John Oliver takes a look at how the Trump administration has handled the coronavirus outbreak in the US, from lack of preparation, to mangled coordination, to harmful communication.
GOTV FT
What I want to see if we run the board.
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act
The Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 1604, S. 3299) is a proposed bill that would “Amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.”.[1] The bill would remove restrictions in 22 states that require specific reasons, such as doctors notes, for voting absentee by mail.[2]
What in the utter fuck is this No on 15 ad I’m seeing here “Has Gavin Newsom shut down your polling place? Click to find out”
Oh, it’s the New Majority assholes… shocking.
Umm. Rasmussen? You OK?
PENNSYLVANIA
Biden 50% (+3)
Trump 47%@Rasmussen_Poll, LV, 10/31-11/1https://t.co/jOMQ28yO1I— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) November 2, 2020
re: #1 Kilroy was here
GOTV FT
What I want to see if we run the board.
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act
The Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (H.R. 1604, S. 3299) is a proposed bill that would “Amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.”.[1] The bill would remove restrictions in 22 states that require specific reasons, such as doctors notes, for voting absentee by mail.[2]
We need a sweeping Voting Rights Act, at the minimum it should include:
1. universal mail vote (including a provision that all ballots must be postmarked by election day and a directive to the USPS to prioritize ballots)
2. universal early voting (at least 14 days)
3. an acceptable ratio of polling places and voting booths per precinct/county
4. Pre-clearance for all states
re: #2 KGxvi
What in the utter fuck is this No on 15 ad I’m seeing here “Has Gavin Newsom shut down your polling place? Click to find out”
Oh, it’s the New Majority assholes… shocking.
It’s the Howard Jarvis disciples who want to keep Prop 13.
Hell I remember 1978 when Jarvis & Gann promised renters that if they voted for Prop 13 their rents would go down by 1/3. Instead rents doubled within 4 years.
re: #3 makeitstop
Umm. Rasmussen? You OK?
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Don’t their polls usually get closer to the mean as election day nears? If you’re cynical, you’d say it’s to protect their reputation.
He thinks nobody here was alive in 2009.
Biden was a pathetic laughing stock all over Washington for the horrible way he handled the H1N1 Swine Flu. Even his own Chief of Staff said he didn’t know what he was doing!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2020
re: #3 makeitstop
Umm. Rasmussen? You OK?
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Isn’t Rasmussen usually weighted R +5%?
re: #5 🌹UOJB!
It’s the Howard Jarvis disciples who want to keep Prop 13.
Hell I remember 1978 when Jarvis & Gann promised renters that if they voted for Prop 13 their rents would go down by 1/3. Instead rents doubled within 4 years.
I’ve come to believe that Prop 13 was as much a byproduct of the high inflation rates we had in the late 70s as it was anything else. And I get it within that context. But today, it is fairly stupid, and has probably contributed to the fucked up housing market we have today.
UPS driver pulled up outside with his radio tuned to Rush Limbaugh ranting like a maniac.
Can’t make out the words, but the tone is “urgent, emergency, to arms.”
re: #8 The Pie Overlord!
He thinks nobody here was alive in 2009.
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And that’s why he’s losing. He’s invented a Biden that only exists in the world of his delusions.
I got a sick feeling that @jack won’t shut Trump up when he loses…
re: #11 jaunte
UPS driver pulled up outside with his radio tuned to Rush Limbaugh ranting like a maniac.
Can’t make out the words, but the tone is “urgent, emergency, to arms.”
Well Rush if you’re serious about that, I’d like to see you out there but the fact is you’re a well known wimp when push comes to shove.
re: #9 Dr Lizardo
Isn’t Rasmussen usually weighted R +5%?
EDIT: Trump’s new favorite pollster.
PENNSYLVANIATrump 49% (+1)Biden 48%@SusquehannaPR, LV, 11/1-2https://t.co/id9qKSyhJX
— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) November 2, 2020
What a joke.
re: #9 Dr Lizardo
Saw a brief CNN segment late last week about Czech hospitals being overrun with COVID cases. Was the report overstating the situation?
re: #11 jaunte
UPS driver pulled up outside with his radio tuned to Rush Limbaugh ranting like a maniac.
Can’t make out the words, but the tone is “urgent, emergency, to arms.”
Sounds like Rush is panicking.
If I could do so, I’d put on my best (Tom Hardy) Bane voice and say to him, “When conservatism is ashes, you have my permission to die.”
re: #14 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Well Rush if you’re serious about that, I’d like to see you out there but the fact is you’re a well known wimp when push comes to shove.
Stage 4 cancer, you’re slacking.
NYT covers Nebraska farmer who claims out of state antifa likely torched his combine due to the Trump flags he had on it. Ag-issues specialist torches NYT:
oh New York times you got taken for a ride honey pic.twitter.com/Rpcx6bKIzk
— Dr Sarah Taber (@SarahTaber_bww) November 2, 2020
re: #3 makeitstop
Umm. Rasmussen? You OK?
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Ras is just making sure their 538 grade doesn’t die.
re: #15 makeitstop
That’s from Susquehanna, not Rasmussen.
re: #15 makeitstop
Somebody must have yelled at them. They’ve revised.
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What a joke.
That is Susquehana not Rasmussen
re: #16 Hecuba’s daughter
Saw a brief CNN segment late last week about Czech hospitals being overrun with COVID cases. Was the report overstating the situation?
No, unfortunately. Some hospitals, for instance, in the Zlín region, are in fact beyond capacity.
re: #19 Barefoot Grin
NYT covers Nebraska farmer who claims out of state antifa likely torched his combine due to the Trump flags he had on it. Ag-issues specialist torches NYT:
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Why doesn’t the Screw York Times just come out and say they want 4 more years of Trump on their front page with a MAGAT Haberman byline?
No ruling from Harris County yet, but apparently the judge is skeptical of the GOP’s arguments.
Welp, made a hash of my edit. This is the result.
Just in passing, Trump, along with GOP enablers, is destroying US credibility in telling other countries to have free and fair elections. https://t.co/plYRtPLWTv
— Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) November 2, 2020
What’s that smell? Oh right, I know - it’s desperation. https://t.co/ouQMRaOT4i
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 2, 2020
re: #11 jaunte
UPS driver pulled up outside with his radio tuned to Rush Limbaugh ranting like a maniac.
Can’t make out the words, but the tone is “urgent, emergency, to arms.”
rush will die sometime after having watched Trump get pasted.
I predict mitch will eventually die watching the court swing back and all his hard work short lived and lost
re: #29 Charles Johnson
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re: #15 makeitstop
Somebody must have yelled at them. They’ve revised.
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What a joke.
Covering a different period. The first poll was 10/31-11/1; the second was 11/1-11/2. It would not be surprising given Trump’s constant law and order message, coupled with the recent rioting in Philadelphia, and Joe’s phone experience.
Would like to remind people that whenever a poll shows both candidates under 50% (as is true for many Senate polls), I assume, based on sad experience, that the remaining percentage will likely go to the Republican candidate. So just because a candidate is leading by 4%, if it’s 48(D)-44(R)%, it would not be surprising if it ends up with 52(R) - 48(D). OTOH, I don’t really believe any of these polls anyway, especially those with good news(yes I’m a pessimist, why do you ask?)
re: #31 calochortus
Hey! I was promised they’d blow that up, not just slowly take it down!
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They’re saving the stones to construct the new Antifa Monument! :)
re: #31 calochortus
Hey! I was promised they’d blow that up, not just slowly take it down!
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Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!
re: #22 danarchy
That is Susquehana not Rasmussen
This comparison of Monmouth’s final PA polls shows how samples have been adjusted to avoid a 2016 surprise. 2016 weighting on left, 2020 on right.
Dems are down from +11 to +2. And education weighting is added to ensure 64% are non-college.
Biden leads anyway, by 5 to 7 points. pic.twitter.com/AHzZhg0tlP— Will Saletan (@saletan) November 2, 2020
Not getting all “skewed polls”, but the pollers seem to be going out of their way to overweight gooper-heavy populations to essentially make sure they don’t get 2016’ed again. Looks to me like the calculation is: you end up too optimistic for Dems, and gooper media threatens your lives; too optimistic for goopers, and Dems forget it and celebrate when they exceed expectations.
I just called him Satan’s loose stool. Pretty low, but I can go lower. Confident I have it in me.
re: #34 makeitstop
They’re saving the stones to construct the new Antifa Monument! :)
Oh. Well that’s OK then. It will go faster that way.
re: #25 🌹UOJB!
Why doesn’t the Screw York Times just come out and say they want 4 more years of Trump on their front page with a MAGAT Haberman byline?
Most of my family were Illinois farmers through the depression into the 1980s. My generation cousins all dropped out as farmland went through the roof. Oh wait, there’s that one asshole that married one of my cousins and still farms—absolutely the most condescending prick in the extended family. Anyway, I know it’s not easy work and there are those who really do struggle. But I guess we’re never supposed to ask how all the money from DC gets spent and how things have changed in the last generation.
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re: #25 🌹UOJB!
Why doesn’t the Screw York Times just come out and say they want 4 more years of Trump on their front page with a MAGAT Haberman byline?
Probably because they don’t. They endorsed Biden in a lengthy piece detailing why DT is unfit.
re: #31 calochortus
Hey! I was promised they’d blow that up, not just slowly take it down!
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It has to be taken down because democrats are in favor of erectile dysfunction.
re: #19 Barefoot Grin
NYT covers Nebraska farmer who claims out of state antifa likely torched his combine due to the Trump flags he had on it. Ag-issues specialist torches NYT:
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any proof?
or just what he “feels” happened?
No it won’t.
It’s a historic monument and national treasure, not a decrepit Trump property. pic.twitter.com/haL4REWosx— Arch (@Arch_LGF) November 2, 2020
Lre: #36 ericblair
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Not getting all “skewed polls”, but the pollers seem to be going out of their way to overweight gooper-heavy populations to essentially make sure they don’t get 2016’ed again. Looks to me like the calculation is: you end up too optimistic for Dems, and gooper media threatens your lives; too optimistic for goopers, and Dems forget it and celebrate when they exceed expectations.
I still stand by my belief that Biden will exceed his polls in many states. You’ve got a well known and generally liked challenger going against a generally unliked incumbent. It’s a different ball game than 2016. And I’m going to scream that until the EC meets.
Wicked wind here in the NYC metro area. Just witnessed a big pine tree snap in half and hit neighbor’s house. Punched a couple of holes in main roof and broke part of entry vestibule. No one was hurt, but that’s some scary shit.
If I can do it, you can do it. Can’t you? You can do it! Are you doing it? Keep doing it. Have you not done it yet? Do it now. Now is the time do it. Do it with me. Let’s do this. #GOTV #PhoneBanking #BidenHarris #VoteEarly #CreateTheOutcome #putdownyouremmy Links in bio. pic.twitter.com/mNbYIslQYG
— Mandy Patinkin (@PatinkinMandy) October 31, 2020
re: #36 ericblair
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Not getting all “skewed polls”, but the pollers seem to be going out of their way to overweight gooper-heavy populations to essentially make sure they don’t get 2016’ed again. Looks to me like the calculation is: you end up too optimistic for Dems, and gooper media threatens your lives; too optimistic for goopers, and Dems forget it and celebrate when they exceed expectations.
a poll’s job is to reflect reality
not create a result narrative
re: #48 lawhawk
Wicked wind here in the NYC metro area. Just witnessed a big pine tree snap in half and hit neighbor’s house. Punched a couple of holes in main roof and broke part of entry vestibule. No one was hurt, but that’s some scary shit.
