The 2022 Congressional Elections

[BigRedBuster]

4 minutes ago, GSG said:

 

I actually saw that on Reddit this morning. Not sure what the process is but I doubt it will be enough to rid us of that s#!thead 

I don't think so either.  But, a guy can dream.

[Archy1221]

1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

@Archy1221

 

 

That article is out of date for some of the candidates 

[Archy1221]

2 hours ago, alexhortdog95 said:

Also - Republicans won almost 5% more votes than Democrats did nationwide and STILL lost the Senate and will probably only hold like a 4 or 5 seat advantage in the House.  This is even AFTER gerrymandering districts like Boebert's.

 

Maybe it's time to stop letting the spoiled, unstable kids drive the car, and put them in the trunk where they were before?

 

I’ll have some of what he’s having. 

[alexhortdog95]

48 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

I’ll have some of what he’s having. 

 

I don't think some are aware of how elections work in the United States of America.

 

You know - everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but they aren't entitled to their own facts.

 

Straight from the AP:

https://apnews.com/article/elections-colorado-campaigns-lauren-boebert-redistricting-e30b931167a34bf94284edce5d087a2a

 

The gerrymandering got so bad in CO that one of the democratic challengers dropped out of the race.

 

[NM11046]

@alexhortdog95 welcome.  Glad to have you here and hope you don't bang your head against the wall too much.

[Archy1221]

2 hours ago, alexhortdog95 said:

 

I don't think some are aware of how elections work in the United States of America.

 

You know - everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but they aren't entitled to their own facts.

 

Straight from the AP:

https://apnews.com/article/elections-colorado-campaigns-lauren-boebert-redistricting-e30b931167a34bf94284edce5d087a2a

 

The gerrymandering got so bad in CO that one of the democratic challengers dropped out of the race.

 

Both parties gerrymander.  That’s not really in dispute. 

[nic]

I keep hearing that the Republicans had 5million more total votes in house races. The reason (according to Frank Luntz) they did win more seats was because of redistricting. He also claims the pollsters tried to compensate for MAGA types giving false answers on polls or not taking polls by going heavy on Republicans for the polls. …which supposedly explains why they were wrong. 
 

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/11/14/midterm-elections-pollsters-luntz-cnntm-sot-vpx.cnn

[knapplc]

I wonder if any national types will actually campaign for Walker now that the Republicans can't win the Senate. 

 

They're sure making money off of him, though. 

 

 

[nic]

19 hours ago, alexhortdog95 said:

 

I don't think some are aware of how elections work in the United States of America.

 

You know - everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but they aren't entitled to their own facts.

 

Straight from the AP:

https://apnews.com/article/elections-colorado-campaigns-lauren-boebert-redistricting-e30b931167a34bf94284edce5d087a2a

 

The gerrymandering got so bad in CO that one of the democratic challengers dropped out of the race.

 

But the democrats have had full control of Colorado for like 6 years. Did they mess this up?

[BigRedBuster]

 

[nic]

5 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

Didn’t look it up. But this sounds off. I read Georgia did away with calling the Friday after Thanksgiving Robert E Lee holiday 6 years ago. The Friday after Thanksgiving is still a holiday however. I have it off regardless of what you call it. Not sure what that has to do with the Saturday after Thanksgiving? Are you sure the new laws don’t simply say that voting starts the Monday after Thanksgiving?

[alexhortdog95]

7 hours ago, nic said:

But the democrats have had full control of Colorado for like 6 years. Did they mess this up?

 

No. They sued because of the redistricting in 2021 and their state Supreme Court said it was constitutional.

 

https://coloradosun.com/2021/10/01/colorado-redistricting-maps-supreme-court-review/

[funhusker]

40 minutes ago, nic said:

Didn’t look it up. But this sounds off. I read Georgia did away with calling the Friday after Thanksgiving Robert E Lee holiday 6 years ago. The Friday after Thanksgiving is still a holiday however. I have it off regardless of what you call it. Not sure what that has to do with the Saturday after Thanksgiving? Are you sure the new laws don’t simply say that voting starts the Monday after Thanksgiving?

edit: please forget I was here

[nic]

2 hours ago, alexhortdog95 said:

 

No. They sued because of the redistricting in 2021 and their state Supreme Court said it was constitutional.

 

https://coloradosun.com/2021/10/01/colorado-redistricting-maps-supreme-court-review/

I didn’t remember it was an independent commission….but I do have a vague memory on voting for an independent commission. I guess maybe they are not independent? Can the republicans be blamed for this if the commission is supposed to be independent?

[nic]

1 hour ago, funhusker said:

edit: please forget I was here

I forget I am here all the time….or try to.