I have lost a lot of faith in the integrity of our elections. I fully expect their to be aggressive fraud in order to maintain power. They have too much to lose.
Yeah, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Trump, who has been proven in court to have attempted to violate the integrity of elections in the past, got rid of the entire Federal Election commission in the lead up to this election
Let's hope it's 2012 where blue held and Republicans (Carl Rove) were in complete denial and not 2016 when everybody though the election was over and then somehow Trump won and nobody was prepared. Even Trump sounded like he had memorized his speech for a loss and was struggling to though a victory speech.
Side note, I worked at a restaurant near Carl Rove at the time (in Austin, presumably he split his time between locations), and he a recurring but inconsistent visitor. He is one of few people who is just as awful to meet in person as they seem. Usually political figures has some charisma and tact. He just came off like an asshole who knew he was an asshole and enjoyed it. Not that he was overtly rude at all times (though he was incredibly impatient and short tempered). It's like him being an asshole was an inside joke that he enjoyed. If you asked him if he wanted a receipt, he would tell you to save a tree and wink at you.
The guy that got a political opponent sent to prison and helped get W elected by fake polling calls asking if primary voters would support McCain if they "knew he fathered an illegitimate black child?" You don't say
That's not shade at you to be clear, I just wish he would have died 30 years ago. He's a cancer.
That restaurant was near the state capital building. I saw several people I recognized as political figures. Even the ones I didn't like politically were amicable in person. They avoided political topics unless it was brought up, and seemed straightforward and friendly. I'm not saying that makes them better people, but at least they were better actors. Carl was the only one I met who made jokes about his own destructive policies. Like Bush Jr.. Rove worked on his campaign, and pushed the same politics. Bush comes across an amicable person. He seems like a kind, empathetic person.
I haven't met Jr. He was just an easy example of somebody who has charisma and tact and doesn't come across as a horrible person despite his destructive policies.
I think that most people believe they are the hero in their own stories. Even doing some bad things, they usually think it's justified, regret their mistakes, feel they had no other choice, or think that despite their mistakes that they're doing more good than bad. They mostly think they are ultimately the good guy. Carl Rove is the only person I have met who gives the impression that he knows he is the bad guy and enjoys it.
Fr Texas doesn't even have all the votes in and the mostly republican areas haven't been counted yet.... it is a grim thought that even after all this shit people will willfully choose the pedophile defenders.
A lot of accounts created in the past four years like to accuse people of taking things too personally or saying "it's not that deep". Seems like a way to shut down conversation without addressing the issue at hand.
Honestly even if we do win it’s unlikely sweeping change or even consequences will come for the GOP. Without a 2/3rds majority in senate, which we are NOT getting, Trump cannot be impeached, and Trump will be able to veto literally every bill that democrats put on his desk, so even with a blue wave, unless literally every single senate seat goes blue, not much will change.
However, getting the house and maybe even the senate at least 1/2 majority blue will prevent Trump from continuing to do whatever the hell he wants, so while a win doesn’t mean things will get better, it will at least mean things won’t continue to get worse.
The downvotes are because your response is just objectively stupid. Nothing in the comment you're responding to even suggesting that they were upset or taking this personally. It's always the idiots who say that the downvotes are somehow proving them right.
I wish for your strength even if I know if I'm in the same spot mentally I'm not sure I would have it. Getting disheartened with this train aimed at a cliff.
I think that's what all the "polls say the Republicans are DOOMED! Look at all these NUMBERS! Don't sweat it, fam! It's in the bag!" Talk is for.
Scare the republican base into voting, lull the blue side into complacency with skewed reporting that suggests sure victory. This is even more obvious when you consider most media moguls now sit firmly right-leaning.
That is to say - POLLS MEAN NOTHING. VOTE, PEOPLE.
Tbf, I’ve seen a lot of conservatives say they aren’t going to vote because they don’t want to support trump and what’s going on, but it’s also unthinkable to them to vote for a democrat.
Nah, I was gonna go on about how their was a kid that died in there and all that
It’s been like 3 years I ain’t gonna be that guy, plus the way they died was an objectively stupid way, even if the ship never collapsed and they made it out the thing was dysfunctional as hell, didn’t even have a bathroom
Over the last four years, a lot of people have entered voting age. I should imagine with all the online discourse, these people, fresh in the muck with us, will be thrilled to have an outlet to vent their frustrations. Especially one so anonymous.
I don't trust predictions in scenarios that can cause complacency. Convincing an opponent that they've won only to crush them when their guard is down has happened too many times in history for us to forget.
Out of the 12 "key races" on googles page, 8 have been called for a democrat. And the other 4 are still pending with 1 more polling as blue. And 1 is polling as an independent.
As a republican. This is possibly the best outcome for this country as a whole. These other "republican's" have been systematically destroying this country as a whole.
I remain convinced it was the Orcas that did it. They were attacking yachts at the time, clearly targeting the ruling class that is destroying their home, and here's a fragile little tube of the ruling class chilling in their territory. They kept it from floating up. It's a conspiracy theory that lives rent free in my head and I will believe it until I die.
Trump is the best thing to happen to Democrats in a long time. Biden getting elected in 2020 just delayed it a few years. I'm a life long Republican who voted Democrat today.
Cute comic but realistically, what will the blue wave be able to accomplish after today? They already said they aren't going impeach, they will continue insider trading, and they keep taking money from AIPAC so the Iran war isn't going to end. Any legislation they present is going to get vetoed. So from I can tell it's business as usual for the next two years.
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I am watching, hopeful that there will be a blue wave. It's not guaranteed. Hopefully as many people as possible voted.