2023 Election Day Results Thread
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| Not about tonight’s elections, but the Senate just confirmed Biden’s 150th federal judge. |
Anonymous
No one gives a shit about that |
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| Has the porn star whatshername won? |
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Gibson Last I saw she was up by about 1,000 votes. |
Anonymous
Maybe although that would be framed as a “comeback.” And I don’t think he is a Bill Clinton kind of comeback kid. His political instincts just aren’t particularly good. |
Anonymous
Typical. The world is on fire and this is all the repugnants care about. So, so stupid. |
Anonymous
She isn’t a porn “star.” Star means fame and celebrity, she has notoriety by virtue of running for office as a sex worker. There’s a difference. |
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His main problem is that he has no charm and comes across as arrogant. |
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What's happening here is the next phase of GOP talking points to make excuses for their clearly undemocratic intentions and actions. The GOP has understood since at least Nixon's administration that they were on a path to losing majorities and political influence. As such, they have championed the Electoral College (we almost got rid of it in 1970), ruthlessly wielded Senate power when they had it, packed the courts, and politically gerrymandered states to ensure Republican rule. In order to continue to justify all of the above they are now turning to using political science terms to further obscure what they are doing. Look for the buzzwords pure democracy and representative democracy to be thrown around a lot. A "pure democracy" (where every matter is put up to majority vote) doesn't exist, but it's a great way to deflect the truth that the majority of voters don't agree with your position on abortion. You argue process - that a referendum isn't legitimate in a representative democracy - and then you can thwart the will of the voters that you've chosen (because the voters can't actually choose their own representatives b/c of political gerrymander) all that you like under the guise that the people elected are representative of the will of the people. This is also a large part of the independent state legislature theory. |
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