2020 Elections

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Trump voters are planning their tantrums early.

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Seen on the other board, worth sharing.

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It begins..

"GOP major donors are redirecting money to the Senate races," said Fred Zeidman, a Republican donor from Texas. "The Senate is the firewall. We have got to make sure that we hold the Senate no matter who is elected president."

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It begins..

Too late for many Repugs, IMO.

How Joe Arpaio's Fate in Arizona Could Be a Window Into Trump's

After 24 years of doling out his punitive brand of justice in Arizona’s most populous county, Joe Arpaio, who billed himself as “America’s toughest sheriff,” suffered a landslide defeat in 2016, largely because of his hard-line immigration stances and his own pugnacious defiance, which earned him a criminal conviction for contempt of court.

Now he’s trying to win back his old job.

Arpaio faces his first test in the Republican primary election Tuesday, when he must survive a three-way race that includes a challenge from his former chief deputy, Jerry Sheridan....

Idk about reading too much into it about PINO. The people of Maricopa County know Joe all too well on his own. He's 88, this is just pathetic.

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It begins..

Too late for many Repugs, IMO.

How Joe Arpaio's Fate in Arizona Could Be a Window Into Trump's

After 24 years of doling out his punitive brand of justice in Arizona’s most populous county, Joe Arpaio, who billed himself as “America’s toughest sheriff,” suffered a landslide defeat in 2016, largely because of his hard-line immigration stances and his own pugnacious defiance, which earned him a criminal conviction for contempt of court.

Now he’s trying to win back his old job.

Arpaio faces his first test in the Republican primary election Tuesday, when he must survive a three-way race that includes a challenge from his former chief deputy, Jerry Sheridan....

Idk about reading too much into it about PINO. The people of Maricopa County know Joe all too well on his own. He's 88, this is just pathetic.

This could be delicious irony.

There are signs that Arpaio, a former kingmaker in Republican circles, may not even survive the primary. Nearly 80% of Arizonans cast their ballots early by mail

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This could be delicious irony.

There are signs that Arpaio, a former kingmaker in Republican circles, may not even survive the primary. Nearly 80% of Arizonans cast their ballots early by mail

I hope he barely wins the primary. It would pretty much assure a Dem win in Nov.

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Speaking of loser Repugs and Dem wishes for them:

GOP dread over possible Kobach nomination in Kansas

On Thursday, the top operative for Senate Republicans' campaign arm appeared on a private Zoom call organized by GOP operatives to discuss the party's efforts to stave off a Democratic takeover.

During the presentation, National Republican Senatorial Committee executive director Kevin McLaughlin warned that if hardline conservative Kris Kobach wins next Tuesday's Kansas Senate primary, it could doom the GOP Senate majority — and perhaps even hurt President Donald Trump in a state that hasn't voted Democratic since 1964.

“The Senate majority runs through Kansas,” McLaughlin warned, according to people familiar with the call.

The new warning came after a flurry of Democratic meddling has scrambled the closing weeks of a primary race that had otherwise gotten back on track. Senate Republicans have opposed Kobach for a year, fretting that he can’t win a Senate contest after losing the 2018 gubernatorial race, and have warned about him consistently in public and in private.

After failing to woo Secretary of State Mike Pompeo into the race, Republicans had mostly rallied behind Rep. Roger Marshall, who was leading Kobach comfortably in internal polling earlier in the summer. But after nearly $5 million was dumped in by a super PAC with ties to Democrats to elevate Kobach and bash Marshall’s image, Republicans acknowledge that the primary is a dead heat.

A Kobach victory would upend the battle for control of the Senate. Democrats haven't won a Senate race in Kansas since the 1930s, but with Kobach on the ballot, Republicans would be forced to sink millions into trying to defend a seat party officials believe should have stayed safely in their column.

Republicans are already stretched thin on a Senate map that features more than a half-dozen GOP incumbents in competitive races. GOP leaders concede the fight to keep the Senate has gotten harder in recent months but believe the party still can maintain control if it isn't dumping money into places like Kansas.

Democrat Barbara Bollier, a state senator and former Republican, faces only nominal opposition in her primary and has outraised all of her potential GOP foes....

It's sleazy and could backfire, but I won't cry if it leads to a Bollier win.

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Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy, boy, Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy..


Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please....

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Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy, boy, Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy..

Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please....

RCP isn't showing these hopeful polls yet. It does have:
Gravis 7/17, 604 Likely Voters, Graham +7

Get on it, Whack9, we're counting on you.

