The Bob Cesca Show: Nuts and Trouble

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Today’s program from our podcasting affiliate, The Bob Cesca Show:

Nuts And Trouble — NSFW; Buzz Burbank from Buzz Burbank News and Comment is here; The Liberty Amendments and the Koch GOP takeover of the Constitution; Alpha Democrats; Trump ordered the code red and hurled Junior under a bus; Election Day in the Ohio 12th; Alex Jones booted off Facebook, YouTube, iTunes and Stitcher; QAnon might be a liberal prank; Mueller sets a low bar for Trump questions; Facebook wants your banking information; and so much more.

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Eclectic Cyborg Aug 7, 2018 • 3:36:47pm

Reposting since I just got CL’ed.

Thanks for all the support guys re: immigration.

I will tell you this: I will not go quietly into the night. If the government does try and deport me under this asinine rule I WILL get a lawyer and plead my case to a judge.

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 3:38:18pm

re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg

Reposting since I just got CL’ed.

Thanks for all the support guys re: immigration.

I will tell you this: I will not go quietly into the night. If the government does try and deport me under this asinine rule I WILL get a lawyer and plead my case to a judge.

I got CLed too lol responding to you. EC, you can always private message me and I can look for good immigration attorneys in your area. I live too far to directly help but I can do some research for you.

Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis Aug 7, 2018 • 3:38:24pm

re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg

Reposting since I just got CL’ed.

Thanks for all the support guys re: immigration.

I will tell you this: I will not go quietly into the night. If the government does try and deport me under this asinine rule I WILL get a lawyer and plead my case to a judge.

No one but you moved to the new thread.
/I’m not here.

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 3:41:41pm

The wildfires in the news have reminded me of an NYC evening, not that long after 9/11. I and a couple of colleagues were at a bar (Automatic Slim’s, if memory serves) and there was this group of young guys in some kind of uniform. 1/X

— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) August 7, 2018

Read this https://t.co/2GGUEVZpkz

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 7, 2018

Charles Johnson Aug 7, 2018 • 3:42:16pm

Current mood. (via FBW) pic.twitter.com/zRRNVCYEI8

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 7, 2018

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 3:43:24pm

We’re back LIVE outside a Franklin County polling place with Chairman @DavidPepper — as of 4 p.m., nearly one-fourth of the registered voters at this location had cast a ballot. That’s HIGH turnout for this #OH12 special election!

WATCH: https://t.co/TtdY0WVcnD

— Ohio Dems (@OHDems) August 7, 2018

sagehen Aug 7, 2018 • 3:43:50pm

Tonight on Frontline (PBS):

Season 36 • Episode 16 • Documenting Hate: Charlottesville
Exposing the white supremacists and Neo-Nazis involved in the 2017 Charlottesville rally. An investigation with ProPublica shows how some of those behind the racist violence went unpunished and continued to operate around the country

Dave In Austin Aug 7, 2018 • 3:43:55pm

Patricia Kayden Aug 7, 2018 • 3:45:45pm

Ari is an idiot for inviting Candace Owen on his show. What the hell did he expect but bedlam!?

Targetpractice Aug 7, 2018 • 3:46:26pm

re: #6 JordanRules

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Turnout is gonna be key.

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 3:49:03pm

re: #9 Patricia Kayden

Ari is an idiot for inviting Candace Owen on his show. What the hell did he expect but bedlam!?

Yup. SMH

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 3:49:53pm

re: #7 sagehen

Tonight on Frontline (PBS):

Season 36 • Episode 16 • Documenting Hate: Charlottesville
Exposing the white supremacists and Neo-Nazis involved in the 2017 Charlottesville rally. An investigation with ProPublica shows how some of those behind the racist violence went unpunished and continued to operate around the country

Oh thanks for the heads up!

ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 3:53:13pm

Wow…Candace Owens is a piece of work. As I mentioned in the last thread (CL’d) Ari had a segment with her debating Michael Eric Dyson and it turned into a complete television breakdown…mostly caused by Owens.

Buy the way, she was complaining about Antifa attacking her at a restaurant last night.

I saw this…

CNN - Conservative activists driven from restaurant by antifa group

Washington (CNN)Conservative activists Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk were accosted at a Philadelphia restaurant on Monday by protesters from a local antifa group.

Owens and Kirk, who lead the conservative super PAC Turning Point USA, had their breakfast at Green Eggs Café prematurely ended when protests erupted outside.

Owens told CNN that the protesters, who bore an antifa sticker, “immediately recognized” Kirk and her, and a much larger group approached the restaurant about 20 minutes later. She said the protesters began harassing and throwing things at Kirk and her from outside the restaurant.

Videos posted by Owens, who is black, and Kirk on Twitter depict an angry scene in which protesters recite chants such as “f—- white supremacy,” “no good cops in a racist system” and “cops and Klan hand-in-hand.”

…

More at link plus some video of Candace going off…

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 3:55:58pm

re: #13 ObserverArt

Candace Owen on @TheBeatWithAri right now trying to rewrite history (“Democrats are the real racists and always have been!”) is quite a spectacle to behold …

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) August 7, 2018

She also complained about @MichaelEDyson using big words. https://t.co/M4gkHmdu1K

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 7, 2018

That was crazy.

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 3:57:13pm

Gearing up for some important special election and primary results this evening! Here’s a good rundown of the races to watch: Every August 7 primary election you should know about: https://t.co/gmyLWNWwvY

— Asha Dahya (@Ashadahya) August 7, 2018

VegasGolfer Aug 7, 2018 • 3:58:38pm

re: #9 Patricia Kayden

Nope. She was just out of control. If you dont have a point, you just start yelling and attack the other guest.
I believe she is another opportunist like trump who found a gullible group of people and found out how to exploit them for monetary gain.

quillette.com

ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 3:59:04pm

re: #9 Patricia Kayden

Ari is an idiot for inviting Candace Owen on his show. What the hell did he expect but bedlam!?

I agree to a degree.

But I also understand what he is doing.

It is called being fair. I know it is a forgotten concept on TV, but Ari does try.

And Candace does nothing for Republicans except play to wingnuts. And I think Ari had an inkling that would happen.

Maybe I am wrong for thinking this way, but we can’t just be us and them…we get on conservatives and their media for just that.

But I am old school.

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 4:02:05pm

re: #16 VegasGolfer

Nope. She was just out of control. If you dont have a point, you just start yelling and attack the other guest.
I believe she is another opportunist like trump who found a gullible group of people and found out how to exploit them for monetary gain.

quillette.com

Oh, to be a conservative “commentator,” where the only qualification needed is to be terrible (and loud about it).

— Yeti Rizzo-Cooper-Davis-White (@libraryyeti) August 7, 2018

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 4:03:27pm

JUST IN: Man convicted of killing Indian national Srinivas Kuchibhotla and injuring 2 people at a Kansas bar in early 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison over the racially motivated attack. https://t.co/hxDFL8IbKm - @41actionnews

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 7, 2018

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 4:06:59pm

This is quite an exerpt from Mueller in 2011.

Happy birthday to Robert Mueller, who saw Trump coming a mile away. #GaslitNation https://t.co/9EYhPBQqNw

— DAME Magazine (@damemagazine) August 7, 2018

damemagazine.com

wrenchwench Aug 7, 2018 • 4:15:34pm

Bat-eared fox cubs! pic.twitter.com/hgququcPoW

— Will Burrard-Lucas (@willbl) August 7, 2018

Eclectic Cyborg Aug 7, 2018 • 4:16:38pm

re: #2 HappyWarrior

I got CLed too lol responding to you. EC, you can always private message me and I can look for good immigration attorneys in your area. I live too far to directly help but I can do some research for you.

Appreciate it. I actually have a friend who used to go
to the same church I do and happens to be an Immigration attorney. She’s my first call if the shit hits the fan.

goddamnedfrank Aug 7, 2018 • 4:18:42pm

I don’t want to nationalize Facebook. I want them to be a public utility. There’s a difference.

— John Young (@JYoung10000) August 7, 2018

In actuality the same First Amendment rights that people erroneously think gives Alex Jones the right to unfettered access to these private platforms gives THEM a genuine right to freedom of association. Which means they have the right to choose not to associate with him.

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 7, 2018

In short, being an utter piece of shit is not a protected class.

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 7, 2018

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 4:18:55pm

📣 We’ve made a first-of-its-kind interactive map to see how your congressional district lines have changed over time. https://t.co/WP4uz9yFra

— ACLU (@ACLU) August 7, 2018

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 7, 2018 • 4:20:07pm

Can’t help with OH12, but I did get my primary ballot in. There were 29 candidates for Senator. (Maria Cantwell was 7th on the list.) 5 Democrats, 13 Republicans (Goodspaceguy decided he’s a Republican this time), a number of “Independents”, “StandUpAmerica Party”, etc.

I’m pretty sure Maria will wind up in the top two.

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 4:20:22pm

re: #22 Eclectic Cyborg

Appreciate it. I actually have a friend who used to go
to the same church I do and happens to be an Immigration attorney. She’s my first call if the shit hits the fan.

Awesome.

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 4:21:23pm

re: #23 goddamnedfrank

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Exactly. This is all too funny given their net neutrality opposition that said.

Belafon Aug 7, 2018 • 4:22:35pm

re: #23 goddamnedfrank

That’s why I think we should stay away from his attacking Net Neutrality. Instead, focus on the fact that terms and conditions on his website allows him to ban people.

gocart mozart Aug 7, 2018 • 4:23:15pm

pic.twitter.com/eHgEPpGsrL

— Schooley (@Rschooley) August 7, 2018

Some folks are born made to wave the flag
The Russian one is red, white and blue, too
And when the GRU plays “Hail to the chief”
Mueller points his cannon at you, Lord
It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no wonderful son, son
It ain’t me, it ain’t me; I ain’t no fortunate one, no

— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) August 7, 2018

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 4:24:32pm

re: #29 gocart mozart

Worst Album Cover EVAR.

goddamnedfrank Aug 7, 2018 • 4:27:16pm

re: #27 HappyWarrior

Exactly. This is all too funny given their net neutrality opposition that said.

Net neutrality is only obliquely relevant at best however in that it restricted the actions of ISPs, which are genuine or quasi genuine public utilities in that they meet all or most of the definitions in my first tweet. If the complaint was that ATT is severely throttling Info Wars then it would be on point.

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 4:27:19pm

Yglesias gets out ahead of all the other pundits….

Remember, no matter what happens tonight the results will prove that adopting both my substantive policy views and my aesthetic preferences about tone and message ads the way for Democrats to win.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 7, 2018

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 4:27:58pm

5 major U.S. CEOs, who all publicly cut ties w/ the Trump admin. nearly a year ago over Trump’s Charlottesville response, will have dinner at his club tonight. Their representatives didn’t respond to questions from CNBC about if their views have changed. https://t.co/9UZI6alwIW

— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) August 7, 2018

Hmph

Stanley Sea Aug 7, 2018 • 4:28:41pm

Does anyone know Mom Anon (prob not) IRL??

Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 4:31:24pm

re: #25 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Can’t help with OH12, but I did get my primary ballot in. There were 29 candidates for Senator. (Maria Cantwell was 7th on the list.) 5 Democrats, 13 Republicans (Goodspaceguy decided he’s a Republican this time), a number of “Independents”, “StandUpAmerica Party”, etc.

I’m pretty sure Maria will wind up in the top two.

It’d be a major surprise if GOoPer Susan Hutchison weren’t the other one.

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 4:34:44pm

re: #34 Stanley Sea

Does anyone know Mom Anon (prob not) IRL??

Her and I have corresponded via email. Hold up a sec.

Charles Johnson Aug 7, 2018 • 4:35:07pm

The first 6 minutes of that last episode of Preacher was amazing. Hitler escapes from hell, gets a job in a Subway sandwich shop, and starts using it as the HQ for a new Reich. That was some excellent TV.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 7, 2018

Dr. Matt Aug 7, 2018 • 4:35:16pm

After over 30yrs in the public eye I think my positions and views are VERY well Documented. If you think I would support someone like Trump…. You gotta be new.

— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) August 7, 2018

Stanley Sea Aug 7, 2018 • 4:36:28pm

re: #36 HappyWarrior

Her and I have corresponded via email. Hold up a sec.

Ace Rothstein Aug 7, 2018 • 4:36:41pm

re: #38 Dr. Matt

The OG speaks.

Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 4:37:35pm

re: #37 Charles Johnson

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The only thing I know about Preacher is that one line, “Why is it the greatest champions of the white race always turn out to be the worst examples of it? You! Where the fuck is your chin?”

In somewhat related news, Franklin County reports a 8,300 vote lead for Danny O’Connor in the early vote. He’s up 4 to 1.

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 4:37:56pm

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 4:39:06pm

re: #39 Stanley Sea

TY

If you don’t get my private message. I can always email you since we corresponded via email too when I gave you my two cents on genealogy.

BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 4:39:53pm

I know it means nothing (guessing early voting?) but the very first #s from Ohio-12/Franklin County

Candidate Votes Pct.
Danny O’Connor (D) 10,878 80.5%
Troy Balderson (R) 2,579 19.1%
Other (I) 62 0.5%

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 4:39:56pm

re: #38 Dr. Matt

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But Ice-T, didn’t Kanye support Trump? Don’t all black people think alike? //

Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 4:40:57pm

Licking County just reported its early vote. Hillary lost it by 29 points. O’Connor trails by 2. Looks very promising.

Dr. Matt Aug 7, 2018 • 4:41:55pm

re: #44 BeachDem

Yes. MSNBC is reporting that it’s early votes.

b.d. Aug 7, 2018 • 4:44:06pm

The polls are closed in OH-12.
Warnings: the early vote is going be really good for O’Connor. Don’t read much into it. We know this is a highly unrepresentative vote, and there really isn’t any result—no matter how good for O’Connor—that you can read into

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) August 7, 2018

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 4:46:17pm

re: #48 b.d.

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That’s true. This one is going to be a nail biter. I’ll take an early stab but I’ll go with O’Connor +2.5.

MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 4:46:52pm

re: #48 b.d.

Thank you for setting appropriate expectations.

Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 4:47:39pm

Hillary lost Morrow County by 49 and Richland County by 37. O’Connor lost the early vote from Morrow by 10 and won the early vote from Richland by 9.

The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 4:48:14pm

re: #24 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I live in one of the most gerrymandered districts in the entire country. Republicans created this monstrosity 5 years ago.

wrenchwench Aug 7, 2018 • 4:48:19pm

re: #43 HappyWarrior

If you don’t get my private message. I can always email you since we corresponded via email too when I gave you my two cents on genealogy.

I’ve always thought my genealogy was worth about 2 cents, so I never paid it much attention.

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 4:48:25pm

re: #51 Brian J.

Hillary lost Morrow County by 49 and Richland County by 37. O’Connor lost the early vote from Morrow by 10 and won the early vote from Richland by 9.

Bodes well.

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 4:49:20pm

re: #53 wrenchwench

I’ve always thought my genealogy was worth about 2 cents, so I never paid it much attention.

Snicker. It’s actually pretty fun and we may even be cousins :) given how small Slovenia is.

Teddy's Person Aug 7, 2018 • 4:49:45pm

re: #29 gocart mozart

That picture is the gift that keeps on giving.

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 4:50:10pm

.@LindseyGrahamSC, continuing to spill the beans about his weekend with Trump, says POTUS brought up the Mueller probe “about 20 times” with him https://t.co/pqXOnFbQu7

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) August 7, 2018

Eclectic Cyborg Aug 7, 2018 • 4:50:46pm

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wrenchwench Aug 7, 2018 • 4:50:50pm

re: #55 HappyWarrior

Snicker. It’s actually pretty fun and we may even be cousins :) given how small Slovenia is.

Everybody is my cousin.

Just be glad you’re not my siblings.

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 4:51:32pm

re: #59 wrenchwench

Everybody is my cousin.

Just be glad you’re not my siblings.

Hahaha. True true.

TedStriker Aug 7, 2018 • 4:52:15pm

re: #41 Brian J.

The only thing I know about Preacher is that one line, “Why is it the greatest champions of the white race always turn out to be the worst examples of it? You! Where the fuck is your chin?”

In somewhat related news, Franklin County reports a 8,300 vote lead for Danny O’Connor in the early vote. He’s up 4 to 1.

Stanley Sea Aug 7, 2018 • 4:53:12pm

re: #43 HappyWarrior

If you don’t get my private message. I can always email you since we corresponded via email too when I gave you my two cents on genealogy.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 4:53:15pm

All the early votes are now in, and Danny O’Connor leads by 9,442 votes or 26.5%. If the assumption was true that the early vote will be 1/3 of the total, then Danny just has to stay as close as Obama or Hillary to win.

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 4:53:18pm

Texas and Indiana are two of Canada’s largest trading partners in the US. This afternoon, I had great phone conversations with Governor @GregAbbott_TX and @GovHolcomb about NAFTA, trade, and working together to make sure people & businesses have opportunities to succeed.

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 7, 2018

BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 4:53:43pm

From a good kos diary on Ohio-12 dailykos.com

A chart on what O’Connor needs by county:

Dr. Matt Aug 7, 2018 • 4:54:17pm

Did donnie dipshit tweet about Ohio12 at all today?

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 4:54:58pm

re: #49 HappyWarrior

That’s true. This one is going to be a nail biter. I’ll take an early stab but I’ll go with O’Connor +2.5.

If O’Connor wins, Trump will talk about what a bad candidate Balderson was, and the GOP will shit themselves.

If O’Connor loses by even one vote, Trump will crow about how important he was, and the rest of the GOP will STILL shit themselves.

Single-handed sailor Aug 7, 2018 • 4:55:24pm

So much smoke. The sky is white with smoke and the sunlight is orange.

mmmirele Aug 7, 2018 • 4:56:23pm

So there was this.

Postcards From Babylon pic.twitter.com/HWxYnGzko8

— Brian Zahnd (@BrianZahnd) August 6, 2018

Basically, he’s going on about how Christians have always seen abortion as bad. He posted the same thing to his Instagram and I left a couple of comments there, because I was furious.

I’m sorry to say this, but it has to be said. You do not understand women, abortion, biology or history. First of all, you have never had to look in a mirror and consider that you might be pregnant. I have —at age 16, when I was a junior in high school, and at age 26, in my first semester of law school. (Neither time I was pregnant.)

Second, despite what it says in the Didache (and I’ll get back to that), women have obtained abortions throughout the ages, no matter what their religions have said about it. And there are reasons for it. In the case of Christianity, it was because women who had children out of wedlock were basically treated as if we were sluts. (That’s still the case today, btw.)

As for biology, I know that historically, there has been an argument that miscarriage (whether intentional or not) of an embryo/fetus before “quickening” wasn’t a crime. I also know that modern science has show that 50 percent (not a typo) of all fertilized human ova fail to implant. And that’s just the pre-implantation stage, more ova fail early in the pregnancy and are lost to miscarriage. But the modern pro-life movement has invested itself in “life begins at conception” and will not deal at all with the facts of biology, which are that over 50 percent of fertilized ova fail and die.

Lastly, let’s talk about history. i mentioned the Didache. There are also the writings of the early church fathers. Note that—“fathers.” They were all men. We don’t hear from a woman until the early third century (Perpetua) and then there is more silence. The church councils were held entirely by men. The only time women were involved were when they cooked the food, cleaned the rooms and did the laundry of the great church leaders. And that’s because women were basically considered legal property in most respects until the very late 19th century. The church has NEVER had a discussion about abortion with women included, including the women in your church who have had abortions. (They are there, they exist, but they won’t tell you, because your words will condemn them.)

My name is [omitted] and I won’t be buying your next book, because it is obvious that you don’t see women as your equal, that you will still impose ideas that were dreamed up by men who thought of women as property and who STILL think of women as property. I’m sorry about that, because reading some of “Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God” has kept me on the edge of Christianity. But when I read this and see you’re just like every other Evangelical man who thinks you own women and you can tell us what to do with our bodies, because you can’t think past guys who lives two millennia ago in a time when women were considered *property*—well, that’s the final straw. Now I am going to cry, because I honestly thought you might be a bit different, but no, you’re not.

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 4:56:33pm

OLD & BUSTED: Be Best

NEW HOTNESS: Be Asbestos

— Daily Trix (@DailyTrix) August 7, 2018

Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 4:56:34pm

re: #67 Blind Frog Belly White

If O’Connor wins, Trump will talk about what a bad candidate Balderson was, and the GOP will shit themselves.

If O’Connor loses by even one vote, Trump will crow about how important he was, and the rest of the GOP will STILL shit themselves.

I’d set the line now at about O’Connor -2, and you’ll be able to house a small city with the bricks that GOoPers will defecate tonight. This won’t be the only cause.

Dr. Matt Aug 7, 2018 • 4:56:45pm

Donnie was at 30-something percent in the early vote in 2016 in this district. Balderson is at 19%. FWIW

Patricia Kayden Aug 7, 2018 • 4:57:52pm

re: #16 VegasGolfer

Nope. She was just out of control. If you dont have a point, you just start yelling and attack the other guest.
I believe she is another opportunist like trump who found a gullible group of people and found out how to exploit them for monetary gain.

quillette.com

So why did Ari invite her on then? Didn’t he know that this is how Conservatives behave because there is no other way to justify Trump’s appalling and blatant racism? Ari wasted time that could have been used to discuss racism in a productive manner.

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 4:58:19pm

re: #66 Dr. Matt

Did donnie dipshit tweet about Ohio12 at all today?

yes.
and he also retweeted Eric about it

Ace Rothstein Aug 7, 2018 • 4:58:20pm

re: #66 Dr. Matt

Did donnie dipshit tweet about Ohio12 at all today?

I hope so. He’s the kiss of fucking death.

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 4:59:18pm

re: #68 Single-handed sailor

So much smoke. The sky is white with smoke and the sunlight is orange.

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Sunshine here has been really wan. Mrs. FBW was out before 7 AM, said the sun was blood red.

Skip Intro Aug 7, 2018 • 5:00:04pm

re: #73 Patricia Kayden

So why did Ari invite her on then? Didn’t he know that this is how Conservatives behave because there is no other way to justify Trump’s appalling and blatant racism? Ari wasted time that could have been used to discuss racism in a productive manner.

Ratings.

b.d. Aug 7, 2018 • 5:00:30pm

After careful analysis of the early vote, the needle is not budging pic.twitter.com/epUu5Vbs10

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) August 7, 2018

Karnaki is really starting to rile me up, that is his job…….sooooooo, thanks for Nate.

BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 5:01:13pm

re: #66 Dr. Matt

Did donnie dipshit tweet about Ohio12 at all today?

I think only to bitch about “fake news” ~~lying~~ reporting about his idiotic tweet from a few days ago saying to vote for Stivers who is in a different district.

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 7, 2018 • 5:01:17pm

Forgot to mention that the GOP didn’t even bother to run a candidate against my Congressman, Adam Smith. There is a BernieSis named Susan Smith, so I get a Smith either way. I’m pretty happy with Adam, though.

Stanley Sea Aug 7, 2018 • 5:01:55pm

re: #76 Blind Frog Belly White

Sunshine here has been really wan. Mrs. FBW was out before 7 AM, said the sun was blood red.

Mo photos of Dory AND Rango. I know you have em.

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 5:02:01pm

Precincts across Oakland County, MI have run out of ballots for #MichiganPrimaries. If you are in line by 8pm poll workers CANNOT turn you away. Please stay: your vote truly matters. @AlyssaMastro44: can you plz share!

