2022 Midterms thread

It will be 50-49 going into the run-off in GA. How is Walker going to do without any Kemp coattails? I think we get a 50-50 again.

If Rs take the senate and not just the House .. what would change?

I imagine Biden gets impeached on paper, House and Senate Rs pass a series of strategically timed symbolic bills that force Biden to veto things and make him look bad.

Imagine no budgets get passed and everything is sequestration like with Obama

Imagine there will be enough Rs to push Ukraine war funding to go through, allowing the Rand Paul and MJG of the Rs to vote no

Next 2 years are going to be a horse and pony shit show, political grand standing and running to the media to get out the next salacious headline ... with nothing actually being accomplished.

If Rs take the senate and not just the House .. what would change?

I imagine Biden gets impeached on paper, House and Senate Rs pass a series of strategically timed symbolic bills that force Biden to veto things and make him look bad.

Imagine no budgets get passed and everything is sequestration like with Obama

Imagine there will be enough Rs to push Ukraine war funding to go through, allowing the Rand Paul and MJG of the Rs to vote no

Next 2 years are going to be a horse and pony shit show, political grand standing and running to the media to get out the next salacious headline ... with nothing actually being accomplished.


They will not take the senate. However I do have some faith in the losses of a majority of the maga candidates that both sides will work together in some form or fashion regardless of who controls what.

Long term, it will probably be better for the republican party if they only win a small minority in the house (and either a split or slight minority in the senate).

Then republicans can hopefully use these mid-term elections to get more people to push past Trump. Time will tell I guess.


I agree totally. Just said basically the same thing.

You don’t think Beto has more blue votes in Texas than anyone ever before? I think the numbers would probably back that up. Lets face it there is no right dem to push in Texas.

You are probably right.

Boebert — a right-wing Republican firebrand who has stoked controversy by backing Capitol rioters and embracing QAnon conspiracy theories — is currently holding a slim lead in her bid for reelection in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.

According to Colorado's state election results as of 12:25 p.m. ET, Boebert was maintaining a 386-vote lead over Frisch, a businessman and former city councilman. Results showed that Boebert secured 157,743 votes, or 50.06%, as opposed to Frisch's 157,357 votes, or 49.94%.

Colorado state law allows for an automatic recount if the two candidates finish with a lead that's less than 0.5% of the total vote.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-rep-lauren-boebert-shared-154343996.html

Seems Trump will have 2 mouth pieces in the House

Boebert — a right-wing Republican firebrand who has stoked controversy by backing Capitol rioters and embracing QAnon conspiracy theories — is currently holding a slim lead in her bid for reelection in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.

According to Colorado's state election results as of 12:25 p.m. ET, Boebert was maintaining a 386-vote lead over Frisch, a businessman and former city councilman. Results showed that Boebert secured 157,743 votes, or 50.06%, as opposed to Frisch's 157,357 votes, or 49.94%.

Colorado state law allows for an automatic recount if the two candidates finish with a lead that's less than 0.5% of the total vote.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-rep-lauren-boebert-shared-154343996.html

Seems Trump will have 2 mouth pieces in the House

I'd like to meet the people who voted for her. Like do all those people just love Trump in that district or will they just vote for any republican no matter what?

Time to start changing some state names:

California = California (still)
Oregon = Northern California
Washington = Even More Northern California
Arizona = Hot California
Colorado = Mountain California
Michigan = Cold California
Minnesota = Even Colder California

I'd like to meet the people who voted for her. Like do all those people just love Trump in that district or will they just vote for any republican no matter what?

I just assumed she was running in a solid red district ... just looked into it and its rural red lean but not a red strong hold like MTG has down in Georgia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%27s_3rd_congressional_district

Idk ... im not from Colorado. House races .. odd candidates can win.

My gripe w House of Rep is how much time, energy and attention is given nationally to certain click bait mouth pieces like Boerbert, MTG AOC

Like all you hear representing the R or D are these extreme people .. who dont rep the whole party, dont even rep a state but rep some gerrymandered map district and then get more air time then senators

I just assumed she was running in a solid red district ... just looked into it and its rural red lean but not a red strong hold like MTG has down in Georgia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%27s_3rd_congressional_district

Idk ... im not from Colorado. House races .. odd candidates can win.

My gripe w House of Rep is how much time, energy and attention is given nationally to certain click bait mouth pieces like Boerbert, MTG AOC

Like all you hear representing the R or D are these extreme people .. who dont rep the whole party, dont even rep a state but rep some gerrymandered map district and then get more air time then senators

Definitely frustrating. But it ain't going to change. I know it's not possible to know all of the house reps, but I barely know any of them outside of my district and the type names you mentioned. Never hear about anyone near the moderate/middle ground line.

Probably but Nevada aint over yet.

Nah it is. The remaining votes just don't paint a picture where the Dem over comes the GOP lead there.