DIY-HP-LED
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American politics, biggest mob of lunatics wins, not most votes... Mobocracy.
2022 elections. The steady march for sanity continues.
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Roger A. Shrubber
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Beau is right, trump picked fucking losers who could only win with the local morons supporting them, now they're all fucked in the general elections, and trump needs someone to bail his horrible picks out of the crapper...but turkeyneck mitch is going to let them sink... 
cannabineer
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hanimmal
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DIY-HP-LED
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Special Election Results Show Voters Increasingly Rejecting GOP Extremism
125,950 views Aug 24, 2022 Chris Hayes: After Tuesday’s election, one thing is clearer than it's ever been: we are in a whole new world politically. How November's midterm elections will unfold is basically a jump ball now—just a few months ago, it did not seem like that would be the case.
DIY-HP-LED
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Let's talk about why state-wide elections are different....
Unclebaldrick
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I have not been a big fan of this risky strategy where Democratic candidates produce "attack ads" featuring far-right nut jobs hoping to have them beat a reasonable Republican in the primaries - but then Roe v Wade got shit-canned. I think it might pay off now.
Don't throw me into the briar patch - anything but that!
Democrats Gamble With Ads That Highlight Far-Right Candidates
Don't throw me into the briar patch - anything but that!
Democrats Gamble With Ads That Highlight Far-Right Candidates
Roger A. Shrubber
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I agree, it was a dangerous tactic, but now i think so many people are so sick of republicans and their shit that they will vote for anyone who isn't a republican, especially an extremist weirdo republican.
They jumped the gun with RvW, badly, and now most of America sees them for what they are. The only downside is that the extreme right voters will vote for them, anyway. They want to live in a fascist state that allows their inner karens to express themselves freely, that thinks it's a crime for a black man to walk down a street that white people live on...
Unclebaldrick
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And many of these voters are so ignorant about how voting works that they will believe that their vote in the primary actually elected the candidate in question. Thus, they will forego voting in the general.
Because the further right they are, the not smarter they are.
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GOP super PAC canceling ads in Arizona, Alaska
A Republican super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is canceling advertisements in Arizona less than three months out from the midterm elections, a possible sign of problems for the Trump-backed GOP candidate challenging Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.).
The Senate Leadership Fund called off its advertisement reservations that were set to air in Arizona between Sept. 6 and Oct. 3, according to AdImpact.
The cancellation totaled about $8 million, according to Politico, which is roughly half of what the PAC had initially planned to run in the Grand Canyon State. Advertisements from the group are now set to begin in the beginning of October instead of early fall.
The decrease in advertising money comes as Republican Senate nominee Blake Masters continues to struggle in his bid against Kelly, who remains ahead in FiveThirtyEight’s average of polls, 50.3 percent to 42 percent.
Former President Trump and GOP megadonor Peter Thiel both support Masters’s candidacy, but other Republicans feared he would be a weaker opponent to Kelly.
Senate Leadership Fund President Steven Law said the change was in part due to the $28 million ad buy the PAC made in Ohio last week to bolster Republican nominee J.D. Vance, who is running against Rep. Tim Ryan (D) for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Rob Portman (R).
Ryan and Vance appear to be in a close race in Ohio, a state the GOP had hoped would be more safely in its grasp.
“We’re leaving the door wide open in Arizona, but we want to move additional resources to other offensive opportunities that have become increasingly competitive, as well as an unexpected expense in Ohio,” Law told Politico.
“We think the fundamentals of this election strongly favor Republicans, we see multiple paths to winning the majority, and we are going to invest heavily and strategically to achieve that goal,” he added.
The super PAC is also slashing advertising in Alaska, where Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is running for reelection, according to Politico. The incumbent advanced to the general election, along with Trump-backed candidate Kelly Tshibaka.
Murkowski secured roughly 44 percent of the vote, while Tshibaka won 39 percent support.
The advertising dollar decrease in Alaska — roughly $1.7 million, according to Politico — is a sign that the party is confident with the incumbent’s odds, Law said. The super PAC’s ads supporting the candidate are set to begin on Sept. 20.
“We are all-in for Senator Murkowski. Senator Murkowski is in a very strong position and based on that decided to push back our start date,” Law told Politico.
The shift in advertisement funding comes as odds of flipping the Senate red in November appear to be diminishing.
In Kentucky last week, McConnell told reporters Republicans had a better chance of winning control of the House than the Senate, pointing to “candidate quality” — a veiled reference to Masters, Vance and Trump-backed nominees in Pennsylvania and Georgia.
“I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different — they’re statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome,” McConnell said when asked about his midterm expectations.
“Right now, we have a 50-50 Senate and a 50-50 country, but I think when all is said and done this fall, we’re likely to have an extremely close Senate, either our side up slightly or their side up slightly,” he added.
The statement was a stark contrast to McConnell’s comments in November, when he said the midterm races would be “very good” for Republicans.