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trump saying vote by mail in Florida is all fine and dandy has to be here, but I can't find it

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trump saying vote by mail in Florida is all fine and dandy has to be here, but I can't find it

Trump backtracks on his condemnation of mail-in voting, says Florida is an exception

Donald Trump threatens to sue Nevada to stop mail-in ballots

:confusion-scratchheadblue:

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trump saying vote by mail in Florida is all fine and dandy has to be here, but I can't find it

Trump backtracks on his condemnation of mail-in voting, says Florida is an exception

Donald Trump threatens to sue Nevada to stop mail-in ballots

:confusion-scratchheadblue:

Damn, I thought you would have posted it long ago

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Damn, I thought you would have posted it long ago

I ration my stupid PINO posts.

Trump sounds like an idiot ...

Works for all occasions.

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Speaking of loser Repugs and Dem wishes for them:

GOP dread over possible Kobach nomination in Kansas

It's sleazy and could backfire, but I won't cry if it leads to a Bollier win.

Kansas GOP picks Rep. Marshall for Senate seat over Kobach

Oh well, no one was counting on KS, and Bollier (D) still has an outside chance to win.

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BLM organizer knocks off veteran Democrat in House primary

"The district is considered safely Democratic, meaning Bush will almost certainly become the first Black woman to represent Missouri in Congress."


"The Squad":

Rep. Rashida Tlaib Wins Democratic Primary Challenge In Michigan

She will return to DC.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her primary. She will return to DC.
Ayanna Pressley has no primary opposition. She will return to DC.


Ilhan Omar faces four opponents in the August 11 Democratic primary. I would bet on her returning to DC.

4 of a kind is a good hand, right?

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CNN Anchor Drags Trump Campaign Adviser: ‘You’re Just Saying a Bunch of Crap!’

CNN anchor Brianna Keilar on Tuesday got fed up with Trump campaign senior advisor Mercedes Schlapp during a heated exchange on mail-in voting, eventually telling the longtime lobbyist that their conversation was “pointless” because she was “just saying a bunch of crap.” ...

The entire article is a hoot.

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Centrist Dem Amy McGrath beats Charles Booker in Kentucky primary to face McConnell

Darn. Since I have no idea whether the winning formula for beating Moscow Mitch is moderate and women's appeal or progressive and Black enthusiasm, I was hoping for Charles "from the hood to the holler" Booker. Oh well, good luck, Amy, and keep fighting, Charles.

No telling how Booker would have done, but McGrath doesn't seem to be the Rx.

Poll shows Mitch McConnell with large lead (53%-36%) over Democratic Senate rival Amy McGrath

Worst Senator ever?

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They eat their own:

Tennessee Republicans, Once Moderate and Genteel, Turn Toxic in the Trump Era

Having fun, neoplacebo?

Desperation:

Trump Campaign Busted For Deceptively Manipulating Biden Photos In New Ad

... The image of Biden sitting on the floor “alone” and “hiding” was actually from a football-watching party in Iowa. The background was manipulated to make it look as if Biden were sitting on the floor of an empty room:

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The new Trump ad accidentally shows just how few photos/how little b-roll Biden has produced since March. An image meant to make him look defeated/old is of him praying in church!

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They eat their own:

Tennessee Republicans, Once Moderate and Genteel, Turn Toxic in the Trump Era

Having fun, neoplacebo?

Yeah, Hagerty is one of the more rabid trump Nazis in this race to the bottom. I've been bombarded with ads from all manner and magnitude of wingnuts on a pretty continuous basis the past six weeks or so. Virtually all of them tout their fealty to trump, their "pro life" stance (sometimes emphasized by knocking a Planned Parenthood sign off an easel), their "defense" of Christianity that they assert is under attack, and their "defense" of the 2nd Amendment, also under attack. All of this delusional nonsense is presented within a narrative of video clips of rioting that is supposedly engaged exclusively by Democrats. It's all combined to result in me starting drinking by 9am at the latest.

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Yeah, Hagerty is one of the more rabid trump Nazis in this race to the bottom. I've been bombarded with ads from all manner and magnitude of wingnuts on a pretty continuous basis the past six weeks or so. Virtually all of them tout their fealty to trump, their "pro life" stance (sometimes emphasized by knocking a Planned Parenthood sign off an easel), their "defense" of Christianity that they assert is under attack, and their "defense" of the 2nd Amendment, also under attack. All of this delusional nonsense is presented within a narrative of video clips of rioting that is supposedly engaged exclusively by Democrats. It's all combined to result in me starting drinking by 9am at the latest.

I'm getting both the NC and SC Senate ads, plus a heavy dose of Biden and 45SHOLE ads. According to the Repugs both Hillary and Pelosi are running here as well, though I'm not sure for what office. Maybe I'll start drinking, too. It's always 9am somewhere.

California Rep. Katie Porter Schools Congress With a White Board

She's a rock star. I really hope she survives in her historically Repug district.