tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post2218051843241100723..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: Election Day TuesdayAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-30779917315627143172018-11-05T20:13:45.325-05:002018-11-05T20:13:45.325-05:00Critch, You have an identity. Under the rules of ...Critch, You have an identity. Under the rules of identity politics, that means you are consumed by that identity and will drink the group Kool-Aid. How dare you think independently!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-42364291361453512662018-11-05T20:13:00.158-05:002018-11-05T20:13:00.158-05:00The recent Marist/NBC poll shows the Florida Democ...The recent Marist/NBC poll shows the Florida Democrats with a 4% lead. Looking deeper though, I see this. On their list of <i>likely</i> voters:<br /><br />Democrats 34%<br />Republicans 34%<br />Other 32%<br /><br />And...<br /><br />Liberal 26%<br />Moderate 35%<br />Conservative 39%<br /><br />Granted, liberals wrongly see themselves as moderates, but this makes me wonder if the race isn't more tied than it appears. If 1/3 of the moderates vote to the right, that means the GOP wins 50.3% to 49.7%.<br /><br />Curious. Not sure if that means anything, but it's going to be a long night.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-56256727097468397692018-11-05T14:52:59.072-05:002018-11-05T14:52:59.072-05:00In two local races, both Dims are trying to make i...In two local races, both Dims are trying to make it seem like they are moderates. Both are hardcore liberals. One is a lesbian, who has taught school off and on for awhile....the other is a loser lawyer with all the appeal of, well, a loser lawyer. he asked for my vote because we're both Catholic...I told him NO. You will vote right down the line with the StL Democrats...Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-23826255364488886812018-11-05T11:33:09.878-05:002018-11-05T11:33:09.878-05:00BTW, I agree that the media no longer has the abil...BTW, I agree that the media no longer has the ability to control the debate as they did, but it still doesn't help that the GOP gets associated with these nut jobs.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-66664238003479455682018-11-05T11:31:46.861-05:002018-11-05T11:31:46.861-05:00tryanmax, I suspect that the race stuff has cost u...tryanmax, I suspect that the race stuff has cost us Florida.<br /><br />Also, while none of these things are fatal -- like the lack of an agenda -- they leave us in this sport where everything is a coin toss. If the GOP offered a decent agenda, they would be ahead by 5% across the board and there would be no stress, no potential loss. It might even break apart much of the identity politics crap which is causing the problems in America today.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-78302217518375001932018-11-05T11:29:14.465-05:002018-11-05T11:29:14.465-05:00Anthony, I think what is at stake in this election...Anthony, I think what is at stake in this election, unfortunately, is sanity. If the left gets swept, they might... <i>might</i> wake up to the fact that their childish tantrum has been a mistake. They <i>might</i> grow up. If they win, sadly, they will likely get even more obnoxious.<br /><br />And I don't mean democratic politicians, I mean the left at large -- news media, actors, the Antifa, athletes, random assholes in restaurants, etc. These are the people who are trying desperately to make life unbearable right now if you aren't part of their collective and if they win even the House, which they probably will, I expect they will doubledown on their hateful tantrum.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-14651974305350325422018-11-05T08:59:15.677-05:002018-11-05T08:59:15.677-05:00Andrew, if it makes you feel any better, the Illin...Andrew, if it makes you feel any better, the Illinois Nazi has zero steam. This is the first I've heard about it. On the racist robo-calls in Florida, I read about the disavowals before I learned about the calls, and there are charges of deliberate media suppression, so that may not be the misstep it seems.<br /><br />If nothing else, both of those instances point to the inability of the media to control a story the way they used to. Ten years ago, the Nazi would be the subject of every House race and the robo-call story would've spread faster than the rebuttal. <br /><br />The lack of a GOP agenda would normally be a cause for concern if it weren't for the fact that the Dems don't have an agenda either. Bottom line, we won't really know until tomorrow. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-8382555096291563972018-11-05T04:47:37.448-05:002018-11-05T04:47:37.448-05:00Its a low stakes midterms, more of a referendum on...Its a low stakes midterms, more of a referendum on Trump (who isn't going anywhere) than anything. Trump is much bigger on executive decrees (like Obama and to a lesser degree every modern president he is steadily expanding executive power) than working with the legislature so its not like the Dems taking the House would turn off a stream of conservative legislation (or conversely Republicans continuing to hold it would keep the stream going). <br /><br />The only really consequential point is Republican control of the Senate because it ratifies judicial nominations. And the consensus is that the Republicans will continue to hold a majority there.<br /><br />No matter what happens things will continue broadly as they have the past several years. The two parties will only come together to pass massive budgets, otherwise it will all be symbolic pandering, conspiracies, claims of victimization and blame-shifting. <br /><br />2020 might be a stronger year for Republicans because as I have said before, modern elections are like musical chairs in reverse and there will be a bunch of high profile Democrats bringing the crazy and the corruption (nods towards Gillum).Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-71184009308719896812018-11-04T19:09:46.735-05:002018-11-04T19:09:46.735-05:00The other thing that bothers/worries me is that a ...The other thing that bothers/worries me is that a lot of far-left progressive Democrats are pretending to be moderates. It's a lie and they know it. But they have no shame and I'm not sure the public will know the difference.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-87456984583653063552018-11-04T15:07:12.636-05:002018-11-04T15:07:12.636-05:00Critch, Sadly, those promises aren't real. I ...Critch, Sadly, those promises aren't real. I wish they were. As for Baldwin, I can't believe he keeps getting away with the things he does.<br /><br />I honestly have no idea how the House will turn out at this point. You can't trust the polls, neither party is acting like they're going to win... the economy etc. says Trump... history says democrats... etc. etc. I just can't decipher what's really going on. There is a consistency though that says the Democrats will win a lot of seats, but will it be enough?<br /><br />The Republicans will hold the Senate though.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-14418714556056232402018-11-04T14:59:17.914-05:002018-11-04T14:59:17.914-05:00Andrew, we are surrounded by crazy people, all the...Andrew, we are surrounded by crazy people, all the time....I'm hopeful the GOP holds onto the House, but you never know. If we do and hold the Senate, the Dims will implode. Shoot, Alec Baldwin might get so mad he beats up someone else...and Babs might just move to Canadia (Upper North Dakota) and take her hubby with her and all those wenches from The View...and Katy Perry,,,most of them. Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-53914030788203482642018-11-04T14:36:41.841-05:002018-11-04T14:36:41.841-05:00Stacy, It really is. The left is so intent on thr...Stacy, It really is. The left is so intent on throwing their tantrum and making sure that everyone participates in it that they are making it impossible to do almost anything without it becoming awash in hateful politics. It's like being surrounded by crazy people all the time.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-60977875695234422692018-11-04T14:30:34.634-05:002018-11-04T14:30:34.634-05:00You get a Valium, and you get a Valium...Valium fo...You get a Valium, and you get a Valium...Valium for everyone! It may be the only way to survive the future of politics.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316595488903619354noreply@blogger.com