🇺🇸 Discussion: The DEMOCRATIC P - Part 3

[MessiahDecoy123]

Hopefully cannabis legalization also is added to Florida's 2024 ballot.

 

[squeekness]

Hopefully cannabis legalization also is added to Florida's 2024 ballot.

DeSantis would lose his poor straight laced mind, lol

 

[mclay18]

Manchin was toast and he knew it. Him dropping out was not a blow to the Democrats keeping control of the senate. The way the map lines up in very difficult states is the problem.

Judging by how well liked Brown and Tester are in OH and MT, plus how Ds came out to defeat anti choice ballot initiatives in both states, makes me think 2024 is not going to follow the same playbook.

I do think if Ds nationwide use abortion the way they have in OH and VA, we could see some surprise seat flips in deep red states. Voting out someone like Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz is not insurmountable at this point.

 

[InCali]

Judging by how well liked Brown and Tester are in OH and MT, plus how Ds came out to defeat anti choice ballot initiatives in both states, makes me think 2024 is not going to follow the same playbook.

I do think if Ds nationwide use abortion the way they have in OH and VA, we could see some surprise seat flips in deep red states. Voting out someone like Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz is not insurmountable at this point.

I love your optimism, but when you throw in Arizona and Nevada, it’s a tough climb. Not insurmountable, but very difficult.

My opinion is that the Democrats retaining control of the senate are very low. Sorry to say that, but that’s how I see it.

Things can change between now and then, they better change pretty dramatically.

 

[squeekness]

Judging by how well liked Brown and Tester are in OH and MT, plus how Ds came out to defeat anti choice ballot initiatives in both states, makes me think 2024 is not going to follow the same playbook.

I do think if Ds nationwide use abortion the way they have in OH and VA, we could see some surprise seat flips in deep red states. Voting out someone like Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz is not insurmountable at this point.

I'd love to see Hawley and Cruz lose their seats!

 

[Still Wynning]

Judging by how well liked Brown and Tester are in OH and MT, plus how Ds came out to defeat anti choice ballot initiatives in both states, makes me think 2024 is not going to follow the same playbook.

I do think if Ds nationwide use abortion the way they have in OH and VA, we could see some surprise seat flips in deep red states. Voting out someone like Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz is not insurmountable at this point.

Man, if Ted Cruz were voted out, if I could, I would literally throw a party in celebration.

 

[mclay18]

I love your optimism, but when you throw in Arizona and Nevada, it’s a tough climb. Not insurmountable, but very difficult.

My opinion is that the Democrats retaining control of the senate are very low. Sorry to say that, but that’s how I see it.

Things can change between now and then, they better change pretty dramatically.

AZ is getting bluer. Sinema, should she run for reelection, will drag down Kari Lake more then Ruben Gallego. And Nevada is not a purple state, it’s like Virginia.

Every single incumbent Democrat up for reelection next year is going to run HARD on abortion. And the D challengers to incumbent R Senators have a powerful bludgeon to hit Cruz, Hawley and Scott with.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

NYC could get a new mayor sooner than later.

 

[squeekness]

Might be an improvement, lol.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Sithborg]

An NYPD cop possibly being crooked.

Big if true.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I assume the unicorn costumes are half-inflatable but I’m no expert.

 

[squeekness]

I assume the unicorn costumes are half-inflatable but I’m no expert.

Sometimes it's better not to ask, lol. ,

 

[InCali]

We never packed that much for camping. Maybe he had the unicorn costumes so that they could both slip past the border unnoticed.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

F.B.I. Examining Whether Adams Cleared Red Tape for Turkish Government

After winning the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary, Eric Adams successfully pressed city officials to allow the opening of a Manhattan high-rise housing the Turkish Consulate General.

www.nytimes.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor instead of seeking reelection to the House

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger announced Monday she will run for Virginia governor in 2025 instead of seeking reelection to the U.S. House next year. Spanberger, a three-term Democrat, made the announcement in a campaign video, highlighting the...

www.dailykos.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[mclay18]

Voters and donors didn’t appreciate being taken for a ride from Bag Lady Sinema. They voted for a progressive Democrat, they got a half assed wannabe Maverick who didn’t vote to eliminate the filibuster or do what she promised (voter rights, $15/hr federal wage, abortion protections).

Gallego is thumping his voting record for ALL of it. And he’s preferable over Sinema or… shudder… Kari Lake.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Katz defeats Umba for 8th district Assembly seat - New Jersey Globe

Democrat Andrea Katz has won election to the New Jersey State Assembly, defeating freshman Republican incumbent Brandon Umba (R-Medford) in the 8th

newjerseyglobe.com

Another flip from red to blue.

Congressman Slams Warner Bros. for Canceling ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ Calls for Federal Investigation

Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro calls for the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to look into whether the studio violated antitrust guidelines in tax write-off plan: "It's predatory and anti-competitive."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Atlantic - The Weaponization of Loneliness by Hillary Rodham Clinton
To defend America against those who would exploit our social disconnection, we need to rebuild our communities.



See also: Gamergate (harassment campaign) - Wikipedia

Accused Pelosi hammer attacker David DePape tearfully testifies of bizarre plot

David DePape says he planned to wear a unicorn costume and interrogate ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

www.bbc.com

On Tuesday, in sometimes tearful testimony, Mr DePape told the court he used to have left-wing political beliefs before a political transformation that started when he was living in a garage without a toilet or shower, playing video games for hours at a time.

Giving evidence for more than an hour, he said that in the course of looking up information about video games he became interested in Gamergate, an anti-feminist campaign that targeted prominent women in the gaming world and became a huge online trend starting in 2014.

 

[InCali]

Accused Pelosi hammer attacker David DePape tearfully testifies of bizarre plot

David DePape says he planned to wear a unicorn costume and interrogate ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

www.bbc.com

Y'know, I'm starting to get the feeling that this guy might have some psychological issues.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

I hope more states will do this too.

 

[mclay18]

I hope more states will do this too.

Republican led states won’t. I expect if AZ flips blue in the state legislature next year, they will go hard and fast on progressive policies like MN and MI have.

Ditto for PA.

 

[Sithborg]

Yeah, the GOP are going to their best to stop green tech in their states, even if it is beneficial. Even in MI, they had to remove authority from local authorities to stop NIMBYs.