American Politics from 2019 on

[Tero]

Our county goes through the signatures on envelopes before the election. Accepted ballots then get piled and ready but not counted. Rejected ballots: they actually contact the voter and you can show up to fix it, if it is a weekday before election. Not sure of election day.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ng-so-long

[Tero]

Secretary of state (AZ) in charge of election. But not of stealing elections.

Katie Hobbs' response was: "I don't actually count votes".

[Svartalf]

You call that art? beyond the art of being supremely vulgar, I don't follow you.

[Tero]

??

[Joe]

You call that art? beyond the art of being supremely vulgar, I don't follow you.

I was making a small joke at her expense Svarty.

[macdoc]

The Supreme Court lost Republicans the midterms
A leading Democratic data analyst explains what happened in 2022 — and why abortion proved to be the decisive issue.
By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com Nov 10, 2022, 12:40pm EST
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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics ... dobbs-shor

[Sean Hayden]

The Republicans did well and Democrats are exaggerating their success. They’re only looking at historical results to judge today’s performance. But maybe it’s best to look at their opponents too: they did this against today’s Republican Party, a group which may not share a single opinion with the majority of Americans; never mind what they did to the Supreme Court.

[pErvinalia]

Yeah it's a bit bizarre Democrats acting like they won. Yes they did better than expected, but they still lost (the House, at least).

[Tero]

But that is what happens every midterm. Clinton may have had less, but mostly presidents get 2 years to do stuff.
Bush 2nd term:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Unit ... sentatives
Democrats won control of Congress for the first time since the 1994 election, which is commonly known as the "Republican Revolution."

[pErvinalia]

That's nice. But they lost.

[JimC]

In practical terms, it means continual disruption of the remaining 2 years of the Biden administration, as well as continual turmoil in both parties as to the presidential candidates in '24...

[pErvinalia]

I can't believe Biden is considering running again. He looks (and sounds) like he belongs in a retirement home.

[JimC]

Ageist!

[Tero]

I can't believe Biden is considering running again. He looks (and sounds) like he belongs in a retirement home.

He has to say he is running. It gives him a more effective 2023. When he does not run in 2024 he can say "things have changed." Trump changes his mind on things every day, every week. Nobody blamed him.

[Scot Dutchy]

Who thinks Trump will run? I dont.