— Mari Manoogian (@MariManoogian) August 7, 2018

Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 5:02:31pm

re: #80 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Forgot to mention that the GOP didn’t even bother to run a candidate against my Congressman, Adam Smith. There is a BernieSis named Susan Smith, so I get a Smith either way. I’m pretty happy with Adam, though.

According to the Green Papers, there’s a very weak GOoPer named Doug Basler running in that district. He got crushed by Adam in ‘16 and ‘14.

BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 5:04:04pm

re: #65 BeachDem

From a good kos diary on Ohio-12 dailykos.com

A chart on what O’Connor needs by county:

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NYT results break it down by county

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 5:05:40pm

re: #81 Stanley Sea

Mo photos of Dory AND Rango. I know you have em.

I wish! This morning was the first time they’ve really played! Rango was ‘grrwoofing’ and play-bowing at Dory, who was hiding under a desk, and then they played hide-and-seek, with Dory appearing by the ottoman, then running through the gap between the sofa and chair and popping out under the end table, and then back.

It was very cute!

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 7, 2018 • 5:05:44pm

re: #83 Brian J.

According to the Green Papers, there’s a very weak GOoPer named Doug Basler running in that district. He got crushed by Adam in ‘16 and ‘14.

Well, it’s been at least a week since I mailed it off, but I sure don’t remember anyone but the two Smiths on the actual ballot….

Sea Mexican! Aug 7, 2018 • 5:06:33pm

re: #37 Charles Johnson

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A take on “The Devil is a Part Timer”?

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 5:08:58pm

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Cruz asked Trump to campaign for him in Texas Senate race https://t.co/vyR8tSiXjp pic.twitter.com/tiFWALbOqK

— The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2018

Patricia Kayden Aug 7, 2018 • 5:09:38pm

NEW REPORT: The family of billionaire Sec of Ed Betsy DeVos could owe $2.4 million in taxes to Michigan on her family yacht thats cruising the Great Lakes - but its registered as a foreign vessel from the Caymans, so they dodge the taxes everyone else pays https://t.co/8O8p1bRMdM

— David Sirota (@davidsirota) August 7, 2018

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 5:10:14pm

Why did the mansplainer drown in the puddle? It was a well, actually.

— Patricia Zengerle (@ReutersZengerle) August 7, 2018

Ace Rothstein Aug 7, 2018 • 5:10:41pm

re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Piece of shit.

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 7, 2018 • 5:11:03pm

re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Maybe he’ll call him “Marco Rubio” and then claim FAKE N00Z!!

Patricia Kayden Aug 7, 2018 • 5:12:52pm

.@realDonaldTrump has defensively tweeted that there was “no collusion” 80+ times. If that’s true, funny that he and his “lawyer” are now saying, oh and by the way, “collusion is not a crime.” pic.twitter.com/S99ZNS05g7

— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) August 7, 2018

The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 5:14:55pm

Here’s a look at Michigan’s gerrymandered congressional districts https://t.co/mPBgXQMyBN #MichiganPrimary #theresistance #resist #BlueWave2018 pic.twitter.com/bqM12iHduA

— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) August 8, 2018

Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 5:15:01pm

Mary Shelly lost her virginity on her mom’s grave, facilitated a lesbian wedding, and carried her dead husband’s heart around in a bag, so, yeah, I agree, let’s return to traditional values. pic.twitter.com/GvB8Rm8YWq

— Jennifer Wright (@JenAshleyWright) August 5, 2018

the rest of that thread in Jennifer’s TL is pretty great

Big Beautiful Door Aug 7, 2018 • 5:15:16pm

re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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I hope at the rally Trump spends several minutes talking about how Ted’s dad killed Kennedy.

JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 5:15:46pm

re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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lol….

and what the shit good is 45 gonna do if beto o’rourke has his foot on cruz’s neck in a state that hasn’t seen a democrat since KBH ROUTED robert krueger….

— fooler initiative (@metroadlib) August 7, 2018

Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 5:18:00pm

re: #95 Backwoods_Sleuth

What makes him think they didn’t hate men? What makes him think they do now? Maybe it’s just him, and his ilk?

HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:18:10pm

re: #95 Backwoods_Sleuth

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the rest of that thread in Jennifer’s TL is pretty great

Craig sounds like a snowflake. Wuss.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 5:18:18pm

re: #96 Big Beautiful Door

I hope at the rally Trump spends several minutes talking about how Ted’s dad killed Kennedy.

I don’t know. A lot of Texans didn’t think that was such a bad thing.

Kris Kobach is trailing in the very early going in the Kansas GOP primary for Governor, which may not be good for Dems’ chances this autumn but make it much less likely that the state will have to add two more K’s at the beginning of its name.

Also, someone named Ron Estes is running against GOoPer Rep. Ron Estes, apparently not having figured out that the “Distinguished Gentleman” trick works better when the incumbent is dead.

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 5:18:34pm

8:00 PM

CNN: Special election coverage

MSNBC: Special election coverage

Fox News: Rosie O’Donnell sang a song pic.twitter.com/9su08XYxWi

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) August 8, 2018

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gocart mozart Aug 7, 2018 • 5:18:39pm

Princeton sophomores pose after a brutal snowball fight, 1893. Photograph from the Princeton University Archive. pic.twitter.com/futB3iVY0n

— Mood:Vintage (@moodvintage) August 8, 2018

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:18:56pm

re: #97 JordanRules

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Cruz is such a sad sack of crap.

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 7, 2018 • 5:19:04pm

re: #95 Backwoods_Sleuth

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the rest of that thread in Jennifer’s TL is pretty great

Hatpins ranging in size from icepicks to short swords, no less. Because fashion.

— Paul (@PaulLoves2Laugh) August 6, 2018

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:19:18pm

re: #101 JordanRules

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Glad FNC is focused on real news.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 5:19:30pm

Michigan Primary Election 2018: Ballot shortages being reported https://t.co/V6QOWaX0qn

— Local 4 WDIV Detroit (@Local4News) August 8, 2018

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 5:19:48pm

re: #96 Big Beautiful Door

I hope at the rally Trump spends several minutes talking about how Ted’s dad killed Kennedy.

“Ted Cruz. I used to call him “Lyin’ Ted”, and said he was the most dishonest person I’d ever met. I said his Dad helped kill Kennedy and that his wife was ugly. But we don’t say that now.”

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 5:20:43pm

Gretchen Whitmer has 63% of the vote from the first couple of precincts to report in Michigan. In other news, “Ёб твою мать, Берни!”

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 5:22:16pm

Lord Tarkin unveils the plans for his Evangelical crucifix warship: https://t.co/XpGdag5zyk

— Scott Linnen (@ScottLinnen) August 8, 2018

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gocart mozart Aug 7, 2018 • 5:22:31pm

Give me your best on this, making a slam on Trump of course, Mucksters? pic.twitter.com/DG34fGzklp

— Muckmaker™ (@RealMuckmaker) August 7, 2018

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 5:23:07pm

re: #109 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I say we send the Vice President to the sun. (Don’t worry, Mr. Pence. We’ll launch the rocket at night.)

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 5:23:34pm

August 7, 1904 Ralph Bunche, political scientist and diplomat, was born. In 1947, Bunche became involved with the Arab-Israeli conflict and as a result of achieving the 1949 Armistice Agreements received the Nobel Peace Prize, the first Black person to receive the award. pic.twitter.com/iFN8GLfvEA

— Merrell R. Bennekin (@MerrellBennekin) August 7, 2018

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BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 5:24:22pm

re: #107 Blind Frog Belly White

“Ted Cruz. I used to call him “Lyin’ Ted”, and said he was the most dishonest person I’d ever met. I said his Dad helped kill Kennedy and that his wife was ugly. But we don’t say that now.”

Maybe he can take his golf buddy Lindsey along to add to the merriment.

“If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.”

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 5:25:08pm

Michigan primary election live results https://t.co/GFOsiLdHWF

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 8, 2018

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 5:25:46pm

re: #44 BeachDem

I know it means nothing (guessing early voting?) but the very first #s from Ohio-12/Franklin County

Candidate Votes Pct.
Danny O’Connor (D) 10,878 80.5%
Troy Balderson (R) 2,579 19.1%
Other (I) 62 0.5%

Most likely the early mail in ballots. Franklin County is always fast with those.

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 7, 2018 • 5:26:02pm

re: #114 The Vicious Babushka

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May I ask who you voted for in the Governor’s race?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 5:26:37pm

the best deals…

South Korea is threatening to block a revised free-trade agreement with the U.S. unless its cars win an exemption from proposed American tariffs, putting at risk the only free-trade deal the Trump administration has successfully renegotiated https://t.co/tPNrsbVkM0

— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) August 8, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 5:27:38pm

Candace Owen on @TheBeatWithAri right now trying to rewrite history (“Democrats are the real racists and always have been!”) is quite a spectacle to behold …

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) August 7, 2018

Nobody ever lost money telling white people what they want to hear. https://t.co/ON2VMEOW2t

— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) August 7, 2018

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Unshaken Defiance Aug 7, 2018 • 5:27:47pm

Thank You @realDonaldTrump If you hadnt of held that rally at Orange High School, i wouldnt of been so pissed off enough to go out and vote for @dannyoconnor1 #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/5XZgxVlgtA

— Alexandria Noble (@LexieBaby22) August 7, 2018

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 5:28:03pm

Hearing there are delays counting absentee ballots in Grosse Pointe Woods due to humidity. Anyone else hearing about vote counting delays? Supposedly happening in other cities. #MIPrimary

— Dustin Block (@dustinblock) August 8, 2018

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 5:28:34pm

re: #116 Big Beautiful Door

May I ask who you voted for in the Governor’s race?

Gretchen Whittmer.

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 5:28:41pm

re: #52 The Vicious Babushka

I live in one of the most gerrymandered districts in the entire country. Republicans created this monstrosity 5 years ago.

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I’d put Ohio 12 and Ohio 4 (Jim Jordan) against yours for most gerrymandered. They are all nuts.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 5:29:43pm

El-Sayed is much closer to the lead now, as he got a plurality of the vote in so far from Washtenaw County, home to Ann Arbor and BernieBros galore.

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BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 5:30:31pm

So much for Melon standing up against the yam. (Excuse me while I puke)

Also, Trump asked his wife to stand to be applauded, and she said, per pool, “I just want to thank the president for doing an incredible job.”

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 8, 2018

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 5:30:46pm

Are devastating wildfires a new normal? “It’s actually worse than that,” a climate scientist says https://t.co/cX30iXEsAE pic.twitter.com/XVtmvlD1VU

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 8, 2018

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:31:01pm

re: #118 JordanRules

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Does Candice actually have any original points? Or is she just someone the right likes to drag out when they need to prove they’re not as white bread as a Romney family reunion.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 5:31:04pm

The company will pay $10,000 along with pre-paid travel and lodging for you and a friend. Tag who you would take!https://t.co/t0IRUg4azS

— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) August 8, 2018

Reynolds Wrap wants to pay someone $10,000 to travel and eat barbecue

details at the link in the tweet

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 5:32:56pm

good fucking grief…

SCOOP: Defense Secretary Mattis Weighing 2020 Bid, Predicts He’d ‘Kick Trump’s Ass’ - https://t.co/x3kCvuscHF

— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) August 7, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 5:33:57pm

re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth

good fucking grief…

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Oh geez.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 5:34:05pm

Signs the Red Hat army is fracturing. https://t.co/CI1iaAdRsY

— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) August 8, 2018

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plansbandc Aug 7, 2018 • 5:34:09pm

who made this ?!!!! pic.twitter.com/5K6rJJgxbC

— Margaret McGarry (@coco_konski) August 7, 2018

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:34:27pm

re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth

good fucking grief…

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PhillyPretzel Aug 7, 2018 • 5:34:31pm

re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth

I rather see Joe Biden kick DT and his cronies out of DC.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:35:53pm

re: #130 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Republicans never we’re going to put a check on Trump unless it was a blank one to do whatever and Paul Ryan would just occasionally express concern.

