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In the race the Democrat was leading, the Republican candidate had a history of minor (local) scandals, and only held the seat because she was appointed to it.
Specifically what are you afraid of?
>In my option the dismal showing for dems in the congress and many state legislatures and governors and trumps loss is a repudiation for the toxic rhetoric from both groups.
Can you give me some examples of the toxic rhetoric you see from congressional democrats?
The only thing we have now is the bungling twat and the gremlin pulling the strings that are running this shit show are getting their options radically limited. Hopefully there will be an internal revolt against them.
The lawsuits and potential recounts are a separate process which are unaffected by the projections made by media outlets.
That said, it looks like the Trump campaign would have to flip three states to win, which seems unlikely.
edit: I was wrong. Headline is accurate.
This belongs here. Trump's win was discussed here. This should be too.
A Biden Harris presidency has major ramifications for basically every industry and company discussed here.
Dang Will likely merge the various posts about this.
Edit: Looks like even a simple statement of fact on this topic gets downvoters. Anyone care to state their reasons?
Madame President
America has many systematic and cultural problems, and a deep divide about how it ought to be governed, and by who. Ultimately, though, a slim majority of voting Americans were not willing to tolerate the level of severe mismanagement of government that Donald Trump delivered, particularly over the last year with regards to coronavirus.
I think this says much less about us - good or bad - than we'd like it to. Personally, I am relieved, but I know the societal problems in this country will continue. I wish Joe Biden and Kamala Harris good luck, but I am not going to be cutting them a break, either.
We still have to decide what sort of country we want to be.
This is not a solid or mandate win by any means I do not believe. Not gaining the senate, not getting a supermajority in house, these were things that would've said the American people outright rejected trump. While we have a new president in the Whitehouse the country could potential be deadlocked for the next 2-4 years.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/us/stacey-abrams-georgia-vote...
It sounds like what you're saying is that you'll vote for any Republican that leans Democrat.
> I have yet to see any good faith efforts to govern on the part of Republicans
That sounds super partisan.
> Republican's primary purpose in life is to grab more power
At this point, I've heard both parties say that about the other.
The one major piece of legislation passed and signed into law in the past 4 years by Republicans, who controlled all of the government for 2 of those years, was a giant, unfunded, tax break for the rich. That is it.
> That sounds super partisan.
Can you provide any evidence to the contrary? I'm willing to believe that my news are partial...
Is there any indication that the GOP is going to seek consensus with the next administration?
Frum basically says that after the Obama election, republican strategists sat down to decide on whether to shift the platform to changing demographics in America or to double down and declare all out war. They chose the latter.
[0]: https://www.ammoland.com/2020/11/twice-as-many-children-die-...
[1]: https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-americans-now-account-...
[2]: https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/civil-rights/347324-t...
Is it that I want affordable health, eye, and dental care?
Is it that I want poor and minority groups to be protected from exploitation?
Is it that I want religion to stay out of politics and wombs, and pay taxes?
Is it that I want white collar criminals to be prosecuted?
Is it that I want the failed war on drugs to end and get addicts actual rehabilitative care?
Is it that I want our decrepit infrastructure to get maintained?
Is it that I want people of color and women to be protected from hate?
Is it that I want poor and minority people to have the same opportunities as rich kids?
Is it that I want college to be affordable and lead to a better life instead of serfdom?
Is it that I want to get perverse incentives out of prisons?
I can go on. We can argue methods in other posts, but do these mere dreams scare Republicans? If so, why?
https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1324807776510595078
What do you think they intend to do with those lists?
But her statement was rather vague and didn't clearly state at all what the purpose of her list would be, so our own biases about her and what she represents would likely color our feelings about what she might do with such a list, no?
She is not making a list.
>Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future? I foresee decent probability of many deleted Tweets, writings, photos in the future
The concern is that these enablers will not have their credibility tarnished for their support of trump.
Are you okay with whitewashing?
She wants to prevent Trump's (former?) supporters from whitewashing their actions so that we, Royal we, can face the problems trump exposed.
What, exactly, is your fear here?
Do you think there's room for a middle ground on this issue? Can America handle a national discussion on gun rights, health care access, bullying, and mental health simultaneously? Gun laws cut through all of those issues deeply.
I think many of those who identify as "Republican" or "Democrat" don't examine most of those points in any detail at all and just simply vote down the ticket. Their opinions are probably not going to reveal any useful information.
For the rest, my guess is its probably a fundamental disagreement about what government should be responsible for. Voting for the government to further some cause is inhertanly voting for parts of it's implementation. I think my libertarian bias is leaking through.