Yeah it’s quite windy here too. Sunny and clear skies but it’s finally feeling like the transition from Fall into Winter here.
re: #48 lawhawk
Wicked wind here in the NYC metro area. Just witnessed a big pine tree snap in half and hit neighbor’s house. Punched a couple of holes in main roof and broke part of entry vestibule. No one was hurt, but that’s some scary shit.
Yeah, it’s been crazy out here since last night. Hopefully it’ll die down when the sun goes down.
So Richards are dicks? https://t.co/GTZrjPaGUQ
— Harry Turtledove (@HNTurtledove) November 2, 2020
re: #16 Hecuba’s daughter
Saw a brief CNN segment late last week about Czech hospitals being overrun with COVID cases. Was the report overstating the situation?
Belgium’s Health care system is about to crash. They’re in bad shape.
We have one shot. One opportunity. One moment.
Don’t miss the chance — vote. pic.twitter.com/6khzdLyIjL— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 2, 2020
re: #19 Barefoot Grin
NYT covers Nebraska farmer who claims out of state antifa likely torched his combine due to the Trump flags he had on it. Ag-issues specialist torches NYT:
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I posted this early this morning.
The scent you smell? It’s insurance fraud in the morning.
— Yeah Sure WTF Ever 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@YeahSureWhatev2) November 2, 2020
THIS IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT VIDEO.
With one more day to go, we can’t take our foot off the gas now — make sure everyone knows #DontGetComplacent.
Spread this video far and wide!pic.twitter.com/IPQi2DaYau— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) November 2, 2020
re: #48 lawhawk
Wicked wind here in the NYC metro area. Just witnessed a big pine tree snap in half and hit neighbor’s house. Punched a couple of holes in main roof and broke part of entry vestibule. No one was hurt, but that’s some scary shit.
wait till you read what happened yesterday when i post this week’s pond update…
Ooh. I just went out to get the mail and guess what arrived today - the Biden/Harris bumper stickers that I ordered the day that Harris was announced as the VP choice. Do I wait until tomorrow to put one on my car or do I put it on today and go drive around to show my support? The back of my Vibe still has an Obama/Biden sticker plus stickers in favor of same-sex marriage when that was on the ballot in MN. The Biden/Harris sticker would make a nice addition to the collection. The other sticker on my car is one that I got from the MN DNR long before I worked for them. It does have other meanings for those in the know (although the marriage stickers are a big clue).
re: #59 stpaulbear
Ooh. I just went out to get the mail and guess what arrived today - the Biden/Harris bumper stickers that I ordered the day that Harris was announced as the VP choice. Do I wait until tomorrow to put one on my car or do I put it on today and go drive around to show my support? The back of my Vibe still has an Obama/Biden sticker plus stickers in favor of same-sex marriage when that was on the ballot in MN. The Biden/Harris sticker would make a nice addition to the collection. The other sticker on my car is one that I got from the MN DNR long before I worked for them. It does have other meanings for those in the know (although the marriage stickers are a big clue).
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Put em on. Glad they finally arrived.
re: #58 dangerman
wait till you read what happened yesterday when i post this week’s pond update…
Sharknado?
re: #56 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I posted this early this morning.
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so, a “successful ” fire…
The scent you smell? It’s insurance fraud in the morning.
— Yeah Sure WTF Ever 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@YeahSureWhatev2) November 2, 2020
re: #62 dangerman
so, a “successful ” fire…
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Isn’t it common that the farmers don’t actually own part of their equipment, but rent or rent-to-own them, or have I misunderstood that?
The blizzard of lies, distortions, and fuckery coming out of the Trump crime family today is kind of amazing. They’re panicking.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 2, 2020
re: #19 Barefoot Grin
NYT covers Nebraska farmer who claims out of state antifa likely torched his combine due to the Trump flags he had on it. Ag-issues specialist torches NYT:
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Yeah, I nearly hurled after reading that piece: just the latest ( but disgracefully, probably not the last) NYT Cletus Safari. Not that I don’t feel bad for the poor schmuck losing his gear like that (though they said he had gotten $100K in donations, and he hopefully had SOME insurance) - but the rote mindlessness of his (and his neighbors’) reflexive Trump-support, and his/their handwaving-away of negative Trump/ GOP policies toward agricultural businesses was a depressing read. Especially the “Anita torched it” nonsense…
I’m that guy. And if Donald Trump really cares about what I think, here you go: no President has bungled anything, ever, as badly as Trump has bungled COVID. Period. https://t.co/mZhVgBhfGR
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) November 2, 2020
The clowns at @TrumpWarRoom are spending their final days before the election attacking Lady Gaga.
From start to finish, I’ve never seen a worse, more off-message, easily distracted, and self-owning political operation in my life.— Conor Rogers 🏴☠️🇺🇸🏳️🌈 (@conorjrogers) November 2, 2020
re: #8 The Pie Overlord!
He thinks nobody here was alive in 2009.
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Or can Google what was actually said.
Reading over Trump’s tweets this a.m. read PANIC. Wow.
re: #64 Charles Johnson
These aren’t people who feel they’ve got a good case in the courts. They’re just throwing shit against the walls.
re: #67 makeitstop
I’ve felt that Trump was going to be the most uniquely challenged incumbent of my life because he actually would have to run on something other than “I CAN SOLVE IT ALL.” Just watching Biden and Trump side by side. One is a focused guy who is on message. Yeah he’s a little old fashioned but he gets the point across in an effective manner and he’s forward looking. The other guy? I don’t know what the fuck most of the time. Trump’s a terrible stump speaker. He really benefited from third party turnout last time and lower turnout compared to 2008/12. I also think Biden’s campaign has proven more effective in getting to younger voters. A lot of them may not love Joe but they think he’s all right and that’s all right. We don’t need to Stan the President.
It’s 2020 and Bob is continuing to normalize fascism, racism and the destruction of our republic’s essential governing norms. If he offers me his stick-finger Republican hand, it’s going into my hastily drawn woodchipper. https://t.co/AlgDBOT3U8
— David Simon (@AoDespair) November 2, 2020
re: #8 The Pie Overlord!
He thinks nobody here was alive in 2009.
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Yeah man. 230,000 dead and counting! Oh. Wait a minute.
— Oh. My. Glob. (@efuseakay) November 2, 2020
Shhhh…
Let it burn itself down.— Yeah Sure WTF Ever 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@YeahSureWhatev2) November 2, 2020
re: #70 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
These aren’t people who feel they’ve got a good case in the courts. They’re just throwing shit against the walls.
But with Trump’s incompetent know nothing extremists on the bench, that might be enough…
And that’s too close for comfort, which means that what should normally set up as a landslide feels a lot closer than that.
In ordinary reality/timeline, this would be a blowout of epic proportions with the talk being of a landslide. Instead, we’re worried sick that states might have enough ratfucking/election fraud/voter suppression by GOPers to make it close.
This isn’t close. This should never be close. Trump wrecks nation and economy and kills 300,000+ with his incompetence, and we’re still talking about a few percentage points that might spell the end to the American Experiment.
Fuck this all to hell.
When Biden wins, I echo KGxvi’s calls for a new VRA:
. universal mail vote (including a provision that all ballots must be postmarked by election day and a directive to the USPS to prioritize ballots)
2. universal early voting (at least 14 days)
3. an acceptable ratio of polling places and voting booths per precinct/county
4. Pre-clearance for all states
Make no mistake, the only reason things are close are because the VRA got wrecked by the Supreme Court in Shelby and the GOP refused to update/reform the VRA to comply with the Court’s bulkshit reasoning.
re: #74 GlutenFreeJesus
His whole attack on 2009 is “Well it was almost worse” and it’s like yeah asshole that’s why they set up the pandemic response teams all over the world that you fucking ignored. Trump thinks learning from your mistakes is a point of weakness. He has no plan for life after the pandemic because he wants to present a reality that the pandemic has been no big deal. Well it is a big deal. People have died, people have permanent pre-existing conditions, and lots of places went out of business.
re: #77 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
His whole attack on 2009 is “Well it was almost worse” and it’s like yeah asshole that’s why they set up the pandemic response teams all over the world that you fucking ignored. Trump thinks learning from your mistakes is a point of weakness. He has no plan for life after the pandemic because he wants to present a reality that the pandemic has been no big deal. Well it is a big deal. People have died, people have permanent pre-existing conditions, and lots of places went out of business.
Klain never said that
12K American died from H1N1 compared to the 220K+ dead on Trump’s watch. Klain said Obama Admin’s response could have been better, BUT THEY ALSO LEARNED FROM THEIR MISTAKES AND PUT MEASURES IN PLACE TO DEAL WITH THE NEXT PANDEMIC.
Measures TRUMP CANCELLED https://t.co/p5md20BESr— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) November 2, 2020
re: #76 lawhawk
But with Trump’s incompetent know nothing extremists on the bench, that might be enough…
And that’s too close for comfort, which means that what should normally set up as a landslide feels a lot closer than that.
In ordinary reality/timeline, this would be a blowout of epic proportions with the talk being of a landslide. Instead, we’re worried sick that states might have enough ratfucking/election fraud/voter suppression by GOPers to make it close.
This isn’t close. This should never be close. Trump wrecks nation and economy and kills 300,000+ with his incompetence, and we’re still talking about a few percentage points that might spell the end to the American Experiment.
Fuck this all to hell.
When Biden wins, I echo KGxvi’s calls for a new VRA:
Make no mistake, the only reason things are close are because the VRA got wrecked by the Supreme Court in Shelby and the GOP refused to update/reform the VRA to comply with the Court’s bulkshit reasoning.
And no matter what Roberts does. The weaken of the VRA is his legacy.it’s why though past right wing CJs like Burger and Rehnquist were definitely problematic in their own ways that Roberts is worse due to his gutting of VRA. Agree with you and KG, we definitely do need a new VRA.
After reading various forums and social media, I am convinced that Colin Robinson, the energy vampire is out in full force today….Don’t let them sap your energy!Link
Shauna is still one of my favorite Twitter follows.
you guys we don’t have to send in the marines to get him out of the white house all we have to do is cancel the cable
— shauna (@goldengateblond) November 2, 2020
re: #78 The Pie Overlord!
Yeah I figured he was taking Klain out of context. I’m hoping Klain for Biden’s CoS. I’ve seen Ron in action on social media. He’s an effective communicator and he has Biden’s trust along with the right experience for a CoS. I’m also seeing rumors that Biden apparently isn’t going to consider Senators for the cabinet and I’m cool with that too. We don’t need distractions with special elections or inexperienced interim Senators. Obviously you’ll need one for Harris’ seat but I don’t think Biden needs to fill the cabinet with former Senators.
re: #82 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
The second season really hit it out of the park, they got several Emmy nominations, but nothing was going to get past Schitt’s Creek. Jackie Daytona is my new personal hero.
re: #72 gocart mozart
It’s 2020 and Bob is continuing to normalize fascism, racism and the destruction of our republic’s essential governing norms. If he offers me his stick-finger Republican hand, it’s going into my hastily drawn woodchipper. https://t.co/AlgDBOT3U8
— David Simon (@AoDespair) November 2, 2020
A very devout Republican friend of mine posted that in FB months ago. That seems to be a common theme among certain members of the Trump base. Of course, it doesn’t apply to those stopping traffic with their “Trump Train” nor those who are intimidating minority voters. But there is a significant segment of the Trump base who can engage in normal conversation as long as you avoid politics. They are the good Germans who are polite and considerate, but have no problems with the evils committed by their Fuhrer, and indeed probably applaud them. But they themselves wouldn’t commit acts of violence against their friends who hold other views.
