Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

[Phigure]

americans voting against their own self interest... classic lol

[DrGatineau]

Also a fucking republican governor in Maryland fuck this.

[DrGatineau]

what state do you vote in?

i don't vote but i could vote in Maryland or New Jersey

[ehbes]

gotcha

[ehbes]

ffs confirmed

GOP hold senate and house

[Phigure]

as if it wasnt already obvious months ago

[OGLemon]

The only political parties I would ever consider voting are Die Linke and SYRIZA. If I lived in those countries of course.

[Shum]

you yanks sure love shooting yourselves in the foot lol

[ehbes]

you yanks sure love shooting yourselves in the foot lol

literally

[DrGatineau]

I'm honestly not that bothered by them taking the senate cause i think this will set them up to look awful in 2016 - and no legislation was going to come out of congress even if the democrats kept the senate. so maybe we'll see some kind of bipartisan bill even if it's a bit on the conservative side, which i would be happy with actually. i doubt obama would sign anything harmful to the country, and i think the republicans could get behind something marginally progressive which would at least be good.

i'm more bothered by all the republican governors. they're the ones that make an actual difference to peoples' lives. plus voter suppression is only possible with republican governors which is the most important issue to america at the moment aside from money in politics.

very disappointed by maryland. even baltimore county went red what the fuck.

[DrGatineau]

illinois too has a republican governor. florida still has that moron rick scott

happy pennsylvania gain a democratic governor though, and i'm happy oregon held onto theirs.

[ehbes]

see i dont even think many bipartisan bills will pass. for the past 30 odd years the GOP has been the party of "I don't want that" they dont really stand for anything, just the opposite of anything the Dems try.

but yeah GOP governors is pretty scary. if Charlie Baker wins here you can kiss any marijuana and buffer zone legislation goodbye. Im interested to see what happens in colorado if the GOP candidate wins

[OGLemon]

not much will change

[ehbes]

probably not, but it is still something to look at

[OGLemon]

I'm most interested in turnout numbers tbh

[Phigure]

see i dont even think many bipartisan bills will pass. for the past 30 odd years the GOP has been the party of "I don't want that" they dont really stand for anything, just the opposite of anything the Dems try.

"i dont want that" is exactly why theyre even successful at all. its a lot easier to get their base excited by just screaming "watch out _________ is going to destroy america" on fox news and talk radio and watch them foam at the mouth

the senate is actually going to operate in basically the same way it's been going the last 4 years, except this time it'll be the dems filibustering everything and anything that the republicans want to do. that's why they never got rid of the filibuster when they could - they knew a few years down the line, they'll need it too. plus obama will always have the veto

[ehbes]

I'm most interested in turnout numbers tbh

13% for people under 20.. embarrassing

[ehbes]

see i dont even think many bipartisan bills will pass. for the past 30 odd years the GOP has been the party of "I don't want that" they dont really stand for anything, just the opposite of anything the Dems try.

"i dont want that" is exactly why theyre even successful at all. its a lot easier to get their base excited by just screaming "watch out _________ is going to destroy america" on fox news and talk radio and watch them foam at the mouth

the senate is actually going to operate in basically the same way it's been going the last 4 years, except this time it'll be the dems filibustering everything and anything that the republicans want to do. that's why they never got rid of the filibuster when they could - they knew a few years down the line, they'll need it too. plus obama will always have the veto

how many seats do they need for a 2/3 majority again?

[DrGatineau]

that would be sad if massachusetts elects a republican governor ehbs.

and colorado too, that's gonna be scary. if they re-illegalize marijuana that's gonna be really shitty.

[ehbes]

Massachusetts actually has a strong tradition of having Republican (altho fairly liberal) Governors and voting democrats for literally everything else