Chan Island wrote:So the midterm elections are done and dusted. The American people have voted, in a shocking twist ended up confusing everybody but the pollsters, who are giving each other high-fives for calling an election correctly for once. There were good moments and bad moments. But with Congress split and in the wake of multiple terror attacks by rightwing or Incel headcases, a curiosity has struck me.
Americans: What do you believe is good about the other party? Were there any individuals running who you thought were good candidates, despite disagreements with them?
For example, for my part I align much closer with the Democrats than the Republicans. However, I could easily have seen myself voting Republican in several races due purely to personalities. New Jersey for example, where sadly a shady crony has been reelected.
In terms of policy I believe Republicans also have a few good points, or bring attention to important issues (even if their methods for dealing with them are in view bad), such as on the freedom of speech. Too often in recent times have democrats and their allies on the left rushed to the cause of censorship and ostracisation of abhorrent views on race, religion, gender and educational issues (even if I can't fault them for wanting to do the right thing).
Alternatively, is there something you think your own party might be doing wrong, even if in context of the other party it is at least a better approach? For example on guns I believe the that while control is needed, the Democrats are being myopic focussing on the big scary assault rifles which account for about 1% of gun fatalities in the US, when they should really be looking into controls or bans on handguns (which account for around 50% of fatalities, and the overwhelming amount of gun crimes committed by organised criminal gangs).
But now it's your turn! Americans (and non-Americans who are drawn to the giant dumpster fire that is American politics by family living there or because of how potentially life-and-death important it is to literally everyone): is there any good idea, policy, personality or whatnot being raised by the party you did not support? Did you perhaps split your vote, for example by voting for a Republican governor but a Democrat Congressperson?
Please don't flame or get into an arguing match here, NSG has many other threads for that purpose.
Thanks!
Concerning the blue part above. Seems someone does not like re-elected senator for NJ. Bob Menendez.
He has good relations with certain local politicians in PUR. Which means at least PUR. can count him has a friend in the US senate. If that other republican candidate had won then you know zero friend.
