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The DUmpster / Re: It Wasn't (Just) the Economy, Stupid
« Last post by 67 Rover on November 04, 2026, 03:19:06 PM »What a lousy King we have allowing free elections to happen. 
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The DUmpster / Re: Some on DU are not as politically savvy as others.
« Last post by ADsOutburst on November 04, 2026, 02:13:02 PM »Quote
Some on DU are not as politically savvy as others.
DU in general is not what I'd call politically savvy. They have a habit (like many people) of confusing what they want to be true with what is. Yes, they happen to have been right about this election, but for the most part, they were making the same prediction as always; Democrats will dominate.
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The DUmpster / Re: Any crazy DUmmy 2026 midterm predictions?
« Last post by enslaved1 on November 04, 2026, 11:14:35 AM »All is not lost. But I do think things could get worse before they get better.
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The DUmpster / Re: Any crazy DUmmy 2026 midterm predictions?
« Last post by CC27 on November 04, 2026, 11:14:13 AM »Well, Krusty won too; I didn't expect this joke to get transmogrified into a prediction.
As for the disappointing outcome, BTDTGTTS, one more in the drawer.
Depending on how much time the Dems burn with shampeachments, Trump's veto pen with need ink refills, and the Dems will (or have) begin looking into shampeaching Trump for his vetoes. How well the flurry of shampeachments will play in 2028 could be interesting, and hatred tends to blind people to potential consequences of their hate-driven actions..
Amen to that
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The DUmpster / Re: Any crazy DUmmy 2026 midterm predictions?
« Last post by SVPete on November 04, 2026, 11:04:16 AM »I see predictions that Jack and Bozo will win, and Krusty will lose.
Well, Krusty won too; I didn't expect this joke to get transmogrified into a prediction.
As for the disappointing outcome, BTDTGTTS, one more in the drawer.
Depending on how much time the Dems burn with shampeachments, Trump's veto pen with need ink refills, and the Dems will (or have) begin looking into shampeaching Trump for his vetoes. How well the flurry of shampeachments will play in 2028 could be interesting, and hatred tends to blind people to potential consequences of their hate-driven actions..
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Politics / Re: Two Cents on Tonight
« Last post by SVPete on November 04, 2026, 10:53:41 AM »Trump won Texas by double-digits in 2024. I have to think the impact of Californians moving in was minimal at most.
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Blaming California "immigration" is easy laziness. It ASSumes conservatives are not (m)any of those leaving. I've seen enough @#$% like that from Texans that if I do leave California, I won't go to Texas. Too much blind and ignorant hatred - sad, but I'm not going to burn time and energy reversing neighbors' ingrained stereotypes.
And while I'm POing folks (maybe), welcome to fellow conservatives who did NOT get what they voted for, and won't for the next 2 or 4 years. The, "You are getting what you voted for," snark needs to be retired.
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Politics / Re: Two Cents on Tonight
« Last post by Dark Powers on November 04, 2026, 10:46:24 AM »Brown in Ohio was a hard one to beat. If they ran just about anyone else, they would have lost.
Far as Texas, yes migration from Cal did play into it. But Dems saw big gains in the Hispanic vote in Texas.
Far as Texas, yes migration from Cal did play into it. But Dems saw big gains in the Hispanic vote in Texas.
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The DUmpster / Re: Any crazy DUmmy 2026 midterm predictions?
« Last post by ADsOutburst on November 04, 2026, 10:28:24 AM »Hey, we've all been through some shitty elections. Clinton winning in 1994 & '98, Barack Hussein 0bama's back-to-back wins, and of course COVID Joe's fluke win in 2020. But to paraphrase my Dad, one should never let their dauber down. You shouldn't either.
All is not lost. But I do think things could get worse before they get better.
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Politics / Re: Two Cents on Tonight
« Last post by ADsOutburst on November 04, 2026, 10:12:00 AM »I think some of thee problem in Texas is from all the liberals from California who moved there, just like here in Florida we have all the dems who moved here from the north east to escape t he hell holes they created in their states.
Trump won Texas by double-digits in 2024. I have to think the impact of Californians moving in was minimal at most.
Looking over the info.
Might hold Alaska, but right now it's by the finger nail. (Singular) The Dan J trick is minimal, 3,447 votes, but the difference right now is less than 800 votes.
Texas is concerning. Hate to say it but Paxton clearly wasn't the better choice. John Cornyn was the safer bet. Also, every single district in Texas shifted Blue, not one red.
But looking over vote shift maps. States that showed some shift red in any district were almost entirely Liberal states while all Red states showed little if any. The red shift from 2024 undone. Maine showed the most promise with Red shift.
Good read on my point above
https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/opinion/democrats-blue-wave-may-crash-into-a-dead-end/
Edit
Looking at Texas more, Talarico has currently 5,445,121 votes, Harris in 2024 got 4,835,250. Right now the numbers are lining up almost flipped.
Paxton was a flawed candidate, but the overall political climate was a bigger factor, the one that cost Republicans Ohio, and nearly cost them Florida.
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Politics / Re: Two Cents on Tonight
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on November 04, 2026, 10:02:19 AM »I think some of thee problem in Texas is from all the liberals from California who moved there, just like here in Florida we have all the dems who moved here from the north east to escape t he hell holes they created in their states. 