American Politics VII: Virginia Reel

[Dresderstan]

Murphy pulls into a narrow lead (.1%) in New Jersey

*.01 you mean.

[Arlenton]

Didn't expect New Jersey to be this close. Of course Murphy wins but damn.

[Diahon]

One good thing I'm seeing out of this is a lot of the Republicans are saying in response to this is "This is why we don't need Trump, we can fight without him" so arguably that's a good thing.

ah, yes, if you really squint hard at that glass, then it's around a percent full! glug harder!

[The Lone Alliance]

One good thing I'm seeing out of this is a lot of the Republicans are saying in response to this is "This is why we don't need Trump, we can fight without him" so arguably that's a good thing.

Is it? He seemed to do a tap dance to keep ahold of the trump followers.

That endorsement may have a price tag.

You mean the thing that had the entire media use simply as a method of attack that apparently didn't work?
That's part of the problem, if the only strategy the Democrats have is to forever go "JAN 6 COVID DEATHS, TRUMP" Those things eventually lose traction, just like how "INFLATION, AFGAHNISTAN BIDEN BAD" stuff will also wear off and lose traction as well on the right.

Youngkin actually played a balancing act between taking Nods from Trumpland while trying not to completely fall in. But he's going to have to keep that balance act going from this point on.


Also, the Democrats are going to need to have a better strategy than screaming Trump at the top of their lungs for eternity, like delivering on promises, ultimately if Youngkin won it's because the Democrats haven't delivered and like I said before, let's hope this convinces Democrats that it's time to deliver.

If they deliver, I think the pain in the midterms will be weakened if not possibly reversed.

Unfortunately if the Republicans get crushed in the Midterms I think they'll crawl back to Trumpism. Because Trump can easily take advantage of Republicans when they're demoralized.

[Kowani]

Murphy pulls into a narrow lead (.1%) in New Jersey

*.01 you mean.

stupid shitty keyboard

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Republican Ann Davison leads Seattle's race for City Attorney 58-41

[Diahon]

Is it? He seemed to do a tap dance to keep ahold of the trump followers.

That endorsement may have a price tag.

You mean the thing that had the entire media use simply as a method of attack that apparently didn't work?

That's part of the problem, I'm seeing the responses from Democrats and it's all "JAN 6 COVID DEATHS TRUMP" stuff that Youngkin has literally nothing to do with.

The Democrats are going to need to have a better strategy than screaming Trump at the top of their lungs for eternity, like delivering on promises, ultimately if Youngkin won it's because the Democrats haven't delivered and like I said before, let's hope this convinces Democrats that it's time to deliver.

If they deliver, I think the pain in the midterms will be weakened.

youngkin and his ilk have everything to do with that shit, they're fucking republicans

the blood trump spilt is all in their fucking heads

[Galactic Transylvania]

Is it? He seemed to do a tap dance to keep ahold of the trump followers.

That endorsement may have a price tag.

You mean the thing that had the entire media use simply as a method of attack that apparently didn't work?

That's part of the problem, I'm seeing the responses from Democrats and it's all "JAN 6 COVID DEATHS TRUMP" stuff that Youngkin has literally nothing to do with.

The Democrats are going to need to have a better strategy than screaming Trump at the top of their lungs for eternity, like delivering on promises, ultimately if Youngkin won it's because the Democrats haven't delivered and like I said before, let's hope this convinces Democrats that it's time to deliver.

If they deliver, I think the pain in the midterms will be weakened.

This is the big takeaway.

The messaging against Trump worked because he's Trump.

Throwing that messaging against candidates that are not Trump, do not look or act like Trump, and are not indelibly tied at the hip to Trump is not going to make for a functional campaign.

[Galactic Transylvania]

You mean the thing that had the entire media use simply as a method of attack that apparently didn't work?

That's part of the problem, I'm seeing the responses from Democrats and it's all "JAN 6 COVID DEATHS TRUMP" stuff that Youngkin has literally nothing to do with.

The Democrats are going to need to have a better strategy than screaming Trump at the top of their lungs for eternity, like delivering on promises, ultimately if Youngkin won it's because the Democrats haven't delivered and like I said before, let's hope this convinces Democrats that it's time to deliver.

If they deliver, I think the pain in the midterms will be weakened.

youngkin and his ilk have everything to do with that shit, they're fucking republicans

the blood trump spilt is all in their fucking heads

OK and? You can't expect the average voter to be so tuned in "on the issues" to make connections between Youngkin's Policies and Trumpism.

Trumpism was as much about aesthetic as it was actual meaningful policy.

[Arlenton]

You mean the thing that had the entire media use simply as a method of attack that apparently didn't work?

That's part of the problem, I'm seeing the responses from Democrats and it's all "JAN 6 COVID DEATHS TRUMP" stuff that Youngkin has literally nothing to do with.

The Democrats are going to need to have a better strategy than screaming Trump at the top of their lungs for eternity, like delivering on promises, ultimately if Youngkin won it's because the Democrats haven't delivered and like I said before, let's hope this convinces Democrats that it's time to deliver.

