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2022 Midterms

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Xerobull, Jan 8, 2021.

  1. rocketsjudoka

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    In the last polls Warnock is outperforming 50-47 and in NV Cortez Masto is outperforming laxalt by 41-37.
     
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    Crazy. Absolutely crazy. And not a peep out of the GOPers
     
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    Oh hell no, they wont rat on one of there fellow psychos............as f`d up as that sounds, the gop never seems to disparage there own, even in these extreme cases, the dems need to learn how to do this...........it may not be right but you have to fight fire with fire
     
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    No they rather talk about Starbucks, VS, and wokeism.
     
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  5. Os Trigonum

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    there's a gay Sponge Bob thread in the Hangout if that's more to your taste

    ;)
     
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  6. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    I'll just let you tell me all about it.
     
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  7. Os Trigonum

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    turns out Sponge Bob is gay
     
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    Who would have thunk it.
     
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  9. Os Trigonum

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    he's a sponge . . . not sure sponges have male/female sexual organs
     
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    From what I remember, I think they have both.
     
  11. Os Trigonum

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    don't think so

    https://www.britannica.com/science/...nges-coelenterates-flatworms-and-aschelminths

    excerpt:

    Sponges are at a cellular level of organization and thus do not have organs or even well-developed tissues; nevertheless, they produce sperm and eggs and also reproduce asexually. Some species of sponge are monoecious, others are dioecious. Sperm and eggs are formed by aggregations of cells called amoebocytes in the body wall; these are not considered gonads because of their origin and transitory nature.
    so it's ambiguous . . . like Sponge Bob himself :cool:
     
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    Ah ok, well, they are hermaphroditic. I feel this is going to be the issue that swings the 2022 midterms.
     
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    no doubt. Is Sponge Bob a Democrat or Republican? discuss.
     
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    This mofo is grifting.

    The formula is simple, the extreme wing of the Republican Party is sick of being portrayed as racist bigots, and to "prove" that isn't the case, they will welcome any grifter willing to go against the grain on the fight for civil rights. That can be women or black men. In this case it is Jerone Davison who has done nothing since leaving the NFL almost 30 years ago. He is managed by a QAnon believer that also claims to be "from the future". His campaign manager also has a history of prison time for dodging drug tests by filling a fake penis with urine to fool authorities. The website for this clown is also full of QAnon symbols and references.

    He can join the likes of Herschel Walker, Burgess Owens and others.

    That doesn't mean every Republican black candidate is a huckster, there are some that are not.... but many are just opportunists willing to sell out for personal profit and success.

    The fact that @mojo and @comm are willing to proudly plaster garbage from people like Davison, who is a QAnon believer and supporter is really telling to me, and I would argue insulting.
     
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  15. Nook

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    Yup.

    The Democrats voting base is and has been changing for some time.

    The same is true of Republicans, which are losing well educated supporters.

    Part of it is a bi-product of the populism of Trump that the Republican party has embraced.

    Some of it is a shift to social issue importance for Democrats.

    The results are that better educated people are flocking to the Democrat party and less formally educated people are flocking to Republicans.

    Time will tell which party long term comes out ahead.
     
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    Candidates do not have to be tied to Biden, especially when their opponents seem like complete idiots or outright loons.

    In Georgia, all polls are showing that people are more voting against Trump than anything else, they are capable of voting for Warnock and voting red everywhere else, I'm talking about moderate voters. In battleground states the moderate voters decide elections and if you look at GA polls for example Kemp is still likely to win while Warnock is also likely to win.

    Might be a surprise to you in particular but people are capable of voting for a democrat and a republican in the same election.

    If the GOP had put up a sensible person against Warnock, he likely loses, since they did not...he's now in the lead and has doubled Walker's fundraising...Walker winning that seat is VERY much in doubt as of right now.
     
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    Sen Nook: Parents Have Not Forgotten What Republicans Have Done To Our Children The Last Two Years
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    Senator Cotton........ stop acting like you give a **** about children.... because you don't. You, like most on both sides, only care about YOU and getting elected. Next time learn to cover your flank, I would have thought they would have taught you that while you were killing killing brown people in Iraq so corporations could profit.
     
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    from a CNN poll

    Biden's approval rating in the poll stands at 38%, with 62% disapproving. His approval ratings for handling the economy (30%) and inflation (25%) are notably lower. Rising costs are a primary economic pressure for most Americans: 75% call inflation and the cost of living the most important economic problem facing their family. Last summer, that figure stood at 43%.

