2022 election results thread

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe if Republicans had not messed with women’s reproductive rights, they would be sweeping the elections.
Maybe if Democrats had been tougher on crime, they would be destroying the abhorrent Reps tonight.
Oh well.

What does “tougher on crime” mean?

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Only one party supported more funding to local police forces and it wasn't the GOP. Only one party wants to get some of the most lethal weaponry off our streets, and it isn't the GOP.

You'll only convince many of us when we don't have liberals in DA and other court positions who think it's fine to have low bail, cashless bail, and repeat criminals walking the streets to prey on innocent victims who are just trying to go about the business of living and get mugged, carjacked, raped, and murdered by those with a violent criminal history.

You forgot about kids peeing in litter boxes, drag queen story time and CRT.

PP here. You brought up those "concerns," not me. I don't even remotely worry about your list. I do care about he safety of innocent people who are violently assaulted, often unexpectedly.

Then please vote for Democrats. Republican extremists break into peoples homes and assault relatives of politicians and their leaders make jokes about it and encourage it.

The GOP is not tough on crime. They are the criminals. And they just lie about it.

+100. Well said!

Then I hope both of you will agree that anyone who violently assaults someone should not be walking freely. Ever.

Jan 6 folks???

Was PP referring to Jan 6 or common criminals who assault people in our cities every day and are walking freely or both?

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe if Republicans had not messed with women’s reproductive rights, they would be sweeping the elections.
Maybe if Democrats had been tougher on crime, they would be destroying the abhorrent Reps tonight.
Oh well.

What does “tougher on crime” mean?

+1

Only one party supported more funding to local police forces and it wasn't the GOP. Only one party wants to get some of the most lethal weaponry off our streets, and it isn't the GOP.

You'll only convince many of us when we don't have liberals in DA and other court positions who think it's fine to have low bail, cashless bail, and repeat criminals walking the streets to prey on innocent victims who are just trying to go about the business of living and get mugged, carjacked, raped, and murdered by those with a violent criminal history.

You forgot about kids peeing in litter boxes, drag queen story time and CRT.

PP here. You brought up those "concerns," not me. I don't even remotely worry about your list. I do care about he safety of innocent people who are violently assaulted, often unexpectedly.

Then please vote for Democrats. Republican extremists break into peoples homes and assault relatives of politicians and their leaders make jokes about it and encourage it.

The GOP is not tough on crime. They are the criminals. And they just lie about it.

+100. Well said!

Then I hope both of you will agree that anyone who violently assaults someone should not be walking freely. Ever.

Of course. Violent criminals should not be on the streets.

But I will not ignore it if you say that Democrats as a PARTY support letting violent criminals go free. That is not true. That is ridiculous.

Don't confuse the desire to reform the criminal justice system, which IS disproportionally harmful to POCs and needs major work, to saying that violent criminals can just walk free.

That is classic GOP lying.

I agree, but this wouldn't be such a heavy lift if we could all agree to strict gun control. Criminality would go down overnight.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe if Republicans had not messed with women’s reproductive rights, they would be sweeping the elections.
Maybe if Democrats had been tougher on crime, they would be destroying the abhorrent Reps tonight.
Oh well.

What does “tougher on crime” mean?

+1

Only one party supported more funding to local police forces and it wasn't the GOP. Only one party wants to get some of the most lethal weaponry off our streets, and it isn't the GOP.

You'll only convince many of us when we don't have liberals in DA and other court positions who think it's fine to have low bail, cashless bail, and repeat criminals walking the streets to prey on innocent victims who are just trying to go about the business of living and get mugged, carjacked, raped, and murdered by those with a violent criminal history.

You forgot about kids peeing in litter boxes, drag queen story time and CRT.

PP here. You brought up those "concerns," not me. I don't even remotely worry about your list. I do care about he safety of innocent people who are violently assaulted, often unexpectedly.

Then please vote for Democrats. Republican extremists break into peoples homes and assault relatives of politicians and their leaders make jokes about it and encourage it.

The GOP is not tough on crime. They are the criminals. And they just lie about it.

+100. Well said!

Then I hope both of you will agree that anyone who violently assaults someone should not be walking freely. Ever.

Of course. Violent criminals should not be on the streets.

But I will not ignore it if you say that Democrats as a PARTY support letting violent criminals go free. That is not true. That is ridiculous.

Don't confuse the desire to reform the criminal justice system, which IS disproportionally harmful to POCs and needs major work, to saying that violent criminals can just walk free.

That is classic GOP lying.