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Colère Tueur de Lapin Aug 7, 2018 • 5:36:09pm

re: #107 Blind Frog Belly White

“Ted Cruz. I used to call him “Lyin’ Ted”, and said he was the most dishonest person I’d ever met. I said his Dad helped kill Kennedy and that his wife was ugly. But we don’t say that now.”

I can see the cheetohlini actually saying this and cruz attempting to laugh it off as a brilliant jape.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:36:48pm

re: #133 PhillyPretzel

I rather see Joe Biden kick DT and his cronies out of DC.

Or Kamala or Tammy or you get it. Mattis has no idea about the cult that Trump has cultivated.

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Single-handed sailor Aug 7, 2018 • 5:36:56pm

Report: Wilbur Ross accused of stealing over $120 million https://t.co/8RylIHUQNy

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 7, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 5:38:58pm

Three wealthy Mar-a-Lago members (who are *not government employees*) are issuing guidance at the VA, which VA workers treat like commands. Stunning, insane piece from @iarnsdorf. https://t.co/QY3Y1cVRiL pic.twitter.com/toIDpwoMd1

— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) August 7, 2018

THIS STORY KEEPS GETTING CRAZIER. THEY RECOMMENDED AND MET WITH SHULKIN. pic.twitter.com/GYlHThrrzA

— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) August 7, 2018

Guys you have to read this story it just keeps getting more insane

— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) August 7, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 5:39:10pm

re: #126 HappyWarrior

Does Candice actually have any original points? Or is she just someone the right likes to drag out when they need to prove they’re not as white bread as a Romney family reunion.

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 5:39:30pm

re: #94 The Vicious Babushka

I’ll race you!

I’m in 3. Jordan is 4. Boehner was in 8. Democrat Tim Ryan is 13.

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 5:39:31pm

Danny O’Connor leads by 15 percentage points over Troy Balderson with 11 percent of precincts fully reporting

Per NYT just now.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:40:01pm

re: #138 Backwoods_Sleuth

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JFC

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 5:41:41pm

re: #138 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Checks off another box on the kleptocracy checklist.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:41:59pm

re: #139 JordanRules

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It’s honestly sad. I’d take minority conservatives more seriously if they weren’t constantly echoing their white counterparts same sad talking points. And hanging out with an idiot like Charlie Kirk is a good clue you ain’t smart.

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Single-handed sailor Aug 7, 2018 • 5:42:30pm

US sanctions aim to create a “coalition of the unwilling” to isolate Iran. The effectiveness of Team Trump’s approach is TBD, but the accumulation of additional anti-American grievances among other world powers is a certainty. https://t.co/33evSDODIU

— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) August 7, 2018

“Trump has irritated allies, opened a new avenue for Russian & Chinese influence, strengthened hard-liners in Iran, & heightened the chances that they’ll revive Iran’s nuclear program—all…in pursuit of the pipe dream [of regime change.]”

Read @fmkaplan https://t.co/E4NnmtH7GA

— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) August 8, 2018

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BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 5:43:00pm

re: #122 ObserverArt

I’d put Ohio 12 and Ohio 4 (Jim Jordan) against yours for most gerrymandered. They are all nuts.

Yeppers
Ohio 12 then (up till 2013):

Ohio 12 now:

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 5:43:15pm

re: #135 Colère Tueur de Lapin

I can see the cheetohlini actually saying this, and cruz attempting to laugh it off as a brilliant jape.

He actually DID say the part about calling him ‘Lyin Ted’ but ‘we don’t say that anymore’ after Cruz endorsed him.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:43:49pm

re: #145 Single-handed sailor

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This fucking idiot is going to endanger the world long after he’s gone.

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 5:44:33pm

re: #119 Unshaken Defiance

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Thank you Alexandria Noble…from a local.

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 5:44:53pm

Jack has a thread for us. *rolls eyes*

Accounts like Jones’ can often sensationalize issues and spread unsubstantiated rumors, so it’s critical journalists document, validate, and refute such information directly so people can form their own opinions. This is what serves the public conversation best.

— jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

GFY Jack!!!!!

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:44:57pm

re: #147 Blind Frog Belly White

He actually DID say the part about calling him ‘Lyin Ted’ but ‘we don’t say that anymore’ after Cruz endorsed him.

Cruz is what Trump supporters would call a cuck. I hate the guy but damn it’s a whole new level of toady to do what Cruz has for Trump.

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Charles Johnson Aug 7, 2018 • 5:45:12pm

Wondering why an obviously lying SOB like Kris Kobach hasn’t been run out of Kansas on a rail, then the devil on my left shoulder whispered, “It’s Kansas dude.”

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2018

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 7, 2018 • 5:45:19pm

re: #141 MsJ

Danny O’Connor leads by 15 percentage points over Troy Balderson with 11 percent of precincts fully reporting

Per NYT just now.

Nate Silver reporting that O’Connor winning election day Franklin County vote by 31 points!

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:47:12pm

re: #152 Charles Johnson

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Yep.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:47:38pm

re: #153 Big Beautiful Door

Nate Silver reporting that O’Connor winning election day Franklin County vote by 31 points!

That’s great.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 5:47:41pm

re: #141 MsJ

Danny O’Connor leads by 15 percentage points over Troy Balderson with 11 percent of precincts fully reporting

Per NYT just now.

The Ohio state site seems to have slightly faster results. O’Connor is ahead by 6,400 votes overall, or about 3,000 behind for just the Election Day votes. However, Franklin and Delaware Counties are reporting more slowly than the more Republican ones (16% of precincts are in districtwide, but only 8% of Franklin’s and none of Delaware’s).

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PhillyPretzel Aug 7, 2018 • 5:48:10pm

There is a lot of thunder and lightning outside my house right now. I hope all of the Democrats who are running win against the Republicans and I wish all of my fellow LGF lizards a good evening.

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Charles Johnson Aug 7, 2018 • 5:48:28pm

We didn’t suspend Alex Jones or Infowars yesterday. We know that’s hard for many but the reason is simple: he hasn’t violated our rules. We’ll enforce if he does. And we’ll continue to promote a healthy conversational environment by ensuring tweets aren’t artificially amplified.

— jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

I… just can’t even. https://t.co/Pxkx1gRukD

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2018

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Aug 7, 2018 • 5:48:31pm

re: #123 Brian J.

El-Sayed is much closer to the lead now, as he got a plurality of the vote in so far from Washtenaw County, home to Ann Arbor and BernieBros galore.

He reminds me of Zoltan Ferency

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 5:49:27pm

re: #158 Charles Johnson

So, so, so ridiculous!!!

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lawhawk Aug 7, 2018 • 5:49:37pm

re: #68 Single-handed sailor

So much smoke. The sky is white with smoke and the sunlight is orange.

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All the smoke from the western fires is wafting east and impacting the East Coast too.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:50:04pm

re: #158 Charles Johnson

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Yeah okay Jack, let’s ignore how Jones incites violence against people and groups by making up absurdist bs.

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Colère Tueur de Lapin Aug 7, 2018 • 5:50:09pm

re: #147 Blind Frog Belly White

He actually DID say the part about calling him ‘Lyin Ted’ but ‘we don’t say that anymore’ after Cruz endorsed him.

Oh. Words, I have none. I was joking, I thought.

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lawhawk Aug 7, 2018 • 5:50:39pm

re: #152 Charles Johnson

Kansas Secretary of State Kobach.

The guy couldn’t do that job competently, but figured he should go national with his voter suppression efforts.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:51:12pm

re: #160 JordanRules

So, so, so ridiculous!!!

I’m all for free speech but Jones is a Father Coughlin, Julius Streicher for our times. And he’s a cynical asshole who doesn’t even believe it. It’s just a cash cow.

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Charles Johnson Aug 7, 2018 • 5:51:29pm

Well, lots of us were wondering where Twitter was on the Alex Jones issue. Now we know. Clarity is good.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2018

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goddamnedfrank Aug 7, 2018 • 5:52:50pm

We didn’t suspend Alex Jones or Infowars yesterday. We know that’s hard for many but the reason is simple: he hasn’t violated our rules. We’ll enforce if he does. And we’ll continue to promote a healthy conversational environment by ensuring tweets aren’t artificially amplified.

— jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

Jones very clearly has violated Twitter’s rules regarding targeted harassment and violent threats. The fact that he did it on other platforms is irrelevant when he uses Twitter to signal boost those attacks. @jack, you are willfully allowing yourself to be used as an accessory. https://t.co/XTZNBmumZs

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 8, 2018

What Twitter’s refusal tells me more than anything else is that the company’s financials are absolute garbage compared to its social media / internet peers. Jack is terrified of what happens if he loses all that traffic from Jones’ psychopathic conspiracy theorist followers.

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 8, 2018

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Unshaken Defiance Aug 7, 2018 • 5:52:54pm

Ten things that make Trumpers wet their pants in fear

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gocart mozart Aug 7, 2018 • 5:53:39pm

We didn’t suspend Alex Jones or Infowars yesterday. We know that’s hard for many but the reason is simple: he hasn’t violated our rules. We’ll enforce if he does. And we’ll continue to promote a healthy conversational environment by ensuring tweets aren’t artificially amplified.

— jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

“We didn’t suspend Alex Jones or Infowars because our rules are arbitrary and subject to my whims. I laugh at you as you complain here because using Twitter to express your hatred makes me more powerful. Now excuse me while I masturbate onto a pile of money.” https://t.co/JSt38HsgGw

— The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) August 8, 2018

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 5:54:04pm

re: #163 Colère Tueur de Lapin

Oh. Words, I have none. I was joking, I thought.

It was one of the worst things I’d ever seen. It was naked domination of Cruz by Trump. I mean, Cruz wasn’t there, but Trump was basically saying that now that Cruz had kissed the ring, Trump would stop calling him names, while reminding him of what he’d said and thus telling him he’d better stay in line.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 5:54:20pm

re: #140 ObserverArt

I’ll race you!

I’m in 3. Jordan is 4. Boehner was in 8. Democrat Tim Ryan is 13.

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This is Gerrymandering. MI14 district has changed 8 times since 1953. https://t.co/ykhRlfg6SC

— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) August 8, 2018

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Kragar Aug 7, 2018 • 5:54:29pm

Truth is we’ve been terrible at explaining our decisions in the past. We’re fixing that. We’re going to hold Jones to the same standard we hold to every account, not taking one-off actions to make us feel good in the short term, and adding fuel to new conspiracy theories.

— jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

Shorter @Jack: Our rules are shit and we let abusers get away with anything https://t.co/qAG4c0hzZo

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 8, 2018

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:54:54pm

re: #168 Unshaken Defiance

Ten things that make Trumpers wet their pants in fear

The reality that Trump is a worse president than Harding, A Johnson, & Buchanan.

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Single-handed sailor Aug 7, 2018 • 5:57:15pm

re: #173 HappyWarrior

Worst President EVER!

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Skip Intro Aug 7, 2018 • 5:57:52pm

re: #174 Single-handed sailor

Worst President EVER!

By a factor of a billion.

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 5:58:28pm

re: #168 Unshaken Defiance

Ten things that make Trumpers wet their pants in fear

Charles…gotta question/request for your mad skills.

I clicked on Unshaken’s link thinking it would go to an article at another site which would open a new tab.

Instead it was a link to a page at LGF and that takes you off this page.

Can you code links that go to LGF pages or other comments that would take you off the page you are viewing and open them in a new tab?

I’ve long wanted to ask that. No biggie, just might be a nice feature.

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Eclectic Cyborg Aug 7, 2018 • 5:58:42pm

Jack is getting deservedly shredded over that tweet.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 5:58:44pm

re: #174 Single-handed sailor

Worst President EVER!

He really is and it’s not close.

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BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 5:58:55pm

re: #153 Big Beautiful Door

Nate Silver reporting that O’Connor winning election day Franklin County vote by 31 points!

According to the chart I put up earlier, that’s exactly what he needs to win Franklin County by (if all other #s hold.)

