The Midterms
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I don't think that they can make this stand legally. What is the solution? Keep the incumbent? Hold a run-off election?
Make no mistake, this is definitely an excuse to test the waters and see if they can just invalidate an entire election and choose the winner for themselves. Which, if it works, they will proceed to do with every election in the entire country to force a Republic victory in every state, district and municipality and create the permanent single-party system they've always dreamed of.
But also, yes, this is a hella annoying situation for a state to find itself in and it's fortunate it happens so rarely. I'm honestly wondering if was planned all along as part of a ploy to convince Alaska to get rid of the instant runoff system (since if they were from opposite parties, it would at least say so on the ballot and people would know which is which). I do admit they've been going about it the wrong way anyway. The point of an instant runoff system is to give more parties a chance; having the existing ones just run more candidates defeats the whole purpose.
But also, yes, this is a hella annoying situation for a state to find itself in and it's fortunate it happens so rarely. I'm honestly wondering if was planned all along as part of a ploy to convince Alaska to get rid of the instant runoff system (since if they were from opposite parties, it would at least say so on the ballot and people would know which is which). I do admit they've been going about it the wrong way anyway. The point of an instant runoff system is to give more parties a chance; having the existing ones just run more candidates defeats the whole purpose.
I doubt these election lawsuits get met with anything but laughter by whatever judge they end up in front of. But that's okay, because that's not what really matters to this administration. It's about casting doubt and damaging confidence in the elections. We've already got voting machines repeatedly changing peoples votes to Republican candidates - this is just the next step. The entire point is to enmesh the election in a never-ending legal quagmire that they hope will make it impossible to seat the new Congress at the end of this term.
And it won't work.
To make matters worse, someone crashed into her car this weekend.
www.yahoo.com
Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash
Alaska's Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffered minor injuries Saturday in a car crash while driving to a campaign stop, her campaign said. Peltola required medical attention...
Are you sure? I have concerns.
Trump will do stupid jive, it will cause problems. Problems won't do what trumps want them to do: he will still fail to capture the midterms. It won't work.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski Endorses Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins For Alaska Governor
“Our future is too important to be hamstrung by partisan divisions,” Murkowski said.
Unfortunately, she endorsed the Republican candidate for Senate. So she remains a mixed bag.
I am starting to get some hope here in AL. They tried to draw Figures out of office with their special session redistricting map.
But at this point, it has rallied his supporters and it looks like he is going to win. I even have some hope for Doug Jones. JOnes hit him hard with the debate that tubby refused to do.
But at this point, it has rallied his supporters and it looks like he is going to win. I even have some hope for Doug Jones. JOnes hit him hard with the debate that tubby refused to do.
So he's not eligible to run, but then he refuses to debate his opponent as if it was the opponent whose legitimacy is in question? Even Trump doesn't refuse to debate people, even though for his own good he probably should.
Heh, I just had a funny thought. Imagine if some candidate pulls that, and so his opponent debates an AI doppelganger instead. At the very least it forces the candidate to choose between discrediting himself or discrediting AI.
Heh, I just had a funny thought. Imagine if some candidate pulls that, and so his opponent debates an AI doppelganger instead. At the very least it forces the candidate to choose between discrediting himself or discrediting AI.
Well, there is actually a state law that say that you can't use generated content for political purposes. Not that it's stopping them from using it on Doug Jones. They are taking the most moderate democrat and making him into the most left wing socialist ever. Jones even called them out on it too.
Of course the law doesn't apply to the ruling party. Nor does libel law, although I guess that one rarely applies to politicians in general. There's a lot of straight-up libel going around here in Ohio too, with a recent ad even making the national news and prompting responses from Trump and Vance (in favor of the libel, obviously).
Of course, it was libel in their favour after all.
So there is a republican PAC that "Has ties to" tubervile that sent out a message to republican voters inviting them to an non-existent gay voter rally here in AL led by Doug Jones.
Let me say that again. The Republicans are sending people fake emails about the democrats to try to drum up votes.
www.lagniappemobile.com
Let me say that again. The Republicans are sending people fake emails about the democrats to try to drum up votes.
Tuberville-linked PAC behind ‘Pride’ texts
A political text campaign last night promoting a nonexistent Doug Jones Pride rally appears to have been commissioned by a PAC with ties to Tommy Tuberville.
This jack ass has a real shot at being the next governor. I really hope that the extreme turn out of people voting for Figures, along with disgust at the cost of living these days, gets Doug Jones over the line.
Whether you like him or not...
Gird your loins my friends... it's going to be a long couple of days.