American Politics XII: We Can Do Bad All By Ourselves

by **Shrillland** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:10 pm

Thermodolia wrote:
Shrillland wrote:
The video where he thrust his genitals at a guy, which he defended as drunk shenanigans.

Oh ya that one.

Ya even if it didn’t make you think he was gay it definitely made you think he was totally immature

Which I actually don't get why that's news. He'd openly said in the past that he was bi, what the hell did people think that meant?

by **San Lumen** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:10 pm

Shrillland wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:A lot of Trump endorsements are losing. Kemp is going to blow Purdue out of the water soon.

Erm..so far, his endorsement record is still pretty good. He was expected to lose his gubernatorial picks since it's been mostly arrogance and vanity that decides who he select, but his Congressional record's still pretty strong. Budd won tonight, Oz still has a good shot at doing so. Next week though....he's going to get shellacked in Georgia AND Alabama.

The big question is does Governor Ivey avoid a runoff.

by **Thermodolia** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:12 pm

Shrillland wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:Oh ya that one.

Ya even if it didn’t make you think he was gay it definitely made you think he was totally immature

Which I actually don't get why that's news. He'd openly said in the past that he was bi, what the hell did people think that meant?

Wait he did?

by **Shrillland** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:12 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Shrillland wrote:
Erm..so far, his endorsement record is still pretty good. He was expected to lose his gubernatorial picks since it's been mostly arrogance and vanity that decides who he select, but his Congressional record's still pretty strong. Budd won tonight, Oz still has a good shot at doing so. Next week though....he's going to get shellacked in Georgia AND Alabama.

The big question is does Governor Ivey avoid a runoff.

The really interesting thing is that if she does go to one, it might not be against Blanchard but Tim James. Either way, she'd win.

by **Shrillland** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:14 pm

Thermodolia wrote:
Shrillland wrote:
Which I actually don't get why that's news. He'd openly said in the past that he was bi, what the hell did people think that meant?

Wait he did?

No, my mistake, I got the news stories mixed up.

by **San Lumen** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:15 pm

Shrillland wrote:
San Lumen wrote:
The big question is does Governor Ivey avoid a runoff.

The really interesting thing is that if she does go to one, it might not be against Blanchard but Tim James. Either way, she'd win.

What’s your reasoning?

by **Shrillland** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:16 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Shrillland wrote:
The really interesting thing is that if she does go to one, it might not be against Blanchard but Tim James. Either way, she'd win.

What’s your reasoning?

My reasoning? I've looked at the more recent polls, Blanchard and James are more or less in a dead heat for second with Ivey ranging between 43-53%.

by **San Lumen** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:21 pm

Shrillland wrote:
San Lumen wrote:
What’s your reasoning?

My reasoning? I've looked at the more recent polls, Blanchard and James are more or less in a dead heat for second with Ivey ranging between 43-53%.

I think Ivey wins outright. The Democratic primary will go to runoff.

by **Shrillland** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:25 pm

Oz has taken the lead with a majority of 736 thanks to a huge bundle of votes from Bucks County.

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:29 pm

I bet Republican operatives are panicking at the idea of Oz winning. I don't know anything about McCormick but I would assume he's got a better chance than Oz.

by **San Lumen** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:31 pm

Corrian wrote:I bet Republican operatives are panicking at the idea of Oz winning. I don't know anything about McCormick but I would assume he's got a better chance than Oz.

It might be a few days before we know the outcome but I agree Oz would have less of a chance than McCormick.

by **Kowani** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:32 pm

Shrillland wrote:Oz has taken the lead with a majority of 736 thanks to a huge bundle of votes from Bucks County.

A .006 lead!

by **Prima Scriptura** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:33 pm

Oz and McCormick are definitely going to a runoff

by **Republic Of Ludwigsburg** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:34 pm

I love how when a literal far-right great replacement larpy shooter kills 10 people, Tucker Carlson seriously has the nerve to call him apolitical. Sorry, but I haven't seen a centrist or an apolitical person push the far-right great replacement conspiracy so far as to literally start a terrorist attack.

by **San Lumen** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:35 pm

Prima Scriptura wrote:Oz and McCormick are definitely going to a runoff

There are no runoffs in Pennsylvania.

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:35 pm

Prima Scriptura wrote:Oz and McCormick are definitely going to a runoff

Does PA even have a runoff?

by **Shrillland** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:36 pm

Prima Scriptura wrote:Oz and McCormick are definitely going to a runoff

A recount, not a runoff. Pennsylvania doesn't have those. No Northern state except for Iowa does, actually, and Iowa's just means the state convention decides your fate.

by **Shrillland** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:37 pm

Republic Of Ludwigsburg wrote:I love how when a literal far-right great replacement larpy shooter kills 10 people, Tucker Carlson seriously has the nerve to call him apolitical. Sorry, but I haven't seen a centrist or an apolitical person push the far-right great replacement conspiracy so far as to literally start a terrorist attack.

Am I the only one who sees cheap irony in the great replacement theory? My ancestors saw the Great Replacement actually fold out, and it resulted in us hiding in North Carolina for several years.

by **Prima Scriptura** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:39 pm

If PA doesn’t have runoffs, this primary is going to be decided by less than >1k

by **San Lumen** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:43 pm

Prima Scriptura wrote:If PA doesn’t have runoffs, this primary is going to be decided by less than >1k

A recount seems certain.

Last.FM · by **Corrian** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:44 pm

Also Mastriano being PA governor candidate is not...great

by **Kowani** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:44 pm

Drama in Pennsylvania’s 12th
Steve Irwin won’t concede, Summer Lee campaign has claimed victory, Allegheny County says that the vote totals on the site are the last we will have tonight due to issues involving memory sticks that must be retrieved from scanners

by **Shrillland** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:46 pm

Kowani wrote:Drama in Pennsylvania’s 12th
Steve Irwin won’t concede, Summer Lee campaign has claimed victory, Allegheny County says that the vote totals on the site are the last we will have tonight due to issues involving memory sticks that must be retrieved from scanners

Well, it was a surprise...those memory sticks might be a problem though.

by **Republic Of Ludwigsburg** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:46 pm

Kowani wrote:Drama in Pennsylvania’s 12th
Steve Irwin won’t concede, Summer Lee campaign has claimed victory, Allegheny County says that the vote totals on the site are the last we will have tonight due to issues involving memory sticks that must be retrieved from scanners

Steve Irwin?

by **Shrillland** » Tue May 17, 2022 9:50 pm

Republic Of Ludwigsburg wrote:
Kowani wrote:Drama in Pennsylvania’s 12th
Steve Irwin won’t concede, Summer Lee campaign has claimed victory, Allegheny County says that the vote totals on the site are the last we will have tonight due to issues involving memory sticks that must be retrieved from scanners

Steve Irwin?

No, not that one. This one's Chair of the US Civil Rights Commission's Pennsylvania office, he also used to be a major figure in state adminstration. Lee, on the other hand, is a fairly popular Commonwealth Rep.

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