Okay. Not Democrats as a party. Definitely liberal district attorneys who are allowing individuals with a violent criminal history walk around freely to commit repeat crimes. I don't care what color they are or how rich or poor they are or if they were abused as children. If you commit violent crimes, then you shouldn't be free to assault again. Period. I'm also for pouring money towards kids and families who need support. Nonetheless, if a person is displaying violent behavior as a teen, then sorry -- shouldn't be free.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe if Republicans had not messed with women’s reproductive rights, they would be sweeping the elections.
Maybe if Democrats had been tougher on crime, they would be destroying the abhorrent Reps tonight.
Oh well.

What does “tougher on crime” mean?

+1

Only one party supported more funding to local police forces and it wasn't the GOP. Only one party wants to get some of the most lethal weaponry off our streets, and it isn't the GOP.

You'll only convince many of us when we don't have liberals in DA and other court positions who think it's fine to have low bail, cashless bail, and repeat criminals walking the streets to prey on innocent victims who are just trying to go about the business of living and get mugged, carjacked, raped, and murdered by those with a violent criminal history.

You forgot about kids peeing in litter boxes, drag queen story time and CRT.

PP here. You brought up those "concerns," not me. I don't even remotely worry about your list. I do care about he safety of innocent people who are violently assaulted, often unexpectedly.

Then please vote for Democrats. Republican extremists break into peoples homes and assault relatives of politicians and their leaders make jokes about it and encourage it.

The GOP is not tough on crime. They are the criminals. And they just lie about it.

+100. Well said!

Then I hope both of you will agree that anyone who violently assaults someone should not be walking freely. Ever.

Of course. Violent criminals should not be on the streets.

But I will not ignore it if you say that Democrats as a PARTY support letting violent criminals go free. That is not true. That is ridiculous.

Don't confuse the desire to reform the criminal justice system, which IS disproportionally harmful to POCs and needs major work, to saying that violent criminals can just walk free.

That is classic GOP lying.

I agree, but this wouldn't be such a heavy lift if we could all agree to strict gun control. Criminality would go down overnight.

Could we take this convo about who's really tough on crime to a different thread?

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe if Republicans had not messed with women’s reproductive rights, they would be sweeping the elections.
Maybe if Democrats had been tougher on crime, they would be destroying the abhorrent Reps tonight.
Oh well.

What does “tougher on crime” mean?

+1

Only one party supported more funding to local police forces and it wasn't the GOP. Only one party wants to get some of the most lethal weaponry off our streets, and it isn't the GOP.

You'll only convince many of us when we don't have liberals in DA and other court positions who think it's fine to have low bail, cashless bail, and repeat criminals walking the streets to prey on innocent victims who are just trying to go about the business of living and get mugged, carjacked, raped, and murdered by those with a violent criminal history.

You forgot about kids peeing in litter boxes, drag queen story time and CRT.

PP here. You brought up those "concerns," not me. I don't even remotely worry about your list. I do care about he safety of innocent people who are violently assaulted, often unexpectedly.

Then please vote for Democrats. Republican extremists break into peoples homes and assault relatives of politicians and their leaders make jokes about it and encourage it.

The GOP is not tough on crime. They are the criminals. And they just lie about it.

+100. Well said!

Then I hope both of you will agree that anyone who violently assaults someone should not be walking freely. Ever.

Of course. Violent criminals should not be on the streets.

But I will not ignore it if you say that Democrats as a PARTY support letting violent criminals go free. That is not true. That is ridiculous.

Don't confuse the desire to reform the criminal justice system, which IS disproportionally harmful to POCs and needs major work, to saying that violent criminals can just walk free.

That is classic GOP lying.

I agree, but this wouldn't be such a heavy lift if we could all agree to strict gun control. Criminality would go down overnight.

I disagree. Prosecuting/incarcerating criminals would probably be more effective.

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Anonymous wrote:Flyover state that keeps losing population but yes, that’s big news. Many pro-choice, single-issue voting students who registered to vote in MI. It’s the youth vote driving the win so give them plenty of credit.

Well if it did bring out the younger crowd, then good for them. I'm tired of people not voting because they don't think the results have any impact on them.

Oh, and like myself, I know many older people who voted for the result we got. Even many <gasp> Christian voters. I'm not in favor of abortions but I don't want them stopped in the sneaky way that the GOP tried to do it, bringing back a 1931 law. Along with the misleading ads trying to fight Prop3.

As a family made up of many doctors and nurses, I can tell you there would have been a huge amount of overreach into basic medical care for women besides what most people think of when they think of abortions, if that 1931 law had been upheld. No thanks! I like to live in the 21st century.

