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He's right. Laxalt probably has the toughest state for a Republican of all the contested ones. However, he's polling better than Oz, Walker, Masters, even Vance in OH, all of whom should have somewhat easier to much easier states to run in.
Hard to overstate how whacked it is that the House is even in doubt given Biden's polling. Failing to reclaim the Senate would be kind of explainable, but still a failure. Losing the House would be a massive repudiation of Trumpism and a legit, if ultimately ignored, come to Jesus moment for the GOP.
Untrue. There have been numerous threads here about gerrymandering and many of us think it is awful. Yet when we propose a solution, such as computer generated districts, all we hear is you and your friends complain about who will write the code and it is impossible to get a completely non partisan solution.
You're doing that thing again where you complain about "you guys" and "your side" instead of addressing the actual points raised.
Prepare for #crickets
Or accusations of trolling since you asked for an opinion or to ask someone to back up an assertion they made.
I am all for computer generated districts.
Except it's widely known that the only people more anti-Republican than the FBI, DOJ, CDC, Department of Education,medical practitioners, mass and social media, and higher education are software engineers.
They are an improvement but there are far better solutions.
Computer generated districts makes too much sense.
I don't want to hijack this particular thread so you should read the gerrymandering thread for yourself. There was some great stuff tossed around.
You are a partisan of the highest nature, not a computer programmer nor an expert on elections.
Actually, I am a computer programmer. It's what I do for a living.
Do you speak to people in the real world? Believe it or not, there are people that either 1) don't follow politics at all, 2) follow it and are fed up with all of it, or 3) follow it but are in fact independent in their stances
You act as though we have a system that is working. Just about anything is better than what we have now
This may be oversimplification but I would think a computer algorithm could be setup to make districts as rectangular and square as possible and defaults that wouldn't look as crazy as they do now. There would always be some debate but if we are ever to get rid of gerrymandering what else could be done?You act as though we have a system that is working. Just about anything is better than what we have now
What algorithmic approach would you use?Actually, I am a computer programmer. It's what I do for a living.
And you very well proved my point - who is going to program that algorithm? Why, of course, PARTISANS!!!
It shouldn't matter too much who writes the algorithm as long as it is open source and can be verified to be relatively unbiased.Actually, I am a computer programmer. It's what I do for a living.
And you very well proved my point - who is going to program that algorithm? Why, of course, PARTISANS!!!
I fear Trump running again, not because he stands a particularly good chance of winning (though you never know) but because his presence damages the integrity of a once great political party, and because he poisons our political system with his lies.
One of the most out of touch takes I've seen on this board the last few weeks is that Dems are afraid of Trump. It's quite the opposite, really.
Depends on what you mean by that. If you mean on odds of winning in '24, Trump may well be the D's best chance. As far as being non-suicidal the morning after though, Trump winning would send a good portion of our population to the butterfly nets and padded rooms.
I should also point out that there was much constructive input from board conservatives in the gerrymandering thread. And I appreciated their input.I don't want to hijack this particular thread so you should read the gerrymandering thread for yourself. There was some great stuff tossed around.
Of course, there was also the guy whose solution was "There's nothing stopping Democrats from never gerrymandering their own states."
That's fair. I was speaking in the context of winning the election. I haven't properly considered what it would mean if he actually won.
ATTENTION: All Wisconsin FBG's
"Lasted seconds", huh? Sure he wasn't confusing Jan. 6 with his wedding night?
Please boot this guy out on his ***. He's been there long enough to prove he's a lunatic.
Mitchell trying the reverse jinx maneuver here. Don’t allow it, Dems. Continue to act and think as if you are going to worked in the mid-terms!
Blake Masters’ abortion position on his website changes hourly.
That's a difficult and important hold.
That race was over the moment Oz was declared the winner over McCormick. The fact that Fetterman is so far left, is physically impaired now to being unable to actively campaign, and still is up by such a wide margin says a lot.
The Republican nominee for Governor (in a state where Gettysburg is located) once dressed up as a Confederate soldier.
I don't know it's so much a plan as it is just reality. Trump's endorsement carries some weight, and in some states like GA where the Republican Party is a little stronger and the candidates are more well known, people like Brian Kemp have survived it. But in PA where the Republicans are rarely the favorite, Oz getting the endorsement gave him just enough to get by McCormick. It's obvious McConnell and those type establishment folks would have preferred to run McCormick. Oz was never going to win a statewide general in PA and I think folks like McConnell have no choice now but to watch them lose. It's not necessarily by choice but they really have no other option because the primary voters chose Oz.
Plenty of race left but Fetterman should trounce poser Oz. He would likely have beaten the hedgefund guy as well.
I don't think Fetterman is exactly the common man either. I don't know if McCormick would have beaten him or not, but Pat Toomey won statewide so I'm not sure why McCormick wouldn't have at least been in the ballgame. Oz is about to be run ruled though.
I think more so than the TV guy and the hedgefund guy.
Well I’d say it’s a pretty easy win when Oz is your opponent. I’m more in that camp than Fetterman is some great candidate. Fetterman can barely stand and speak right now, but is running away with it. That’s on Oz, but honestly is really more on the Republican primary electorate. Oz is who he is, he never was going to win. Pennsylvania as a whole hasn’t tended to elect far left or right candidates for Senate. I don’t view Casey that way and didn’t view Toomey that way. Both of these guys are out there.I think more so than the TV guy and the hedgefund guy.
It doesn’t really matter in any case this is how he is perceived and has been able to win elections with this shtick in that state. I don’t know anything about Penn politics but saw this guy as a great candidate months ago because of that.
When people try to invent this on the fly you get stuff like Oz shopping for crudite videos
Agreed on an odd choice for their candidate and I would like to thank Donald for picking a fellow hacky TV show guy.Well I’d say it’s a pretty easy win when Oz is your opponent. I’m more in that camp than Fetterman is some great candidate. Fetterman can barely stand and speak right now, but is running away with it. That’s on Oz, but honestly is really more on the Republican primary electorate. Oz is who he is, he never was going to win. Pennsylvania as a whole hasn’t tended to elect far left or right candidates for Senate. I don’t view Casey that way and didn’t view Toomey that way. Both of these guys are out there.I think more so than the TV guy and the hedgefund guy.
It doesn’t really matter in any case this is how he is perceived and has been able to win elections with this shtick in that state. I don’t know anything about Penn politics but saw this guy as a great candidate months ago because of that.
When people try to invent this on the fly you get stuff like Oz shopping for crudite videos
