2018 Midterm Election Thread

[Ken]

"Want a cookie?!"

Mostly reads as you being a petty crybaby, but you're right, it reads much more concisely, thanks!

And this is why communication is never perfect on internet forums. That was stated with some humor and levity. Sorry if you didn't read the humor in it. You'd think the smiley at the end would make that obvious but clearly not.

If adding some humor makes me a "petty crybaby"... okay sure. You win!

[Ken]

If someone can't come up with $20 a year to support something that they spend a significant amount of time and energy towards due to actual hardship, then I seriously feel for them.

I have several friends who have less than that in their bank account right now. Most of those are teachers which a large quantity of student debt.

But I'm still waiting to hear why you want to criticize; yet with such a small amount you won't pay for it yourself since you are so fortunate? Actions speak louder than words, but I suspect you will continue to criticize from your high horse anyway.

I only mention my peer group to differentiate it from the RJ population of 40+ year old white men (of which I am, and would guess 95% of posters are as well)

Actually no, you brought them up to contrast them with "the abyss". You stated it a few times. Hard to erase that, it was littered through this thread.

[nullnor]

i've never donated to RJ. it's not the money. i would do it anonymously but i've never actually used a paypal account. i don't know. i could write a check but i don't really want people to know who i am. i am not hiding. i grew up in an age of the internet where it was always anonymous. i've paid for entire message boards before when it was easier to do so.

fuck i'd rather give $100 a year to the sheldrickwildlifetrust to give an elephant a good blanket.

i figured you guys were high rollers, you don't need me to keep this shit going. and i am paranoid that everything online is being tracked. and it is! lately i go to youtube and videos that come up are words or things that i post here. not just video's i look at but they are tracking what you say on social media.

what you do or say on the internet lasts forever. i've known this for the last 20 years... and in a way i was hoping you guys would stop paying and my history or drunken crap would disappear.

i feel like i am screwed. the world has really changed and i did not change with it. i haven't even bought a cell phone yet.

[nullnor]

and not to be a coward or anything but i've been perhaps harsh to people here maybe over the years. heh. if i were them, i'd want to kick my ass too. whatever.

[Fresno Bob]

I have several friends who have less than that in their bank account right now. Most of those are teachers which a large quantity of student debt.

But I'm still waiting to hear why you want to criticize; yet with such a small amount you won't pay for it yourself since you are so fortunate? Actions speak louder than words, but I suspect you will continue to criticize from your high horse anyway.



Actually no, you brought them up to contrast them with "the abyss". You stated it a few times. Hard to erase that, it was littered through this thread.

I could pay for the entire site for the year with the cash in my wallet right now, but I don't and I shouldn't, because this is a shared experience, and because I refuse to support the hypocrisy of many of the people here that don't support the less fortunate/want cuts to basic services/deny healthcare for everyone yet want to be carried here. don't you worry though, I support RJ just fine

It has been a long time since I had no money in the bank, but I remember those days. My children all go to public school and our rule is that "teachers don't pay for drinks", but blah, you'll just call that smug

[Fresno Bob]

and not to be a coward or anything but i've been perhaps harsh to people here maybe over the years. heh. if i were them, i'd want to kick my ass too. whatever.

Other than the Lucky crack tied to your seasonal biorhythm dip, I don't remember too much coherent harshness from you Nullnor

[nots]

Here’s some good news:

https://nypost.com/2018/11/18/embattled-florida-county-elections-head-reportedly-resigns/

[Hornsby]

Here’s some good news:
https://nypost.com/2018/11/18/embatt...tedly-resigns/

Long overdue...she screwed the pooch, again. Not that it would have mattered in the end.

How is it that Florida is ALWAYS the asshole of the US?

[Ken]

I find the views of many here fundamentally selfish, as evident by the struggle Revo/Jason go through just to get the hosting fees covered

I could pay for the entire site for the year with the cash in my wallet right now, but I don't [sic] because I refuse to support the hypocrisy of many of the people here

Ahhh, got it, you have the means and it would be no big deal to pay, but you don't because of the hypocrisy you see.

But others, they don't contribute because they are selfish. That must be it!

Intellectual consistency is not your forte.

It has been a long time since I had no money in the bank

Where's those cookies I was handing out before, you definitely need another one for this!

but blah, you'll just call that smug

I think "but blah" was your best line of the whole post.

And as far as calling it smug... well when the shoe fits...

[B-Fly]

*sigh*

[frae]

I love seeing Nate Silver call out Rasmussen as they continue to publish a ridiculous job approval rating of 50% for Trump...

“Rasmussen predicted that Republicans (!) would win the popular vote for the House by 1 point; Democrats currently lead by 8 points. Was a large sample (n=2,500) so you can't really call it an outlier. Mayyyyybe they should take a look under the hood?”

https://twitter.com/natesilver538/status/1064618476508246017?s=21

[frae]

CA 21 now under a 1k difference. Still no idea how much is to count, but this definitely a toss up now.

[frae]

And McAdams now passes Mia Love again in UT-4. D+40 is now on the table.

[revo]

And McAdams now passes Mia Love again in UT-4. D+40 is now on the table.

Love, who gave no love, is officially ousted.

[frae]

Love, who gave no love, is officially ousted.

Pretty much down to CA-21 for the Dems to go +40 and a few people seem to see CA 21 as likely for the Dems the way the vote count is coming in...

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1065273697169276935

Currently, the Dems are +7.9 in the national house ballot and moving up...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WxDaxD5az6kdOjJncmGph37z0BPNhV1fNAH_g7IkpC0/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true

The more you dig into these numbers this was a wave. Sure they couldn't outperform their statistical disadvantage enough in IN, Mizzou, and ND to make it work in the Senate, but the only place, in the end, I would say they didn't perform as well as hoped was FL. If I told you election night it would wind up +40 in the house and probably around +8.5 in national house polls you would have a hard time spinning that the other way.