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    CALIFORNIA UPDATE:
    California update:
    CA-10: Denham (R) up by 0.8%
    CA-21: Valadao (R) up by 12.0%
    CA-25: Hill (D) up by 0.2%
    CA-39: Kim (R) up by 8.6%
    CA-45: Walters (R) up by 5.4%
    CA-48: Rouda (D) up by 0.4%
    CA-49: Levin (D) up by 4.8%
    3 very close races. Democrats spent big.#ElectionNight
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mach View Post
    All I can get from that is that a lot of people just seen "Tax" and voted no... was it in Spanish, too?
    All ballots in CA that I've seen are bilingual; English and Spanish.
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    Missouri is one of the Senate seats the Republicans got, McCaskill has been in the Senate for 12 years, and if you would of seen some of her commercials here you would of thought she was a conservative, but the people weren't fooled.

    Josh Hawley GOP 1,245,732 51.5%
    Claire McCaskill* Dem 1,101,377 45.5%


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    I watched over the air NBC because that is what I get here. It sure seemed that the news presented itself as democrats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    CALIFORNIA UPDATE:
    California update:
    CA-10: Denham (R) up by 0.8%
    CA-21: Valadao (R) up by 12.0%
    CA-25: Hill (D) up by 0.2%
    CA-39: Kim (R) up by 8.6%
    CA-45: Walters (R) up by 5.4%
    CA-48: Rouda (D) up by 0.4%
    CA-49: Levin (D) up by 4.8%
    3 very close races. Democrats spent big.#ElectionNight
    — Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) November 7, 2018


    More at: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...ction-results/
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    How bad is the state of the democratic party in Connecticut? Scumbag elite Dannel Malloy has left the state a cratering hole of graft and debt.

    https://www.courant.com/politics/cap...027-story.html

    Polls have shown that Malloy has ranked as the nation’s least popular governor after unpopular Republican governors in New Jersey and Kansas left office. Malloy is also among the least liked governors in modern Connecticut history — ranking lower than Gov. John G. Rowland’s approval rating of 24 percent in a Quinnipiac poll in 2004 after admitting that he lied about home improvements at his cottage in Litchfield County.




    Lamont barely prevails, but with a hopelessly broke state government, look for the pain and entertainment value to increase.
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    Quote Originally Posted by devil21 View Post
    Just to refresh my memory, can you post evidence of Ron Paul saying "you have to run in the GOP"? I don't recall that.
    I don't think that's as much a direct quote over hearing him say multiple times that the system is rigged in favor of the GOP and DNC and that's why he ran as a Republican.
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    They are coming home, all the naysayers said they would never leave Syria and then they said they were going to stay in Iraq forever.

    It won't take very long to get them home but it won't be overnight either but Iraq says they can't stay and they are coming home just like Trump said.

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    Trump had to donate the "right way" and hang out with the "right people" in order to do business in NYC and Hollyweird and in order to investigate and expose them.
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    Here in NY I was hoping it would be like when people got sick of Mario Cuomo and elected a Republican - Pataki for governor. This time kicking out his son Andrew for Marc Molinaro, but no luck, not even close. Cuomo gets a third term and the Dems even gained control of the state senate. Complete blue wave here and all the rural counties that went Red as usual, votes don't count. Mass immigration over the last 50 years has ended the Republican party for good here.

    If I did not live here I would say good, let these SOB's that vote for this suffer the punishment of their vote under the weight of higher taxes.

  11. #219
    Quote Originally Posted by Todd View Post
    I don't think that's as much a direct quote over hearing him say multiple times that the system is rigged in favor of the GOP and DNC and that's why he ran as a Republican.
    Almost. He often has quoted his friend Larry McDonald. He told him he was thinking of running for congress and asked him which party he should run under. Rep. McDonald told him to run under whichever party he thought he could win with. McDonald was a democrat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kahless View Post
    Here in NY I was hoping it would be like when people got sick of Mario Cuomo and elected a Republican - Pataki for governor. This time kicking out his son Andrew for Marc Molinaro, but no luck, not even close. Cuomo gets a third term and the Dems even gained control of the state senate. Complete blue wave here and all the rural counties that went Red as usual, votes don't count. Mass immigration over the last 50 years has ended the Republican party for good here.

    If I did not live here I would say good, let these SOB's that vote for this suffer the punishment of their vote under the weight of higher taxes.
    New York is where the higher wages and lucrative benefits are. That's why we are inundated with dependents. Not to mention the white citizens here are the definition of delusional.
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    Well, I was very wrong. I thought GOP would run the table. Not wishful thinking either.
    I am glad to see some anti-Israelis in the house, like Keith Ellison, Ocasio-Cortez, and the Somali from MN.

