MIDTERMS 2022

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by T.R, Apr 25, 2022.

  1. Ancalagon

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  2. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    And where did I say we were going to run out?
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    The Original Faceman Lasagna Artist

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  4. Ancalagon

    Ancalagon Scalawag Administrator Formerly Important

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    This you?
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  5. tafkats

    tafkats scream not working because space make deaf Moderator

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  6. The Original Faceman

    The Original Faceman Lasagna Artist

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    He didn't even hedge his bet. The WHOLE country. Not just Toledo. Actually all of America would be shut down.
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  7. Ancalagon

    Ancalagon Scalawag Administrator Formerly Important

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    Something I just realized is that this means the Biden admin UNDERESTIMATED their economic record in the October before pivotal elections.

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  8. tafkats

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    I think what you mean to say is that the Biden administration was wrong about economic growth. Wrong, I say! How can we trust them ?
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  9. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    You understand the difference between a shortage and running out completely, right?
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  10. tafkats

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    Supplies going up makes for a pretty poor shortage.
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  11. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Jesus, all it would take is an occasional "oops, my bad" but no, you always have to dig your hole to China.
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  12. Order2Chaos

    Order2Chaos Ultimate... Immortal Administrator

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    Deep red Arizona county refuses to certify results of 2022 election. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...refuses-certify-midterm-results-legal-battles

    I don’t know how accurate the analysis that the whole county will be disenfranchised if they fail to certify, but it’ll be ultra hilarious if so on 2 counts: 1. Two elections that span counties will cause a change in winner from Republican to Democrat (including one in the House), and 2. Arizona might lose a seat in the House entirely under section 2 of the 14th amendment (might because I don’t know the demographics nor the math well enough to calculate if it would actually happen for a mere 125k population county, as it’s the count of disenfranchised males over 21 that matters, along, presumably, with the apportionment formula). Disenfranchising Republicans and hurting swing states to own the libs is a fantastic strategy and I hope they do it more.
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  13. The Original Faceman

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    A shortage that will SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE COUNTRY?
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  14. Ten Lubak

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    This is one of those moments where you could say “shit you know what? My bad” and you’d gain respect. But you’re just digging in and making yourself look more preposterous
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  15. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    I don’t believe this one bit. You’d still make fun of me no matter what.
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    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    But you know what, I’ll give it a try. I never said that the diesel shortage would end up being that we were completely out. I did predict a shortage though. That did happen, but it wasn’t as bad as I expected. We shall see if that remains the case. So yeah, I was wrong. There, I said it. Credit to Biden where credit is due.
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    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    How can recession be looming when you were insisting not too long ago that the US was already in a covered up recession?
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  18. The Original Faceman

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    I just dropped my kid off at school. Gas station down the street was $4.43 (4.34 with cash). That’s the California equivalent of giving gas away. I can’t imagine what the prices must be in flyover states.
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  19. Ancalagon

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  20. Ten Lubak

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    That's your problem then. Time to stop whining and complaining about how you perceive you're treated
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    I can't imagine the House would ever name a non-member as Speaker, as hilarious as that would be.

    The most likely outcome is that McCarthy gives MTG and the Sedition Caucus whatever they want, and they end up voting for him.

    The second most likely outcome is that he fails, the Sedition Caucus nominates someone even more extreme, and the rest of the Republicans fall obediently in line, just like they did for Trump.

    I suppose there's a teeny tiny chance that Democrats could say "hey, here's a list of Republicans we'd be willing to vote for, so if you nominate one of them you won't need the crazies." But I'm not sure who that could be.

    I suppose a bloc of Democrats could promise McCarthy their votes in exchange for some concessions, but that would involve trusting McCarthy to not go back on his word, which everyone knows he would as he saw the slightest advantage in it.
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    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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    NEW: early vote data shows 54% of Georgians have cast their ballots for Raphael Warnock—almost 8% higher than this time in the 2021 run-off and 6% higher than this time a few weeks ago. Very encouraging numbers for Democrats with 5 days left in the race.

    https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020/status/1598356640323211264
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    Under 4 in Boise which is always well above national average.
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    I wonder if Republicans will pick up on the Uncle Joe bit. :corn:
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  27. We Are Borg

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    Shit, you know what? My bad.

    Yes, we'd still make fun of you.
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    I don't make fun of you. I point, laugh, call you stupid... but I never make fun of you. :carryon:
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