I do. There's a thread on it because klammy asked the same question. Feel free to read up on it.
2022 Elections Thread
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nice tap out.
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Not a tap out. Do you're own research on it. Kalm was buried when have came through with the same "question".
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cat got your tongue all of a sudden?
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Revolt Brews in Michigan GOP After Elevation of Trump Allies
This week, Tony Daunt, a powerful figure in Michigan politics with close ties to the influential donor network of the DeVos family, resigned from the GOP’s state committee in a blistering letter, calling Trump “a deranged narcissist.” Major donors to the state party indicated that they would direct their money elsewhere. And one of Trump’s most loyal defenders in the state Legislature was kicked out of the House Republican caucus.
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“Rather than distancing themselves from this undisciplined loser,” Daunt wrote in his resignation letter, “far too many Republican ‘leaders’ have decided that encouraging his delusional lies — and, even worse — cynically appeasing him despite knowing they are lies, is the easiest path to ensuring their continued hold on power, general election consequences be damned.
“Whether it’s misguided true belief, cynical cowardice, or just plain old grift and avarice,” Daunt continued in the letter, which was addressed to a Republican colleague, “it’s a losing strategy and I cannot serve on the governing board of a party that’s too stupid to see that.”
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Shunned by the Right, Murkowski Bets Big on the Center in Alaska
Sitting in a darkened exhibition room at the Anchorage Museum on a recent Tuesday morning, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska conceded that she might lose her campaign for a fourth full term in Congress, where she is one of a tiny and dwindling group of Republicans still willing to buck her party.
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“And if they say that that’s the way that Alaska has gone — kind of the same direction that so many other parts of the country have gone — I have to accept that,” Murkowski continued. “But I’m going to give them the option.”
In a year when control of Congress is at stake and the Republican Party is dominated by the reactionary right, Murkowski is attempting something almost unheard-of: running for reelection as a proud GOP moderate willing to defy party orthodoxy.
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Of the seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump last year, Murkowski is the only one facing voters this year. She has not shied away from that distinction; she speaks openly of her disdain for Trump and his influence on the party. She has also supported Deb Haaland, Biden’s interior secretary and the first Native American to serve in the post, and boasted of her lead role in negotiating the infrastructure law.
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If the right is indeed “reactionary”, it’s reacting to the absolute stupidity being displayed by the left. That’s it.UNI88 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:16 am Shunned by the Right, Murkowski Bets Big on the Center in Alaska
Sitting in a darkened exhibition room at the Anchorage Museum on a recent Tuesday morning, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska conceded that she might lose her campaign for a fourth full term in Congress, where she is one of a tiny and dwindling group of Republicans still willing to buck her party.
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“And if they say that that’s the way that Alaska has gone — kind of the same direction that so many other parts of the country have gone — I have to accept that,” Murkowski continued. “But I’m going to give them the option.”
In a year when control of Congress is at stake and the Republican Party is dominated by the reactionary right, Murkowski is attempting something almost unheard-of: running for reelection as a proud GOP moderate willing to defy party orthodoxy.
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Of the seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump last year, Murkowski is the only one facing voters this year. She has not shied away from that distinction; she speaks openly of her disdain for Trump and his influence on the party. She has also supported Deb Haaland, Biden’s interior secretary and the first Native American to serve in the post, and boasted of her lead role in negotiating the infrastructure law.
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That's a two-way street with absolute stupidity flowing in both directions.AZGrizFan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 11:08 amIf the right is indeed “reactionary”, it’s reacting to the absolute stupidity being displayed by the left. That’s it.UNI88 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:16 am Shunned by the Right, Murkowski Bets Big on the Center in Alaska
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Who has been a disaster for Alaska for energy development.UNI88 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:16 am Shunned by the Right, Murkowski Bets Big on the Center in Alaska
Sitting in a darkened exhibition room at the Anchorage Museum on a recent Tuesday morning, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska conceded that she might lose her campaign for a fourth full term in Congress, where she is one of a tiny and dwindling group of Republicans still willing to buck her party.
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“And if they say that that’s the way that Alaska has gone — kind of the same direction that so many other parts of the country have gone — I have to accept that,” Murkowski continued. “But I’m going to give them the option.”
In a year when control of Congress is at stake and the Republican Party is dominated by the reactionary right, Murkowski is attempting something almost unheard-of: running for reelection as a proud GOP moderate willing to defy party orthodoxy.
