American Politics 3.0 - Back to Brunch

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Boebert staged a comeback. Damn it.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1590762395315892224

This is disappointing, but Boebert is not out of the woods yet. There are three counties that still have ballots to count that could amount to a swing. Pueblo (Frisch +8) still has 7% to come in, Garfield (Frisch +14) still has 10% to come in, and Pitkin (Frisch +58) still has 7% to come in. All other counties are close to being in. Boebert has underperformed in every single county she won in 2020, including Rio Blanco where she was +65 points over Frisch.

[woob]

Originally Posted by MissTeeks

Apparently getting married will make you change your political beliefs.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1590782123656458240

F### me that was nuts. Bet that guy would love if women just couldn't vote. Then their "brainwashing" of the childrens wouldn't matter.

[IliketoPuck]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I've gone the other way.

Same.

I've come to the conclusion that no party on the political spectrum is an effective steward of capital. They all suck at it. Some are worse in some areas, better in others, but on aggregate they are all abysmal. And if we really want to call a spade a spade, the last 40 years of economic policies implemented by all sides of government have only increased wealth concentration in the boomer generation and entrenched that wealth with policies that make it harder for younger generations to get ahead.

So what really differentiates them at the end of the day is the social policies.

Conservative social policies suck. The last few years has been a race to the bottom (right?) in terms of who can out-crazy who and prey off of populism and nationalistic tendencies in the quest for power.

No thanks.

At the end of the day, I'll punt on the economic policies that require a complete lobotomy at this point anyways if it means kicking this right wing nonsense into the trash can of history where it belongs.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by lanny_mcdonald

just updated arizona.

Hobbs 963,439
lake 946,762

hobbs +16,667, an increase of 3,612

lake is underperforming in graham and greenlee by 2 and 9 points respectively.

Mark kelly has extended his lead over blake "nutbar" masters by almost 100,000 votes. This should be called as the largest pool of ballots left are in maricopa (kelly +8), pima (kelly +25), and coconino (kelly +29).

https://twitter.com/user/status/1590829180748705793


Fat lady will sing once the the Election Day drop offs are counted.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I've gone the other way.

So have I. Far more left (socially). Miles away actually.

At the time I had no idea what an ####### I was.

[Mathgod]

And so it begins

https://www.rollingstone.com/politic...rs-1234628360/

[Ozy_Flame]

I have move more leftward as I get older - not only because I see value and compassion in not leaving anyone behind (everyone deserves their best life during their blip of time on this planet), but also because as I wind down my own life with age, I realize resisting social movements and pinching pennies is a worthless exercise.

Death, taxes, and change. Three things you can't avoid, and because of that, embrace the progressive ride that is human evolution.

[Cappy]

I've moved towards the center-left since I was in my teens and twenties.

My dad, who is fairly libertarian, actually tells people it's because of university - i.e. brainwashing

But i would say the change happened after i left school

[FlamesAddiction]

I think I've moved right on some issues, but stayed pretty left on most, especially domestic social issues. I was raised by parents that I would describe as on the left.

When it comes to things like housing, education, the environment, medical care, taxes, subsidies, etc..., I have always been left-left. Where I have moved right, it is on things like immigration, crime, trade, the economy. I consider myself a centrist because I think that is where I average out, but I am left on some things and right on others.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

This is disappointing, but Boebert is not out of the woods yet. There are three counties that still have ballots to count that could amount to a swing. Pueblo (Frisch +8) still has 7% to come in, Garfield (Frisch +14) still has 10% to come in, and Pitkin (Frisch +58) still has 7% to come in. All other counties are close to being in. Boebert has underperformed in every single county she won in 2020, including Rio Blanco where she was +65 points over Frisch.

The fact that a bats*** lunatic like her is even still in the race is incredibly depressing. Like how the f—- do people look at her and think “yea, that’s who I want representing me.” Unreal.

[Rutuu]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

That and always being a c*nt can be exhausting

Haha. True. Life's too short.

I mean I still believe in private industry over government, global free trade and lower corporate tax rates.

...but my views have moderated from more extreme levels on those things, and the conservative parties have shifted on all those issues, where it's become more about telling people how to live. I always thought disliking government interference as a conservative meant you wanted freedom for everyone. Unfortunately the reality is that freedom is for an exclusive club to be jerks at the expense of everyone else.

So I shifted left...It was economy first for me and everything else will sort itself out. The reality is the economy is people and our planet. So take care of the those two things first and you get a far better economy.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by Yoho

https://twitter.com/user/status/1590829180748705793


Fat lady will sing once the the Election Day drop offs are counted.

If you say so. You've been wrong on pretty well everything else you've floated, so this bodes well for democracy.

Would like to point out that Archer is speaking to only Maricopa county, where Hobbs is +4 (estimated 408,000 outstanding). What is left out of his comments is Pima (Hobbs +20) still has 34% of the vote outstanding, the most in the state. Pima is home to Tucson, the second most populated municipality in Arizona (160,000 outstanding). He also doesn't speak to Coconino (Hobbs +25) where Flagstaff, Page, and Sedona reside (15,000 estimated outstanding). These are the counties with the largest vote counts outstanding. That accounts for 94% of the outstanding vote in the state.
Please also be aware that counties are responsible for managing the count and reporting and no single county manages the release of information. The information is released through the AZ Secretary of State's Office.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

If you say so. You've been wrong on pretty well everything else you've floated, so this bodes well for democracy.

Would like to point out that Archer is speaking to only Maricopa county, where Hobbs is +4 (estimated 408,000 outstanding). What is left out of his comments is Pima (Hobbs +20) still has 34% of the vote outstanding, the most in the state. Pima is home to Tucson, the second most populated municipality in Arizona (160,000 outstanding). He also doesn't speak to Coconino (Hobbs +25) where Flagstaff, Page, and Sedona reside (15,000 estimated outstanding). These are the counties with the largest vote counts outstanding. That accounts for 94% of the outstanding vote in the state.
Please also be aware that counties are responsible for managing the count and reporting and no single county manages the release of information. The information is released through the AZ Secretary of State's Office.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1590840686831542273

This one’s my lock of the week.

[GirlySports]

We make fun of Florida but they're the fastest counters.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

We make fun of Florida but they're the fastest counters.

Well it's not a swing state anymore, and after 2000 I'm sure that caused a bunch of changes in how they run elections

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by Yoho

https://twitter.com/user/status/1590840686831542273

This one’s my lock of the week.

Newsmax. Explains everything about you and the information you're sharing.

[photon]

"They're" trying to delay the inevitable. Gee I wonder who falls for that kind of mentality?

[GirlySports]

Trump is done. He's really lashing out.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1590849024726532096

[photon]

Capital E on Endorse lol. Cause it's a divine endorsement.

[JohnnyB]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Trump is done. He's really lashing out.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1590849024726532096

Could he look more pathetic? The failed old emperor without his MAGA fantasy robes. Pathetic and gross.