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The Mid-Terms Results Thread [W:517]

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Juanita said:
Most of the planned parenthood clinics in Texas have been closed, as well as many in other states as well. This is illegal, but they are doing it anyway.
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Has a court held it illegal, or is that just your opinion?
 
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Grant said:
In 2008 Obama had 79% approval ratingsfor his presidency and gained control of the House and Senate for two years. Then he lost the House, now he lost the Senate, and his approval ratings are in the dumpster.

Incompetence has consequences as well.
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That explains why Reagan's last two years the Dems took over both houses too.

Maybe it isn't the president but rather how spoiled we have become as people. Life is pretty darn good here in the USA. Most people live damn pretty comfortable. But like spoiled children we think we should have more and after a man has been president has been in office we think it must be him and his parties causing our shortcomings.
 
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Conservative said:
Yep, still arrogant too but let's see what he says today. The Obama agenda was soundly defeated last night, wonder if his arrqogance will give way to common sense and reality
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I actually disagree with you. The President's agenda was not defeated as most of the Democratic candidates did not run on the President's agenda, which is why they lost. Distancing themselves from the President hurt them instead of helping them.
 
KevinKohler said:
As opposed to the OTHER lying, un-American SOB, lol.
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I thought you all hated Romney for telling the truth about that 47% even though he was a bit over inclusive in his numbers
 
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Juanita said:
I actually disagree with you. The President's agenda was not defeated as most of the Democratic candidates did not run on the President's agenda, which is why they lost. Distancing themselves from the President hurt them instead of helping them.
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LOL so if Alison Lightweight Grimes had admitted she voted for Obama and supported his programs (like gun bans, crushing the coal industry etc) she wouldn't have had her lying ass kicked as badly as it was?
 
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Juanita said:
I actually disagree with you. The President's agenda was not defeated as most of the Democratic candidates did not run on the President's agenda, which is why they lost. Distancing themselves from the President hurt them instead of helping them.
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Dems tried desperately to run away from BHO but Repubs were successful in tying them to him. BHO was the anchor who dragged them all down.
 
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Juanita said:
I actually disagree with you. The President's agenda was not defeated as most of the Democratic candidates did not run on the President's agenda, which is why they lost. Distancing themselves from the President hurt them instead of helping them.
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Tell that to Brown over here on Maryland, who was at double digit leads in the polls just before having obama come stump for him and aligning himself with Obama, and just got whopped by a Republcian in a state with 2:1 democrats to republicans
 
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Juanita said:
I disagree-- just the opposite is true.
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During the midterms, Obama is toxic. During Presidential campaigns, not so much. It depends on how a Hillary Clinton or Warren decide to deal with Obama and furthermore, whether or not they get elected. It won't tell you the full story about Obama's toxicity, but it will give you a decent clue.

That being said, I'm going to say what I said in regard to President Bush: wait a while. Obama's reputation will probably rebound somewhat in the next decade. People are always more disgusted or thrilled with the present candidates, and usually are much more respectful (if not romantic) toward the previous Presidents.
 
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Jack Hays said:
Dems tried desperately to run away from BHO but Repubs were successful in tying them to him. BHO was the anchor who dragged them all down.
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Was that any different than with Bush's ending of two terms? Bush didn't even get invited to the Republican convention at the end of his two terms.

You people act as this is something new but it happens almost every time.

Mark Twain said it best
“Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.”
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In due time we will all be sick of seeing McConnell's face.
 
matchlight said:
It seems that 52 seats may grow by one or two, after the final results from Alaska are in and the next phase of the election completed in Louisiana. That would be getting close to the kind of majority that might start talk about impeaching this disgrace to the presidency. No President of the U.S. has ever deserved it more.





Your hatred and disrespect for the highest office in the land is shining brightly! I would take that impeachment crap and throw it in with your popcorn and eat it "or" stuff it up your ass, whichever works best for you!
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Juanita said:
Your hatred and disrespect for the highest office in the land is shining brightly! I would take that impeachment crap and throw it in with your popcorn and eat it "or" stuff it up your ass, whichever works best for you!
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a bit angry are you? if one respects the office, one cannot help but being upset with the clown currently holding it
 
Juanita said:
How are they going to do that with some of the Northern States dead set against it?
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Nebraska, perhaps? There's some signs that it's turning in favor of the pipeline, once they determine a slightly alternative path. In my state it's all speed ahead.
 
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CanadaJohn said:
Clearly, as a Canadian, I don't have any say in the matter, but personally I think McConnell will be a fine Majority Leader. Unlike Harry Reid, McConnell does actually attempt to get agreement on matters and get things done and he is far more likely to pick off some Democrat support, particularly after what happened yesterday, and he's likely to get some forward movement on policy that the country sorely needs.

Making someone like Cruz Majority Leader would be like winning the Powerball lottery and flushing your ticket down the toilet. Cruz needs to be marginalized and made even more irrelevant than he already is. He's only "known" because the MSM likes to parade Republican imbeciles before the cameras to push their liberal agenda.
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While I'd agree that Cruz wouldn't be a good choice for majority leader, I can't agree that he should be marginalized. What really needs to be done is that his voice be added to the chorus, but moderated to some extent, as he does speak for some of the electorate. Marginalizing him is only going to make him speak louder and in more extreme terms. incorporating that strong voice, and moderating the message a bit, if possible, would be a better outcome, IMHO. After all, the Republican party is a big tent of many voices.
MMC said:
Mornin Grim. :2wave: Well Debbie Wassermann Schultz won her Seat......did anyone run against her? We should have had a woman Repub take her on.

Alan Grayson won his seat again too.
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Eeww. Can't stand Grayson. You think Crist is slimy? Grayson is just worse than that by 10 times.
 
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CanadaJohn said:
I just wanted to add that one of the very best results last evening was watching Charlie Crist go down in flames. There is no greater example of a slime-bucket POS worm of a politician than Charlie Crist and although it may seem hateful, I hope the slug slithers under a rock and disappears for good.
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Agreed, but that slime bucket, Grayson won too. Well, Waters keep winning her seat. I guess there are some parts of the electoral map that'll vote for just about anyone. Must be that they fail to apply critical thinking.
 
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Until you see the McConnell press conference in full, you haven't got a clue as to how good he can be.
He will squash any of the little GOP bugs like Paul, Cruz or Rubio.

McConnell will work out deals within his own caucus with normals like Cornyn, Thune, Alexander, Collins, Portman and the rest of the GOOD Republicans.
They will then simply hand the deal to Boehner and tell him to sign off.
Too bad you're stuck in this ridiculous mindset that the two parties won't work together.

As a newly ordained Son of the American Legion,
my now dead Father would expect no less of me than to support Majority Leader McConnell at this very important time in our Nation's history .

Perotista said:
About the only politician in Washington I trusted less than Reid was McConnell. I heard some of his press conference picking up the grandkids from school. I told you a long time ago that I hope the first thing he does is to revoke the Nuclear Option Reid put in place and return 200 years or there about the tradition of the senate.

If both parties are willing to work together filibusters can be eliminated for the most part. The filibuster use to be a tool to stop the majority party from going too far in one direction or the other. To prevent wild swings. Dole and Mitchell knew this, Lott and Daschle too. You could go back further if you like.
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Grant said:
You're right. Democrats running for the Senate or for Governor were scrambling with each other trying to get Obama to visit their State and get his endorsement. Again, the despicable right wing media failed to mention this.
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You completely missed my point, which I mentioned elsewhere. The Dems hurt themselves by distancing themselves from President Obama.. Had they embraced the policies that they voted for and remained true to their liberal beliefs, they might not have been as rejected as they were.
 
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