Board 8 > Politics Containment Topic 204: Cory in the House of Representatives

(+) Yeah! (+)

Looks like that's it. House has been called.
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https://twitter.com/aabramson/status/1059826374976962560?s=21

Pelosi says that WHEN democrats win they will strive for bipartisanship. We have to try, she says, citing the founding fathers

Oh hey Rock maybe you were right
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UltimaterializerX posted...

LapisLazuli posted...

Oof your desperate. You must be more frustrated about the House than I realized.

*you're

And nah. It was super easy to see coming, and I cannot wait to see if these people are dumb enough to try putting Pelosi up there as Speaker again. Can you even imagine?

The subpoenas and sham investigations (and potential articles of impeachment) are going to increase Trump's approval dramatically. A blue house is a godsend to 2020.

This is 1996 all over again. Just need an established dem fossil to run for president (Biden?).
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Oh hey, my district flipped. Eat shit, Rodney Davis.
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Suprak the Stud posted...

Why hasn't anyone called Florida yet?

Gillum already conceded
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HarrietTubgirl posted...

A blue house is a godsend to 2020.

So you are saying the worst case scenario for Republicans was winning
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Fucking Steve Chabot holds onto his seat.

I know he's hard to knock off, but man, what a shitty person.
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Jakyl25 posted...

HarrietTubgirl posted...

A blue house is a godsend to 2020.

So you are saying the worst case scenario for Republicans was winning

Worst case was not gaining in the Senate. Still have 2 years to gopstomp the federal judiciary.
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Leading the House committees is going to matter.

I just fucking hope they don't cut themselves off at the knees and try to take the high road. They need to obstruct as much as possible.
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HarrietTubgirl posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

HarrietTubgirl posted...

They should elect Beto as speaker tbqh

But they won't because the Dem machine is corrupt as fuck

Every political machine is corrupt as fuck

Trump winning kind of disproves this

Trump is corrupt as fuck.

Anyway, I've lost count of the flips ever since they called the House and Senate as a whole. Looks like they've yet to call my district's House race, though.
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Iowa may go 3/4 for Dems in the house and elect a dem governor.

The lone republican?

Fucking Steve King.

(This may be good for Dems in 2020 though!)
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UltimaterializerX posted...

DeSantis finally called the winner. Still love Gillum though. He probably would have won if his idiot staffers knew how to shut the fuck up.

Calling Florida an effed up cracker state and hiding policies was a bad move. The panhandle was wrecked by a hurricane, and then that video came out and convinced them to crawl through the mud and vote no matter what.

Isn't gillum under investigation for improper benefits?
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Suprak the Stud posted...

Iowa may go 3/4 for Dems in the house and elect a dem governor.

The lone republican.

Fucking Steve King.

(This may be good for Dems in 2020 though!)

They always do those Lets try to figure out why Trump voters love this man field journalism because they dont want to believe all of his voters are racist.

They need to do that for Steve King because WHAT the FUCK
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@TotallyNotMI

are you on the edge of your seat like i am rn
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What is it about news networks that makes them trot out these partisan panels to bicker back and forth about who has political advantages now?

Is that what people respond to? Maybe it is!
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Oh wow, there was actually a flip in a district not expected to be a battleground! Kendra Horn takes Oklahoma 5 from the incumbent Steve Russell. And they just called NJ 2 a flip as well!
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My prediction was what 222-213 and 53-47. How far am I going to be off?
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Ohio goes red for governorship, but Minnesota goes blue. MN 2 also gives the Dems their net gain of 23.
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https://twitter.com/mspackyetti/status/1060014532540678145?s=21

Another win: juries in Louisiana must unanimously convict people. Non-unanimous juries were disproportionately punishing marginalized people in their systems.

A WIN. THIS MATTERS.

It actually made me nauseous to realize this wasnt already a thing there
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Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/mspackyetti/status/1060014532540678145?s=21

Another win: juries in Louisiana must unanimously convict people. Non-unanimous juries were disproportionately punishing marginalized people in their systems.

A WIN. THIS MATTERS.

It actually made me nauseous to realize this wasnt already a thing there

What the fuck? Ive never even heard of that, is there any other state like that?
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UltimaterializerX posted...

As someone who grew up in Atlantic County NJ and has lived in NJ for 35 years, that NJ-2 flip was BADLY needed.

Wow, I didn't know you were a Jersey boy! I voted for Malinowski; waiting on the results from NJ-7.

