Election 2022

[Low Rider]

Obviously a lot can change between now and the Election Day but polling would indicate that it is not looking good for the MAGA republicans on the ballot in NH. Leavitt, Burns and Bolduc all down in the polls by somewhat significant margins, yet Sununu appears to be causing to an easy victory. Hopefully these numbers hold true and provide a lesson to the Republican Party about what kind of candidates they should put forward for the general elections.

[easyrider16]

Look at the 40 years of Republican presidents and presidential candidates before Trump. McCain, Romney, Bush W., Dole, Bush Sr., Reagan. These were all men of integrity, despite their flaws, who very much sought what they thought was best for the country. Contrast that to the candidates in today's Republican party. The difference is stark.

The current Republican party needs to go down in flames and completely clean house. I'm not optimistic this will happen, but until it does, I will have a hard time voting for them. Which sucks, because I really have to hold my nose to vote for many democrats based on their platform.

[throbster]

Nah, today's Republicans are finally playing by the same rules Democrats have been using.

[easyrider16]

Nah, today's Republicans are finally playing by the same rules Democrats have been using.

Does it not strike you as wrong for your party to adopt the bad practices of the other party? Or does the end justify the means for you?

[deadheadskier]

Obviously a lot can change between now and the Election Day but polling would indicate that it is not looking good for the MAGA republicans on the ballot in NH. Leavitt, Burns and Bolduc all down in the polls by somewhat significant margins, yet Sununu appears to be causing to an easy victory. Hopefully these numbers hold true and provide a lesson to the Republican Party about what kind of candidates they should put forward for the general elections.

Leavitt and Burns might have a shot, but I doubt it. Bolduc no chance. In 5 weeks he's gone from the election was stolen, to Biden fairly won, back to the election was stolen. His position on abortion is also unfavorable to the majority of voters in NH.

[Bubba]

Nah, today's Republicans are finally playing by the same rules Democrats have been using.

Does it not strike you as wrong for your party to adopt the bad practices of the other party? Or does the end justify the means for you?

Party leaders are reportedly quoted as saying they support Herschel Walker despite all that's wrong with him because control of the Senate is more important than the idiot candidate(s) they have.

[asher2789]

Look at the 40 years of Republican presidents and presidential candidates before Trump. McCain, Romney, Bush W., Dole, Bush Sr., Reagan. These were all men of integrity, despite their flaws, who very much sought what they thought was best for the country. Contrast that to the candidates in today's Republican party. The difference is stark.

The current Republican party needs to go down in flames and completely clean house. I'm not optimistic this will happen, but until it does, I will have a hard time voting for them. Which sucks, because I really have to hold my nose to vote for many democrats based on their platform.

out of your list of republicans with integrity... maybe mccain, maybe dole, but the rest? LOL. reagan started off the f*** economic mess we're in today. purposefully defunded education because he didnt like that leftists emerged from higher education ("communist" threat). then there's flooding minority neighborhoods with crack cocaine with oliver north and if im not mistaken bush 1 was part of that as well before becoming president...

with the bushes we have iraq war 1 and 2, deep ties to the oil industry and immense defense industry corruption (not to mention family history of doing business with the nazis)... besties with the saudis who attacked us on 9/11. iraq war 2 based on complete and utter lies... bush 2 couldnt of asked for a better gift to his reputation than trump becoming president and making him appear saint-like to dumb liberals. although i do take a guilty pleasure in his paintings... him and hitler should of just gone to art school and saved the world from their trouble.

romney's bain capital did leveraged buyouts of retail chains and destroyed them on purpose to make a profit. the most scumbag elements of capitalism...

[Fancypants]

Look at the 40 years of Republican presidents and presidential candidates before Trump. McCain, Romney, Bush W., Dole, Bush Sr., Reagan. These were all men of integrity, despite their flaws, who very much sought what they thought was best for the country. Contrast that to the candidates in today's Republican party. The difference is stark.

The current Republican party needs to go down in flames and completely clean house. I'm not optimistic this will happen, but until it does, I will have a hard time voting for them. Which sucks, because I really have to hold my nose to vote for many democrats based on their platform.

out of your list of republicans with integrity... maybe mccain, maybe dole, but the rest? LOL. reagan started off the f*** economic mess we're in today. purposefully defunded education because he didnt like that leftists emerged from higher education ("communist" threat). then there's flooding minority neighborhoods with crack cocaine with oliver north and if im not mistaken bush 1 was part of that as well before becoming president...

with the bushes we have iraq war 1 and 2, deep ties to the oil industry and immense defense industry corruption (not to mention family history of doing business with the nazis)... besties with the saudis who attacked us on 9/11. iraq war 2 based on complete and utter lies... bush 2 couldnt of asked for a better gift to his reputation than trump becoming president and making him appear saint-like to dumb liberals. although i do take a guilty pleasure in his paintings... him and hitler should of just gone to art school and saved the world from their trouble.

romney's bain capital did leveraged buyouts of retail chains and destroyed them on purpose to make a profit. the most scumbag elements of capitalism...

This is Bat sh*t Crazy and possibly a manifestation posted by Easyrider.

[deadheadskier]

Trigger warning

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[Low Rider]

Kind of surprised we do not already have this topic.

Not much to talk about in Massachusetts. I was hoping Doughty would beat out Deihl in the primary, but it was not to be. Even in Massachusetts, the GOP is now the party of Trump. I can't support someone who has been a purveyor of election lies and conspiracy theories - not to mention most of his social positions are way to the right of anything one would consider mainstream. I'll cast my vote for Healy (although I would have preferred Doughty to provide some balance).

I am not even sure if anyone is running against Seth Moulton (although I've been a supporter of his since he ran against Tierney and he has done nothing that would make me vote against him), and neither of our senators is up for election.

No idea what is happening on other state offices, so I'll have to read up on those before Election Day.

I have not followed any of the New Hampshire ads.

You are in my neighborhood as Moulton is my rep too. I'm next door to Salem.

So it turns out Moulton does have a republican challenger: Bob May - he is an election denier and clams that Moulton supports having Child Pornography in elementary school libraries.

I mean - WTF? You can’t make this stuff up.

[Low Rider]

Voted early tonight and for the first time in as long as I can remember I did not have a split ticket in some way. Diehl is not worthy of a vote and the republican challenging Moulton is a whack-a-doodle. Straight D across the board for me. I would have voted for Doughty had he been the republican nominee.

On the questions I went no, yes, yes, yes.

[boston_e]

And in PA we now have republican sheriffs out intimidating voters at drop boxes… lovely. Typical filthy tactics to try to sway the election in their favor.

[easyrider16]

Apparently in AZ a judge ordered a bunch of wannabe militia goons to knock off their voter intimidation efforts:

The judge blocked members of the group, Clean Elections USA, from openly carrying guns or wearing body armor within 250 feet of drop boxes. The judge also banned members from speaking to or yelling at voters who are dropping off their ballots. The group is additionally banned under the order from photographing or filming any voters at the drop boxes or from posting similar images online – which they’ve done in recent weeks.

Disgusting that this is happening in the U.S.A., and I hope these people who were doing this get arrested and charged. Voter intimidation is a federal crime under 18 U.S. Code § 594.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/politics ... index.html

[throbster]

Remember this (or did you even know about this)?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424 ... 1968458430

[boston_e]

Remember this (or did you even know about this)?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424 ... 1968458430

I have a memory of that, and it was wrong then too. Are you saying it is now ok since it is the republican supporters doing it? Or is it just a classic "whataboutism" you are throwing out there?