According to FiveThirtyEight, Democrats are favored to win control of the upper chamber over Republicans, 65 percent to 35 percent.
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A Republican super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is canceling advertisements in Arizona less than three months out from the midterm elections, a possible sign of problems for the Trump-backed GOP candidate challenging Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.).
The Senate Leadership Fund called off its advertisement reservations that were set to air in Arizona between Sept. 6 and Oct. 3, according to AdImpact.
The cancellation totaled about $8 million, according to Politico, which is roughly half of what the PAC had initially planned to run in the Grand Canyon State. Advertisements from the group are now set to begin in the beginning of October instead of early fall.
The decrease in advertising money comes as Republican Senate nominee Blake Masters continues to struggle in his bid against Kelly, who remains ahead in FiveThirtyEight’s average of polls, 50.3 percent to 42 percent.
Former President Trump and GOP megadonor Peter Thiel both support Masters’s candidacy, but other Republicans feared he would be a weaker opponent to Kelly.
Senate Leadership Fund President Steven Law said the change was in part due to the $28 million ad buy the PAC made in Ohio last week to bolster Republican nominee J.D. Vance, who is running against Rep. Tim Ryan (D) for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Rob Portman (R).
Ryan and Vance appear to be in a close race in Ohio, a state the GOP had hoped would be more safely in its grasp.
“We’re leaving the door wide open in Arizona, but we want to move additional resources to other offensive opportunities that have become increasingly competitive, as well as an unexpected expense in Ohio,” Law told Politico.
“We think the fundamentals of this election strongly favor Republicans, we see multiple paths to winning the majority, and we are going to invest heavily and strategically to achieve that goal,” he added.
The super PAC is also slashing advertising in Alaska, where Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is running for reelection, according to Politico. The incumbent advanced to the general election, along with Trump-backed candidate Kelly Tshibaka.
Murkowski secured roughly 44 percent of the vote, while Tshibaka won 39 percent support.
The advertising dollar decrease in Alaska — roughly $1.7 million, according to Politico — is a sign that the party is confident with the incumbent’s odds, Law said. The super PAC’s ads supporting the candidate are set to begin on Sept. 20.
“We are all-in for Senator Murkowski. Senator Murkowski is in a very strong position and based on that decided to push back our start date,” Law told Politico.
The shift in advertisement funding comes as odds of flipping the Senate red in November appear to be diminishing.
In Kentucky last week, McConnell told reporters Republicans had a better chance of winning control of the House than the Senate, pointing to “candidate quality” — a veiled reference to Masters, Vance and Trump-backed nominees in Pennsylvania and Georgia.
“I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different — they’re statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome,” McConnell said when asked about his midterm expectations.
“Right now, we have a 50-50 Senate and a 50-50 country, but I think when all is said and done this fall, we’re likely to have an extremely close Senate, either our side up slightly or their side up slightly,” he added.
The statement was a stark contrast to McConnell’s comments in November, when he said the midterm races would be “very good” for Republicans.
According to FiveThirtyEight, Democrats are favored to win control of the upper chamber over Republicans, 65 percent to 35 percent.
GOP super PAC canceling ads in Arizona, Alaska
A Republican super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is canceling advertisements in Arizona less than three months out from the midterm elections, a possible sign of p…
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Paul Drake
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Living in Florida is giving me political bubble guts. I’m voting for Nikki Minaj.
HGCC
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Heading to the midwest in October, curious what the political sentiment feels like on the ground. Where I live actually tilts republican but man they are silent lately and it's pretty liberal in general (CO) until you hit the real rural places.
Might stop in Indiana to buy some guns if they seem too crazy. Not sure if my plan of walking uphill to evade invaders from Kansas will work for all of them.
Might stop in Indiana to buy some guns if they seem too crazy. Not sure if my plan of walking uphill to evade invaders from Kansas will work for all of them.
Roger A. Shrubber
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anyone is better than desantis, but at least pick someone who isn't a fucking idiot who thinks covid vaccine makes your testicles swell
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
someone should have convinced her it makes your butt look bigger.
Paul Drake
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Crist ain’t going to do it for sure.
Roger A. Shrubber
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no, i expect desantis to win...you live in a state that is full of redneck fucking morons...i lived in it for 7 years, i fucking know who 90% of the residents are.
while it is unfortunate for you and the other non retarded people who live in florida, at least we have a lot of them contained in one area, not scattered around the country spreading the sickness...so they can only make each other miserable.
once desantis drives away half the businesses in florida, drives away doctors, even doctors who don't perform abortions, because they don't want to work in that kind of environment, drives away teachers who don't want to work in a repressive, fascist authoritarian state that requires them to teach lies, when the military starts closing bases because their members rights are taken away by desantis...then the stupid fucks who elected him can turn on each other, and him...it will be glorious to watch