I also think AOC is being silly by insisting that Biden has to offer Bernie a cabinet spot. Does she not know that Bernie would chair the budget committee if he stayed in the Senate? That means more than Labor secretary.
re: #81 makeitstop
How long is it going to take to disinfect the White House after Trump and staff vacate?
Brief recess in the Harris County drive-through voting case; Zach Despart in the courtroom, reporting:
Crucial context: https://t.co/5ZU13XnZoW
— Zach Despart🖊️ (@zachdespart) November 2, 2020
re: #84 Egregious Philbin
The second season really hit it out of the park, they got several Emmy nominations, but nothing was going to get past Schitt’s Creek. Jackie Daytona is my new personal hero.
I’m worried because Jemaine Clement left as showrunner.
just want to say that the fucking ‘don’t tread on me’ flag waver maga people make absofuckinglutely no fucking sense, whatsofuckingever. pic.twitter.com/e25iR6vWeK
— ᑕᕼᑌᑎK (@chunkled) November 2, 2020
re: #87 stpaulbear
It needs to be fumigated, saged, fumigated again, saged again, and exorcized by a consortium of holy men/women from every religion that recognizes exorcisms.
re: #90 The Pie Overlord!
Same as people who wave a CSA flag and a USA flag side by side. The real CSA had people who went to places like Brazil because they hated the US government so much. There’s even a community in Brazil that is descended from those people. Some went to Mexico too and later fought for Emperor Maximilian as well.
re: #86 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I also think AOC is being silly by insisting that Biden has to offer Bernie a cabinet spot. Does she not know that Bernie would chair the budget committee if he stayed in the Senate? That means more than Labor secretary.
There’s a certain amount of performative acts here by politicians knowing who’d get certain positions and who’d be asked to join an administration.
People like Sanders would be at the top of the pecking order for a committee chair for a powerful position like Budget, VA, or Environment. They get to set Congressional agenda.
But if they go into the Cabinet, they’d have to be replaced by someone, and that can be problematic since the Senate is likely a close 52-48 or thereabout level, and the last thing you want is to give GOP any advantage to undermine Biden’s 1st 2 years in office.
Even if you replace D for D with a D gov or special election, it’d take time for that to happen, and we need to deal with issues with a flying start.
I expect a lot of Cabinet level officials to come from outside the current Congress.
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) November 2, 2020
Get ready…
On Nov. 3, the Civil Rights Division plans to send personnel to 44 jurisdictions in 18 states to monitor for compliance with the federal voting rights laws:
Coconino County, Arizona;
Maricopa County, Arizona;
Navajo County, Arizona;
Los Angeles County, California;
Orange County, California;
Broward County, Florida;
Duval County, Florida;
Hillsborough County, Florida;
Miami-Dade County, Florida;
Orange County, Florida;
Palm Beach County, Florida;
Fulton County, Georgia;
Gwinnett County, Georgia;
City of Chicago, Illinois;
Cook County, Illinois;
Montgomery County, Maryland;
City of Boston, Massachusetts;
City of Lowell, Massachusetts;
City of Malden, Massachusetts;
City of Quincy, Massachusetts;
City of Springfield, Massachusetts;
City of Detroit, Michigan;
City of Eastpointe, Michigan;
City of Flint, Michigan;
City of Hamtramck, Michigan;
City of Highland Park, Michigan;
City of Jackson, Michigan;
Shelby Township, Michigan;
City of Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Bergen County, New Jersey;
Middlesex County, New Jersey;
Bernalillo County, New Mexico;
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina;
Wake County, North Carolina;
Cuyahoga County, Ohio;
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania;
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania;
Richland County, South Carolina;
Harris County, Texas;
Waller County, Texas;
Fairfax County, Virginia;
Prince William County, Virginia; and
City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
justice.gov
re: #86 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I also think AOC is being silly by insisting that Biden has to offer Bernie a cabinet spot. Does she not know that Bernie would chair the budget committee if he stayed in the Senate? That means more than Labor secretary.
also, Vermont has a Republican governor who would appoint a Republican to a vacant senate.seat.
re: #93 lawhawk
There’s a certain amount of performative acts here by politicians knowing who’d get certain positions and who’d be asked to join an administration.
People like Sanders would be at the top of the pecking order for a committee chair for a powerful position like Budget, VA, or Environment. They get to set Congressional agenda.
But if they go into the Cabinet, they’d have to be replaced by someone, and that can be problematic since the Senate is likely a close 52-48 or thereabout level, and the last thing you want is to give GOP any advantage to undermine Biden’s 1st 2 years in office.
Even if you replace D for D with a D gov or special election, it’d take time for that to happen, and we need to deal with issues with a flying start.
I expect a lot of Cabinet level officials to come from outside the current Congress.
I mean the thing that helps us is that we’re four years removed from controlling the executive branch unlike eight years when Obama took over from W Bush. I agree with you. A lot of the cabinet is going to come from outside elected officials. I do think Mayor Pete will get a spot but that’s because he’s a man without a working position right now and honestly I think Ambassador to the UN is a good one for him. Yeah I’d prefer a little more experience but combine his multilingualism, intelligence, and likability, I think he’d do well at that. I don’t see it being VA because I think something more high profile would be better for Pete. What’s truly great though IMO is a lot of people have multiple jobs they could handle. And honestly what gets underestimated about Kamala Harris is she’s smart on economic issues as well. She made her name in the criminal justice system but she majored in econ at Howard and her dad’s an economist as well. So there’s a lot of people Biden himself included that have multiple specialties they bring with them to the administration.
If Joe Biden wins, bisexuals will kill the suburbs. https://t.co/as6Py6GsCM
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) November 2, 2020
re: #60 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Put em on. Glad they finally arrived.
I just put the blue one on the car. :)
Absolutely. This monster has done so much damage to the US climate change effort, it’s appalling and heartbreaking. He cannot be allowed to continue the destruction. https://t.co/keRx1Ohraf
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 2, 2020
re: #96 sagehen
also, Vermont has a Republican governor who would appoint a Republican to a vacant senate.seat.
Same thing with Warren in Massachusetts. Baker could just fill the seat with a genetic Democrat and then run himself in the special election and possibly win. And TBH I think Warren’s better off as a legislator than administrator. That’s not a slight on her. It’s just that I think her skillset, passion, and focus are better in the Senate. Everybody wants a cabinet that’;s like the Dream Team but you actually want some people who are less high profile. It’s why while I favor Doug Jones or Sally Yates for AG, I also wouldn’t be upset if Xavier Becerra who is obviously well known in Ca and even Kamala’s successor got that position as well or if he got her seat. As I’ve said, the great thing is we have a lot of people who have multiple specialties.
re: #91 plansbandc
It needs to be fumigated, saged, fumigated again, saged again, and exorcized by a consortium of holy men/women from every religion that recognizes exorcisms.
Yep. It’ll feel like being the next person to rent Jeffrey Dahmer’s apartment.
re: #95 BeachDem
There’s a similar list of jurisdictions from 2016. The key difference is that Trumpworld has corrupted the DOJ and this may enable chicanery and voter suppression, instead of making sure that people are enabled to vote.
The courts are not meant to be an instrument of partisan warfare, Trump’s newest appointee to the D.C. Circuit said today, hearing a GOP challenge to House Democrats allowing proxy voting and remote hearings during COVID-19. @CourthouseNews https://t.co/uAicvkJPyT
— Megan Mineiro (@MMineiro_CNS) November 2, 2020
re: #72 gocart mozart
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This is Bob. He votes Republican.
This is Sally. She votes Democrat.
The two have remained friends for the last 4 years because Sally has quietly put up with Bob’s bullshit. That ends tomorrow.
re: #95 BeachDem
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On Nov. 3, the Civil Rights Division plans to send personnel to 44 jurisdictions in 18 states to monitor for compliance with the federal voting rights laws:
How many deputies do they have? LA and Orange County have, between them, more than 13 million people.
Back now. Christina Ford, for Harris County’s side, argues that there is no evidence that drive thru voting leads to voter fraud, as Republicans have alleged.
— Zach Despart🖊️ (@zachdespart) November 2, 2020
re: #96 sagehen
also, Vermont has a Republican governor who would appoint a Republican to a vacant senate.seat.
Nope — the seat would be filled by special election.
Just the thought if Joe replaces Sleepy Ben Carson with Colin Kaepernick at HUD…
re: #108 A hollow voice says, Beware the strongman con
Nope — the seat would be filled by special election.
That’s right. TBH I just don’t like Bernie as an administrator. I’m not really that big on him as a legislator either but the latter is what he’s been doing. Why give him DOL when you can find someone with just as much progressive bonafides who probably understands the way that department works. On a related note, I’ve been told that had Humphrey beat Nixon in 1968 that my Grandfather would have been an appointee but he retired from the NLRB after Nixon won and went into private practice.
Oh if Joe replaces Chris Wray with Val Demmings…J. Edgar would fart in his grave!
re: #111 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
That’s right. TBH I just don’t like Bernie as an administrator. I’m not really that big on him as a legislator either but the latter is what he’s been doing. Why give him DOL when you can find someone with just as much progressive bonafides who probably understands the way that department works. On a related note, I’ve been told that had Humphrey beat Nixon in 1968 that my Grandfather would have been an appointee but he retired from the NLRB after Nixon won and went into private practice.
I think he’d be as effective as an administrator as he has been as a legislator.
re: #98 jaunte
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re: #112 🌹UOJB!
Oh if Joe replaces Chris Wray with Val Demmings…J. Edgar would fart in his grave!
I want her to run against Rubio. She can even take his seat on the Intelligence committee from him.
re: #14 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
So, is Rush suggesting if the GOP loses they change the outcome by shooting and intimidating people? What other presidential election in the last century devolved to that?
The GOP in their death throes shows exactly why they need to become the victims of an extinction level event. When they’ve been in power, they’ve aptly demonstrated why they cannot continue.
re: #113 A hollow voice says, Beware the strongman con
I think he’d be as effective as an administrator as he has been as a legislator.
Agreed.
re: #116 PrairieQueen
So, is Rush suggesting if the GOP loses they change the outcome by shooting and intimidating people? What other presidential election in the last century devolved to that?
The GOP in their death throes shows exactly why they need to become the victims of an extinction level event. When they’ve been in power, they’ve aptly demonstrated why they cannot continue.
I have no idea. I just hope Rush is still breathing as the final tallies come in and he sees his narrow world view rejected soundly. And then he can die and become worm food.
Attorney David Hobbs, a Harris County resident who voted on the first early voting day, says in the federal drive-thru voting hearing that the plaintiffs’ theory of injury is that the ballots cast in this manner will be counted.
“That’s not an injury. That’s an election!”— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) November 2, 2020
Arguments conclude. Judge Hanen says he will return in 15-20 min and announce his ruling 🚨
— Zach Despart🖊️ (@zachdespart) November 2, 2020
re: #118 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I have no idea. I just hope Rush is still breathing as the final tallies come in and he sees his narrow world view rejected soundly. And then he can die and become worm food.
I want him to live just long enough to see a new Democratic-led Senate sworn in….and the see Biden take the oath of office (knock on wood).
re: #101 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I want Biden to pick an AG who has experience successfully prosecuting political corruption and/or large organized crime rings.
I want justice, not revenge, but I really want it and we need a super prosecutor to do it.
re: #121 Dr Lizardo
I want him to live just long enough to see a new Democratic-led Senate sworn in….and the see Biden take the oath of office (knock on wood).
Sounds good to me.
re: #122 Jack Burton
I want Biden to pick an AG who has experience successfully prosecuting political corruption and/or large organized crime rings.
I want justice, not revenge, but I really want it and we need a super prosecutor to do it.
