Thread: 2022 US Mid-term elections

So did any of these election deniers that won demand a recount?

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Biden can now count on partners in the Senate to confirm his judicial and administration appointments, even if his legislative agenda ends up effectively blocked because of a Republican takeover of the House.

Except any that are known to believe in man-made climate change of course...

You just posting nonsense? Or do you actually believe it? Because it’s not true. I would think most everyone in his cabinet believes. And new nominees will be approved, who also believe.

• Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez defeats Trump-backed Joe Kent, flipping seat for Democrats

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez has defeated Joe Kent, a far-right Republican endorsed by former President Trump, delivering a major upset in Washington's 3rd Congressional District, the Associated Press reported Saturday night.

Why it matters: Gluesenkamp Pérez's win will turn the district in southwest Washington blue for the first time in 12 years, giving Democrats an important pickup as they fight to limit GOP gains in Congress.

• It also comes as another blow to Trump, whose handpicked candidates have lost or struggled in many races nationwide.

The latest: Gluesenkamp Pérez, who lives in rural Skamania County and owns an auto shop in Portland, was leading Kent by a narrow margin on Saturday afternoon, according to the Washington secretary of state's office.

• The AP called the race on the fifth day of vote counting in the all-mail election.

The big picture: Glusenkamp Pérez will succeed U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, who lost her primary earlier this year. Herrera Beutler was one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Catch up quick: On the campaign trail, Gluesenkamp Pérez, an auto repair shop owner, repeatedly argued that Kent held extreme views that would make it difficult for him to accomplish much in Congress.

• In interviews and public appearances, Kent, a former Green Beret, had advocated for the impeachment of President Biden and called COVID-19 vaccines "experimental gene therapy."
• He also has called the Jan. 6 attack an "intelligence operation" and said the defendants are being held as "political prisoners."

Abortion was another flashpoint in the race, with Gluesenkamp Pérez arguing that Kent's anti-abortion stancewould endanger women.

• The candidates also clashed over immigration, with Kent wanting to end the issuance of work visas to immigrants and Gluesenkamp Pérez calling the idea "economic sabotage."

Flashback: After the 2020 election, Kent was a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the results in Washington state, alleging without evidence that votes were flipped, removed or added. A federal judge dismissed that claim last year.

What they're saying: In a statement Saturday, Gluesenkamp Pérez said that "Joe Kent's candidacy gave voice to some of the darkest impulses in our politics," including "xenophobia and authoritarianism."

• "Southwest Washington looked them straight in the eye and said no — not here, not now, not ever," she said.
• Kent, meanwhile, proclaimed on Twitter that "this is not over." He said his team is continuing to work to "cure" ballots that were rejected because of a signature mismatch or other issue.
• "What the media says is irrelevant ... The fight goes on while the talking heads talk," he tweeted.
• Kent has previously said he will accept the results of the Nov. 8 election.

Originally Posted by S Landreth

You just posting nonsense? Or do you actually believe it? Because it’s not true. I would think most everyone in his cabinet believes. And new nominees will be approved, who also believe.

Do I think the coal baron senator will block any nominee who is against fossil fuels?

Of course I fucking do.

He's a republican with a Democrat T-shirt.

wrong again

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• Colorado elects its first Latina member of Congress, Yadira Caraveo

Democratic state Rep. Yadira Caraveo made history as Colorado’s first Latina elected to Congress, according to NBC News projections.

With 97% of the votes counted, Caraveo won 48.4% of the votes and Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer won 47.7%, according to the NBC News Decision Desk.

Caraveo will represent the newly drawn 8th Congressional District, north of Denver, which has the largest percentage of Hispanics in the state, at 39%.

Caraveo, a pediatrician and the daughter of Mexican immigrants, was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2018. During her time at the Statehouse, she has focused on health care policy, voting and reproductive rights, among other issues, according to her campaign website.

She also backed a Colorado bill codifying abortion access in the state earlier this year.

The first Hispanic member of Congress representing Colorado, John Salazar, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004 and served until 2011.

Catherine Cortez Masto delivers U.S. Senate victory speech

Originally Posted by S Landreth

wrong again

Yes, you are.

President Joe Biden planned to reshape the Federal Reserve through his nominations for the three vacant seats on the board of governors. But Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia threw a wrench into those plans Monday.
The crux of the matter is the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin, a former deputy Treasury secretary and a governor of the Federal Reserve Board during the Obama administration, who is facing opposition in a divided Senate.
Raskin’s stance on environmental issues, including her view on the transition away from fossil fuels, are colliding with soaring gas prices and a renewed debate about oil independence in the face of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
“Her previous public statements have failed to satisfactorily address my concerns about the critical importance of financing an all-of-the-above energy policy to meet our nation’s critical energy needs,” Manchin said in a statement on Monday announcing his opposition to Raskin’s nomination.