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Of the seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump last year, Murkowski is the only one facing voters this year. She has not shied away from that distinction; she speaks openly of her disdain for Trump and his influence on the party. She has also supported Deb Haaland, Biden’s interior secretary and the first Native American to serve in the post, and boasted of her lead role in negotiating the infrastructure law.
https://thefederalist.com/2022/04/29/wh ... or-alaska/
That vote right there should cost Murkowski her job.
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Yes, but I’m referring to decisions that seem to scream “vote me out!”
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Why do you hold your so-called RINOs to a high standard while your bar for MAGAts isn't even off the ground?BDKJMU wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:40 pmWho has been a disaster for Alaska for energy development.UNI88 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:16 am Shunned by the Right, Murkowski Bets Big on the Center in Alaska
https://thefederalist.com/2022/04/29/wh ... or-alaska/
That vote right there should cost Murkowski her job.
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MAGAts aren’t the ones casting votes for the likes of Haaland, Mayorkus, Jackson, etc..The RINOs are.UNI88 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:50 pmWhy do you hold your so-called RINOs to a high standard while your bar for MAGAts isn't even off the ground?BDKJMU wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:40 pm
Who has been a disaster for Alaska for energy development.
https://thefederalist.com/2022/04/29/wh ... or-alaska/
That vote right there should cost Murkowski her job.
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No, they're spreading lies about elections being stolen, calling for Marshall law and making other idiotic, inflammatory and seditious comments.
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BDMBFK is a natural Alaskan. Alaska is full of the type that rage against socialism and lefty politicians while standing in line for their oil money checkUNI88 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:50 pmWhy do you hold your so-called RINOs to a high standard while your bar for MAGAts isn't even off the ground?BDKJMU wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:40 pm
Who has been a disaster for Alaska for energy development.
https://thefederalist.com/2022/04/29/wh ... or-alaska/
That vote right there should cost Murkowski her job.
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No, they're casting multiple votes for Trump and trying to steal an election.
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Not good numbers from Independents for President Biden and Dems in the latest CNN Poll.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/politics ... index.htmlOnly 23% rate economic conditions as even somewhat good, down from 37% in December and 54% last April. The last time public perception of the economy was this poor in CNN's polling was November 2011, when 18% called economic conditions good.
Americans also say they are more likely to hear bad news than good news about the economy, by nearly a 4-to-1 margin: 89% say they've heard at least some bad news, compared with 23% who've heard at least some good news.
Americans remain generally dour about how things are going in the country overall, with just about one-third (32%) saying things in the country are going well, about the same as late last summer.
Although economic pessimism is most pronounced within the GOP, it spans party lines. A near universal 94% of Republicans rate current economic conditions in the US as poor, as do 81% of independents and 54% of Democrats. And across party lines, most Americans say they've heard little or no recent good news on the issue (88% among Republicans, 80% among independents, 61% among Democrats).
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The economy remains a notably weak spot for the President. Biden's overall approval rating holds steady: 41% of Americans approve and 59% disapprove, effectively unchanged from CNN's last poll, conducted in January and February. But his economic approval numbers continue to tick downward, with 34% now approving and 66% disapproving, compared with 37% approval and 62% disapproval earlier this year. Biden's ratings have also continued to sink on the issue of helping the middle class (36% approve, down from 41% in February) and on immigration (34% approve, down from 40% last December).
Even within the Democratic Party, just 7 in 10 approve of Biden on the economy (71%) and helping the middle class (71%), considerably lower than the 86% of Democrats who approve of his performance overall. Fewer than half of Democrats say Biden has improved the nation's economic standing (45%), down from 58% in December.
Overall, only 19% of Americans think Biden's policies have improved economic conditions in the US, with 26% saying they've had no effect and 55% saying they've made conditions worse -- a further devolution since December, when 45% said the President's policies had made things worse.
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MSNBC had different numbers (not surprising). Democrats participation down 27%, Republicans up 28%.
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That's a staggering turnout difference.
And people actually think "GOP hates women" is really going to work any better than it did in 2014 when Democrats (including Little Ms. Pink Shoes) got boat-raced?
And people actually think "GOP hates women" is really going to work any better than it did in 2014 when Democrats (including Little Ms. Pink Shoes) got boat-raced?
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The conks are way ahead of the game when it comes to ground up organizing. School boards, city councils, county commissioners…
It’s a continuation of strategies that saw the Dems lose a 1000 state seats throughout the Obama years.