Sounds like Preet to me. There’s a lot of good names he can consider here. I agree. We need justice not revenge so we don’t necessarily need someone who is well known. TBH I had no idea who Eric Holder was before Obama appointed him(he was qualified for the job obviously but he wasn’t and isn’t a politician.)
re: #118 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Actually, Rush will still be breathing long past when it would be useful or enjoyable to see him suffer the election results. Damning the left and bootstrapping the undesirables is his reason to live. He can spend his dying breath talking about rigged elections, the Clintons, and the way he believed things ought to be, but that way was soundly rejected. And he’ll be remembered as an advocate for conservatism, and that he won a medal, blah blah.
But he ain’t ready to die. Not yet.
I’ll remember him as a cruel, hateful, bombastic piece of shit that, along with Fox News, changed this country for the worse. YMMV.
re: #121 Dr Lizardo
I want him to live just long enough to see a new Democratic-led Senate sworn in….and the see Biden take the oath of office (knock on wood).
And a dem majority legislature in Texas.
re: #102 stpaulbear
I would say blow it up again and start over, but the White House is a symbol of our country…
er
Well…
Kinda tempting, but it could stand firm in the case of someone trying to destroy it from within, so yeah.
Detox the hell out of it in all realms and keep it as one of our most powerful symbols.
re: #122 Jack Burton
I want Biden to pick an AG who has experience successfully prosecuting political corruption and/or large organized crime rings.
I want justice, not revenge, but I really want it and we need a super prosecutor to do it.
I suspect Biden’s AG may identify a special prosecutor to go after Trumpworld criminal misconduct, starting with a full review of the DOJ actions to interfere in the investigations that were prematurely ended from the Mueller Report and after.
re: #126 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
And a dem majority legislature in Texas.
Heh, now that would be the icing on the cake. BTW, if that happened, I’d also very much like to see Allen West’s face at that moment. 😂
re: #98 jaunte
“Homosexuals will take away our savior Donald J. Trump.”
Given how livid I’ve been about some Christians worshiping Donald Trump, this is unexpectedly appropriate.
It’s extremely sad to look around and see so many places boarded up. Fear of election violence is previously unheard of here, at least in my lifetime. The Jewelry District looks like it will be closed entirely Wednesday. That lost business and lost wages.
re: #36 ericblair
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Not getting all “skewed polls”, but the pollers seem to be going out of their way to overweight gooper-heavy populations to essentially make sure they don’t get 2016’ed again. Looks to me like the calculation is: you end up too optimistic for Dems, and gooper media threatens your lives; too optimistic for goopers, and Dems forget it and celebrate when they exceed expectations.
I think part of it is “fighting the last war”, the pollsters have (likely over) corrected based on the last results. Which probably isn’t a bad thing in the grand scheme of things.
re: #121 Dr Lizardo
Die like King Edward Longshanks in Braveheart when Isabella whispers “I have William Wallace’s child in me. Yours will never rule England again.”
NEW AD: Joe Biden uses Eminem classic “Lose Yourself” to encourage voting. pic.twitter.com/GUuQbt55sS
— The Hill (@thehill) November 2, 2020
re: #129 Dr Lizardo
Heh, now that would be the icing on the cake. BTW, if that happened, I’d also very much like to see Allen West’s face at that moment. 😂
I still am amused by the decision to make him TX GOP Chair. I checked out who the VA Dem chair. I had never heard of her but she’s someone who has been working for the party since Carter’s re-election and has seen the good times and bad times for the state party. I’m really encouraged by the direction the Virginia Democratic Party has taken. I think the national party can mirror it too. We’re only as strong as our legislative majorities will make us. I keep on saying this but Ralph Northam ideologically is probably the second most conservative Democrat I’ve supported for Governor but he’s also had the most to work with of any Democrat in a long time and a much more liberal legislature. That will be a template for Biden IMO.
re: #48 lawhawk
Wicked wind here in the NYC metro area. Just witnessed a big pine tree snap in half and hit neighbor’s house. Punched a couple of holes in main roof and broke part of entry vestibule. No one was hurt, but that’s some scary shit.
Wicked windy up here, too. I had a tree branch come down not too far from where I was walking the dog earlier today.
Back from re-positioning my collection of yard signs to high-traffic intersections. Used up the last of my old Doug Jones stock, too. In my yard, 50 neighbors saw the signs 100 times. On the thoroughfares, for the last days, thousands will see them once or twice. (We’re expected to police them back up in the next few days.)
re: #136 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Well, for my part…..I’m keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best. Let’s get out there and send Donnie packing to Mar-a-Lago, where he can wile away his days on the links, yelling at Fox, rage tweeting - and waiting for an arrest warrant from New York.
GOTV!
I’ve been in this legal battle since Nov 2016 and the Supreme Court vacated the 5th Circuit decision against me that said that individual organizers can be civilly liable for injuries/damages. This is win for every organizer & activist. Let’s keep fighting. https://t.co/CPL6pWzusg
— deray (@deray) November 2, 2020
Not gonna lie, this surprises me, happily so.
You don’t hand your state party when your state is experiencing realignment to a non-native who served a single term in Congress who has until now never worked elections in your state. The problem with the Trump GOP ideologically aside is that it’s all about who can be the most Trumpy and it’s why their problems as a party won’t go away with Trump gone. I’m also not impressed with their youth movement after seeing Madison Cawthorn in Meadow’s old district either. Lest we forget this but it was younger Republicans that drove the party further right in the past.
If you need a laugh. pic.twitter.com/21sOeMaF4e
— VisuallyBetter (@Isuckatpicking) November 2, 2020
re: #135 jaunte
But the rappers. //
re: #86 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I also think AOC is being silly by insisting that Biden has to offer Bernie a cabinet spot. Does she not know that Bernie would chair the budget committee if he stayed in the Senate? That means more than Labor secretary.
Maybe, deep down, she knows he’s part of the problem and removing him from Congress is a net positive? (I don’t think she actually believes this… I believe it, but that’s because he’s an old school populist and I have no time for populism and its related bullshit)
I’m still of the opinion that Sanders isn’t getting a cabinet position because Vermont has a Republican governor who is likely going to be re-elected, which means appointing Sanders to a cabinet position is a loss of a seat in the Senate. So, unless the Dems get a 55 or 56 seat majority, he’s staying where he is.
re: #135 jaunte
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Weird take, given that The Hill uses an image of Trump while the actual video is from the Biden campaign.
While social media has really accelerated fact-checking and exposed Trump’s lies, the sad fact is the GOP doesn’t care, because this is what they are. All this assistance from the Lincoln Project and disenchanted folks like Michael Steele has been awesome, but we have to remember that doesn’t change the fact the GOP they’re part of are still largely anti-gay, anti-climate, anti-science, anti-choice, anti-Obamacare, and anti a bunch of stuff that matters. These are the same people that have sat through crazy religious nuts at CPAC conventions and pimped Bush’s policies, gave twits like Palin a thumbs up, and were okay with all of it.
The only difference is they don’t want Trump. They still want all that other crazy shit.
re: #144 KGxvi
Maybe, deep down, she knows he’s part of the problem and removing him from Congress is a net positive? (I don’t think she actually believes this… I believe it, but that’s because he’s an old school populist and I have no time for populism and its related bullshit)
I’m still of the opinion that Sanders isn’t getting a cabinet position because Vermont has a Republican governor who is likely going to be re-elected, which means appointing Sanders to a cabinet position is a loss of a seat in the Senate. So, unless the Dems get a 55 or 56 seat majority, he’s staying where he is.
I dunno. I mean I want someone competent at DOL. I don’t want a grump who is still arguing the labor battles the same way they were when my Grandfather were there from the FDR years through the Johnson years. I want someone who understands modern labor issues. And I don’t think Sanders is that person.
re: #98 jaunte
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For me, the consequences of a Biden victory are:
“Anarchists will desecrate the coal industry”
Which sounds like a pretty tough job, IMO, but hey, life is a challenge….
re: #114 rhuarc
If Joe Biden wins BLM will censor Fox News. LOL! I’m 100% fine with that.
Truthfully, while it’s an amusing thought, I’m not.
Just reinstate the fairness doctrine.
re: #148 Jay C
For me, the consequences of a Biden victory are:
“Anarchists will desecrate the coal industry”
Which sounds like a pretty tough job, IMO, but hey, life is a challenge….
For me, it was “Black Lives Matter will devour my freedom”.
Transgenders will eat the suburbs.
That might help with property values.
re: #148 Jay C
For me, the consequences of a Biden victory are:
“Anarchists will desecrate the coal industry”
Which sounds like a pretty tough job, IMO, but hey, life is a challenge….
Quite amazing how they were unable to do in Anarchism’s peak in this country back when my great grandfathers were miners.
re: #133 Mike Lamb
Right now, homosexuals like Pete Buttigieg are devouring them with a smile, without breaking a sweat, and he’s likeable as Mr. Rogers.
Corey Booker will turn your Taco Bell into a quaint taco place that also has fish tacos.
Is it obvious how much I despise Lindsey Graham?
Today, Nov. 2 2020, domestic #COVID19 deaths topped 231,000.3,936 were South Carolinians Lindsey abandoned in their hour of need. 985 domestic Benghazis on his failed watch.Rock Hill deserves better.South Carolina deserves better.Vote @harrisonjaime for a better tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/DWuIELJw5M
— Arch (@Arch_LGF) November 2, 2020
re: #154 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Corey Booker will turn your Taco Bell into a quaint taco place that also has fish tacos.
THE FIEND!!
re: #153 PrairieQueen
Right now, homosexuals like Pete Buttigieg are devouring them with a smile, without breaking a sweat, and he’s likeable as Mr. Rogers.
Pete is awesome. I think he’s perfect for UN Ambassador. Definitely someone who could be President one day. He has the right stuff. I just thought he wasn’t ready but he showed a lot of maturity and smarts for someone who just became eligible for the first time this election cycle. It was just a big leap from South Bend to 1600 Pennsylvania but that doesn’t mean he can’t and won’t season his experiences along the way.
We need to send Donald Trump packing, but we can’t stop there. We need to boot his Republican enablers out of office—at every level of government.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) November 2, 2020
re: #147 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I dunno. I mean I want someone competent at DOL. I don’t want a grump who is still arguing the labor battles the same way they were when my Grandfather were there from the FDR years through the Johnson years. I want someone who understands modern labor issues. And I don’t think Sanders is that person.
I just generally don’t like Sanders, so my view is probably really jaundiced as to just about anything involving him.
As far as the Department of Labor, I’m not even sure what it does… I know it’s the department that houses OSHA, but other than that, I’m drawing a blank.
Also, with respect to the Vermont Senate seat, yes, there’s a special election that must be held within 6 months, but the governor gets to appoint an interim Senator, so that’s 6 months with one extra Republican (who could win the special election), doesn’t make much sense to even temporarily lose a seat.
re: #137 Barefoot Grin
Wicked windy up here, too. I had a tree branch come down not too far from where I was walking the dog earlier today.
I read that in my best New England accent.
re: #145 makeitstop
The Hill will be monetizing images of Trump for another decade.
So, is he back yet? Did he decide to pop out to McD’s and get stuck in the drive-thru or something?
— Emilio Lizardo (@DrELizardo) November 2, 2020
re: #146 PrairieQueen
While social media has really accelerated fact-checking and exposed Trump’s lies, the sad fact is the GOP doesn’t care, because this is what they are. All this assistance from the Lincoln Project and disenchanted folks like Michael Steele has been awesome, but we have to remember that doesn’t change the fact the GOP they’re part of are still largely anti-gay, anti-climate, anti-science, anti-choice, anti-Obamacare, and anti a bunch of stuff that matters. These are the same people that have sat through crazy religious nuts at CPAC conventions and pimped Bush’s policies, gave twits like Palin a thumbs up, and were okay with all of it.