...wait, aren't you a Republican? You're happy about NJ-2 going Democrat?
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I hope Corrik is prepared for the shit he's going to get after the House is done and I compare flipped Solid/Leaning/Likely R/D districts to that 95%/75%/60% breakdown I was really generous about earlier.
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Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/mspackyetti/status/1060014532540678145?s=21

Another win: juries in Louisiana must unanimously convict people. Non-unanimous juries were disproportionately punishing marginalized people in their systems.

A WIN. THIS MATTERS.

It actually made me nauseous to realize this wasnt already a thing there

Isnt that a constitutional right? How did Louisiana have that?
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Oh, wait, they haven't announced it on-air yet, but MSNBC's online map has NJ-7 lit up in blue! They've called it for Malinowski unseating Lance!
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WrestIeMania posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/mspackyetti/status/1060014532540678145?s=21

Another win: juries in Louisiana must unanimously convict people. Non-unanimous juries were disproportionately punishing marginalized people in their systems.

A WIN. THIS MATTERS.

It actually made me nauseous to realize this wasnt already a thing there

Isnt that a constitutional right? How did Louisiana have that?

Wheres it at in the Constitution? I figured it would have to be in the 6th Amendment if it was but I dont see it
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CNN's coverage felt very gloomy but looking at the house map Dems did about what I expected. Senate was a bit worse but I mean overall a good year.
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Giving up hope for Georgia. Only took shameless and open cheating for Kemp to win. Close enough that I just have to wonder what would have happened if he wasn't corrupt.
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Dems still have a chance to pick up more than estimated depending on how the southwest shakes out.
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I've seen it pointed out that the biggest winners tonight in the short term are probably never-Trump Republicans. They get a check on Trump and still get their judges etc.

In the long term though it would probably be a lot better for them if Rs lost spectacularly since that's the only way you're going to purge Trumpism from the party.
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Jakyl25 posted...

WrestIeMania posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/mspackyetti/status/1060014532540678145?s=21

Another win: juries in Louisiana must unanimously convict people. Non-unanimous juries were disproportionately punishing marginalized people in their systems.

A WIN. THIS MATTERS.

It actually made me nauseous to realize this wasnt already a thing there

Isnt that a constitutional right? How did Louisiana have that?

Wheres it at in the Constitution? I figured it would have to be in the 6th Amendment if it was but I dont see it

I thought it was sixth as well. Jury of your peers and all that.
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this governor's race is so close jesus christ
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DoomTheGyarados posted...

CNN's coverage felt very gloomy but looking at the house map Dems did about what I expected. Senate was a bit worse but I mean overall a good year.

I wish I had went with a different channel for coverage. They seemed super behind and out of touch with things way too much.
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KamikazePotato posted...

Also, I have to say, it's seriously impressive in basically every pre-election poll, a good amount of 'unsure' voters magically become Republicans when the election election starts

It's like people are embarrassed to admit what they're supporting, even anonymously

It's not surprising when you look at the narratives. Liberals characterize conservatives as evil, morally corrupt, etc. etc, instead of disagreeing with their ideas intellectually. It happens in real life, social media, MSM, and this topic. They're not embarrassed by what they believe in, they're afraid of being unfairly demonized for it.
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Will Hurd (R) wins in TX23:
https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1060023798852915200

From what I've seen he's actually a pretty reasonable guy.
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Oh my god we finally got HotDogButts to join us in here
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Prop 3 passed here in MI

Election Day registration HELL YEAH

Reinstating Straight Ticket voting UGH

But its worth it
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lol Trump called tonight a tremendous success. I'm sure Fox will run with that despite, you know, losing an entire arm of congress.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/mspackyetti/status/1060014532540678145?s=21

Another win: juries in Louisiana must unanimously convict people. Non-unanimous juries were disproportionately punishing marginalized people in their systems.

A WIN. THIS MATTERS.

It actually made me nauseous to realize this wasnt already a thing there

What the fuck? Ive never even heard of that, is there any other state like that?

Apparently Oregon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_jury#United_States

Currently, two states, Oregon and Louisiana, do not require unanimous verdicts in criminal cases. Each requires a 10-2 majority for conviction, except for capital crimes: Oregon requires at least 10 votes out of 12 for felonies, but unanimity for first degree murder, and Louisiana requires all 12.
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Ughhhhhh looks very likely that McCaskill is gonna lose too.
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Nancy Pelosi: Lets hear it for pre-existing medical conditions!!

Crowd: Yeah!

We need to fucking end democracy
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Jesus christ Wisconsin.
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