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Quixote1818
Quixote1818's Journal
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November 3, 2022
12 GOP Election Deniers Are Running For Secretaries Of State
November 3, 2022
SHOCKER: Report Shows Just How Terrified DeSantis Is Of Donald Trump
November 3, 2022
It's pretty much unheard of for the Presidents party to do well during the Midterms. The way I see it, if it's close but we still lose congress, then it's kind of a win for us. If we pick up seats then that would be HUGE! These are not normal times so hopefully people get how important this election is.
By Geoffrey Skelley and Nathaniel Rakich
Filed under The Midterms
One of the most ironclad rules in American politics is that the president’s party loses ground in midterm elections. Almost no president is immune. President George W. Bush’s Republicans took a “thumping” in 2006. President Barack Obama’s Democrats received a “shellacking” in 2010. President Donald Trump’s Republicans were buried under a blue wave in 2018. And the results out of Virginia and New Jersey last November suggest that a red wave might hit President Biden’s Democrats in 2022.
It’s worth digging into the data behind this rule, though, and the reasons why it so often holds true. Are Republicans really a lock to sweep the 2022 midterms?
History certainly seems adamant that they will win the national popular vote for the U.S. House and gain seats there — although their prospects in the Senate are less certain. But as with any rule, there are exceptions. And some theories for why the “midterm curse” exists may contain some hints that Democrats may be able to hold their losses to a minimum. At this point, though, history isn’t on the Democrats’ side.
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More: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-the-presidents-party-almost-always-has-a-bad-midterm/
Why The President's Party Almost Always Has A Bad Midterm
It's pretty much unheard of for the Presidents party to do well during the Midterms. The way I see it, if it's close but we still lose congress, then it's kind of a win for us. If we pick up seats then that would be HUGE! These are not normal times so hopefully people get how important this election is.
By Geoffrey Skelley and Nathaniel Rakich
Filed under The Midterms
One of the most ironclad rules in American politics is that the president’s party loses ground in midterm elections. Almost no president is immune. President George W. Bush’s Republicans took a “thumping” in 2006. President Barack Obama’s Democrats received a “shellacking” in 2010. President Donald Trump’s Republicans were buried under a blue wave in 2018. And the results out of Virginia and New Jersey last November suggest that a red wave might hit President Biden’s Democrats in 2022.
It’s worth digging into the data behind this rule, though, and the reasons why it so often holds true. Are Republicans really a lock to sweep the 2022 midterms?
History certainly seems adamant that they will win the national popular vote for the U.S. House and gain seats there — although their prospects in the Senate are less certain. But as with any rule, there are exceptions. And some theories for why the “midterm curse” exists may contain some hints that Democrats may be able to hold their losses to a minimum. At this point, though, history isn’t on the Democrats’ side.
?w=712
More: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-the-presidents-party-almost-always-has-a-bad-midterm/
November 3, 2022
Who is Mark Finchem?
🚩Q-Anon Supporter
🚩January 6th Insurrectionist
🚩Election Denier
🚩Hate Group Member
🚩Liar, Antisemite, Hate-filled
He belongs in jail, not our government.
The Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy. Our fight against Trumpism is only beginning. We must combat these forces everywhere and at all times — our democracy depends on it.
Finchem
Who is Mark Finchem?
🚩Q-Anon Supporter
🚩January 6th Insurrectionist
🚩Election Denier
🚩Hate Group Member
🚩Liar, Antisemite, Hate-filled
He belongs in jail, not our government.
The Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy. Our fight against Trumpism is only beginning. We must combat these forces everywhere and at all times — our democracy depends on it.
November 3, 2022
Bill Maher joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber for a wide ranging interview on the midterm elections, the Democratic strategy, election deniers, and lessons learned in the Trump era. Maher, who predicted Trump would refuse to leave office, now telling Melber he thinks Trump will “show up at the inauguration, whether he’s on the list or not” adding a warning, “this time, he’s going to have this army of election deniers that he’s put into place.” Melber presses Maher on his assertion that “we’re in a cold civil war in this country.”
'Cold Civil War': Maher Warns MAGA Election Deniers Fueling Trump Coup 2.0
Bill Maher joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber for a wide ranging interview on the midterm elections, the Democratic strategy, election deniers, and lessons learned in the Trump era. Maher, who predicted Trump would refuse to leave office, now telling Melber he thinks Trump will “show up at the inauguration, whether he’s on the list or not” adding a warning, “this time, he’s going to have this army of election deniers that he’s put into place.” Melber presses Maher on his assertion that “we’re in a cold civil war in this country.”
November 3, 2022
Man Tries Throwing Hands At Woman And Almost Meets His Maker
November 3, 2022
In Arizona, all of the statewide Republican candidates for the midterm elections have falsely claimed the 2020 election result was not legitimate. As these conspiracy theories spread, Oliver Laughland travels to Phoenix to meet Adrian Fontes, the Democrat trying to defeat Trump loyalist and election denier Mark Finchem in the race for secretary of state
Watch more episodes from the series here
The Maga fanatic threatening to upend Arizona's fragile democracy Anywhere but Washington
At least it looks like Finchem is trailing: https://ktar.com/story/5318138/new-polling-in-2-down-ticket-races-shows-arizona-democrats-moving-into-lead/
In Arizona, all of the statewide Republican candidates for the midterm elections have falsely claimed the 2020 election result was not legitimate. As these conspiracy theories spread, Oliver Laughland travels to Phoenix to meet Adrian Fontes, the Democrat trying to defeat Trump loyalist and election denier Mark Finchem in the race for secretary of state
Watch more episodes from the series here
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