US Midterms 2022 - Read OP before posting

You've already said it, but that doesn't mean it's true. MAGA and anti woke are two cheeks of the same arse as they're just policies to attack 50% of the electorate, not actual policies for governance. That's what motivates independent voters (and wins elections), policies that benefit America as a whole, not that petty tribal crap

Yeah I'd say she'll be especially delighted if they win the runoff as it means that she won't be shackled to the Senate for the next 2 years.

Trump already starting fund raising for Walker in the Georgia election, good job he's not a grifter right?

If you've locked yourself into a Trump echo chamber, then yes, you won't have seen anybody the policies that other posters have linked to or pasted multiple times.

So, are you locked into that echo chamber, or are you willing to engage on the policies when they are discussed in the future?

Or is it another 2 years of approval ratings?

If Trump fails to get the republication nomination, I actually can't see him running as an independent because he has absolutely no chance of being reelected without the support of the ordinary republicans who will vote for the republican nominee. He'd do better than other independents in past elections because the MAGA lunatics and election deniers will vote for him no matter what, but I can't see Trump entering a race knowing he'll loose it.

I doubt it, it would cost him money and he'd need to put his own effort into it.

He'll try (and maybe fail) to sell his endorsement depending on how the primaries go then go back to shouting angrily from the side-lines.

He'll drag out the legal proceedings till his death, he has enough cult-like supporters to keep that going for a while.

The only reason Trump may run is desperation - he knows it’s his last chance and it will keep the political donations coming in and potentially offer him protection from on going legal proceedings.

I hope he does. The big takeaway from the mid terms is Trump is done. A loser and Americans hate losers.

When has trump ever been a winner? Aside from 2016, the only thing trump has excelled at is spending his daddy's money

virtually all of your conclusions and projections about this election were wrong because of whatever set of media or data you felt was going to make this a red tsunami etc.

While it’s great to see you’re quicker to accept the reality than most, it’s a very dismissing of the personal conclusions made from one’s own personal consumption of media and the propagation of their own personal takes, especially prior to the election.

At the same time other people urged caution and advised we haven’t had an election that tracked polling predictions since 2014. So it’s a bit off to blame your wishcasting on the pollsters.

As much as @eskimohunt has pretty much no opinion that I agree with I think he deserves respect for changing his mind when faced with a loss and not just closing his account or disappearing off the thread. He stays and still fights his corner and that's what discussion forums are about.

Umm... when did 'was' start? When you joined this past May, or a previous incarnation? Inquiring minds want to know.

How many bills are waiting to be heard in the Senate but were blocked for the last two years by mitch McConnell with the threat of the filibuster? Having control of the house and Senate can only mean so much when it comes to actually effecting legislation

That's a great point.

This'll probably trigger a few but if you've read the Muller report it should be remembered that Russia was batting for Trump throughout the 2016 election. This seems to have been forgotten. No collusion was proven but I wonder if he could have won without their support? Regardless, hopefully this is the end of the last six years of crazy and bone fide conservatives will return to temper the excesses of some of the more illiberal liberals.

Of the people DeSantis left florida to campaign for — how many actually won?

Trump may not have won without Russia's support, but especially in this day and age, it shouldn't come as a surprise that foreign interests both public and private will attempt to influence other countries' electorates to further their own agenda. I think even in the 2018 abortion referendum here, there were reports of money being pumped into the No campaign from lobbyist groups stateside. It's not really news that Russia was attempting to influence US's 2016 general by disseminating much information unflattering to the Democrats and Hilary, especially - someone who Putin was very keen not to see take the office of president. If the U.S. sees any ins to spread information which could topple the current Iranian administration in an election, they'd likely take that opportunity as well. That's not to say that the U.S. is exactly as bad as Russia, as I believe Russia to be a terribly authoritarian state whose model should not be followed by any western country, but it is to say that countries, especially the larger powers are going to try and further their spheres of influence where they can, and its de facto tolerated as part of the 'great game' - certainly where it's a case of 'soft influence', i.e. spreading of certain information to influence an electorate, but much less where it's 'hard influence', i.e. hacking voting machines or backing armed rebels, or assassinations.

Eh. The ones that spent money, are spending taxpayer dollars. Various achievements like "appointed judges/gun safety legislation/minimum corporate tax" aren't spending money. Presidents do way more than spend money.

Feel free to count the numbers but I don't think 'vast majority' is accurate. The vast majority of 'spent money on X' indeed spent money. But its nonsense to say all that was done by the current administration is spend money.

CO-08 goes to the Dems and now they need just 1 more seat to hold the House. Holy ****.

Several seats still not called in California.

Nahh read down the thread. Still projections. I'd wait till tomorrow at the earliest. And Madge Taylor and Lauren Boobird both won, which stinks but it is what it is.