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Patricia Kayden Aug 7, 2018 • 6:00:07pm

re: #96 Big Beautiful Door

I hope at the rally Trump spends several minutes talking about how Ted’s dad killed Kennedy.

Lol! You know he would and Cruz would just stand there smiling like an idiot.

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Dr. Matt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:01:13pm

He seems nice

An Ohio man was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for attacking a Lake Orion resident in June, officials said. https://t.co/Ux3iQx2wue pic.twitter.com/rbQDw4B0X9

— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) August 8, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 6:02:19pm

Oh hey Rachel, welcome back.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 6:03:42pm

Well, that won’t get him bumped off Twitter - so he’s got that… https://t.co/Wg6UuIva8S

— Shannyn Moore (@shannynmoore) August 8, 2018

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Eclectic Cyborg Aug 7, 2018 • 6:03:51pm

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:04:07pm

If O’Connor is ahead like he is right now and Franklin and Delaware County returns are only around 10-15% in…then that is a good sign for him. But, it will still be close. It is just such a conservative district.

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Charles Johnson Aug 7, 2018 • 6:05:32pm

Sorry, but I’m ZERO TOLERANCE on people like Alex Jones, who deliberately cause harm to people like the Newtown families. He doesn’t deserve ANY benefit of the doubt. He’s the absolute scum of the earth.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 6:05:45pm

#OH12 nugget on Franklin County: Clinton won it by 19 points in 2016, O’Connor is winning it by 42 points right now.

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 8, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 6:05:56pm

re: #185 ObserverArt

If O’Connor is ahead like he is right now and Franklin and Delaware County returns are only around 10-15% in…then that is a good sign for him. But, it will still be close. It is just such a conservative district.

Gonna be a long night me thinks.

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 6:06:14pm

Except calling Ann Coulter a Nazi, which she is. That will violate the Twitter TOS.

— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) August 8, 2018

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:06:38pm

re: #185 ObserverArt

If O’Connor is ahead like he is right now and Franklin and Delaware County returns are only around 10-15% in…then that is a good sign for him. But, it will still be close. It is just such a conservative district.

The good news is that the state site now has him up by 5,400 votes overall (or down 4,000 on E-Day) with just under half the precincts in. The bad news is that they now show almost 2/3 of Franklin County in. Almost all the votes are now in from the really red counties like Marion, Morrow, and Muskingum. It’s all down to Delaware County, I think.

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BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 6:06:44pm

re: #185 ObserverArt

If O’Connor is ahead like he is right now and Franklin and Delaware County returns are only around 10-15% in…then that is a good sign for him. But, it will still be close. It is just such a conservative district.

Marion appears to be 100% in—he needed to win 30% and got 31.

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:07:07pm

re: #184 Eclectic Cyborg

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:07:10pm

re: #189 MsJ

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Because you don’t get Jack subscribers and Jones does. Jack is a hypocritical fuck wit.

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Belafon Aug 7, 2018 • 6:08:06pm

re: #169 gocart mozart

And Jack has the power because the only good place to make that statement is on Twitter.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 6:08:38pm

And O’Connor took 60% of the vote. Meaning: he took at lot of Rs and Is. https://t.co/aPeVlGn1wa

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) August 8, 2018

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:08:57pm

re: #193 HappyWarrior

Because you don’t get Jack subscribers and Jones does. Jack is a hypocritical fuck wit.

I am Jack’s atrophied conscience. I am Jack’s inability to recognize that paper profits do you no good in a world gone to hell.

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gocart mozart Aug 7, 2018 • 6:09:05pm

Alex Jones Warns Fans Quitting His Supplements Cold Turkey Can Lead To Homosexuality, Judaism https://t.co/LLRNTVoPtX pic.twitter.com/rdAnxDi6bP

— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 7, 2018

“Folks, if you miss even one day of your Anthroplex or Survival Shield X-2, you’re immediately going to start feeling Jewish, gay, or worse.” https://t.co/I3IGdr4fLg

— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 8, 2018

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Dr. Matt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:09:29pm

womp wo……what….wut the fuk is mailchimp?

Alex Jones banned by MailChimp https://t.co/fj4G9wxMDe pic.twitter.com/v8xy9PsFdE

— The Hill (@thehill) August 8, 2018

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:10:24pm

re: #198 Dr. Matt

womp wo……what….wut the fuk is mailchimp?

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I get the idea it’s something like this:

Barenaked Ladies - Another Postcard (Video)

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Unshaken Defiance Aug 7, 2018 • 6:10:33pm

re: #198 Dr. Matt

womp wo……what….wut the fuk is mailchimp?

Email spammer for hire with a slightly nice reputation.

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unproven innocence Aug 7, 2018 • 6:10:47pm

re: #176 ObserverArt

Charles…gotta question/request for your mad skills.

I clicked on Unshaken’s link thinking it would go to an article at another site which would open a new tab.

Instead it was a link to a page at LGF and that takes you off this page.

Can you code links that go to LGF pages or other comments that would take you off the page you are viewing and open them in a new tab?

I’ve long wanted to ask that. No biggie, just might be a nice feature.

FYI, using a Mozilla-flavored browser (Waterfox), if I RIGHT-click on that link, I get a drop-down menu offering:
Open Link in New Tab
Open Link in New Window
Open Link in New Private Window
etc.
Don’t know what browser and OS you have, but hope this helps.

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fern01 Aug 7, 2018 • 6:10:51pm

re: #82 JordanRules

Precincts across Oakland County, MI have run out of ballots

Just another way to stop people voting. Make them wait for hours - to not get a ballot paper. If I went to vote & there was no ballot paper - I would go home.

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Dr. Matt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:11:23pm

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Hard for me to properly sort this out without the help of a preprogrammed model to do it for me, but right now I’d rather be Balderson. Still hard to say, given the huge eday-early gap, big turnout questions and the absence of data from Del. Co

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) August 8, 2018

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:11:43pm

re: #198 Dr. Matt

womp wo……what….wut the fuk is mailchimp?

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It’s a bulk email service for businesses and organizations. They offer full service like keeping and building subscriber lists, databases, etc. I’ve used them. It helps keep you from being a spammer too.

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Single-handed sailor Aug 7, 2018 • 6:11:59pm

hmm, weird.

Tornado warning issues for parts of northeastern New Brunswick. https://t.co/SkJqcCbX1n

— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) August 7, 2018

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:12:57pm

Evening Lizardim.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 7, 2018 • 6:13:09pm

re: #201 unproven innocence

FYI, using a Mozilla-flavored browser (Waterfox), if I RIGHT-click on that link, I get a drop-down menu offering:
Open link in New Tab
Open Link in New Window
Open Link in New Private Window
etc.
Don’t know what browser and OS you have, but hope this helps.

On a Mac, you can set a preference for Command-click to open it in a new window, too. Honestly can’t remember if that’s the default or not.

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:13:26pm

re: #201 unproven innocence

FYI, using a Mozilla-flavored browser (Waterfox), if I RIGHT-click on that link, I get a drop-down menu offering:
Open link in New Tab
Open Link in New Window
Open Link in New Private Window
etc.
Don’t know what browser and OS you have, but hope this helps.

I can do that in Windows/Chrome too…but if it can be coded it makes it simple…you just get a new tab.

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 6:14:01pm

re: #201 unproven innocence

FYI, using a Mozilla-flavored browser (Waterfox), if I RIGHT-click on that link, I get a drop-down menu offering:
Open Link in New Tab
Open Link in New Window
Open Link in New Private Window
etc.
Don’t know what browser and OS you have, but hope this helps.

You get that on iOS but sometimes you don’t know if it’s on this site then you’re taken away from the page.

I’d prefer target=blank always, internal or external, as well.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 6:14:08pm

“He put out a tweet last night that was really good,” Ryan told me after he and the president hung up. The speaker’s words carried the vaguely patronizing tone of a parent affirming a potty-training milestone.” This Is the Way Paul Ryan’s Speakership Ends https://t.co/98Swo6pbQD

— Mark Leibovich (@MarkLeibovich) August 7, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 6:14:20pm

Here is a nice quick shot on Twitter’s absurdity. There are, of course, so many more.

We didn’t suspend Alex Jones or Infowars yesterday. We know that’s hard for many but the reason is simple: he hasn’t violated our rules. We’ll enforce if he does. And we’ll continue to promote a healthy conversational environment by ensuring tweets aren’t artificially amplified.

— jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

You guys were suspending people for changing their screen name to “Elon Musk” https://t.co/IRzZ9YqZot

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) August 8, 2018

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Charles Johnson Aug 7, 2018 • 6:14:34pm

Alex Jones and his many imitators and enablers are basically con artists, using social media to spread evil poison in the American body politic, in order to get rich. I’m very disappointed that @jack apparently doesn’t see what’s going on.

Or maybe he does; that would be even worse.

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Patricia Kayden Aug 7, 2018 • 6:14:45pm

re: #126 HappyWarrior

Does Candice actually have any original points? Or is she just someone the right likes to drag out when they need to prove they’re not as white bread as a Romney family reunion.

Great question. Ari’s show is the first time I’m hearing her. Never again.

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:15:07pm

re: #208 ObserverArt

I can do that in Windows/Chrome too…but if it can be coded it makes it simple…you just get a new tab.

Edit to add…and it would be like any link that goes outside LGF. That is what happened to me with your link. I was expecting it to not leave the page…or I woulda!

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goddamnedfrank Aug 7, 2018 • 6:15:18pm

re: #198 Dr. Matt

womp wo……what….wut the fuk is mailchimp?

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Midsize commercial platform. Fairly popular for managing contact lists and crafting targeted email blasts. This is a big deal because unlike the other platforms MailChimp’s involvement would’ve been fairly opaque had they not chosen to announce the move. It means they think in the overall balance it’s good PR and that Twitter is fucking this up.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:15:43pm

re: #213 Patricia Kayden

Great question. Ari’s show is the first time I’m hearing her. Never again.

I know about her through her association with that idiot Kirk who was one of the idiots my right wing friend liked to post when he wouldn’t stop posting stupid right wing memes.

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wheat-dogg Aug 7, 2018 • 6:16:56pm

Useful travel info

How much #beer 🍺 does one US dollar buy you around the world? Source: https://t.co/kIMTzcJFrn pic.twitter.com/kNlNbnZy6Y

— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) August 7, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 6:16:58pm

Investigation finds @FCC fabricated a cyberattack and misled Congress about discussions with the FBI https://t.co/P4gyOvtK4s pic.twitter.com/U3EXpGXfeV

— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) August 7, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 6:17:12pm

Reminded of this tweet from last month…

I’ve been DMing with @jack about his bizarre need to verify white supremacists on his platform for the last 8 months or so, and after all the exchanges, I’ve reached a conclusion: the dude simply does not seem to give a fuck.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) July 3, 2018

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fern01 Aug 7, 2018 • 6:17:46pm

re: #203 Dr. Matt

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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I think its good analysis looking at the totals and the County data
vote.ohio.gov

Balderson is currently ahead

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 6:18:37pm

NATE SILVER9:17 PM
Just to take a very broad-stroked overview: Big urban-rural divide, but it seems like O’Connor is outperforming his targets by meaningful margins in Franklin County than whereas Balderson is only matching or narrowly exceeding them in the rural counties. So that would point toward an edge for O’Connor, but … on the other hand, Delaware County looks good for Balderson based on the very early Election Day returns we have there. We’re still flying fairly blind.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:18:50pm

Tooth and nail. I really hope O’Connor pulls this out. Last thing I want to see is some hot take that calls this a “disappointment” for hte Dems.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:18:57pm

Balderson’s taken the lead with 2/3 of the vote in. All that’s left is 3/4 of Delaware, 1/3 of Franklin, and about 10 outlying precincts from the other counties. I gotta say it doesn’t look good.

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fern01 Aug 7, 2018 • 6:19:07pm

re: #211 JordanRules

Here is a nice quick shot on Twitter’s absurdity. There are, of course, so many more.