    However, the only thing that saddened me was to see Dana Rohrabacher lost his seat. With Trump's Israel first policies, I doubt Dana will find a position in the administration. Even if he did, I doubt it would be related to foreign policy.

    My big fear was GOP would sweep big, and then use it as a mandate to go to war with Iran.

    Today, politics feels normal again, since Trump started running.
    Which means boring.

    I was glad to see Florida overwhelmingly vote to give felons the right to vote, and Michigan legalize weed.
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    Seems the less politicians are able to do, the less damage they're likely to do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ender View Post
    I'm no Romney fan but I think he's a hell of a lot better than Hatch. Could be wrong- but time will tell- Hatch was 1000% neocon.
    Romney has been in bed with neocons for quite some time now. We’ll see how he votes in Senate.
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    It is too bad Trump didn't bring the troops home when he had the chance. This election could have gone differently.



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    'The Democrats have the majority, I'm going to blame them. It really makes it much easier for me.'--Donald Trump

    He just explained at length how happy he is the Democrats took the House.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Todd View Post
    I don't think that's as much a direct quote over hearing him say multiple times that the system is rigged in favor of the GOP and DNC and that's why he ran as a Republican.
    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood
    Almost. He often has quoted his friend Larry McDonald. He told him he was thinking of running for congress and asked him which party he should run under. Rep. McDonald told him to run under whichever party he thought he could win with. McDonald was a democrat.
    Thanks. Yeah that was more my recollection. Ron even said that he thought the most powerful political faction, if it could ever unite, would be the libertarian right and the civil liberties left, at least from a grassroots activism perspective. I know Ron never said that people have to run as GOP, though I'm sure there are some GOP types that would like people to think that.

    Quote Originally Posted by kahless View Post
    Here in NY I was hoping it would be like when people got sick of Mario Cuomo and elected a Republican - Pataki for governor. This time kicking out his son Andrew for Marc Molinaro, but no luck, not even close. Cuomo gets a third term and the Dems even gained control of the state senate. Complete blue wave here and all the rural counties that went Red as usual, votes don't count. Mass immigration over the last 50 years has ended the Republican party for good here.

    If I did not live here I would say good, let these SOB's that vote for this suffer the punishment of their vote under the weight of higher taxes.
    And the ones that are fleeing NY because of it are bringing that same high tax and spend mentality down here to the south and voting for all of the same policies! In the biggest city in NC, our entire county board is now D and city council is like 7D 2R. And the new residents can't vote fast enough for every damn bond referendum that gets stuck on the ballot. Another $200 million in debt approved yesterday that will be spent on Agenda 21 /2030 projects. Then they'll complain about taxes going up.
    Last edited by devil21; 11-07-2018 at 12:22 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by devil21 View Post
    Thanks. Yeah that was more my recollection. Ron even said that he thought the most powerful political faction, if it could ever unite, would be the libertarian right and the civil liberties left, at least from a grassroots activism perspective. I know Ron never said that people have to run as GOP, though I'm sure there are some GOP types that would like people to think that.
    You keep talking past each other..

    Ron Paul never told anybody to do anything in his life.

    He said if you want to win, then realistically you probably need to run as a Republican. That's pretty much what they said the first time.
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  21. #228
    Quote Originally Posted by acptulsa View Post
    'The Democrats have the majority, I'm going to blame them. It really makes it much easier for me.'--Donald Trump

    He just explained at length how happy he is the Democrats took the House.
    that's politics in a nutshell. The trick is convincing enough people to keep the left right tennis match in play
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    On bringing the troops home
    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    They are coming home, all the naysayers said they would never leave Syria and then they said they were going to stay in Iraq forever.

    It won't take very long to get them home but it won't be overnight either but Iraq says they can't stay and they are coming home just like Trump said.

    On fighting corruption:
    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    Trump had to donate the "right way" and hang out with the "right people" in order to do business in NYC and Hollyweird and in order to investigate and expose them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by devil21 View Post
    Thanks. Yeah that was more my recollection. Ron even said that he thought the most powerful political faction, if it could ever unite, would be the libertarian right and the civil liberties left, at least from a grassroots activism perspective. I know Ron never said that people have to run as GOP, though I'm sure there are some GOP types that would like people to think that.
    If only we could agree, and get the word out we agree, that the Tenth Amendment guarantees states and municipalities the right to all the socialism they can stomach, and if socialists could give up their desire to rob the rural poor and give to the urban rich, the two groups could work very closely to pack Washington with honest libertarians.