If they deliver, I think the pain in the midterms will be weakened.

youngkin and his ilk have everything to do with that shit, they're fucking republicans

the blood trump spilt is all in their fucking heads

Guess voters just don't care. We can literally attempt a coup, have people die in the process, then go on to win in a state that Biden won by 10%. Really doesn't seem to be much of a penalty.

[Diahon]

You mean the thing that had the entire media use simply as a method of attack that apparently didn't work?

That's part of the problem, I'm seeing the responses from Democrats and it's all "JAN 6 COVID DEATHS TRUMP" stuff that Youngkin has literally nothing to do with.

The Democrats are going to need to have a better strategy than screaming Trump at the top of their lungs for eternity, like delivering on promises, ultimately if Youngkin won it's because the Democrats haven't delivered and like I said before, let's hope this convinces Democrats that it's time to deliver.

If they deliver, I think the pain in the midterms will be weakened.

This is the big takeaway.

The messaging against Trump worked because he's Trump.

Throwing that messaging against candidates that are not Trump, do not look or act like Trump, and are not indelibly tied at the hip to Trump is not going to make for a functional campaign.

bullshit

they'll trump the fuck away as soon as they gain power

[Dresderstan]

This is the big takeaway.

The messaging against Trump worked because he's Trump.

Throwing that messaging against candidates that are not Trump, do not look or act like Trump, and are not indelibly tied at the hip to Trump is not going to make for a functional campaign.

bullshit

they'll trump the fuck away as soon as they gain power

And?

[Kowani]

Caroline Simmons (D) takes Samford mayoral race

[Diahon]

bullshit

they'll trump the fuck away as soon as they gain power

And?

do trump things

and in the process add to their staggered death toll

but sure, fuck the dems and jump all lemminglike to the murderers you've failed to persecute to the ends of the earth

[Dresderstan]

And?

do trump things

and in the process add to their staggered death toll

but sure, fuck the dems and jump all lemminglike to the murderers you've failed to persecute to the ends of the earth

Ok.

[Kowani]

Long Island, Suffollk county heading for Republican sweeps

[Comerciante]

Guess voters just don't care. We can literally attempt a coup, have people die in the process, then go on to win in a state that Biden won by 10%. Really doesn't seem to be much of a penalty.

If political violence bears no real consequences...

Then I guess we just wait for parties to start forming private "security" groups and the like.

[Arlenton]

Guess voters just don't care. We can literally attempt a coup, have people die in the process, then go on to win in a state that Biden won by 10%. Really doesn't seem to be much of a penalty.

If political violence bears no real consequences...

Then I guess we just wait for parties to start forming private "security" groups and the like.

Oh yeah. At this point I fully expect it.

[Dresderstan]

Guess voters just don't care. We can literally attempt a coup, have people die in the process, then go on to win in a state that Biden won by 10%. Really doesn't seem to be much of a penalty.

If political violence bears no real consequences...

When peaceful demonstrations and "democratic elections" stop working violence is the last resort for change, and the people need to wield that power instead of being lazy and content with their lot in life.

[Diahon]

Guess voters just don't care. We can literally attempt a coup, have people die in the process, then go on to win in a state that Biden won by 10%. Really doesn't seem to be much of a penalty.

If political violence bears no real consequences...

Then I guess we just wait for parties to start forming private "security" groups and the like.

or one can be proactive (in the "you could've done this as soon as january 20" sort) and uproot the gop, root and branch, leaving no elected or appointed official behind

[The Two Jerseys]

Well, a lot more votes just came in, and Essex and Camden Counties still have some more votes in, but I'm not convinced it's enough...so I have to call it.

Jack Ciattarelli is elected NJ Governor.

Unless all those absentee votes somehow go the other way, I just don't see any other outcome.

Yeah and Salem county counted all their votes already... 64-35 to Ciattarelli, that shocks me, like legit shocks me.

Not really, Salem is rural as fuck.

[Dresderstan]

Yeah and Salem county counted all their votes already... 64-35 to Ciattarelli, that shocks me, like legit shocks me.

Not really, Salem is rural as fuck.

I thought because it borders Delaware and PA, especially so close to Philly it was much more of a Dem county tbf.

[Picairn]

If political violence bears no real consequences...

Then I guess we just wait for parties to start forming private "security" groups and the like.

We already have far-right militia patrolling the streets last year.

[Arlenton]

If political violence bears no real consequences...

Then I guess we just wait for parties to start forming private "security" groups and the like.

or one can be proactive (in the "you could've done this as soon as january 20" sort) and uproot the gop, root and branch, leaving no elected or appointed official behind

I don't see a point in opposing it tbh. It's clearly not harming my party that way it was "supposed to".

[The Lone Alliance]

If political violence bears no real consequences...

Then I guess we just wait for parties to start forming private "security" groups and the like.

We already have far-right militia patrolling the streets last year.

Really to be more accurate, we had far right, far left, centrist, and "We don't care what side you're on stay the fuck away from our homes' militias patrolling the streets last year.

[North Washington Republic]

We already have far-right militia patrolling the streets last year.

Really to be more accurate, we had far right, far left, centrist, and "We don't care what side you're on stay the fuck away from our homes' militias patrolling the streets last year.

I must say that a centrist militia would be best at keeping law and order.