American Politics from 2019 on

[macdoc]

Has a point

[Svartalf]

let's see how the new congress sets up for efficient action against the evil frump

[pErvinalia]

Haven't heard Trump claim it was rigged yet. He's even admitted the Iran war cost them.

[Svartalf]

well, I'll bet he tried to rig it the other way, but that didn't work as well as he wanted.

[Joe]

This is the most conservative Congressional district in Colorado, and Lauren Boebert won it by over 11% in 2024, despite having just moved there.

Now it's too close to call. A lot of Coloradans are singing Come on Eileen.

[Brian Peacock]

It's said that a political party doesn't own it's votes, it only borrows them. If people don't feel the benefit they'll lend their votes to the other guy next time. That's how Trump won the popular vote 4 years ago. Not being Republicans/Trump only gets the Democrats so far.

[Svartalf]

This is the most conservative Congressional district in Colorado, and Lauren Boebert won it by over 11% in 2024, despite having just moved there.

Now it's too close to call. A lot of Coloradans are singing Come on Eileen.

well, I can understand them, did boob art do anything for them worth her getting a second term?

[Tero]

She was a protest element in the Biden years, when she first got in. She has been largely irrelevant in Trump II

[Tero]

Alaska votes being counted

With approximately 77% to 78% of the expected total vote counted, the race is a razor-thin tossup:
1. Mary Peltola (D): 102,962 votes (48.02%)
2. Dan S. Sullivan (R - Incumbent): 102,325 votes (47.72%)
3. Gerald L. Heikes (R): 4,846 votes (2.26%)
(Note: A fourth candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., holds 3,600 votes or 1.68%.

U.S. House of Representatives (At-Large District)

With a substantial portion of the votes processed, the top three candidates are:
1. Nick Begich (R - Incumbent): 105,647 votes (49.52%)
2. Bill Hill (Nonpartisan): 86,023 votes (40.32%)
3. Eric Hafner (D): 15,550 votes (7.29%)

Governor of Alaska

Preliminary data reported by the Associated Press shows the following breakdown:
1. Jonathan S. Kreiss-Tomkins (D): 103,837 votes (49.13%)
2. Bernadette M. Wilson (R): 61,734 votes (29.21%)
3. Dave Bronson (R): 30,003 votes (14.19%

[Joe]

This is the most conservative Congressional district in Colorado, and Lauren Boebert won it by over 11% in 2024, despite having just moved there.

Now it's too close to call. A lot of Coloradans are singing Come on Eileen.

well, I can understand them, did boob art do anything for them worth her getting a second term?

Surprisingly, she did. She secured funding for some important water projects in the state and her district, which includes part of the Dust Bowl. She also publicly called out Trump when he vetoed a water bill, and was on his bad list after she did that and pushed him to release the Epstein files. I was surprised when he endorsed her and had a rally for her.

But that may not be enough to counter all her nuttiness and mean girl BS.

[Svartalf]

checked her wiki page... yeah, she's totally crazy for the evengelical chretins' imaginary friend... the one they got so used to answer to they won't admit he's only in their heads, taking the place where brains should be.
and it's funny, she's not even 40, but from the pictures, I'd have put her in her 50s... looks like those 4 pregnancies (4 only, either her hubby has been remiss, or somebody has used contraception in that couple) have not been kind to her.

[L'Emmerdeur]

Tim Pool in conversation with fellow genius Jesse Watters. Pool, the keen observer of American politics, knows what the problem is with Republicans. They aren't right wing enough!

“The younger generation,” Watters began. “You saw the numbers. Under 30 swung like 32 points left, which is insane, and this younger generation, it’s like as big as the baby boomers. You can’t just forget about ’em. How do Republicans — I can’t even believe I’m saying this — win back young men?”

“I’m not sure they do, and it’s worse than people realize,” Pool responded. “18- to 29-year-old young white men with no college degrees swung 40 points to the Democrats, and I don’t think it’s all because they’re socialists. I think it’s because many of them want to burn the Republican Party down.”

He continued, arguing that young voters disillusioned with Republicans feel that “largely, ‘You know what, you do not support America. You are basically just Democrats, as it is.'”

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[Tero]

Snarky doctor lady to be senator in jan
https://www.threads.com/@laladeeveeno/p ... IOygKIzBNA

[Tero]

Paywalled NYT article by Matthew Schmitz

summary:

• Tethered to an Unpopular President: Unlike potential 2028 Republican rivals (such as Governor Ron DeSantis) who are already distancing themselves from the administration's midterm losses, Vance has positioned himself as the ultimate avatar of the MAGA movement. He cannot easily put daylight between himself and Donald Trump.
• A Credibility Dilemma Over the Iran War: Vance privately argued against the administration's war in Iran but publicly defended it. Following the election losses, Vance posted a statement blaming the war for the GOP defeat. The article notes that Vance now faces the impossible task of trying to convince voters to give him credit for privately opposing a war he publicly championed, noting "that dog won't hunt" unless he forcefully breaks with Trump.
• Locked Into Damaging Economic Policies: Vance's political identity is built entirely on his connection to the working class. Because of this, he cannot alter his stance on tariffs—which have increased costs for everyday items—without completely betraying his political brand, leaving him with very few options to pivot on inflation.
• Risk of Future Reversals: If Vance tries to salvage his 2028 chances by publicly crossing Donald Trump, it will trigger severe backlash. Because Vance already famously flipped from being a staunch Trump critic in 2016 to a vocal supporter in 2021, another major reversal would make him look entirely politically expedient.

Ultimately, while Trump will never have to face voters again, Vance must sell an unpopular administration to the public if he wants to run in 2028, leaving him much farther from the presidency than he was before the midterms.

[pErvinalia]

Lie down with dogs, get fleas.