    And Washington knows this. It's no mystery why they're working so very hard at stirring up partisan hatred and silencing nonpartisan conversation.
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    How many billions did the DNC spend on their "blue wave" vs. the RNC for their "red wall?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by aGameOfThrones View Post
    How many billions did the DNC spend on their "blue wave" vs. the RNC for their "red wall?"
    I read that total official spend was $5 billion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by devil21 View Post
    I read that total official spend was $5 billion.
    But, of course, the cost to produce and broadcast all those paid commercial programs mainstream media newscasts is not included in that.
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    Commiefornia had quite a few Propositions this election. Most of them had to do with taxes and bonds (debt), a couple about more regulation.

    All of the bond issues (except a water bond, California don’t need no stinking water!) and the pro-tax side won on those propositions. Tax and redistribute from the rich! A gasoline tax will really hurt those billionaires!

    Interestingly, a couple of the regulatory props failed. There was a rent control prop that failed. And an attempt to regulate kidney dialysis failed. I would attribute that directly to heavy advertisement spending. More regulation on ambulance companies passed, because it gave drivers breaks that could not be interrupted by silly emergency calls.

    And lastly, an “animal rights” proposition about animals in cages passed. This was ironic, as it was opposed by PETA and other animal rights groups. It was a stealth crony farm prop that locked in rules that fit in with existing practices by the big corp farmers. It will just hurt small farmers, as usual. One person I know voted for it, and when told what it does, she was shocked and said “why didn’t anyone tell me!!!” Another voter who just reads the title and knows nothing. Typical. Ignorance of the common voter is the Achilles heal of any voting process.

    https://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/ballot-measures
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    Quote Originally Posted by devil21 View Post
    And the ones that are fleeing NY because of it are bringing that same high tax and spend mentality down here to the south and voting for all of the same policies! In the biggest city in NC, our entire county board is now D and city council is like 7D 2R. And the new residents can't vote fast enough for every damn bond referendum that gets stuck on the ballot. Another $200 million in debt approved yesterday that will be spent on Agenda 21 /2030 projects. Then they'll complain about taxes going up.
    Maybe it's best to just the let the rot accelerate and cleanse the land in the long run. These people will never listen to any of the dire warnings as long as their fantastical lifestyle is being subsidized. A part of me thinks we should be helping them to bring this entire charade to an inflection point of critical mass, since it's easier to destroy this unnatural monstrosity as opposed to rolling it back legislatively.

    Human beings, especially those living crammed together in concrete communes is a grotesque perversion of humanity. Jefferson was right about the nightmare of urban corruption spreading it's tentacles across the land.
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  30. #236
    Quote Originally Posted by devil21 View Post
    And the ones that are fleeing NY because of it are bringing that same high tax and spend mentality down here to the south and voting for all of the same policies! In the biggest city in NC, our entire county board is now D and city council is like 7D 2R. And the new residents can't vote fast enough for every damn bond referendum that gets stuck on the ballot. Another $200 million in debt approved yesterday that will be spent on Agenda 21 /2030 projects. Then they'll complain about taxes going up.
    LOL. RTP brought the leftist locusts to you from Commiefornia. Good luck with those imbeciles. Once they destroy your state, they will be the first to move on.
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  31. #237
    Trump calls Pelosi to congratulate her on House majority
    Washington Post-13 hours ago
    President Trump called House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) late Tuesday night to congratulate her on regaining a Democratic ...

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    White House press secretary Sarah Sanders sheds light on how President Donald Trump will work with Democrats if they retake the House.

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    Trump: "Nancy Pelosi loves this country"





    Rumors that Trump would ask GOP House members to vote to elect Pelosi as speaker remain unconfirmed.

  32. #238
    Quote Originally Posted by devil21 View Post
    Just to refresh my memory, can you post evidence of Ron Paul saying "you have to run in the GOP"? I don't recall that.
    Yeah I must admit I was doing a bit of bitter paraphrasing there. What he actually said was we should take over the GOP. It should be pretty obvious that the easiest way to win an election is to run as one of the 2 major parties.

  33. #239
    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    GOP establishment has their revenge. Two liberty House members (GOP) replaced by Democrats (and GOP establishment is celebrating).

    Gone: Dave Brat, Rod Blum.

    Reminder: Mark Sanford was eliminated this year in the Primary.
    In the Brat race, the results always list the Libertarian candidate. Was there a Green Party candidate? Any other Party?

    Did the left shut down all of their other Parties to consolidate votes behind the Democrat?
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  34. #240
    Did Trump change his position on Obamacare (again? He was for single payer before he ran, then was going to repeal Obamacare, then "repeal and replace" it ("who knew healthcare could be so complicated?" he once complained). During one of his final campaign stops, he warned that the Democrats, if elected, would "obliterate" Obamacare.

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