The left isn't a cult of personality centered around a caricature of delusion, arrogance, and insecurityShall we post video's of leftist crying about cheating from the last 22 years denying election results? Even have you guys crying that DeSantis cheated this time because Fl had strict enforcement of the laws and didnt allow any fraud. People got on national tv to complain he only won because their side wasnt allowed to cheat....lmao
No doubt she's only voting for dems. If it's on twitta it has to be true
Trying to reason with these fools is, well, foolhardy. Let’s hope they never change and they go to the polls and persuade their friends to vote for Trump in Republican primaries in 2024. Then, pro democracy Americans can sit back and watch the final stake be driven deep into the heart of Trumpism and maybe the nation can return to normalcy by the 2028 election.Reality: In some circumstances, elections officials are permitted to “duplicate” ballots to ensure they can be properly counted.![]()
Rumor: Witnessing election officials marking ballots means that fraudulent voting is taking place.![]()
Get the Facts: Voters do not always submit ballots that can be accurately interpreted by a ballot scanner due to issues, such as damage, misprinting and/or ambiguous markings on the ballot. Election officials apply the jurisdiction’s rules for determining voter intent regarding the marks on such ballots and capture the ballots’ valid votes in election results via varying electronic and/or manual processes.
Ballot duplication is a process by which election officials carefully transfer a voter’s choices from an unscannable ballot to a duplicate ballot so it can be read by a ballot scanner. Both the original and duplicate ballot are labeled and logged so that the two ballots can be tracked and audited. Many jurisdictions require bipartisan teams of two or four personnel to complete this process and verify that votes are accurately transferred to duplicated ballots. The process is often open to public observation.
In some jurisdictions, ballot duplication is referred to as ballot remaking, ballot replication, or ballot transcription.
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Republicans have a very substantial advantage in national cumulative vote total. That's a very notable change. Pubs will end up with house and senate before this is over too.
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GOP candidates for US House received over six million more votes nationwide
Republican candidates for the US House received over six million more votes nationwide Republican candidates for the US House received over six million more votes nationwidewww.audacy.com
The big difference is we got smoked and beaten in South Bend. The election we are winning and have covered the spread from two weeks ago, not the inflated one the last 10 days. We also have a good shot at winning the senate which wasnt expected two weeks ago. If we do that we won by a couple touchdowns this election...Trump went 219-16 this election cycle with endorsements so far. What did Obama and Biden go???
I already replied no.So you'd support a national popular vote for the house of reps? Just apportion the seats by popular vote ala Canada and a few others.
For the record, Bill was the last decent democratic president so you won't hear anything negative about his policies from me, I actually liked him. His wife is a personal dislike, we crossed paths when I was in the military on multiple occasions, I know exactly who she is. Will leave it at that.
The middle of this country continues to get further and further apart, that's partially because of the media and partially from the lack of a "uniter" as POTUS since either Bill or Bush (less so). Obama wasn't a uniter and that divide has continued to be pushed further and further out. The media has also been on the decline, with more choosing of sides and biased reporting than balanced and non-partisan "tell it like it is" reporting.
Personally, I do think the country is on the wrong path and I don't see a fix for it until we have a leader that can straddle both sides of the aisle and who will risk his own base to find balance across the two. No one like that exists today, it's party line or bust. Present policies from the left are far too radical and the stance from the right is no change at all.
One thing Is for certain, if we don't shore up a budget in the next few years, we are f*cked regardless of politics. The government has a spending problem and until that is addressed, the national security threat as it relates to national debt will continue to trend upwards.
For the record, Bill was the last decent democratic president so you won't hear anything negative about his policies from me, I actually liked him. His wife is a personal dislike, we crossed paths when I was in the military on multiple occasions, I know exactly who she is. Will leave it at that.
The middle of this country continues to get further and further apart, that's partially because of the media and partially from the lack of a "uniter" as POTUS since either Bill or Bush (less so). Obama wasn't a uniter and that divide has continued to be pushed further and further out. The media has also been on the decline, with more choosing of sides and biased reporting than balanced and non-partisan "tell it like it is" reporting.
Personally, I do think the country is on the wrong path and I don't see a fix for it until we have a leader that can straddle both sides of the aisle and who will risk his own base to find balance across the two. No one like that exists today, it's party line or bust. Present policies from the left are far too radical and the stance from the right is no change at all.
One thing Is for certain, if we don't shore up a budget in the next few years, we are f*cked regardless of politics. The government has a spending problem and until that is addressed, the national security threat as it relates to national debt will continue to trend upwards.