    With midterm elections approaching, the poll finds no indication that Biden's standing with the public is improving -- and among some critical constituencies, it is worsening. Among Democrats, for example, Biden's approval numbers have softened by 13 points since the spring (from 86% in a late April through early May poll to 73% now), while his numbers among independents and Republicans have held about even. Biden's approval rating among Democrats for handling the economy is also on the decline (62% approve, down from 71% this spring). And on inflation, it is barely above water (51% of Democrats approve, 47% disapprove).

    Among people of color, 45% now approve of Biden's overall performance, down from 54% in the spring. That decline includes a 6-point dip among Black adults and a 9-point decline among Hispanic adults. Biden's approval ratings for handling the economy and inflation now break negative among Black adults, who have been among the President's strongest backers (47% approve and 52% disapprove on the economy, while 34% approve and 65% disapprove on inflation).

    Few Americans who approve of Biden's overall performance say they do so strongly. Overall, just 12% strongly approve of the way Biden is handling the presidency compared with 43% who say they strongly disapprove of his work. Only 28% of Democrats strongly approve, while among Republicans, strong disapproval is nearly universal at 84%.

    The public's perceptions of the economy and of how things are going in the country overall are deeply negative and worsening. Since the spring, the share saying things are going badly for the country has climbed 11 points to 79%, the highest since February 2009, and shy of the all-time worst reached in November 2008 by just four points. That shift comes largely among Democrats. Just 38% of Democrats now say things are going well in the country, down from 61% this spring. Likewise, there's been a steep drop among people of color, from 41% saying things were going well in the spring to 27% now.

    Only 18% of Americans describe the nation's economy as in good shape, while 82% say economic conditions are poor. About 4 in 10 (41%) describe the economy as "very poor," up 11 points since the spring and nearly doubled since December. As some economists warn of a looming recession, most Americans think the country is already there. The poll finds 64% of Americans feel the economy is currently in a recession, higher than the shares who said so just ahead of the Great Recession (46% felt that way in October 2007) and a recession that began in 2001 (44% said the country was already in a recession in February '01). Majorities across parties say the country is already in a recession, including 56% of Democrats, 63% of independents and 76% of Republicans.

    Asked to name the biggest economic problem facing their family today, 75% call out an issue related to the cost of living or inflation, including 38% who mentioned inflation and rising costs generally, 29% who mention gas prices, and 18% who mention the cost of food. All of those figures have increased sharply since last summer. One poll participant said, "Prices on everything just keeps getting higher and higher. is it going to stop?" Another said, "I work 40+ hours and can barely afford to survive. With the price of gas and price of food so high, I don't see how anyone can have extra money to do anything other than work." And a third participant said, "Inflation causes so much pain with everything we buy and everything we do."

    While the public's attention has shifted sharply to inflation, few think the President's focus has followed. In the poll, 68% say Biden has not paid enough attention to the country's most important problems, up from 58% who said so last November. That outpaces the previous high in CNN polling saying a President's attention has been misplaced (59% saying Donald Trump hadn't paid attention to the most important problems in late summer 2017).

    On this question too, Biden is losing ground among his core support groups. Among Democrats, 57% say he has the right priorities, down nearly 20 points from 75% last fall. Among people of color, just 35% say he has the right priorities, and among those younger than 35, only 23% say the President has the right focus.

    The poll finds Biden's approval ratings for handling immigration (39%) and the situation in Ukraine (46%) outperforming those for economic issues, but majorities disapprove on both issues.

    The survey also suggests both the President's and vice president's personal favorability has taken a hit. A year and a half ago, just before their inauguration, 59% held a favorable opinion of Biden and 51% had a favorable view of Kamala Harris. Now, those figures stand at 36% and 32% respectively. Meanwhile, the public's view of first lady Jill Biden is mixed: 34% have a favorable opinion, 29% unfavorable and 37% are unsure how they feel about her.
     
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    A lot of Democrats don't play up social issues though. They respond to GOP bait and party officials get drowned out by young people on TikTok...or at least thats how voters see it. I used to work in Dem advertising, and they still don't understand social media. They understand they need to have digital ads, sure...but they basically just put up TV ads on Hulu or Facebook. They don't get that young voters are drawn to 5 second clips from people like them...or that Trump is so successful because he's literally a walking meme.
     
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