Current Affairs General US politics (ie, not POTUS related)

[Pittsburgh Footy]

right wing loons are complaining voting machines in Arizona arent working today apparently

I'd rather have them complain about stuff (fraudulent voting machines) than to actually be able to do anything about it (throw out mailed in ballots)

 

[BlueTX]

I have a colleague who we brought on board to open our office in Austin. He's a dutch guy who lives there for 10 years already but he's gone proper native. Anyway, he may be the most rightwing man in Austin.

On a teambuilding last year I asked him if he owned a big cowboy hat. He laughed. Then, as I got drunker, I asked him if he'd ever seen a gunfight. He told me that the "lamestream media" want to portray America as violent and it's all fake news and only "blacks and mexicans" shoot at each other. I said I meant like with cowboys and stuff. We shared a few minutes awkward silence and I went to talk to somebody else.

My best friend's father was a Dutch national who came to Texas in the early 60's and was right-wing AF. Friggin' Alex Jones runs InfoWars out of Austin.

You'd be shocked by how often people are stunned when I tell them Donald Trump got his third-highest vote total from California. Cuz, you know, errrrrbody in CA is a librul tree-hugging, free-love hippie on welfare.

 

[Ruairi77]

Just voted. I think things will go well state wide but on a federal level I have that queasy tummy feeling akin to facing City in a relegation must win.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Just voted. I think things will go well state wide but on a federal level I have that queasy tummy feeling akin to facing City in a relegation must win.

Just came back from my civic duty as well. In this state, it's almost always a slaughter in favor of the Republicans these days. They win close when the national environment is hostile.

I honestly don't know what's going to happen. I think the key is whether Walker gets to 50% in GA. If he doesn't, I think Warnock wins the runoff. The Democrats should get one of PA/NV if polling is reasonably accurate.

All bets are off if the polls are wrong. We could be looking at anything from Pete Aguilar or Adam Schiff holding the gavel to McCarthy overseeing 260 Republicans in the House and Rick Scott overthrowing McConnell in the Senate.

 

[evilwebby]

From a UK Press perspective, I don't remember the midterms being given such high profile coverage before. The times... they are a'changing...

 

[MrPerfectNot]

If anybody wants to really geek out on Colorado - no results yet, but this is where they'll tabulate....

Colorado Sec of State Results Page

 

[MrPerfectNot]

From a UK Press perspective, I don't remember the midterms being given such high profile coverage before. The times... they are a'changing...

They are changing - 2018 was huge as it was a way to rebuke Trump, Dems took over the House, but not the Senate.

Now, with the focus on State and local races also in terms of voting rights, etc, there's a much larger awareness of the importance of these - for both parties.

 

[Ruairi77]

One wonders if he would say the reverse if POTUS was GOP

So Elon, you're encouraging Texans to vote for Beto?

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

They are changing - 2018 was huge as it was a way to rebuke Trump, Dems took over the House, but not the Senate.

Now, with the focus on State and local races also in terms of voting rights, etc, there's a much larger awareness of the importance of these - for both parties.

Yep - and everything is different after:

• Trump in general
• Jan. 6th
• Repeal of Roe v Wade

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[MrPerfectNot]

6pm Eastern - polls close in Indiana and Kentucky, so some results will start to flow for those states. Not familiar off the top of my head with any potential surprises in either of those states.

 

[MrPerfectNot]

6pm Eastern - polls close in Indiana and Kentucky, so some results will start to flow for those states. Not familiar off the top of my head with any potential surprises in either of those states.

From the NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/politics/poll-closing-times.html
WHAT TO WATCH Kentucky voters will decide whether to approve an anti-abortion constitutional amendment that, if passed, would effectively ensure the implementation of a near-total abortion ban that is currently being challenged in state courts. In Indiana, a House race in the First Congressional District leans Democratic, but, if it were to flip to Republicans, it could be an early sign of a red wave.

 

[mezzrow]

I do these while watching Everton matches. Some election night advice.

 

[Martin Alvito]

I do these while watching Everton matches. Some election night advice.

If you're getting that invested in most elections, my general advice would be to relax. The political science types generally regard the next Tuesday after the first Monday in November as the Super Bowl, with a presidential election being the World Cup. It's a spectator sport. Try thinking about it that way. It helps.

At best the decision tonight is between getting stuff done that Sinema and Manchin were blocking, and gridlock. The universe where the former happens is fairly remote, but it exists. The other major question on the table is, "What happens if Clarence Thomas dies," which he probably won't.

Stick Trump on the throne again, and I may have another opinion about this one.

 

[TN Toffee]

Probably going to ultimately be a disappointing results, but I’m going to fully enjoy John King and his maps on CNN tonight. Best part of election coverage.