The only difference is they don’t want Trump. They still want all that other crazy shit.
And if the whole Trump KKKlan is in jail these assholes will coalesce around Gym Jordan in 2024.
🚨BREAKING: Philadelphia Court REJECTS Republican’s latest effort to block mail ballots.https://t.co/dOJr8a4yLE
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 2, 2020
Biden should give Marc Elias the Medal of Freedom when this is all over.
Just jumped over to Drudge to see what the headlines look like… they are not kind to Trump.
Also, there was a link to an article about Prince William having had covid. Which, I suppose, in the grand scheme of things isn’t a big deal, except for the whole “future king of england” thing.
The interesting thing is that Toth’s Montgomery County TX (with a Republican majority) also had drive-through early voting, but the lawsuit doesn’t try to throw out their votes. It only goes after Harris’ predominantly dem voters. Seems more than a little arbitrary to me.
— AggLE92 (@AggLE92) November 2, 2020
re: #165 🌹UOJB!
And if the whole Trump KKKlan is in jail these assholes will coalesce around Gym Jordan in 2024.
Yeah, I can see that - it’ll be Jordan who takes up the blood and soil nationalist mantle….not Donnie, Jr.
re: #165 🌹UOJB!
And if the whole Trump KKKlan is in jail these assholes will coalesce around Gym Jordan in 2024.
Doubt it. It looks like they’re going to continue to go after Trump humpers to me.
A note to GOP governors when it comes to helping Trump cheat: pic.twitter.com/Zcb3kcmeOq
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 2, 2020
re: #169 Dr Lizardo
Jordan’s nationalist platform will be about how every Bible-loving, gun-owning American should interpret the Constitution, but “they” don’t want you to know. Like one of Kevin Trudeau’s books. He’s going for the prepper vote.
re: #154 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Corey Booker will turn your Taco Bell into a quaint taco place that also has fish tacos.
And black bean tacos! (Cory is a vegan)
re: #170 makeitstop
Doubt it. It looks like they’re going to continue to go after Trump humpers to me.
I mean I don’t like them either but they have a legitimate big problem with the Trumper foreign policy. Yes, their social and economic policies are awful but they’re going to continue to go after Trumpism because they know Trumpism hurts us abroad. Doesn’t mean that we have to like them but they’re useful.
re: #160 Shropshire Slasher
I read that in my best New England accent.
I was too old when I got here to be impacted, but my kids when they talk to their friends drop into the lingo, if not the accent.
re: #170 makeitstop
Doubt it. It looks like they’re going to continue to go after Trump humpers to me.
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re: #173 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I mean I don’t like them either but they have a legitimate big problem with the Trumper foreign policy. Yes, their social and economic policies are awful but they’re going to continue to go after Trumpism because they know Trumpism hurts us abroad. Doesn’t mean that we have to like them but they’re useful.
But just the thought that they’d rally around Gym Jordan, of all people - one of the biggest Trump butt-sniffers in Congress, if not the country - is kinda ludicrous.
Aren’t all these Trump assholes blocking traffic on freeways and bridges the same people who were pushing for laws that allowed you to run over protesters blocking traffic?
Womp womp, motherfucker.
Per @maggieNYT…
Trump is concerned about scrutiny from federal prosecutors if he loses. He is not just concerned about existing investigations but also the possibility of new federal probes. https://t.co/NweyCGQlsQ pic.twitter.com/SWoT6MEuvi— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 2, 2020
🚨 Just now: U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, a W. Bush appointee, has ruled Republicans lack standing to challenge 127k drive-thru votes cast in Harris County (#Houston).
— Zach Despart🖊️ (@zachdespart) November 2, 2020
Republicans look for power the way alcoholics look for bottles that they’ve hidden around the house.
Reminder: Pennsylvania can’t count it’s early votes early (like Arizona and other states) because Republicans blocked efforts to change that. They specifically wanted the count to drag past election night to cast doubt on the process.
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) November 2, 2020
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Lindsey Graham is a disgrace who has no business being in office.
Like others Republicans, he did nothing to help curb the #COVID_19 pandemic. Now more Americans have died than live in SC’s most populated city.
SC deserves better.
Support @harrisonjaime for a better tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/s8PfCFzPG4— Arch (@Arch_LGF) November 2, 2020
First Philadelphia, now Texas!
BREAKING: Texas federal judge rules that plaintiffs don’t have standing, 127,000 ballots will be counted
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 2, 2020
Even if the plaintiffs did have standing, the judge says he would still count the votes.
He says the tents qualify as structures.— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 2, 2020
re: #172 The Pie Overlord!
And black bean tacos! (Cory is a vegan)
Cory will put a vegan burger stand on every corner! SoyBoy 4 U!
re: #178 makeitstop
Womp womp, motherfucker.
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As anyone with half a brain can tell you, this is exactly the reason Trump will be content to try and burn the country to the ground in order to stay out of jail. He will give sanction for his followers to kill liberals, to terrorize protesters, to kidnap and assassinate Democratic politicians, and take over government buildings.
re: #179 Dr Lizardo
This is great news - and correct under the law. If you don’t have standing to sue, you can’t bring the case as stated. As others have pointed out, the plaintiff isn’t even a resident of the county where the suit was brought and he purposefully excluded the county where he lives from the same scrutiny on drive-in votes (his county is doing the same exact thing).
Of GOP argument that drive-thru sites are less secure than in-person polling sites, Hanen says “I ain’t buying that.”
— Zach Despart🖊️ (@zachdespart) November 2, 2020
re: #176 makeitstop
But just the thought that they’d rally around Gym Jordan, of all people - one of the biggest Trump butt-sniffers in Congress, if not the country - is kinda ludicrous.
Maybe: but in the next. Congress Jordan (idiot-ass as he may be) is probably likely to be one of the major GOP members - seniority system and all that - so he’s still going to be around to clutter up the caucus in any case. But then again, idiot-ass, so little difference.
Llre: #176 makeitstop
But just the thought that they’d rally around Gym Jordan, of all people - one of the biggest Trump butt-sniffers in Congress, if not the country - is kinda ludicrous.
They’d rally around Larry Hogan or Charlie Baker but no way Gym.
re: #178 makeitstop
Considering that he’s already an unindicted coconspirator in federal felonies as part of Cohen case, he’s right to be concerned.
But for DOJ policy, he’d already have been indicted on wire/mail fraud, money laundering, and election fraud to say nothing of obstruction of justice— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) November 2, 2020
re: #183 (((Archangel1)))
First Philadelphia, now Texas!
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Doubly nice!
Breaking: Federal judge rules TX Republicans don’t have standing to challenge Harris County drive-thru voting.
He’s saying if he *had* ruled, he wouldn’t have tossed the votes.— Jolie McCullough (@jsmccullou) November 2, 2020
re: #186 lawhawk
This is great news - and correct under the law. If you don’t have standing to sue, you can’t bring the case as stated. As others have pointed out, the plaintiff isn’t even a resident of the county where the suit was brought and he purposefully excluded the county where he lives from the same scrutiny on drive-in votes (his county is doing the same exact thing).
Yes it is great news - and for today, at least, it looks like the GOP’s efforts at voter suppression are crashing and burning one by one.
The GOP leadership has gotta be shitting themselves right about now.
re: #191 b.d.
Wait, what? So if someone else files that does have standing, he’ll toss out those votes?
That’s the opposite of what I read.
re: #189 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Ll
They’d rally around Larry Hogan or Charlie Baker but no way Gym.
Nope Larry and Baker are too liberal for the base since they aren’t voting for God’s Anointed King!
re: #193 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Wait, what? So if someone else files that does have standing, he’ll toss out those votes?
That’s the opposite of what I read.
He’s saying if he *had* ruled, he wouldn’t have tossed the votes.
I read that as, “Even if you had standing I would not have tossed out these votes.” with a side order of “I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul”
OT
My wife just showed me this.
I just can’t… They skinned Chewy!
Yes this is real.
re: #193 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Wait, what? So if someone else files that does have standing, he’ll toss out those votes?
That’s the opposite of what I read.
No. Per the tweets, anyways, the judge said that had he reached the merits, he would have ruled that the ballots should be counted.
re: #191 b.d.
Isn’t this judge one of Trump’s crazies?!
Edit. Oh he’s a W. Bush appointee. (Helps to read the thread first!)
re: #193 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Wait, what? So if someone else files that does have standing, he’ll toss out those votes?
That’s the opposite of what I read.
I guess so.
🚨 Re: certain pending 5th Circuit appeal, Hanen says if he did find GOP had standing, he would likely halt drive-thru voting tomorrow. He orders Harris County to keep all drive-thru memory cards separate in case higher court intervenes.
— Zach Despart🖊️ (@zachdespart) November 2, 2020
re: #193 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Wait, what? So if someone else files that does have standing, he’ll toss out those votes?
That’s the opposite of what I read.
Looks like he is saying that the votes already cast are cool but not going forward?
“I also don’t necessarily find the voting to be illegal as opposed to the voting place, if that … is illegal.” - Judge Hanen on drive-thru voting.
— Jolie McCullough (@jsmccullou) November 2, 2020
“If i were voting tomorrow … I would not vote in a drive-thru just out of my concern as to whether that’s illegal or not. I am going to order the county to maintain all the drive-thru voting records… just in case the 5th Circuit disagrees.”
— Jolie McCullough (@jsmccullou) November 2, 2020
But he’s not doing anything
re: #199 GlutenFreeJesus
Isn’t this judge one of Trump’s crazies?!
He was trump crazy before trump. He was put in by Bush, and from what I read, he’s a real doozy.
re: #189 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Ll
They’d rally around Larry Hogan or Charlie Baker but no way Gym.
Speaking as a MA resident, Charlie Baker has all the charisma of a door knob. I don’t see any future for him in national politics. He won because Martha Coakley was that bad of a candidate. He won reelection because he was competent and inoffensive and the Dems ran another crappy candidate whose name I can’t even remember.
But he is boring.
In the past hour, Pennsylvania courts rejected the Republican effort to block mailed ballots and Texas courts struck down their attempt to disqualify 127,000 votes.
Today is proving a terrible day for #VoterSuppression and a great day for democracy!#VOTE— Arch (@Arch_LGF) November 2, 2020
re: #203 danarchy
Speaking as a MA resident, Charlie Baker has all the charisma of a door knob. I don’t see any future for him in national politics. He won because Martha Coakley was that bad of a candidate. He won reelection because he was competent and inoffensive and the Dems ran another crappy candidate whose name I can’t even remember.
But he is boring.
I crave boring.
re: #199 GlutenFreeJesus
Isn’t this judge one of Trump’s crazies?!
Edit. Oh he’s a W. Bush appointee. (Helps to read the thread first!)
I think it was upthread that had a Tweet thread about this judge that stated he was a Trump judge before there were Trump judges.
I guess one big difference between the two parties is one would rather you get Covid-19 and die than vote.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) November 2, 2020
re: #193 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Wait, what? So if someone else files that does have standing, he’ll toss out those votes?
That’s the opposite of what I read.
The Legum tweet above says this:
Even if the plaintiffs did have standing, the judge says he would still count the votes.
Sounds like he would have ruled the same way no matter what.
And mind you - this judge is one of the guys people were freaking out about over the weekend.
It looks like a lot of them are adhering to law, whether they’re wingnuts or not.
re: #167 KGxvi
Just jumped over to Drudge to see what the headlines look like… they are not kind to Trump.