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Given they allow the hate speech from trump - this is not surprising

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 6:21:28pm

First 25 Delaware Co. E-Day precincts: Balderson (R) 3,954, O’Connor (D) 2,466. We don’t know where in Delaware yet, but encouraging for Balderson. #OH12

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 8, 2018

UPDATE: can confirm many of the 25 Delaware precincts in are heavy R rural precincts like Radnor, Porter, Harlem, Concord Twps. Still awaiting most of Delaware’s high-college burbs, which are better for O’Connor (D). #OH12 https://t.co/qHLMBvn2nJ

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 8, 2018

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:21:51pm

re: #220 fern01

I think its good analysis looking at the totals and the County data
vote.ohio.gov

Balderson is currently ahead

Bummer. I was hoping Danny could hold the lead. I think that was important to show he could take it. But I am not giving up…it is going to be close.

Reminder too…this gets repeated in November. Same race, same candidates. Yeah, it is screwy but thank Pat Tiberi…his timing of resigning caused this schedule.

So, if Danny loses and it is close, that may bring more people out in November.

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 6:22:36pm

We didn’t suspend Alex Jones or Infowars yesterday. We know that’s hard for many but the reason is simple: he hasn’t violated our rules. We’ll enforce if he does. And we’ll continue to promote a healthy conversational environment by ensuring tweets aren’t artificially amplified.

— jack (@jack) August 8, 2018

stop acting like ‘our rules’ are some external guideline that you are being forced to follow
admit you make these rules and can and have changed these rules constantly and make exceptions and do not hold every account to the same standard come on just be straight with users https://t.co/Kx134j49HX

— darth™ (@darth) August 8, 2018

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Dr. Matt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:22:36pm

This might not be called tonight. I’m turning off the news for the sake of my liver. Godfather is on AMC…..when it was ok to root for fat, bloated mobsters.

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Unshaken Defiance Aug 7, 2018 • 6:22:37pm

re: #222 HappyWarrior

Tooth and nail. I really hope O’Connor pulls this out. Last thing I want to see is some hot take that calls this a “disappointment” for the Dems.

No kidding.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:23:17pm

re: #225 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Hope you’re right. O’Connor’s retaken the lead by 1,300 votes, but it took nearly all the remaining Franklin County precincts to do it.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:23:18pm

re: #229 Unshaken Defiance

No kidding.

I’m just glad I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning and I’ll be packing Thursday or Friday.

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fern01 Aug 7, 2018 • 6:23:21pm

re: #226 ObserverArt

Bummer. I was hoping Danny could hold the lead. I think that was important to show he could take it. But I am not giving up…it is going to be close.

Reminder too…this gets repeated in November. Same race, same candidates. Yeah, it is screwy but thank Pat Tiberi…his timing of resigning caused this schedule.

So, if Danny loses and it is close, that may bring more people out in November.

The devil is in the detail bacwards-S above has some positive information.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:23:43pm

re: #228 Dr. Matt

This might not be called tonight. I’m turning off the news for the sake of my liver. Godfather is on AMC…..when it was ok to root for fat, bloated mobsters.

Well Don Corleone unlike Trump was actually likable.

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Eventual Carrion Aug 7, 2018 • 6:24:09pm

re: #185 ObserverArt

If O’Connor is ahead like he is right now and Franklin and Delaware County returns are only around 10-15% in…then that is a good sign for him. But, it will still be close. It is just such a conservative district.

Ohio US House District 12 Special Election
Updated Aug 7, 2018, 9:22pm
Candidate Votes Percent
Danny O’Connor (D) 77,422 50%
Troy Balderson (R) 76,051 49%
Joe Manchik (G) 954 0%
433 of 591 (73%) precincts reporting, 154,427 total votes

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 6:24:32pm

Any other interesting primary results? I need to turn my attention away from the special for a bit.

*does yoga pose*

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 7, 2018 • 6:25:35pm

re: #235 JordanRules

Any other interesting primary results? I need to turn my attention away from the special for a bit.

*does yoga pose*

In very early returns, Kobach is trailing Colyer in the Kansas GOP Governor’s race.

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 6:26:19pm

re: #236 Big Beautiful Door

In very early returns, Kobach is trailing Colyer in the Kansas GOP Governor’s race.

Hey now!

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:26:23pm

re: #236 Big Beautiful Door

In very early returns, Kobach is trailing Colyer in the Kansas GOP Governor’s race.

That’s good. I want Kobach to enjoy a nice early retirement from public life. Though I’m sure Trump has an appointment waiting for him should he lose.

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Unshaken Defiance Aug 7, 2018 • 6:26:28pm

re: #231 HappyWarrior

I’m just glad I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning and I’ll be packing Thursday or Friday.

Packing? If you mentioned that I missed it.

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:26:41pm

I’m from Columbus, and I am watching Rachel (kinda) and reading all the Lizards covering Ohio 12.

You are all doing a great job!

I don’t need to watch local news.

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 7, 2018 • 6:26:43pm

re: #234 Eventual Carrion

Ohio US House District 12 Special Election
Updated Aug 7, 2018, 9:22pm
Candidate Votes Percent
Danny O’Connor (D) 77,422 50%
Troy Balderson (R) 76,051 49%
Joe Manchik (G) 954 0%
433 of 591 (73%) precincts reporting, 154,427 total votes

A damn Green candidate may get more votes than the final margin between O’Connor and Balderson.

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Belafon Aug 7, 2018 • 6:27:03pm

re: #222 HappyWarrior

Tooth and nail. I really hope O’Connor pulls this out. Last thing I want to see is some hot take that calls this a “disappointment” for hte Dems.

What was it Trump won the district by?

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:27:44pm

re: #239 Unshaken Defiance

Packing? If you mentioned that I missed it.

Ah! My trip abroad. Going to Slovakia to meet family that I’ve met in my genealogy research. Grandchildren and great grandchildren of my grandmother’s aunt and uncle. Some Americans like myself and others Slovak. One big happy famliy reunion in Great Grandpa’s home village in the Carpathians.

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ObserverArt Aug 7, 2018 • 6:28:04pm

re: #242 Belafon

What was it Trump won the district by?

I think it was 16 points.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:28:10pm

re: #242 Belafon

What was it Trump won the district by?

11 I think but don’t underestimate stupid spin shit.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:28:31pm

re: #241 Big Beautiful Door

A damn Green candidate may get more votes than the final margin between O’Connor and Balderson.

Those guys ruin frigging everything.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:29:17pm

re: #246 HappyWarrior

Those guys ruin frigging everything.

They literally are why we can’t have nice things.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:30:31pm

re: #247 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

They literally are why we can’t have nice things.

You know, I could almost respect them if Stein wasn’t an obvious Putin play thing. They don’t speak for this lefty at all. I hope the European Greens can’t stand them knowing how Stein just echoed right wing bs talking points about Brexit.

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Unshaken Defiance Aug 7, 2018 • 6:30:44pm

re: #243 HappyWarrior

Ah! My trip abroad. Going to Slovakia to meet family that I’ve met in my genealogy research. Grandchildren and great grandchildren of my grandmother’s aunt and uncle. Some Americans like myself and others Slovak. One big happy family reunion in Great Grandpa’s home village in the Carpathians.

I’m jealous. Sounds like a wonderful adventure.

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BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 6:31:00pm

re: #221 MsJ

NATE SILVER9:17 PM
Just to take a very broad-stroked overview: Big urban-rural divide, but it seems like O’Connor is outperforming his targets by meaningful margins in Franklin County than whereas Balderson is only matching or narrowly exceeding them in the rural counties. So that would point toward an edge for O’Connor, but … on the other hand, Delaware County looks good for Balderson based on the very early Election Day returns we have there. We’re still flying fairly blind.

Also depends on which Delaware precincts are in. Parts of that county are rural/parts cities and suburbs.

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gocart mozart Aug 7, 2018 • 6:31:15pm

pic.twitter.com/RwtK3gQ0Pz

— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) August 7, 2018

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fern01 Aug 7, 2018 • 6:31:16pm

re: #246 HappyWarrior

Those guys ruin frigging everything.

I prefer to blame the 50% who seem to vote for the GOP in these elections. It is hard to imagine anyone who votes for the party of trump having anything of value in their life style/environment

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:32:32pm

re: #249 Unshaken Defiance

I’m jealous. Sounds like a wonderful adventure.

It’s my first time meeting foreign born cousins. This was one of my biggest goals when I started genealogy research. I’m literally going to be sleeping a stone’s throw from the house where my great grandfather was born and probably attend Mass where he was Christened. I’m not religious at all as you know but I am sentimental.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:32:50pm

re: #252 fern01

I prefer to blame the 50% who seem to vote for the GOP in these elections. It is hard to imagine anyone who votes for the party of trump having anything of value in their life style/environment

You do got that right.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:33:27pm

re: #251 gocart mozart

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Accurate. They thikn they’re triggering us but they’re actually showing us why there’s just a wee bit wrong up there.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:35:42pm

re: #255 HappyWarrior

Accurate. They thikn they’re triggering us but they’re actually showing us why there’s just a wee bit wrong up there.

And they should be punished by having the live the rest of their lives they pretend to want to live, and the way they want us to live. Eat all the shoe leather you like, redcap, but don’t ask us for real food.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:37:56pm

O’Connor’s lead now stands at 1,338 votes according to the state site with 77 Delaware precincts and 13 Franklin precincts left. The last couple of batches of Delaware precincts came back just about even.

On a less positive note, Kobach’s taken the lead in the Kansas governor’s primary.

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Belafon Aug 7, 2018 • 6:38:47pm

re: #245 HappyWarrior

11 I think but don’t underestimate stupid spin shit.

A lot of times, the GOP wins because they go “We only lost by two”, when the Democrats in the same position go “we should have won a race we shouldn’t have been competitive in.”

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:40:04pm

re: #258 Belafon

A lot of times, the GOP wins because they go “We only lost by two”, when the Democrats in the same position go “we should have won a race we shouldn’t have been competitive in.”

Agreed. This is one of those races. Bodes well for my district. A district HRC won and we have a strong Dem running here but I don’t underestimate Comstock but fortunately she’s not campaigning with the Senate candidate- no love between her and Corey1861.

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GlutenFreeJesus Aug 7, 2018 • 6:40:10pm

Gah I really want O’Connor to pull this one out. I’m sick of hearing “it was so close and it shouldn’t have been. November is coming!”.

We need every win we can get.

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 6:40:11pm

NATHANIEL RAKICH9:38 PM
Licking, Muskingum and Richland counties are now 100 percent reporting in Ohio. Balderson won Licking by 22 points when our benchmarks estimated he only needed an 18-point win. He won Muskingum by 34 and only needed 17 (although he’s from Muskingum, so he may have had home-field advantage). And he won Richland by 18 when he only needed to win by 17. O’Connor needs to comfortably clear his benchmarks in Franklin and Delaware now in order to win.

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BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 6:41:07pm

re: #250 BeachDem

Also depends on which Delaware precincts are in. Parts of that county are rural/parts cities and suburbs.

And per littlegreenfootballs.com
the rural precincts came in first.

WE CAN STILL DO THIS!

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Big Beautiful Door Aug 7, 2018 • 6:41:34pm

re: #257 Brian J.

O’Connor’s lead now stands at 1,338 votes according to the state site with 77 Delaware precincts and 13 Franklin precincts left. The last couple of batches of Delaware precincts came back just about even.

On a less positive note, Kobach’s taken the lead in the Kansas governor’s primary.

I actually want Kobach to be the nominee. Gives the Democrat a better shot at winning the governor’s race. And really, all Republicans are pretty bad.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:42:56pm

re: #263 Big Beautiful Door

I actually want Kobach to be the nominee. Gives the Democrat a better shot at winning the governor’s race. And really, all Republicans are pretty bad.

