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Anonymous wrote:Has the porn star whatshername won?

She’s leading.

She's repulsive.

Because she had sex with her husband?

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What am I missing? Didn’t the GOP want abortion to be decided by states? Isn’t an election the way to make that decision in a democracy??

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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Anonymous wrote:Cheat sheet for Virginia results:

It would be GREAT if tonight ended up as a rebuke of Youngkin.

He staked his political future on the outcomes of tonight. He’s done. What a swing and a miss. Between this and his embarrassing comment that the midterms would “send a message” to Biden it’s plainly obvious he doesn’t have his finger on the pulse of the electorate.

Clearly the fearmongering about crime and trannies failed. What phantom menace will Republicans try to scare voters about in 2024?

I'm not a Youngkin fan, but if he wants a political future I think he still has one - but Trump has to lose the '24 election for it to be a possibility. Youngkin can walk away for a couple of years and then reappear as a conservative stalwart in the mode of conservatism prior to Trump's entry on the scene. He can also seek to be more moderate in VA his remaining time in office. I'd argue that Youngkin is not in a terrible place politically if his ultimate goal is higher office in '28 or beyond.

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.

His main problem is that he has no charm and comes across as arrogant.

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Anonymous wrote:Has the porn star whatshername won?

She’s leading.

She's repulsive.

You are repulsive. Women can have sex in front of a camera if they want.

Anonymous wrote:Has the porn star whatshername won?

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.

Anonymous wrote:I hope the Republicans have a better night in 2024. The gender identity cult must be stopped.

Typical. The world is on fire and this is all the repugnants care about. So, so stupid.

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Anonymous wrote:Cheat sheet for Virginia results:

It would be GREAT if tonight ended up as a rebuke of Youngkin.

He staked his political future on the outcomes of tonight. He’s done. What a swing and a miss. Between this and his embarrassing comment that the midterms would “send a message” to Biden it’s plainly obvious he doesn’t have his finger on the pulse of the electorate.

Clearly the fearmongering about crime and trannies failed. What phantom menace will Republicans try to scare voters about in 2024?

I'm not a Youngkin fan, but if he wants a political future I think he still has one - but Trump has to lose the '24 election for it to be a possibility. Youngkin can walk away for a couple of years and then reappear as a conservative stalwart in the mode of conservatism prior to Trump's entry on the scene. He can also seek to be more moderate in VA his remaining time in office. I'd argue that Youngkin is not in a terrible place politically if his ultimate goal is higher office in '28 or beyond.

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 wrote:Has the porn star whatshername won?

Gibson
Last I saw she was up by about 1,000 votes.

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Anonymous wrote:Has the porn star whatshername won?

She’s leading.

She's repulsive.

Anonymous wrote:Has the porn star whatshername won?

She’s leading.

Has the porn star whatshername won?

Dems take the state delegate assembly

Youngkin is no a double lame duck and has negative cottails.

Anonymous wrote:I hope the Republicans have a better night in 2024. The gender identity cult must be stopped.

No one gives a shit about that

Not about tonight’s elections, but the Senate just confirmed Biden’s 150th federal judge.