I'm here to tell you. Conservative principals are vastly unpopular with the youth. That's not going to change anytime soon. Your party spent the last 15 years acting like anyone with a d next to their name was the devil while denying climate change and corporate corruption. Your party sucks.Agree 100% with Duncan. Time to move on. And people need to read into what voters have been saying the last couple of elections. They don't want crazy. The picked Biden hoping he would be stable and sane. He isn't. They were poised to pick Republicans but they showed they aren't stable and sane either. Just freaking normal center politics and then we can start working on winning with conservative ideas but that's not what you lead with. Start with sane and normal.
I am with you on Bill Clinton
Thought he did a fantastic job with economy and foreign policy
Bush not so good but ok
That’s when it really hit the fan with Obama the divider in chief
The policies were really bad but America is really resilant and don’t completely say he was a bad president
If had to rate probably better than Bush 2
Trump well he brings out the worst in personal telationships
I love the policies but my God I personally would NEVER invite him to a BBQ at my house or dinner
One if my personal improvements I have trying to improve on to the max is never be uncivil to people , never name call, be positive in your wants and not negative at those who got what you wanted, be kind, care about your actions because they have consequences, treat all people of all diversity with respect and don’t try to past or present or potential unfairness with reciprocating actions but make all rukes and laws to give opportunity but not equal outcomes as that must be earned
Am working in some government and volunteer positions and the pandering and damage to many minority groups by well meaning people is huge
As the saying goes teach a man to fish
Don’t start out giving him a gourmet fish meal that after a while turns into rotten fish because what you originally provided is not sustainable
Think the problem we experience in compromise is we all including me need to fight the tribalism concept and work at having a more unifying concept
That said I am conservative in my values and believe in self responsibility and personal independence and avoiding always playing the race or victim card Practice the principal
Racism is not as prevalent in my part of the country except when people usually leaders fan the fans to hate monger for their personal power and gain
That is really said that leaders fon’t lead to make the world better for us but just for themselves
Just dropped in for a moment
Busy with doing my small part of making first myself better and then trying to do at least one good thing and trying to avoid the bad
I disagree with the Democrats are surging narrative.
The abortion decision RoeVWade was a legal abomination that has thankfully been aborted
Now let the states decide on their own laws
There’s a huge RED wave coming and don’t let fake news fake you out
That is my take
This is hilarious because the gop plan is to federally make abortion illegal. It's not a states rights issue.You have the best takes
And the big red wave that he predicted in 50 different threads would have tried to enforce it 😅This is hilarious because the gop plan is to federally make abortion illegal. It's not a states rights issue.
Just cut taxes a bit more and let all the wealth trickle down. That's why Mississippi and Arkansas are economic powerhouses and California and New York languish in povertyThe future is antitrust law. Clawing back America from the corporate elite that shithead Reagan convinced the foolish behaved in our interests. If the Republicans don't understand this they are stupid or corrupt
I'm here to tell you. Conservative principals are vastly unpopular with the youth. That's not going to change anytime soon. Your party spent the last 15 years acting like anyone with a d next to their name was the devil while denying climate change and corporate corruption. Your party sucks.
It isn't my party first of all. I am a conservative. Not a Republican. Secondly, that is not surprising. There has never been a time when more traditional and conservative viewpoints have been popular with the young.
As Churchill said, "Anyone under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and anyone over thirty who is not a conservative has no brains."
It is all part of life. This isn't something new. Perhaps you need to ask why there are no real principles with pursuing the young. Do you just go with what's popular and follow the mob?
What is ironic as you say corporate corruption is something from the right. Yet all available evidence demonstrates exactly the opposite. Stop living in fantasyland. You guys just make stuff up and then pretend it's real.
That last line is more than a little rich coming from a conservative...
One could only hope.He cannot win in 24. It won't happen. Not even against Biden.
You didn't just seriously type this bolded part did you?It isn't my party first of all. I am a conservative. Not a Republican. Secondly, that is not surprising. There has never been a time when more traditional and conservative viewpoints have been popular with the young.
As Churchill said, "Anyone under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and anyone over thirty who is not a conservative has no brains."
It is all part of life. This isn't something new. Perhaps you need to ask why there are no real principles with pursuing the young. Do you just go with what's popular and follow the mob?
What is ironic as you say corporate corruption is something from the right. Yet all available evidence demonstrates exactly the opposite. Stop living in fantasyland. You guys just make stuff up and then pretend it's real.
Desantis will crash and burn outside his regional base. I hope like hell ge gets the nomination. He has ZERO charisma.One could only hope.
Thoughts on who would be the candidate to face off against someone like Desantis? I can’t see Biden or Kamala having a great shot in that scenario.
I hope he brings out the white boots on the campaign trailDesantis will crash and burn outside his regional base. I hope like hell ge gets the nomination. He has ZERO charisma.
Oh me too. Nothing exudes raw masculinity like those ****ing boots. Trans people see those boots and instantly revert to their God-given gender.I hope he brings out the white boots on the campaign trail
Mark Kelly from AZOne could only hope.