Normally I’d agree but it’s Kansas unfortunately. But I do hear ya.

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Belafon Aug 7, 2018 • 6:43:15pm

re: #260 GlutenFreeJesus

Gah I really want O’Connor to pull this one out. I’m sick of hearing “it was so close and it shouldn’t have been. November is coming!”.

We need every win we can get.

“I see you pubbies are celebrating in a district Trump won by at least eleven. Doesn’t bode well for you does it?”

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 6:43:26pm

If I’m interpreting these analyses right we have a slight advantage for the GOP and coming down to affluent swing/GOP suburban areas which would normally be good for the Republican but might surprise us a bit in a blue direction, given overall political climate. Oh-12

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 8, 2018

Exactly. But for the GOP to be in a multi-million $ yet still <1% brawl in a safe GOP seat is a very chilling bit of news for about 50 R incumbents. Talked to a R Cong COS in near tears tonight. #ThanksTrump https://t.co/OOUgYggLMl

— Mike Murphy (@murphymike) August 8, 2018

Yeah, obviously in individual races there are no ties. But projected nationwide this suggests R+7 districts are ties. Which is pretty bad news for GOP. https://t.co/Qkr5oOEOZC

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 8, 2018

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:44:10pm

No more precincts cam in, but O’Connor’s lead suddenly shrank to just 145 votes. Tht’s 0.09%. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s pucker time.

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 6:44:44pm

No idea if this will format right but… Kinda depressing.

COUNTY O’CONNOR BALDERSON RPT.
Franklin 43,922. .. 23,437. .. 93%
Licking 14,813. .. 23,470. .. 100
Delaware 15,155. .. 16,893. .. 52
Richland 5,240. .. 7,585. .. 100
Muskingum 3,842. .. 7,774. .. 100
Morrow 2,144. .. 5,145. .. 100
Marion 562. .. 1,219. .. 100

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:44:53pm

re: #266 Blind Frog Belly White

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We need to take advantage of this and not haev a repeat of 2010 and 2014. Hold the line and build it stronger. O’Connor may be a conservative Dem but he won’t be a rubber stamp for Trump and vote with him 95% of the time like Balderson certainly will.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:45:08pm

re: #267 Brian J.

No more precincts cam in, but O’Connor’s lead suddenly shrank to just 145 votes. Tht’s 0.09%. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s pucker time.

Oh wow.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 6:46:21pm

re: #268 MsJ

No idea if this will format right but… Kinda depressing.

COUNTY O’CONNOR BALDERSON RPT.
Franklin 43,922. .. 23,437. .. 93%
Licking 14,813. .. 23,470. .. 100
Delaware 15,155. .. 16,893. .. 52
Richland 5,240. .. 7,585. .. 100
Muskingum 3,842. .. 7,774. .. 100
Morrow 2,144. .. 5,145. .. 100
Marion 562. .. 1,219. .. 100

If we lose in a squeaker in this district, we should be fucking ELATED.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:46:43pm

Good news!

Projection: Gretchen Whitmer (D) wins Dem primary for #MIGOV, defeating Abdul El-Sayed (D).

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 8, 2018

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:46:49pm

re: #271 Blind Frog Belly White

If we lose in a squeaker in this district, we should be fucking ELATED.

Yep.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:48:02pm

re: #266 Blind Frog Belly White

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A 7-point national shift R->D in two years isn’t a landslide, it’s a fucking Krakatoa.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 6:48:11pm

Were you there? Did you see the bodies? Do you have evidence to support your claims? Or are you just taking the word of the mainstream media?

— pope grok ❌ 🇺🇸 (@popegrok) August 8, 2018

Yes. I buried someone close to my family; she was murdered. Thank you for asking. https://t.co/5Glq3kCqPm

— Caroline Moss (@socarolinesays) August 8, 2018

Proud day for @jack https://t.co/UMVcNo8HOA

— Joe Sonka 😐 (@joesonka) August 8, 2018

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 6:48:29pm

re: #271 Blind Frog Belly White

If we lose in a squeaker in this district, we should be fucking ELATED.

I know. But O’Connor seemed like an ok guy. Balderson seems like an asshole.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 6:49:06pm

re: #271 Blind Frog Belly White

If we lose in a squeaker in this district, we should be fucking ELATED.

I want to hear this. We all should want to hear this. https://t.co/ODBMGYgA0W

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 8, 2018

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Charles Johnson Aug 7, 2018 • 6:49:10pm

The Twitter community will not — cannot — police itself. This is just never going to happen. It’s a tech-libertarian fantasy.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2018

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:49:34pm

re: #275 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Okay using this Jonesbot’s logic, how do you know that Alex Jones doesn’t perform satanic rituals in drag on children while singing Hanson songs! Huh! You don’t! Fuckining assholes. Jones should have the shit beaten out of him just for the shit he’s done to the Sandy Hook families.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:49:53pm

re: #276 MsJ

I know. But O’Connor seemed like an ok guy. Balderson seems like an asshole.

It would, of course, be great if O’Connor won. But even if he loses - if we lose - it still has to have Republicans running scared. Expect them to hit this hard if Balderson wins, because they want people to overlook that he just about lost what should have been a sure thing.

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 6:50:39pm

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:50:50pm

re: #278 Charles Johnson

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Self-policing has always been a utopian goal for tech communities - and why not? It means less effort has to go into administration. But it never. freaking. works. Because people, as an aggregate, are assholes.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:51:04pm

Oh Danny Boy.

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Charles Johnson Aug 7, 2018 • 6:51:16pm

And I say that as someone who used to believe in that fantasy once upon a time, before reality intruded with a sledgehammer.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 8, 2018

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:51:35pm

23 of those Delaware precincts came in, and Balderson now leads by just over 1,000.

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 6:51:42pm

re: #280 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

It would, of course, be great if O’Connor won. But even if he loses - if we lose - it still has to have Republicans running scared. Expect them to hit this hard if Balderson wins, because they want people to overlook that he just about lost what should have been a sure thing.

They had to spend a lot of money too!

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:51:57pm

re: #285 Brian J.

23 of those Delaware precincts came in, and Balderson now leads by just over 1,000.

Fuck. That may be too much to overcome.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:52:28pm

re: #281 MsJ

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I want to find those 1,037 Green voters and beat every single goddamn one of them with a rubber hose. Shit like this is part of the reason we have Trump.

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BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 6:52:33pm

Catching up in Delaware County—now O’Conner’s ahead by .6% and more than 1,000 votes.

Shit—spoke too soon—had my numbers inverted—ignore.

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Stanley Sea Aug 7, 2018 • 6:53:19pm

From Mom Anon:

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:53:31pm

re: #288 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

I want to find those 1,037 Green voters and beat every single goddamn one of them with a rubber hose. Shit like this is part of the reason we have Trump.

I just don’t get protest votes in a time where the differences between the two parties couldn’t be more obvious. I also want ot know what the hell the Green Party has done at all in this country to merit a vote.

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Blind Frog Belly White Aug 7, 2018 • 6:54:13pm

I’d go make myself an ice coffee. But the chances of O’Connor winning rest heavily on me staying here and refreshing Twitter every few seconds.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 8, 2018

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 7, 2018 • 6:54:28pm

“Unsubstantiated rumors”

The parents of a child murdered at Sandy Hook can’t visit their son’s grave https://t.co/hUbjVzjCjB pic.twitter.com/JeLWDfKHfb

— Mark Berman (@markberman) August 8, 2018

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 6:54:28pm

re: #290 Stanley Sea

From Mom Anon:

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:55:42pm

Good news: O’Connor retakes the lead by 201 votes. But it took all but one of the remaining Franklin County precincts to do it.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:56:05pm

re: #290 Stanley Sea

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 6:56:16pm

NATHANIEL RAKICH9:55 PM
With 18 percent reporting in Missouri, Proposition A (which would make Missouri the 28th right-to-work state) is going down in flames, 63 percent to 37 percent. Organized labor raised $16 million to defeat Prop A, so they wanted this bad, especially after a devastating ruling at the Supreme Court this summer that essentially made all public-sector unions right-to-work. Some Missourians think the Republican-dominated legislature will just turn around and pass right-to-work next year anyway, but with a margin like this, maybe they’ll think twice.

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 6:58:17pm

This looks nice so far.

The GOP’s anti-union “right-to-work” law in Missouri is going down in flames by 63-37 with 1/5 of the vote reporting https://t.co/KiznKn2JMC

— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) August 8, 2018

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 6:58:19pm

PERRY BACON JR.9:56 PM
If this ends up as a pretty substantial loss by El-Sayed in Michigan (he is down 15 now), it should be a reminder that while Ocasio-Cortez is new and interesting (so I get why journalists/podcasts/talk shows are booking her), interviewing Pelosi may give you a better sense of where the Democratic Party currently is.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 6:58:24pm

He looks the part. pic.twitter.com/ZlGZmKzb82

— 𝔾𝕦𝕤 (@Gus_802) August 8, 2018

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Skip Intro Aug 7, 2018 • 6:58:26pm

re: #277 Backwoods_Sleuth

Winning by losing. Is that the plan now?

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 6:58:31pm

The AP and Politico join Dave Wasserman above in calling Whitmer the winner in the Michigan Democratic governor’s primary. El-Sayed is winning narrowly in Wayne, Washtenaw, and Kent (Grand Rapids) Counties, but nowhere else, and is being savaged in the outstate counties that he thought voted for Берни because they were progressive…

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 7:00:01pm

re: #281 MsJ

Fuck Joe Manchik.

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 7:00:08pm

Quick fact check: Trump spoke to business leaders for 14 minutes at dinner tonight. He made 15 false claims. pic.twitter.com/plnBpqZ8Te

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 8, 2018

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 7:00:22pm

NATE SILVER9:58 PM
Franklin County is now almost fully reported, and O’Connor had pulled into a 200-vote overall advantage. But almost all the outstanding vote is in Delaware County, and that has favored Balderson so far. We still aren’t sure of where the outstanding precincts are in Delaware. And provisional ballot could even come into play. Still, you’d rather be Balderson.

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goddamnedfrank Aug 7, 2018 • 7:00:28pm

Fox News host: How could Trump testify to Mueller knowing he could face charges if he tells one lie? https://t.co/sOvxubeZzr pic.twitter.com/ThElhl9nby

— The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2018

Mueller: Please state your name for the record.

Trump: David Dennison … SHIT! https://t.co/ZkNvHjDPoZ

— Ostrich Jacket Fan Account (@goddamnedfrank) August 8, 2018

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 7:00:47pm

re: #299 MsJ

PERRY BACON JR.9:56 PM
If this ends up as a pretty substantial loss by El-Sayed in Michigan (he is down 15 now), it should be a reminder that while Ocasio-Cortez is new and interesting (so I get why journalists/podcasts/talk shows are booking her), interviewing Pelosi may give you a better sense of where the Democratic Party currently is.

I don’t know much about either candidate but honestly I hate this idea that Dem established back candidates are somehow “corporate” or “sell outs.” I preferred HRC over Sanders because HRC actually walked the talk when it came to accomplishments. The Bros loved crapping on her for being a Goldwater girl in the early 60’s but ignored that HRC fully embraced the full promise of the 60’s and unlike Bernie didn’t go fleeing to lily white Vermont only to later brag about how proud he was of his NYC roots. Nothing wrong with Vermont, it’s a beautiful state but I’ve always been rubbed the wrong way that Mr. Senator of the People went there instead of staying in the most diverse city on the planet..

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 7, 2018 • 7:01:48pm

re: #306 goddamnedfrank

Honestly, I don’t think Trump gives a flying fuck if he could be charged for lying to the special counsel. I think he thinks he’s above the law, he’s special, he’s got “great friends”, and he can do whatever he wants because he’s Donald J. Trump.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 7:01:54pm

Balderson now leads by 731 votes with 29 total precincts left. The music’s starting to swell on this one…

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GlutenFreeJesus Aug 7, 2018 • 7:03:19pm

re: #308 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Honestly, I don’t think Trump gives a flying fuck if he could be charged for lying to the special counsel. I think he thinks he’s above the law, he’s special, he’s got “great friends”, and he can do whatever he wants because he’s Donald J. Trump.