Also, there was a link to an article about Prince William having had covid. Which, I suppose, in the grand scheme of things isn’t a big deal, except for the whole “future king of england” thing.
He’s got 3 children, the eldest of whom is a son. Even if he falls off a polo pony and breaks his neck, the line of succession is fine.
re: #187 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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re: #194 🌹UOJB!
Nope Larry and Baker are too liberal for the base since they aren’t voting for God’s Anointed King!
The Lincoln Project types I mean would.
re: #207 jaunte
Did they expand on exactly why?
I think I saw something about in the law stating that voting must be done in a structure and they were arguing whether a car was a structure or not…
Alrighty, time to call it a day. Have a good one, Lizards - and stay healthy.
And for those who haven’t yet voted, get out there tomorrow and let’s show Trump that in America, we have no kings.
re: #214 b.d.
The law hasn’t quite caught up to the pandemic.
re: #211 sagehen
He’s got 3 children, the eldest of whom is a son. Even if he falls off a polo pony and breaks his neck, the line of succession is fine.
I read Wills had COVID back in April. It was just announced today. No clue why.
NEW: DOJ’s Bureau of Prisons is preparing to send 100+ disturbance-response forces to DC for election demonstrations— many from prisons with active COVID cases. Same for the Marshals Service. It’s the play Bill Barr ran in June against BLM protesters. https://t.co/VUF0NdElGE
— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) November 2, 2020
Trump campaign sets new records of stupid.
The president’s rally crowd in Pennsylvania is now chanting “LeBron James sucks.” Trump responds, “What a crowd!”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 2, 2020
Going after Gaga and ‘Bron is one hell of a closing argument/
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re: #203 danarchy
Speaking as a MA resident, Charlie Baker has all the charisma of a door knob. I don’t see any future for him in national politics. He won because Martha Coakley was that bad of a candidate. He won reelection because he was competent and inoffensive and the Dems ran another crappy candidate whose name I can’t even remember.
But he is boring.
Maybe there are some anti Trump Republicans who want boring after Trump?
re: #219 makeitstop
Trump campaign sets new records of stupid.
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I’m sure Ohio will love having one of their most beloved and philanthropic sons booed by supporters of the guy who is mismanaging a pandemic.
re: #193 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Wait, what? So if someone else files that does have standing, he’ll toss out those votes?
That’s the opposite of what I read.
No, Judge Hanen seems to have stated that even if the plaintiffs (GOP) had had standing, he would not have ruled to toss the votes.
Which means the Republicans’ case must have been extraordinarily flimsy: I’d read that Hanen was a thoroughly partisan GOPer.
But about par for the course for most Repubs’ attempts to sway voting stuff via the courts this year: hopefully those jurists hearing the inevitable Trump Admin butthurt suits over the election which are sure to be forthcoming will have similar attitudes…
Today’s rulings are why I’m not sweating the idea that Trump is gonna win this in the courts as much as others have in recent weeks. In order for the USSC to even consider installing him as a dictator, any cases first have to move far enough in the lower courts for the “Nine Wise Souls” (h/t Charlie Pierce) to consider hearing the case. If the Trump campaign/state GOP can’t meet that bar, then there’s no chance he’s gonna steal one or more states.
re: #223 Targetpractice
No hanging chads this year either.
Early voting in Arizona just surpassed its entire vote count from 2016. Now the fourth state to do so this election.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 2, 2020
re: #222 Jay C
No, Judge Hanen seems to have stated that even if the plaintiffs (GOP) had had standing, he would not have ruled to toss the votes.
Which means the Republicans’ case must have been extraordinarily flimsy: I’d read that Hanen was a thoroughly partisan GOPer.
But about par for the course for most Repubs’ attempts to sway voting stuff via the courts this year: hopefully those jurists hearing the inevitable Trump Admin butthurt suits over the election which are sure to be forthcoming will have similar attitudes…
That is 10 GOP judges ruling against the suit; bet they try to take it to the 5th Circuit anyway.
Way I’m reading Judge Hanen’s remarks is:
- The TX GOP got their hands slapped for lacking standing, in this case showing that counting those votes would constitute “fraud”
- But even if he had ruled there was standing, he still would have allowed the votes to be counted
- That said, he’s ordering drive-thru voting suspended for tomorrow because of the legal vagaries concerning what constitutes a “structure” under TX election laws
- And finally, he’s telling the defendants to keep those votes separate like their PA counterparts are, because it’s almost guaranteed that the TX GOP will appeal to the 5th Circuit and if that court finds that they’ve standing then the votes might still be invalidated. Left unsaid is that the reason for keeping them separate, as PA is doing: The GOP are likely to argue that any mixing of votes means all the votes are “invalid.”
re: #227 NO SMOCKING GUN!
That is 10 GOP judges ruling against the suit; bet they try to take it to the 5th Circuit anyway.
We’re probably going to see an emergency filing in the next few hours calling on the 5th to put a hold on those votes pending appeal.
Lre: #223 Targetpractice
Today’s rulings are why I’m not sweating the idea that Trump is gonna win this in the courts as much as others have in recent weeks. In order for the USSC to even consider installing him as a dictator, any cases first have to move far enough in the lower courts for the “Nine Wise Souls” (h/t Charlie Pierce) to consider hearing the case. If the Trump campaign/state GOP can’t meet that bar, then there’s no chance he’s gonna steal one or more states.
I mean I don’t have strong faith in conservative judges generally but I do remember Judge Walker, a HW Bush appointee being in the rulings that helped lead to SSM.
The Economist is forecasting that Democrats retake the Senate with average of 52 seats. They also predict with almost 99% certainty that Biden wins the popular vote. They give Trump a 4% chance of winning the EC, which is 5% too much, but that’s how the winner is chosen - EC, not popular vote.
538 is slightly more conservative: They’re giving Biden a 90% chance of winning the EC. 538 is also forecasting that Democrats have 75% of retaking the Senate.
I’ve been ignoring national polling because that doesn’t tell me who wins the EC. It just says sentiment favors the competent guy, not the one who wrecked the economy in the WH right now.
If you haven’t already voted, please do so - in person if you must, mail in via drop off if you haven’t already, and may the odds be in our favor.
re: #230 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
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I mean I don’t have strong faith in conservative judges generally but I do remember Judge Walker, a HW Bush appointee being in the rulings that helped lead to SSM.
The problems those appointees face are twofold: A) most of the cases are laughably thin and B) the “unclean hands” principle saying that the Trump campaign/GOP can’t engineer an electoral crisis and then cite such as reason to toss votes/results.
re: #232 Targetpractice
The problems those appointees face are twofold: A) most of the cases are laughably thin and B) the “unclean hands” principle saying that the Trump campaign/GOP can’t engineer an electoral crisis and then cite such as reason to toss votes/results.
Precisely.
re: #232 Targetpractice
The problems those appointees face are twofold: A) most of the cases are laughably thin and B) the “unclean hands” principle saying that the Trump campaign/GOP can’t engineer an electoral crisis and then cite such as reason to toss votes/results.
Yep “forfeiture by wrongdoing”.
Almost two years later, let’s make the rest of this a reality, shall we?
If you haven’t done it already, go and #VOTE to evict Darth Orange out of the White House!#BidenHarris2020ToSaveAmerica #VoteLikeYourLifeDependsOnIt https://t.co/MY8qLLzO5B— Arch (@Arch_LGF) November 2, 2020
re: #228 Targetpractice
Way I’m reading Judge Hanen’s remarks is:
- The TX GOP got their hands slapped for lacking standing, in this case showing that counting those votes would constitute “fraud”
- But even if he had ruled there was standing, he still would have allowed the votes to be counted
- That said, he’s ordering drive-thru voting suspended for tomorrow because of the legal vagaries concerning what constitutes a “structure” under TX election laws
- And finally, he’s telling the defendants to keep those votes separate like their PA counterparts are, because it’s almost guaranteed that the TX GOP will appeal to the 5th Circuit and if that court finds that they’ve standing then the votes might still be invalidated. Left unsaid is that the reason for keeping them separate, as PA is doing: The GOP are likely to argue that any mixing of votes means all the votes are “invalid.”
He didn’t end drive-through voting tomorrow. He said if it was up to him, he would stop it going forward.
Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates wrote a letter to the editor of the WSJ: pic.twitter.com/8qLrYzdI1w
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) November 2, 2020
re: #232 Targetpractice
The problems those appointees face are twofold: A) most of the cases are laughably thin and B) the “unclean hands” principle saying that the Trump campaign/GOP can’t engineer an electoral crisis and then cite such as reason to toss votes/results.
Yeah, who would have thought that “Just Because Donald Trump Doesn’t Like It” might not turn out to be a convincing argument in Federal Court?
re: #236 Mike Lamb
He didn’t end drive-through voting tomorrow. He said if it was up to him, he would stop it going forward.
Ah, I’d misconstrued the “up to him” bit to apply solely to the question of whether or not to toss the votes in the event that he’d found the TX GOP had standing.
re: #211 sagehen
He’s got 3 children, the eldest of whom is a son. Even if he falls off a polo pony and breaks his neck, the line of succession is fine.
The Royal line of succession runs to at least forty individuals, IIRC. It no longer descends uniquely through the male line so any female candidates stand on their own merits rather than only being considered for the Crown if a direct male candidate does not exist (i.e. Elizabeth I). The most recent legal change involving eligibility was that Royals were permitted to marry Catholics and remain in the line of succession.
re: #103 lawhawk
There’s a similar list of jurisdictions from 2016. The key difference is that Trumpworld has corrupted the DOJ and this may enable chicanery and voter suppression, instead of making sure that people are enabled to vote.
Ah, but in 2016, they were in 67 jurisdictions; this year, 44. Taking out the ones that are repeats, these are the new ones for 2020—so about 1/2 of this year’s were not monitored in 2016 (I don’t have time right now to check the voting history in each, but it seems very…strange.
• Coconino County, Arizona;
• Los Angeles County, California;
• Orange County, California;
• Broward County, Florida;
• Duval County, Florida;
• Montgomery County, Maryland;
• City of Boston, Massachusetts;
• City of Lowell, Massachusetts;
• City of Malden, Massachusetts;
• City of Springfield, Massachusetts;
• City of Eastpointe, Michigan;
• City of Flint, Michigan;
• City of Highland Park, Michigan;
• City of Jackson, Michigan;
• Shelby Township, Michigan;
• City of Minneapolis, Minnesota;
• Bergen County, New Jersey;
• Bernalillo County, New Mexico;
• Richland County, South Carolina;
Texas A&M professor @jenmercieca says Trump’s 2020 act fails because it’s barely English: “He’s speaking in code…about a reality that exists only on Fox News…and that leaves out a lot of people who don’t spend all day highly engrossed in that content.”https://t.co/i81hkhSVrZ
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) November 2, 2020
Evening Lizardim. And yes, for me, it is evening, as I wind down before trying to get to sleep for my shift change. Today wasn’t bad.
He could actually do this and he wouldn’t lose a single supporter.
‘I Am A Serial Rapist,’ Announces Trump In Final Pitch Before Election https://t.co/pVnZZuF77B pic.twitter.com/psaIeLGZSP
— The Onion (@TheOnion) November 2, 2020
I’m getting a clearer picture reading other tweets. Judge Hanen basically told plaintiffs that if they do appeal the ruling on standing to the 5th Circuit and is reversed, he won’t toss the 127K votes under review because state law allows tents for “voting sites.” But he would enjoin drive-thru voting in such a scenario as state law would not allow tents for use as “polling places.”
Oh, and apparently he’s not happy with making this ruling, which shows you just how flimsy the TX GOP’s case is…and how even being a conservative Trump appointee does not mean you can simply ignore the law.
