The GQP Thread: I'm even sick of that ****** number and, anyway, he's gone (for now)

[Handyman]

https://thehill.com/regulation/court...mpression=true

Another rioters getting a sweetheart deal from our awesome DOJ. Judge not pleased...

[dxmnkd316]

Random, but along those lines:

I assume someone in the MTU and/or Minnesota demographic on here has kept touch with BigBlueDL. Has he gone full on DERP or is he seeing the problems at hand? I mean, he's a good litmus test for how people that were hardcore conservative in their 20's are shifting their views as they age. Dude has a solid college education and is doing well for himself and is starting a family.

If someone like him starts coming around, it's a sign of worry for R's.

Yeah, he's a friend. He's definitely not a trumper. He takes more of a leave me the **** alone approach to politics. Which I can respect. He doesn't wish ill on anyone.

like fade says, I wouldn't call him a progressive. Probably center right. MNS and SOH can probably correct me if I'm wrong.

edit: actually, I don't even know if I'd call him center right. He's much closer to libertarian than anything

[French Rage]

Death cult: https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/statu...89484011687937

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Death cult: https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/statu...89484011687937

Bummer

[Slap Shot]

Death cult: https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/statu...89484011687937

The usual suspects will try to discredit EFD and completely ignore the content.

[dxmnkd316]

EFD is a nutritionist

[MichVandal]

Death cult: https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/statu...89484011687937

The side issue on that is medical bankruptcies. Deaths are also an indicator of people getting hospitalized, and since treatment is getting better, there are a lot more people spending time in hospitals racking up huge bills that have to be paid.

So it will be interesting to see if any of that changes minds over medicare for all. I doubt it, but watch this space- there is more to it than deaths.

[rufus]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...tional-crisis/

And to fully appreciate this, you need to read his column from back in 2016, before Trump had even secured the Repub nomination. It's like he travelled back in time from 2021 to write it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...3e7_story.html

[LynahFan]

Death cult: https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/statu...89484011687937

Schadenfreude is fun and all, but the ultimate outcome is that the next R takes those counties by 85% instead of 90%.

[Handyman]

Those counties dont have a lot of people...losing even a few people could have major ramifications in any election that is close. The stats for Flo(R)ida with DeathSantis is the best example.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Texas proposed new maps are out. Making sure Lt. Dan’s district gets a little redder

[BassAle]

Random, but along those lines:

I assume someone in the MTU and/or Minnesota demographic on here has kept touch with BigBlueDL. Has he gone full on DERP or is he seeing the problems at hand? I mean, he's a good litmus test for how people that were hardcore conservative in their 20's are shifting their views as they age. Dude has a solid college education and is doing well for himself and is starting a family.

If someone like him starts coming around, it's a sign of worry for R's.

If I remember right, he started to disavow some of the nuttyness on the right before he disappeared from the board

[Kepler]

Schadenfreude is fun and all, but the ultimate outcome is that the next R takes those counties by 85% instead of 90%.

True. There just aren't any competitive districts anymore, so it doesn't matter for the House, and may not matter for State delegates.

It matters for statewide and the President, though.

[RaceBoarder]

If I remember right, he started to disavow some of the nuttyness on the right before he disappeared from the board

That's kind of where I was going with this. It's people like him, Swansong, and others who may lead "conservative" lifestyles, but realize the damage that electing them will cause. Swing votes like that will decide our fate over the next 10 years.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Schadenfreude is fun and all, but the ultimate outcome is that the next R takes those counties by 85% instead of 90%.

And it won't matter if they suppress enough minority votes and/or change the law to have their R-dominated state legs in charge of elections so that they can vote to overturn or just not certify the results. Michigan's 2022 elections will be one of the first big tests for this plot, with all the major state offices on the line.