-Madison being stupidly defensive about the uppities in Milwaukee-and-Madison. Am I right? (That's actually a real question, in this case).
Also, because I've been away for a while (45 years), is there a proper term for "not-Milwaukee-or-Madison"? The equivalent in New York would be "upstate". In Illinois, "down-state". In PA, possibly, "Pennsyltucky". Here in Cali, "Central Valley" is close, although not exact.
Just curious.
Trucknutz, I'd think. Let'm hang it out there, and she can...
Oh fuck it, the idea of US Senator Joni Ernst just penetrated my brain.
Problem. All the youngers I can bitch at live in California. Their votes have no impact on the national clusterfuck.
Actually, Jerry sent a lot of bucks to promote Props 1 and 2. And that was well done.
You do that just a little too well, you know?
I was gonna say you should come up to G-land for therapy, but we may be sealed off. Anyhow, for future possible reference, you don't drink? How are you on cannabinols?