^you wrote

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

any nominee

so you're wrong

Trouble – 93% reporting

Yesterday

Ariz. governor race: Hobbs' lead over Lake grows in latest returns

Hobbs, Arizona's secretary of state and a former lawmaker, now leads Kari Lake, the Republican nominee and former television news anchor, by more than 34,000 votes

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Today

Katie Hobbs lead over Kari Lake is 26,011 votes

if this trend continues (Hobbs losing 8,000 votes to every 5% reporting), Hobbs could still pull off a win.

Originally Posted by S Landreth

^you wrote

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda (2022 US Mid-term elections)
any nominee

so you're wrong

I wrote:

any nominee who is against fossil fuels

I expect that sort of shit from the bonehead sabang, not you.

You’re wrong

EPA Administrator Michael Regan would not promote fossil fuels over clean energy.

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From the Fox news website

• Republican Party 'is dead' after major midterm election losses in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada: Hawley

Republicans need to rebrand and "build something new" after they failed to retake a majority in the U.S. Senate or meet general expectations for the 2022 midterm elections, one of the party’s younger members said.

On Saturday, shortly after Democrats picked up a key victory in Nevada, where incumbent Democrat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley took to Twitter to say the Republican Party "is dead."

"The old party is dead. Time to bury it. Build something new," Hawley wrote.

The 42-year-old Missouri Republican is among a younger group of Senate Republicans, who have expressed reservations for or straight opposition to current Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, 82.

Hawley has been vocally critical of the Republican Party after they failed to win in Pennsylvania, where Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz fell short of defeating Senator-elect John Fetterman, and in Arizona, where Sen. Mark Kelly fended off Republican hopeful Blake Masters.

"You can’t expect independent voters to vote Republican unless you give them an agenda they care about," Hawley added in a tweet on Friday.

The day before, Hawley said the Republican machine "lost big" in the midterms and said their legislative priorities were not being supported by the American people.

"Washington Republicanism lost big Tuesday night. When your ‘agenda’ is cave to Big Pharma on insulin, cave to Schumer on gun control & Green New Deal (‘infrastructure’), and tease changes to Social Security and Medicare, you lose," he wrote.

He also suggested Republicans failed to present their own ideas and initiatives to voters and only pointed to failures of the Democratic Party.

"Not enough to say the other side is no good. Have to offer an actual agenda," he wrote.

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• Young women broke hard for Democrats in the midterms

Exit polls show 72 percent of women ages 18-29 voted for Democrats in House races nationwide. In a pivotal Pennsylvania Senate race, 77 percent of young women voted for embattled Democrat John Fetterman, helping to secure his victory.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

WTF are you droning on about now? Who mentioned him?

I did, in the links below.

Originally Posted by S Landreth

wrong again

when replying to your post....

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

the coal baron senator will block any nominee who is against fossil fuels?

You’re wrong now you’re just digging a hole. Everyone understands Manchin doesn’t side with cutting coal in his state, but that doesn’t mean he’ll “block any nominee who is against fossil fuels” as provided in my link/s.

Originally Posted by S Landreth

You’re wrong now you’re just digging a hole. Everyone understands Manchin doesn’t side with cutting coal in his state, but that doesn’t mean he’ll “block any nominee who is against fossil fuels” as provided in my link/s.

I think you're bit naive.

Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrew her name from consideration for the seven-member Federal Reserve board on Tuesday, citing “relentless attacks by special interests.”
Raskin’s decision to withdraw her candidacy comes one day after moderate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he opposed the nomination, effectively killing Raskin’s chances at confirmation.

Precedent.

Originally Posted by Norton

No surprise Harry.

Not to me, no. Maybe to SL.

again, you are wrong

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Do I think the coal baron senator will block any nominee who is against fossil fuels?

Of course I fucking do.

Originally Posted by S Landreth

again, you are wrong

Unfortunately I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.

^You’re still, so wrong

Originally Posted by S Landreth

yesterday

Katie Hobbs lead over Kari Lake is 26,011 votes

if this trend continues (Hobbs losing 8,000 votes to every 5% reporting), Hobbs could still pull off a win.

Today the lead is 30,321 votes. But it’s not over this evening. There should be more votes added.

I'm surprised we're not seeing more whining from the nutter in yellow.

However, she did tweet:




And this does sort of illustrate the mental defectives that would vote for her:

The final nail in the Trumpet election denying fukwits.
Bye, bye Frump.