2022 Elections Thread

[gounion]

There you go all tou have is slogans and talking points. The party of trump is the left wing's media latest attempt at discrediting the GOP.
Back during W we were all Nazis since then it has gone to racist, fascist and the party of trump. I am probably missing one or two.
None have worked and it shows that the democratic party are trying to get people to vote against Republicans as opposed to getting them to vote for the party agenda.
Because democratic leaders aren't stupid they know if they honestly laid out their left wing agenda they would lose.
Look ar Biden's current numbers. After just a slight taste of democratic socialism's agenda the people are chomping at the bit to vote out Pelosi, Schumer and Biden.
So sad that your party can't run on their agenda instead of having to run on the politics of personal destruction.

So you defend the party of Trump. Got it.

I would say Biden's low numbers are because he hasn't been able to pass the agenda that he ran on and everyone voted for.

[Glennfs]

So you defend the party of Trump. Got it.

I would say Biden's low numbers are because he hasn't been able to pass the agenda that he ran on and everyone voted for.

So all you have is talking points got it. Funny how you folks who are progressive truly believe that if the democratic party would only go further to the left......

[gounion]

So all you have is talking points got it. Funny how you folks who are progressive truly believe that if the democratic party would only go further to the left......

And you voted for everyone that supported Trump 110%.

You don't know what the left is.

[Glennfs]

And you voted for everyone that supported Trump 110%.

You don't know what the left is.

And you voted for everyone who put Bernie Sanders in charge of the budget committee. Actually I would say it is more you who don't know what the left is.
For example you don't believe any of the democratic party nominated people on SCOTUS are far left. You consider them slightly to the left of center.
So far I've never known you to oppose any social programs even when the proposal is 6 trillion.
I doubt you could name even one person in the house or Senate who you consider to be to far left.
I am going to slightly betray a confidence because I don't think you will mind it or be offended. If you are I apologize in advance.
You didn't vote for a Republican running for reelection for governor. Even though he had an approval rating of 70pct in a state where over 60pct of registered voters are Democrats.

Now who is the true partisan who doesn't know what left is

[gounion]

And you voted for everyone who put Bernie Sanders in charge of the budget committee. Actually I would say it is more you who don't know what the left is.
For example you don't believe any of the democratic party nominated people on SCOTUS are far left. You consider them slightly to the left of center.
So far I've never known you to oppose any social programs even when the proposal is 6 trillion.
I doubt you could name even one person in the house or Senate who you consider to be to far left.
I am going to slightly betray a confidence because I don't think you will mind it or be offended. If you are I apologize in advance.
You didn't vote for a Republican running for reelection for governor. Even though he had an approval rating of 70pct in a state where over 60pct of registered voters are Democrats.

Now who is the true partisan who doesn't know what left is

Here's the difference between us: I know history, and I know my political history. I know what socialism and communism ACTUALLY is. You don't.

I know that when you put up Bernie Sander's record and stances, he's an FDR Democrat, which isn't socialism or communism. You say people that voted for ObamaCare were socialists and communists, yet you depend upon ObamaCare. You will happily draw Medicare and Social Security. Does that make YOU a communist?

And that Governor had a piss-poor record for labor. That's important to me.

[marindem01]

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, a progressive lawyer known for taking on former President Donald Trump and Purdue Pharma, will launch her campaign for governor on Thursday, according to two people familiar with her planning.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/1 ... tts-527415.

Healey’s entrance could maximize Democrats’ chances of retaking the office the party has so rarely held in recent decades.

It’s also likely to keep another potential contender, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, out of the open-seat race. Walsh has been weighing whether to return home and run, but people close to the former Boston mayor have repeatedly said he was unlikely to enter the fray if Healey did, despite the more than $5 million that remains in his campaign war chest.

[ap215]

Former Rep. Donna Edwards Announces Bid to Represent the 4th District Again

Former Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D) announced Thursday that she will run again for her old seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Edwards had been gearing up for a campaign for several weeks, after Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D) announced he would vacate the seat to run for Maryland attorney general.

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/01 ... ict-again/

[Glennfs]

Here's the difference between us: I know history, and I know my political history. I know what socialism and communism ACTUALLY is. You don't.

I know that when you put up Bernie Sander's record and stances, he's an FDR Democrat, which isn't socialism or communism. You say people that voted for ObamaCare were socialists and communists, yet you depend upon ObamaCare. You will happily draw Medicare and Social Security. Does that make YOU a communist?

And that Governor had a piss-poor record for labor. That's important to me.

Bernie Sanders said in an interview I am socialist everyone knows it and it has never prevented me from getting elected

[gounion]

Bernie Sanders said in an interview I am socialist everyone knows it and it has never prevented me from getting elected

He's not a true socialist. That's a fact. But you cling to that one thing, and don't let reality intrude upon your fantasy.

[marindem01]

Bernie Sanders said in an interview I am socialist everyone knows it and it has never prevented me from getting elected

links to the interview Glenn.

[gounion]

links to the interview Glenn.

Oh, it's true. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the ... with-that/

But let's do a reality check with that:

When he first won election to the House in 1990, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) embraced his political identity. "I am a socialist and everyone knows that," Sanders said, responding to an ad that tried to link him to the regime of Fidel Castro.

He continued: "They also understand that my kind of democratic socialism has nothing to do with authoritarian communism."

There is a BIG difference between socialism and democratic socialism.

But Glenn doesn't care. Facts don't matter. And this was from 1990. You see, Glenn thinks only conservatives can change over time.

[marindem01]

Oh, it's true. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the ... with-that/

But let's do a reality check with that:



There is a BIG difference between socialism and democratic socialism.