Thoughts on who would be the candidate to face off against someone like Desantis? I can’t see Biden or Kamala having a great shot in that scenario.
Don't lump me in with this other crap. Also don't label me in stereotype me. I thought you guys didn't believe in that or is it only when it suits your narrative? You know damn well I don't go into all that fantasyland stuff. So your statement is demonstrably false and you knew it when you typed it. Like so many others. That's called a lie.
Mark Kelly from AZ
Who deregulated corporations? Who denies climate change? Who allows companies to become to big to fail? Who implemented trickle down economics? Who votes against antitrust policies?It isn't my party first of all. I am a conservative. Not a Republican. Secondly, that is not surprising. There has never been a time when more traditional and conservative viewpoints have been popular with the young.
As Churchill said, "Anyone under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and anyone over thirty who is not a conservative has no brains."
It is all part of life. This isn't something new. Perhaps you need to ask why there are no real principles with pursuing the young. Do you just go with what's popular and follow the mob?
What is ironic as you say corporate corruption is something from the right. Yet all available evidence demonstrates exactly the opposite. Stop living in fantasyland. You guys just make stuff up and then pretend it's real.
I worry it will be too easy for the right to conflate Newsom, being from California, with ultra-wokeness. Maybe it won't really matter but I think he's kind of risky.I think Gavin Newsom would be a better fit
This is a bit like waking up on Sunday after the ND game. Just lots of disappointment and obvious, self-inflicted mistakes.
That said, we are left with a bright neon sign providing clarity on the way forward. That sign reads:
"Don't walk, RUN away from Donald Trump."
A historically unpopular and incompetent president combined with historic inflation and economic concerns should have resulted in a clear red wave in the midterms. History tells us so. Instead, this was a referendum on Donald Trump, Trumpism and his stain on the Republican party.
The 2020 election should have been clear. 8M more people voted for a potato in a basement over Trump. Very few were actually enthusiastic about Biden. But such a strong majority of the country hated Trump, that it drove record turnout and ultimately, a defeat for the incumbent.
After the election, Trump made mistakes that exacerbated his toxicity. Stop the steal, January 6th, screwing with the stimulus amount (saying it should be $2K when $600 was approved by both parties), torpedoing turnout in the GA runoffs, etc. So he went from being so toxic that he drove record turnout for a historically bad D candidate to completely radioactive.
Only problem, his core base didn't see it. They doubled down. They laughed at TDS. I'm looking at plenty of you here on TI. You are the problem that brought us to the disappointment of last night. I hope the veil is being lifted from your eyes. Here is the cold, hard truth for you:
Donald Trump CANNOT win a national presidential election.
He's too toxic, too divisive and too unpopular among voters in the middle. Look at swing states. Trump-backed Oz lost in PA. Trump-backed Walker had fewer votes than Warnock in GA. Trump-backed (and election denier) Kari Lake lost in AZ.
2016 is gone and is never coming back. It will not happen again. Trump cannot carry moderates, indies, young people and swing voters.
MAGAs: Do you agree? If not, how do you possibly see Trump winning a national election after last night?
It's time to move on. Maybe it's Desantis, maybe not. If it is, he needs to find a positive policy platform instead of divisive social issues. That's not a winner at the national level.
If the GOP does somehow manage to save a razor thin majority in Congress, it needs to work diligently to appear like the adults in the room (ie not hold pointless impeachment hearings). They also need to take some major issues off the table that are losers for them.
- Get abortion off the ballot. Work across the aisle to pass legislation that protects a woman's right to choose in the cases of rape, incest and health, plus more voluntary access within a specified range to be determined by the state (say, 12-20 weeks). This is a winner nationally. It would get 65%+ approval in a popular vote.
- Protect gay marriage. Just get this off the deck.
- More common sense legislation that the majority of Americans agree upon.
Then develop some ideas to help healthcare. Revise the climate policy from "climate changes does not exist" to an alternative, more logical path forward that helps the planet without hurting the economy and families' pocketbooks.
America First put the Republicans last in the midterms. It's time to grow up and be the adults in the room. I still believe that a fiscally conservative, socially moderate, logic-based platform is a winner nationally. Most people do NOT want liberalism and big government spending. But more than that, they don't want divisiveness, conspiracies and a narcissistic asshole anywhere near their ballot. That is abundantly clear.
Respect for marriage act. Lol. Gotta love that marketing.Well, it looks like they protected gay and interracial marriage with the Respect for Marriage Act. 12 republicans voted for it, while 36 (or 75%) voted against it.
It didn't. As usual you haven't done your homework.Well, it looks like they protected gay marriage with the Respect for Marriage Act. 12 republicans voted for it, while 36 (or 75%) voted against it.