I’d agree with this:
Here’s my contrarian election prediction: The POTUS race won’t be close. Biden will roll, and we will know the winner quickly. But many GOP voters who soured on trump won’t vote Dem down ballot, and it will be weeks of counts/recounts before we know the makeup of the Senate.
— Jerry 🍨 (@js_edit) November 2, 2020
re: #241 Nojay UK
The Royal line of succession runs to at least forty individuals, IIRC. It no longer descends uniquely through the male line so any female candidates stand on their own merits rather than only being considered for the Crown if a direct male candidate does not exist (i.e. Elizabeth I).
Both Elizabeths.
XKCD has a nice page on how to help in the election tomorrow: calls to friends in battleground states — “Election Impact Score Sheet”. Each call is awarded a certain number of points based on where you’re calling to: Pennsylvania is 5 points per call, Florida is 1. “Based on turnout experiments, 10 points on this scale has roughly as much effect on the outcome as one average vote.”
re: #203 danarchy
Speaking as a MA resident, Charlie Baker has all the charisma of a door knob. I don’t see any future for him in national politics. He won because Martha Coakley was that bad of a candidate. He won reelection because he was competent and inoffensive and the Dems ran another crappy candidate whose name I can’t even remember.
But he is boring.
If you believe in the idea that parties over correct in their next nominee after losing, then boring might be a winner.
Dole was old in 1996, so they went young with Bush. Same (sort of) with Romney following McCain - they were opposites in a lot of ways. And Trump was definitely the opposite of Romney in a very different way.
On the Dem side, Obama was very different from Kerry and Biden is quite different from Clinton.
re: #252 Targetpractice
I’d agree with this:
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RNC’s former communications director under Ronna McDaniel: https://t.co/0sFKU3KUXA
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 2, 2020
re: #236 Mike Lamb
He didn’t end drive-through voting tomorrow. He said if it was up to him, he would stop it going forward.
That part suggests while he would have said people have to go inside, he wouldn’t invalidate votes that were already cast via drive through. And really, that’s the GOP’s aim, and something that I don’t think any court is going to find acceptable.
re: #258 KGxvi
That part suggests while he would have said people have to go inside, he wouldn’t invalidate votes that were already cast via drive through. And really, that’s the GOP’s aim, and something that I don’t think any court is going to find acceptable.
I agree with this reasoning.
He’s frantically spraying lies and absurdities in all directions like a garden sprinkler gone haywire. https://t.co/ndIYHj88We
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) November 2, 2020
Long and short of today’s ruling is that the courts continue to refuse to bite on the idea that counting votes constitutes an “injury” to the GOP to which the “remedy” is tossing votes.
re: #98 jaunte
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If Joe Biden wins, legalized marijuana will censor Chick-fil-a.
re: #86 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I also think AOC is being silly by insisting that Biden has to offer Bernie a cabinet spot. Does she not know that Bernie would chair the budget committee if he stayed in the Senate? That means more than Labor secretary.
I don’t think Bernie plays well enough with others, plus I don’t think he pulled enough primary votes to warrant it.
Plus what you said.
re: #261 Targetpractice
Long and short of today’s ruling is that the courts continue to refuse to bite on the idea that counting votes constitutes an “injury” to the GOP to which the “remedy” is tossing votes.
You’d have to look reeeeeally hard to find someone who is willing to sit on the bench who doesn’t think that voting is a tremendously important function in American society. Hell, most Americans believe that, even if they don’t practice it themselves. Kinda like Christianity that way.
Kyle Rittenhouse held on $2 million bail after first court appearance in Kenosha: report https://t.co/xcP7DSNfpB
— Raw Story (@RawStory) November 2, 2020
He’s gonna make bail. The MAGAts will raise the money, even if the odds are he’s gonna end up behind bars, just to “stiggit.”
Austrian police say one suspect is dead and another has been arrested after ‘an apparent terror attack’ https://t.co/kBC2wa5QRE
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 2, 2020
re: #256 Belafon
Except polling is showing Democratic House and Senate candidates polling better than Biden.
I think we will know that the Dems will win the Senate by midnight PST tomorrow, but the final count will probably take a few days - there will likely be a run off in the Georgia special and in Louisiana; and a few other races will probably take some time to canvas completely (South Carolina and Iowa would be my guesses).
re: #267 Targetpractice
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He’s gonna make bail. The MAGAts will raise the money, even if the odds are he’s gonna end up behind bars, just to “stiggit.”
I can already hear the gears of the Wingnut Welfare Wagon starting to grind into motion.
re: #257 makeitstop
Ronna (redacted) McDaniel
Former.
Used to be.
I never really was.
It was my brothers account.
I was hacked or something.
Do you know my password?
re: #270 KGxvi
I think we will know that the Dems will win the Senate by midnight PST tomorrow, but the final count will probably take a few days - there will likely be a run off in the Georgia special and in Louisiana; and a few other races will probably take some time to canvas completely (South Carolina and Iowa would be my guesses).
And some of the races have been polling as close enough that even a 1% variation could mean a recount.
re: #98 jaunte
commies will force sex changes on baby yoda
is it too late to change my vote for president?
//
re: #254 garzooma
XKCD has a nice page on how to help in the election tomorrow: calls to friends in battleground states — “Election Impact Score Sheet”. Each call is awarded a certain number of points based on where you’re calling to: Pennsylvania is 5 points per call, Florida is 1. “Based on turnout experiments, 10 points on this scale has roughly as much effect on the outcome as one average vote.”
Neat chart, but it relies on you calling friends and family. No one I know in Pittsburgh needs to be reminded.
re: #273 nines09
Ronna (redacted) McDaniel
Former.
Used to be.
I never really was.
It was my brothers account.
I was hacked or something.
Do you know my password?
maga2020!
re: #276 Decatur Deb
Neat chart, but it relies on you calling friends and family. No one I know in Pittsburgh needs to be reminded.
I get texts that say “Can you get three more people to vote?” And my answer is nope, all the ones I want to vote that are around me have. The rest of them I would like to think the election is on Wednesday.
If he wins, Biden should do a victory speech from a basement.
/
re: #181 nines09
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re: #279 Eclectic Cyborg
If he wins, Biden should do a victory speech from a basement.
/
Maybe he could sneak into the White House bunker.
re: #281 Belafon
Maybe he could sneak into the White House bunker.
Do you want him to risk catching COVID?
hi
Well, hurricane season is over. Someone tell Hurricane Eta that, now a Category IV storm at 130mph, and expected to intensify.
After it makes landfall in Nicaragua, it is expected to become a post-tropical depression, recurve through Honduras, and become a tropical depression again as it takes aim at Cuba, still over very warm water.
nhc.noaa.gov (graphical outlook)
re: #278 Belafon
I get texts that say “Can you get three more people to vote?” And my answer is nope, all the ones I want to vote that are around me have. The rest of them I would like to think the election is on Wednesday.
My wife has continued stumping around town for Jo Jorgeson. It probably won’t make much of a difference, but hey.
re: #276 Decatur Deb
Neat chart, but it relies on you calling friends and family. No one I know in Pittsburgh needs to be reminded.
I was actually thinking the same thing. But interestingly enough, XKCD directly addresses this in the hover text: “You might think most people you know are reliable voters, or that your nudge won’t convince them, and you will usually be right. But some small but significant percentage of the time, you’ll be wrong, and that’s why this works.” As always YMMV.
re: #274 Targetpractice
And some of the races have been polling as close enough that even a 1% variation could mean a recount.
Yeah, the Georgia regular election requires an actual majority or it triggers a run off, so if Ossof only gets 49.9% we could be looking a three run offs. I suspect Iowa, Montana, and South Carolina may end up having recounts or a fully canvasing. I’m also hopeful for Alaska and Mississippi.
I suspect, sadly, Tubberville is going to win in Alabama. But Arizona, North Carolina, Maine, and Colorado should be clear Democratic wins.
Way I figure it is that at least one of the three “must-win” states for Trump (FL, AZ, or NC) will be called for Biden before midnight. The moment that happens, the networks will be stuck trying to think up increasingly implausible scenarios for how Trump might still pull it off. PA will likely have to wait until midday Wednesday, but unless the polls are shockingly off the mark, then that will be called for Biden and there will be no pathway forward for Trump.
Past that, it’s not a question of if Trump loses, but how badly the final tally against him will be.
re: #278 Belafon
I get texts that say “Can you get three more people to vote?” And my answer is nope, all the ones I want to vote that are around me have. The rest of them I would like to think the election is on Wednesday.
We have a roster to do drive-bys of every polling place in the county. If we encounter problem lines, non-partisan life-support people are called and will show up with goodies. If we encounter assholes, there’s calls for that too. In reality, the weather looks perfect and we’re so red they’re not likely to bother with harassment.
re: #286 garzooma
I was actually think the same thing. But interestingly enough, XKCD directly addresses this in the hover text: “You might think most people you know are reliable voters, or that your nudge won’t convince them, and you will usually be right. But some small but significant percentage of the time, you’ll be wrong, and that’s why this works.” As always YMMV.
I’ve nudged all of those around me. All but one of them voted early, and she just has to vote on election day.
re: #279 Eclectic Cyborg
If he wins, Biden should do a victory speech from a basement.
/
Biden delivers a victory speech in a Waffle House parking lot…GOP heads explode…
re: #287 KGxvi
Yeah, the Georgia regular election requires an actual majority or it triggers a run off, so if Ossof only gets 49.9% we could be looking a three run offs. I suspect Iowa, Montana, and South Carolina may end up having recounts or a fully canvasing. I’m also hopeful for Alaska and Mississippi.
I suspect, sadly, Tubberville is going to win in Alabama. But Arizona, North Carolina, Maine, and Colorado should be clear Democratic wins.
Upside to Alabama is that that will free up Doug Jones for a post in the Biden admin.
The car and boat caravans for Trump are perfect encapsulations of his tenure. No ideas, no causes, no ethos. Nothing behind the gathering at all. Just “make other people feel uneasy.” Make noise and scream and rage and yell and intimidate. 100% pure, uncut, assholery.
— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) November 2, 2020
re: #288 Targetpractice
Way I figure it is that at least one of the three “must-win” states for Trump (FL, AZ, or NC) will be called for Biden before midnight. The moment that happens, the networks will be stuck trying to think up increasingly implausible scenarios for how Trump might still pull it off. PA will likely have to wait until midday Wednesday, but unless the polls are shockingly off the mark, then that will be called for Biden and there will be no pathway forward for Trump.
Past that, it’s not a question of if Trump loses, but how badly the final tally against him will be.
If Biden wins Florida and North Carolina, and the other reliable Democratic states he’ll be over 270. (Edited: tried to include a link to 270towin, didn’t work)
As expected, Panhandle Public Health District revised upward the number of new cases here, as Covid-19 is completely out of control, the University of Nebraska Medical Center calls for something (anything), and Governor Ameritrade continues to insist nothing can be done.
October 29: +140 (new record)
October 30: +76
All cases by age: 20-29 and 40-49 (tied), then 30-39
DEATHS: 16 (no change)
Weekly positivity rate: 58.4%
Number of cases has nearly tripled since October 1 (2,457)
PPHD contact tracers are overwhelmed and are asking people to self-report if they’ve been exposed or have come down with symptoms.
re: #293 makeitstop
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This made me feel better about it 😂: pic.twitter.com/EwZzFJiokB
— Tiela 🎙 (@TielaKegs) November 2, 2020
re: #288 Targetpractice
Way I figure it is that at least one of the three “must-win” states for Trump (FL, AZ, or NC) will be called for Biden before midnight. The moment that happens, the networks will be stuck trying to think up increasingly implausible scenarios for how Trump might still pull it off. PA will likely have to wait until midday Wednesday, but unless the polls are shockingly off the mark, then that will be called for Biden and there will be no pathway forward for Trump.