But Glenn doesn't care. Facts don't matter. And this was from 1990. You see, Glenn thinks only conservatives can change over time.

Glenn very seldom lets facts in the way...like other Cons facts give Glenn a Headache.

[marindem01]

Read The Never-Issued Traitor Order That Would Have Seized Voting Machines.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/2 ... nes-527572.

Among the records that Donald Trump’s lawyers tried to shield from Jan. 6 investigators are a draft executive order that would have directed the defense secretary to seize voting machines and a document titled “Remarks on National Healing.”

POLITICO has reviewed both documents. The text of the draft executive order is published here for the first time.

[marindem01]

Ghouli Was Reportedly In Charge of Fake Electors Who Filed Fake Certificates For The Traitor.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rudy-giu ... 40a689cda7.

Traitor acolyte and former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani coordinated the filing of forged election certificates by slates of fake Republican electors in five states for the 2020 presidential race, The Washington Post and CNN reported Thursday.

Now Democrats are investigating if crimes were committed as part of the operation and how closely Trump may have been involved in the plot. The Traitor had openly encouraged an “alternate electors” scheme after he went down to defeat in the 2020 election.

[ap215]

Democrats make surprising inroads in redistricting fight

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats braced for disaster when state legislatures began redrawing congressional maps, fearing that Republican dominance of statehouses would tilt power away from them for the next decade.

But as the redistricting process reaches its final stages, that anxiety is beginning to ease.

https://apnews.com/article/voting-right ... 13eb9d44fb

[Glennfs]

Democrats make surprising inroads in redistricting fight

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats braced for disaster when state legislatures began redrawing congressional maps, fearing that Republican dominance of statehouses would tilt power away from them for the next decade.

But as the redistricting process reaches its final stages, that anxiety is beginning to ease.

https://apnews.com/article/voting-right ... 13eb9d44fb

You do realize that the democratic party is gerrymandering in states they control

[ap215]

Federal court blocks Alabama's new congressional map, orders Voting Rights Act compliance

A federal court today struck down Alabama’s newly drawn congressional map, according to the ACLU of Alabama.

As a result of the preliminary injunction, the state Legislature must draft a new congressional map that complies with the Voting Rights Act by including two districts where Black voters have the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice.

https://cbs12.com/news/connect-to-congr ... -districts

[Motor City]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaLHR2Z16DU

As President Biden marked one year in office this week, conservative Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema joined with Republican senators to block a proposed change to filibuster rules that would have allowed two voting rights bills to move forward, foreclosing the chance to stop hundreds of anti-voting laws passed after the 2020 election. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders blasted his colleagues for opposing the rules change, and Georgia's Raphael Warnock likened the fight for voting rights to the civil rights movement. We air excerpts from their speeches.

[ap215]

Belchertown residents vote to keep two school committee members

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WWLP) – Voters in Belchertown went to the polls Monday and voted to keep two members of the School Committee.

Voters overwhelmingly rejected the recall of School Committee Member Diane Brown by a 3 to 1 margin and Michael Knapp by a similar margin, according to unofficial results shared by the Town Clerk.

https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/ha ... e-members/

[ap215]

Democrats claim victory in 144th House District of Stamford

Democrats claimed victory Tuesday night in the special election in the 144th House District of Stamford, holding onto a seat that Democrat Caroline Simmons wrested from Republicans in 2014.

Democrat Hubert Douglas Delany outpolled Republican Danny Melchionne for the seat Simmons vacated after her election as mayor in November, according to the House Democratic majority.

https://ctmirror.org/2022/01/25/democra ... -stamford/

[ap215]

José 'Chito' Vela wins Austin City Council District 4 race

North Central Austin has a new City Council member — at least for the next three years.

José “Chito” Vela beat out six competitors Tuesday in a special election to replace the current District 4 council member, Greg Casar, who is leaving the seat to run for Congress.

https://www.kut.org/politics/2022-01-25 ... on-results

[ap215]

DCCC expands list of vulnerable House Democrats

House Democrats are adding seven members to their list of vulnerable incumbents as redistricting reshapes political maps across the country and Republicans prepare an onslaught ahead of the midterm elections.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) was already preparing to funnel crucial resources to more than two dozen Democratic incumbents facing expectedly tough reelection bids this year.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5 ... -democrats

[ap215]

DNC panel members question whether 2024 Iowa Caucuses should go first

A group of national Democratic Party officials has begun debating whether Iowa’s Caucuses should be the first event in the 2024 presidential nominating process. None of the speakers at a Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting this afternoon defended Iowa’s lead-off position.

Panel member Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, said there’s “nothing written in stone” that says Iowa’s Caucuses and New Hampshire’s Primary should be first and she says no one who set up the current system in 1972 expected the two lead-off states to “winnow the field” of potential candidates.

https://www.radioiowa.com/2022/01/29/dn ... -go-first/

[ap215]

I personally am not a fan of Redistricting for our side but this is the system we have to live with now

Proposed district lines could give battleground Democrats an edge in New York

State lawmakers on Sunday took a significant step in the redistricting process, releasing proposed congressional district boundaries that could have wider implications for which party controls the House of Representatives this time next year.

The changes for the House of Representatives could be voted on as early as Wednesday.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/centr ... n-new-york

[ap215]

Portugal general election: Socialists win surprise outright majority

Defying all odds, Portugal’s ruling centre-left Socialists won an outright parliamentary majority in Sunday’s snap general election, securing a strong new mandate for the prime minister, Antonio Costa.

The result, boosted by a higher than expected turnout despite the coronavirus pandemic, came as a surprise after the Socialists had lost most of their advantage in recent opinion polls. It means Portugal will have a stable government to oversee the application of EU pandemic recovery funds.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... t-majority