Sessions pretty much said they were going to ignore the reinstatement of DACA.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 7:04:13pm

re: #310 GlutenFreeJesus

Sessions pretty much said they were going to ignore the reinstatement of DACA.

To paraphrase Trump’s hero Jackson, “Justice Marshall has ruled, now he can enforce it.” I hate these crooks. And you just know that if a Dem president does a fraction of the shit Trump has done, the R’s are oging to whine.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 7, 2018 • 7:05:12pm

re: #311 HappyWarrior

To paraphrase Trump’s hero Jackson, “Justice Marshall has ruled, now he can enforce it.” I hate these crooks. And you just know that if a Dem president does a fraction of the shit Trump has done, the R’s are oging to whine.

You can be blunt: If this was Obama, he’d have been impeached, convicted, and probably looking at 25 to life.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 7:06:39pm

re: #311 HappyWarrior

To paraphrase Trump’s hero Jackson, “Justice Marshall has ruled, now he can enforce it.” I hate these crooks. And you just know that if a Dem president does NOT DO a fraction of the shit Trump has done, BUT FOX NEWS MAKES SHIT UP the R’s are oging to whine.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 7:06:58pm

re: #312 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

You can be blunt: If this was Obama, he’d have been impeached, convicted, and probably looking at 25 to life.

I’m just imagining how the right would react if Obama treated the country with the contempt Trump has. I really want the GOP to be stuck with the party of Trump label until they become a permanent minority party and actually try to fix the damage they’ve done the past 40 some years.

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The Vicious Babushka Aug 7, 2018 • 7:07:12pm

Balderson +741
Green: 1,102 #OH12

— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) August 8, 2018

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 7:07:21pm

Breaking: 26 precincts in Delaware Co. just reported, Balderson (R) retakes lead by 741 votes (0.4%). Still 28 precincts left there. We’re in territory where provisional votes could matter. #OH12

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) August 8, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 7:07:59pm

re: #316 Backwoods_Sleuth

Lordt!

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Jay C Aug 7, 2018 • 7:08:23pm

re: #280 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

It would, of course, be great if O’Connor won. But even if he loses - if we lose - it still has to have Republicans running scared. Expect them to hit this hard if Balderson wins, because they want people to overlook that he just about lost what should have been a sure thing.

Except, that to Republicans, only one thing has any relevance at all to their political calculus: winning, and having Republicans in office. How they accomplish that is irrelevant, and “close” is a near-meaningless concept.

Somebody upthread pointed out that even if Balderson wins the special by a single vote, the egomaniacal gloating out of the White House will be overwhelming: no matter what sort of “harbinger” this special might be for November for the rest of the GOP. And they will, naturally, use every bit of media leverage they can muster to paint a rosy picture over their “victory”: which the media will eagerly lap up….

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Aug 7, 2018 • 7:08:35pm

re: #298 JordanRules

This looks nice so far.

@PoliticsWolf
The GOP’s anti-union “right-to-work” law in Missouri is going down in flames by 63-37 with 1/5 of the vote reporting

I’d be happy, but, unfortunately I’m pretty damn sure Right To Work is only losing the vote because a majority of ‘conservative’ voters are under the impression that it’s some libtard marxist socialist attempt to guarantee jobs for those lazy poor people, and foreigners

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 7:09:14pm

re: #319 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

I’d be happy, but, unfortunately I’m pretty damn sure Right To Work is only losing the vote because a majority of ‘conservative’ voters are under the impression that it’s some libtard marxist socialist attempt to guarantee jobs for those lazy poor people, and foreigners

That unfortunately wouldn’t shock me.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 7:09:18pm

Probably in Russia https://t.co/iHGdJsPUcP

— 🕸️🕷️ Azure Ghost 🕷️🕸️ (@AzureGhost) August 8, 2018

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Belafon Aug 7, 2018 • 7:09:59pm

re: #315 The Vicious Babushka

A lot of Greens think that it’s as acceptable to destroy the country as is they win. There’s no middle ground or incremental process.

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Aug 7, 2018 • 7:10:23pm

Once again Greens are giving the GOP the ability to keep OH-12.

Fuck the Greens.

As I’ve said before!

GREEN =

Getting
Republicans
Elected
Every
November

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Unshaken Defiance Aug 7, 2018 • 7:10:35pm

re: #304 JordanRules

Slowing down. He must be tired.

— Daniel Ballard (@RW_Conspirator) August 8, 2018

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 7:10:53pm

re: #321 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Two people who totally understand the plight of the working class. //

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 7:11:11pm

Dear Green Party: Can you PLEASE wait to make your symbolic votes at a time when our government isn’t being overrun by white supremacists??? Come @ me I don’t care.

— billy eichner (@billyeichner) August 8, 2018

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 7:11:45pm

re: #319 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

I’d be happy, but, unfortunately I’m pretty damn sure Right To Work is only losing the vote because a majority of ‘conservative’ voters are under the impression that it’s some libtard marxist socialist attempt to guarantee jobs for those lazy poor people, and foreigners

Probably true, but not sure I should care right now.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe. Aug 7, 2018 • 7:12:27pm

re: #318 Jay C

Except, that to Republicans, only one thing has any relevance at all to their political calculus: winning, and having Republicans in office. How they accomplish that is irrelevant, and “close” is a near-meaningless concept.

Somebody upthread pointed out that even if Balderson wins the special by a single vote, the egomaniacal gloating out of the White House will be overwhelming: no matter what sort of “harbinger” this special might be for November for the rest of the GOP. And they will, naturally, use every bit of media leverage they can muster to paint a rosy picture over their “victory”: which the media will eagerly lap up….

I’m not disagreeing with any of that. But for the guys who are having to go out there and win their elections by a single vote, it is a terrifying prospect. They actually have to campaign. And relying on the deep war chests that usually make their opponents go away does not seem to be any help. The rank and file (emphasis on the rank) will, of course, simply be happy that HURR DURR WE STOPPED TEH BLUE WAVE!!!!1

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 7:12:43pm

Bad news from Missouri: BernieBro Brent Welder leads narrowly in the 3rd District primary, 3% ahead of Sharice Davids with the early vote in.

On the other hand, he looks like he won’t have much company if he wins. The only other BernieBro winning his primary right now is James Thompson in KS-4, a safe GOoPer seat. He’s winning his primary less than 2-1 despite outspending his opponent 10-1.

Rashida Tlaib is trailing twice in MI-13 (special and general) but is still close. Steve Friday is getting walloped by a 6-1 margin in MI-7.

Cori Bush’s primary challenge to Lacy Clay is losing by more than 2-1 in MO-1, while Winston Apple is down double digits in MO-6.

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Belafon Aug 7, 2018 • 7:13:38pm

re: #326 Backwoods_Sleuth

As hard as this will be, I think we need to keep the focus on the Republicans who voted for Balderson, and keep after Democrats who didn’t vote.

Edit: and tout how close the race was when it shouldn’t be.

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 7:14:25pm

NATE SILVER10:08 PM
We’ve tried not to focus on the national implications of OH-12 so much tonight. For the reason why, listen to Monday’s podcast — basically, we think there are a lot more precise indicators of both the national environment and individual districts now, such that we don’t gain as much from the useful-but-noisy metric that is special elections. To be clear, though, a photo-finish for Republicans is not good news for them tonight. If similar districts around the country are photo-finishes on Nov. 7, Republicans will almost certainly lose the House

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 7:14:42pm

re: #330 Belafon

As hard as this will be, I think we need to keep the focus on the Republicans who voted for Balderson, and keep after Democrats who didn’t vote.

It’s a little bit of everything unfortunately. I’d still be shitting bricks if I were a GOP strategist tonight though.

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HappyWarrior Aug 7, 2018 • 7:15:20pm

re: #331 MsJ

NATE SILVER10:08 PM
We’ve tried not to focus on the national implications of OH-12 so much tonight. For the reason why, listen to Monday’s podcast — basically, we think there are a lot more precise indicators of both the national environment and individual districts now, such that we don’t gain as much from the useful-but-noisy metric that is special elections. To be clear, though, a photo-finish for Republicans is not good news for them tonight. If similar districts around the country are photo-finishes on Nov. 7, Republicans will almost certainly lose the House

We gotta keep on pushing hard against Trump. Our strategy is working.

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JordanRules Aug 7, 2018 • 7:15:31pm

re: #329 Brian J.

Damnet. I really wanted Sharice to win.

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BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 7:15:34pm

re: #321 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Talk about a match made in hell. (I want to hunt down every green voter in Ohio 12 and slap them all silly)

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MsJ Aug 7, 2018 • 7:15:53pm

PERRY BACON JR.10:10 PM
Fun fact: Trump flipped Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in 2016. Democrats could win all six governors races in these states this year. The Cook Political Report says four of these races are toss-ups, the GOP is favored in Wisconsin and Democrats are favored in Pennsylvania.

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Brian J. Aug 7, 2018 • 7:16:00pm

re: #334 JordanRules

Damnet. I really wanted Sharice to win.

Only the early votes and two precincts out of over 600 have been counted so far. Long, long way to go.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 7:16:39pm

Former top Trump campaign aides create foreign lobbying firm, will represent Russian-backed group https://t.co/paL23rqJ12 pic.twitter.com/MKoInCTBoA

— The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2018

.@thehill should cut @CLewandowski_ a cut of the $$ from these click because this story has NOTHING to do with him. 😂 https://t.co/e9EhFOdqxY

— Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) August 8, 2018

While I appreciate the great pic of me - I have nothing to do with this company or story. Thanks for the pic but a little intellectual honesty is requested. https://t.co/eNRmjRTLos

— Corey R. Lewandowski (@CLewandowski_) August 8, 2018

Hot Trumper on Trumper action https://t.co/TZhPeTJsAS

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 8, 2018

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Aug 7, 2018 • 7:17:03pm

re: #314 HappyWarrior

I’m just imagining how the right would react if Obama treated the country with the contempt Trump has. I really want the GOP to be stuck with the party of Trump label until they become a permanent minority party and actually try to fix the damage they’ve done the past 40 some years.

It would be fitting if a movement that started because some rich fuckers in Orange County didn’t want to pay their taxes ended with an Orange Shitgibbon….

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 7:18:50pm

remember those two old farts with the “rather be a russian than a democrat” shirts at the moron’s rally over the weekend?

Delaware County’s finest.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Aug 7, 2018 • 7:20:35pm

FWIW, this is how the Green Party candidate is celebrating “stealing” the election from whoever loses #OH12 — “We’re trending!” https://t.co/HAeZe15TIC

— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) August 8, 2018

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BeachDem Aug 7, 2018 • 7:22:58pm

re: #341 Backwoods_Sleuth

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And I thought I was pissed before. Fuck Manchik and the Stein he rode in on. Big time.

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gocart mozart Aug 7, 2018 • 7:44:15pm

Oh!
Friday night I saw @birbigs’ new show, The New One, and it’s about as perfect a night as you’re gonna get.
You should go see it.

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) August 7, 2018

Please send this to the tweet framing store. https://t.co/dNc4qQQuvz

— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) August 7, 2018

I goddamn concur!!! Go see Mike’s show. Hilarious! Touching. Hilarious. Soulful. Hilarious. Insightful. Hilarious. Truthful. Hilarious. Dangerous. And Hilarious. And it’s really really funny too. https://t.co/cwJDgwWHGV

— Frank Oz (@TheFrankOzJam) August 8, 2018

I’m sorry but I’m retweeting Frank Oz retweeting me retweeting Lin Miranda. I will only bother you again if this is retweeted by God. https://t.co/KoX2W0acb8

— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) August 8, 2018

Here you go. https://t.co/3XGKXmyYW5

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) August 8, 2018

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