Past that, it’s not a question of if Trump loses, but how badly the final tally against him will be.
Like Karl Rove on FOX trying to pull out an implausible Romney win in Cleveland, with the FOX hosts taking him down to see the statisticians to tell him why that was not going to happen.
re: #14 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Well Rush if you’re serious about that, I’d like to see you out there but the fact is you’re a well known wimp when push comes to shove.
His anal cyst is acting up.
It kept him out of Vietnam, you know.
This @RichardGrenell tweet has been flagged as “manipulated media” by Twitter, because the first photo is actually from 2019, not today.
He knows it’s bogus, but he’s left it up hours later because, he says, Biden also didn’t wear a mask during a socially distant outdoor speech. pic.twitter.com/0Q57BQseag— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 2, 2020
re: #290 Belafon
I’ve nudged all of those around me. All but one of them voted early, and she just has to vote on election day.
Of my neighbors I talked to about an hour ago—a couple and her parents (her father just moved here and I led him through what he had to do to register) have all voted straight Dem. My goofy next-door-neighbor, who is a big Bernie fan and voted for Jill fucking Stein in 2016, voted straight Dem. Two others I know but haven’t seen are definitely voting Dem. One Republican asshole (maybe he won’t vote); two I’m not sure of; one family I don’t know their citizenship status (fairly new arrivals.) So out of a 10-unit condo, 8 Dem already voted; 2 either have or will vote Dem; and the rest I don’t know.
It probably won’t make a big difference here in south by dog Carolina, but it did make me smile, at least for a minute.
re: #295 KGxvi
If Biden wins Florida and North Carolina, and the other reliable Democratic states he’ll be over 270. (Edited: tried to include a link to 270towin, didn’t work)
538’s interactive map shows that even if Trump “wins” PA, he’d have to win 2/3 of those bellwether states (NC, FL, & AZ) to have a hope of winning outright. But that Biden winning any of them pretty much powers him to a win.
re: #301 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
“Anarchists marry your guns.”
My gun might object.
Kinda gives a new meaning to a Shotgun Wedding, huh?
/
re: #303 BeachDem
My mother, who was staunchly a non-voter until the election between Tammy Duckworth and Mark Kirk revealed Kirk as a stolen-valour asshat, has been calling me every day to talk for an hour or more about politics.
She is fired up and trying to fire up her friends in Chicago.
re: #111 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
That’s right. TBH I just don’t like Bernie as an administrator. I’m not really that big on him as a legislator either but the latter is what he’s been doing. Why give him DOL when you can find someone with just as much progressive bonafides who probably understands the way that department works. ….
And the way reality works. I am still agog at his “if elected, and congress doesn’t cooperate, there will be MASSIVE protests” cuz yeah super effective legislative tactic
re: #301 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
“But judge, she said she was .22”
I figure that by midnight, it’s going to be Repubs screaming “TURN THE MACHINES BACK ON!!!” while Faux and other MAGAt networks shift without a clutch from “Trump will win big tonight and the only way he can lose is fraud” to “If all the votes aren’t counted then Trump has been cheated!”
Update on #2018VP1:
There was apparently nothing on the infrasound and atmospheric flash monitors today.
2018 VP1 has, as expected, flown past Earth. Still awaiting optical recovery from the asteroid-discovery surveys. https://t.co/G8rzHe6USj— Michael Busch (@michael_w_busch) November 2, 2020
Trump ad on my YouTube proclaiming “11 million jobs added in the last 6 months.” Ugh. Yes, that’s technically true, because they’re re-adding SOME (not ALL) of the jobs that they LOST with their botched pandemic response. I really, really hate this shit.
re: #304 Targetpractice
538’s interactive map shows that even if Trump “wins” PA, he’d have to win 2/3 of those bellwether states (NC, FL, & AZ) to have a hope of winning outright. But that Biden winning any of them pretty much powers him to a win.
270towin.com just updated to show
Biden: 290
Trump: 163
Toss-up: 85 (no path to victory unless he flips 22 electoral votes and takes the rest from toss ups)
Sabato’s Crystal Ball is shown at 270towin.com projecting:
Biden: 321
Trump: 217
They move toss-ups into one column or the other on the final poll aggregation so there are no toss-ups in their prediction. They put GA, NC, PA, MI, WI, NE-2 and AZ in the Tilt Democratic column.
re: #284 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
hi
Well, hurricane season is over. Someone tell Hurricane Eta that, now a Category IV storm at 130mph, and expected to intensify.
After it makes landfall in Nicaragua, it is expected to become a post-tropical depression, recurve through Honduras, and become a tropical depression again as it takes aim at Cuba, still over very warm water.
nhc.noaa.gov (graphical outlook)
hurricane season isn’t over until November 30
re: #210 makeitstop
The Legum tweet above says this:
Sounds like he would have ruled the same way no matter what.
And mind you - this judge is one of the guys people were freaking out about over the weekend.
It looks like a lot of them are adhering to law, whether they’re wingnuts or not.
this has been my ‘hope’ all along
and that’s why scotus wont hand trump what he hasnt earned as apparent to anyone.
being a ‘part’ of / on the winning side the remaining shell of a country wouldnt be nearly enough for them.
they’d be invalidating their own selves.
re: #315 Backwoods_Sleuth
hurricane season isn’t over until November 30
You are correct. I mistakenly thought it ended November 1.
Still, this is a record-breaker, surpassing 2005.
re: #314 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
270towin.com just updated to show
Biden: 290
Trump: 163
Toss-up: 85 (no path to victory unless he flips 22 electoral votes and takes the rest from toss ups)Sabato’s Crystal Ball is shown at 270towin.com projecting:
Biden: 321
Trump: 217They move toss-ups into one column or the other on the final poll aggregation so there are no toss-ups in their prediction. They put GA, NC, PA, MI, WI, NE-2 and AZ in the Tilt Democratic column.
While 321 wouldn’t be a major blowout by comparison to past winners, it would be a larger victory that Trump managed in ‘16. And that would stick in his craw more than anything else.
re: #315 Backwoods_Sleuth
hurricane season isn’t over until November 30
and that’s just ‘officially’
it’s not like the storms check the calendar and go ’ oh wait, we can’t right now.”
It’s gonna take awhile to get all our votes counted. I’m willing to wait…
pic.twitter.com/WVRFJN2gev— Leslie Odom, Jr. (@leslieodomjr) November 2, 2020
re: #317 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
You are correct. I mistakenly thought it ended November 1.
Still, this is a record-breaker, surpassing 2005.
Actually Eta ties 2005. Need one more to surpass (which will probably happen)
re: #296 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
60% positive rate. Jesus fucking Christ.
re: #318 Targetpractice
While 321 wouldn’t be a major blowout by comparison to past winners, it would be a larger victory that Trump managed in ‘16. And that would stick in his craw more than anything else.
270towin.com moves NE-2 House to “Safe Democrat” (seat flips to Kara Eastman from Rep. Don Bacon)
NE-1 moves to “leans Republican” from safe.
He’s got nothin’. Cheap laugh lines, that’s it.
Trump in Scranton upset with celebrities supporting Democrats: “I can tell you stories about Lady Gaga.”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 2, 2020
re: #317 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
You are correct. I mistakenly thought it ended November 1.
Still, this is a record-breaker, surpassing 2005.
well, it IS 2020…
re: #322 EPR-radar
60% positive rate. Jesus fucking Christ.
We’re not leaving home unless we have to.
We have to go into town to pay a tax bill on Wednesday and renew our car’s license plates, but we’re staying in the village (amazingly we still have no cases yet).
re: #324 makeitstop
He’s got nothin’. Cheap laugh lines, that’s it.
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“Did you know she was in a wheelchair once? And likes to sleep in bathtubs? And she killed all those people at that diner. How can anyone even support her.”
I am hoping that Gorsuch and Roberts will tell Trump to fuck off if he tries to go to the Court.
re: #318 Targetpractice
While 321 wouldn’t be a major blowout by comparison to past winners, it would be a larger victory that Trump managed in ‘16. And that would stick in his craw more than anything else.
321 with a huge popular vote margin is a pretty good curb stomping.
We are appalled by the reported desecration of gravestones at the Ahavas Israel Cemetery in Grand Rapids, MI. We are in close touch with the Jewish community and Law Enforcement to investigate this vandalism. pic.twitter.com/mVeGrlsWxE
— ADL Michigan (@ADLMichigan) November 2, 2020
re: #331 The Pie Overlord!
It looks some some of the deplorables are (as completely expected) returning to the traditional anti-Semitism of the hard right. It’s a political version of a dog returning to its own vomit.
19yo son voted by absentee at town hall today. I feel pretty certain he voted for Biden, but I certainly don’t tell him what to do. He knows how his parents feel, but I don’t want to give him a chance at rebelling just because the old man told him to do something. I’m going to the polls early tomorrow morning. I just want to see how it’s going down in my town.
re: #328 🌹UOJB!
I am hoping that Gorsuch and Roberts will tell Trump to fuck off if he tries to go to the Court.
If the vote margins are as wide as the polls suggest, or anywhere close to it, it’s highly unlikely they will challenge. It’s one thing to rule in a close election, where literally anything could happen; it’s quite another to blatantly rule in an attempt to throw what was obviously a resounding defeat.
re: #321 Eclectic Cyborg
Actually Eta ties 2005. Need one more to surpass (which will probably happen)
the powers that be can always find an earlier unnamed storm like they did back in 2005 after the official season ended…
re: #336 Backwoods_Sleuth
the powers that be can always find an earlier unnamed storm like they did back in 2005 after the official season ended…
plus, there are still 28 days left and the Atlantic has been extra salty this year…
re: #247 Charles Johnson
The only and I mean ONLY thing Trump could say that would cause instant termination of support from his followers is if he announced in no uncertain terms that he was going to implement policies meant to hinder and eliminate white supremacism in this country.
This is not even an argument. It is a certified fact.
If Joe Biden wins, commies will overturn Fox News.
Comrades Carlson and Hannity are not available for comment since they are busy attending reeducation camp.
/
re: #203 danarchy
Speaking as a MA resident, Charlie Baker has all the charisma of a door knob. I don’t see any future for him in national politics. He won because Martha Coakley was that bad of a candidate. He won reelection because he was competent and inoffensive and the Dems ran another crappy candidate whose name I can’t even remember.
But he is boring.
He isn’t the type for public office. Neither was Coakley. I’d like to see all Republicans out of office in the state, to reflect on their character. I can’t and shouldn’t stop a center-right party from forming, but it will have to commit to ALL civil rights from now on.
re: #205 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I crave boring.
I do too, but there’s a reason why we speak of “public office”. Baker is required to interact with legislators, and the public. People look to the governor for leadership.
Charlie Baker is just not good at it. He only has office because people here have the mistaken idea that a D legislature and an R governor equal “balance”.
(Interesting side note: Howie Carr is the local hard-right radio host. He refers to Baker as “Tall Deval”, referring to Deval Patrick, the previous African-American governor.)
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Gateway Pundit, Sued by Election Workers, Declares BankruptcyA onetime favorite, now just pathetic figure around these parts, Jim Hoft aka SMOTI ("Stupidest Man On The Internet"), has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in response to the defamation lawsuits filed against him to the same election workers that ... Khal Wimpo (free internal organs upon request!)
Ranked-Choice Voting Has Challenged the Status Quo. Its Popularity Will Be Tested in November. JUNEAU — Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting — has been a model for those in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ... Cheechako
