2022 MidTerms & State races- who ya got?

[MissThundercat]

Tudor Dixon is now running ads for governor.

All I seem to know about her is she's Trump and DeVos endorsed.

[busterman62]

Tudor Dixon is now running ads for governor.

All I seem to know about her is she's Trump and DeVos endorsed.

What else do you need to know?

I mean if the Trump/DeVos blessing isn't enough, the commercial I saw said she was against "indoctrination in our schools" and is a "business woman" with no Gov't experience.

[SARCASM] How could anyone not want to vote for her? [/SARCASM]

[rufus]

"Indoctrination in our schools", like learning all about fetuses in the womb?

[dxmnkd316]

Ten point swing

https://twitter.com/billscher/status...uKy6JmAozs8zBw


(with several obvious and not obvious caveats in the comments)

[psych]

Ten point swing

https://twitter.com/billscher/status...uKy6JmAozs8zBw


(with several obvious and not obvious caveats in the comments)

If this holds comes September/October, we have a shot.

[The Sicatoka]

Poor form quoting yourself from another thread, so apologies up front, but it plays here:

What's your state rep's* and state senator's view? Suddenly those really matter.

*Apologies to those in Nebraska who have a unicameral legislature; they only have state senators.

State Legislatures are going to be doing some hard work very soon. Know your reps.

For me it's Weber, Pyle, and Howe. One of them shops at the same grocery store so I see her once in a while. I go to church in a different town/parish to see another, average coffee and donuts. That's how representative democracy should work. (Too bad it's two NDSU and a UMn-Carlson grad ... I might have to run. )

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

If this holds comes September/October, we have a shot.

Independents approve of womens choice by over 60% too

[Kepler]

If this holds comes September/October, we have a shot.

We need more than that. We need about 55-45 before we overcome the systemic GOP cheating.

[Swansong]

We need more than that. We need about 55-45 before we overcome the systemic GOP cheating.

These generic polls mean nothing. Everyone loves their congress critter, and so many districts are so gerrymandered as to render even state or regional polls useless.

[French Rage]

These generic polls mean nothing. Everyone loves their congress critter, and so many districts are so gerrymandered as to render even state or regional polls useless.

OK, so this is one poll for one race several months out but.........https://twitter.com/ashley_ehasz/sta...96529260511234

[Swansong]

OK, so this is one poll for one race several months out but.........https://twitter.com/ashley_ehasz/sta...96529260511234

I sincerely hope this stays, but the rat****ery by the GQP (Garland's SCOTUS nom, ACB's...) means we're going to be dealing with this bull**** for years.

[dxmnkd316]

If this holds comes September/October, we have a shot.

It might. It ain't gonna get better with today's rulings and a few others. I have to hope...

[dxmnkd316]

These generic polls mean nothing. Everyone loves their congress critter, and so many districts are so gerrymandered as to render even state or regional polls useless.

I don't think this is true. It shows a general tendency of where things are going. It can be used as a qualitative tool, but I would agree with you it's definitely not quantitative. You can't use it to predict an exact number of seats or which seats are going where, but you can probably use it to tell who is going to take the House or whether it's going to be close. You can also normalize it against the vote needed in places like Wisky (which are so ****ed by gerrymandering) to get an idea of where Wisky is likely to fall (+8 generic = +1 R, etc.)

[Swansong]

I don't think this is true. It shows a general tendency of where things are going. It can be used as a qualitative tool, but I would agree with you it's definitely not quantitative. You can't use it to predict an exact number of seats or which seats are going where, but you can probably use it to tell who is going to take the House or whether it's going to be close. You can also normalize it against the vote needed in places like Wisky (which are so ****ed by gerrymandering) to get an idea of where Wisky is likely to fall (+8 generic = +1 R, etc.)

Maybe you're right. I'm just being extra cynical.

[WeAreNDHockey]

Poor form quoting yourself from another thread, so apologies up front, but it plays here:



For me it's Weber, Pyle, and Howe. One of them shops at the same grocery store so I see her once in a while. I go to church in a different town/parish to see another, average coffee and donuts. That's how representative democracy should work.

So that means you would support a repeal or rewrite of the Reapportionment Act that fixed our federal House of Representatives at 435 members? Because it is hard to get coffee and donuts with your representative when 750,000 other people want to do the same thing. And what about an abolishment or constitutional re-working of the U.S. Senate, the most UN-democratic "democratic" body around? Please, explain to me now how you would envision the several states can get together and create a more responsive system of representation.