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Anonymous wrote:My boss is a hard core R strategist. He is broken hearted today. That tells me a lot. A lot.

Tell him that next time he shouldn't believe polls that show things like suburban women going from Dem +12 to GOP +15 (yes, a 27-point shift) WITHIN ONE MONTH.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-suburban-women-swing-toward-backing-republicans-for-congress-11667381402

The fact that the GOP and the media unquestioningly swallowed those BS polls is just sad. Where are the Tim Russerts?

Midterm with opposite party president + inflation should have been a Red wave indeed. I am a strong mainstream Democrat and have been feeling sick in my stomach for weeks (still donating/canvassing but mostly as a no-regrets strategy) because I anticipated a red tsunami, and with the kind of red that meant the end of the US as a representative democracy...

....I am relieved that we are still hanging on by a thread. I thought there would be no thread.

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Overwhelming voters say that inflation and the economy is a major problems but choose to continue to select the Ds the same people. Something is off here and it will be fodder for election fraud conspiracies

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Anonymous wrote:Overwhelming voters say that inflation and the economy is a major problems but choose to continue to select the Ds the same people. Something is off here and it will be fodder for election fraud conspiracies

Cry baby.

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Anonymous wrote:Overwhelming voters say that inflation and the economy is a major problems but choose to continue to select the Ds the same people. Something is off here and it will be fodder for election fraud conspiracies

Cry baby.

Not a cry baby, something is off either polling or something else. The news needs to look into how far off things are.

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Anonymous wrote:Overwhelming voters say that inflation and the economy is a major problems but choose to continue to select the Ds the same people. Something is off here and it will be fodder for election fraud conspiracies

I'm telling you, people don't want to talk about abortion generally. I mean, it doesn't make for good conversation.
But when you are alone in the voter's booth, you vote for what you think best.
And I have enough education to know, inflation is global.

And really, the GOP seem crazy.
Fraud conspiracies' are going to happen anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe if Republicans had not messed with women’s reproductive rights, they would be sweeping the elections.
Maybe if Democrats had been tougher on crime, they would be destroying the abhorrent Reps tonight.
Oh well.

What does “tougher on crime” mean?

+1

Only one party supported more funding to local police forces and it wasn't the GOP. Only one party wants to get some of the most lethal weaponry off our streets, and it isn't the GOP.

You'll only convince many of us when we don't have liberals in DA and other court positions who think it's fine to have low bail, cashless bail, and repeat criminals walking the streets to prey on innocent victims who are just trying to go about the business of living and get mugged, carjacked, raped, and murdered by those with a violent criminal history.

You forgot about kids peeing in litter boxes, drag queen story time and CRT.

PP here. You brought up those "concerns," not me. I don't even remotely worry about your list. I do care about he safety of innocent people who are violently assaulted, often unexpectedly.

Then please vote for Democrats. Republican extremists break into peoples homes and assault relatives of politicians and their leaders make jokes about it and encourage it.

The GOP is not tough on crime. They are the criminals. And they just lie about it.

+100. Well said!

Then I hope both of you will agree that anyone who violently assaults someone should not be walking freely. Ever.

Of course. Violent criminals should not be on the streets.

But I will not ignore it if you say that Democrats as a PARTY support letting violent criminals go free. That is not true. That is ridiculous.

Don't confuse the desire to reform the criminal justice system, which IS disproportionally harmful to POCs and needs major work, to saying that violent criminals can just walk free.

That is classic GOP lying.

I agree, but this wouldn't be such a heavy lift if we could all agree to strict gun control. Criminality would go down overnight.

I disagree. Prosecuting/incarcerating criminals would probably be more effective.

We do that. We have one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/US.html

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Anonymous wrote:Overwhelming voters say that inflation and the economy is a major problems but choose to continue to select the Ds the same people. Something is off here and it will be fodder for election fraud conspiracies

Sounds like the "overwhelming voters" are what's off. The economy is not that bad, and neither is inflation.

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Anonymous wrote:Overwhelming voters say that inflation and the economy is a major problems but choose to continue to select the Ds the same people. Something is off here and it will be fodder for election fraud conspiracies

Maybe because voters also understand that what is going on in our economy is not isolated, but part of a global phenomenon, and that the Republicans have offered no solutions (because there aren't any easy ones).

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Anonymous wrote:Overwhelming voters say that inflation and the economy is a major problems but choose to continue to select the Ds the same people. Something is off here and it will be fodder for election fraud conspiracies

There's nothing off about this. The Rs presented no plan to address those issues and many of their plans, like provoking a debt ceiling crisis, would make them worse.