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I suspect that in about 8 days, republicans who win their election will celebrate their victory, never mentioning that they won in the same system they claim was rigged in 2020. They’ll call it a repudiation of Biden and democrats.
Those who lose, even if they were on the ballot with republicans who won, will claim their election was “rigged and stolen”.
It’s funny, because all the republicans who won in 2016 were on the same ballot as Trump, yet I didn’t see any of them resigning in protest or demanding a do-over. Which shows you how much they believe the bullshit their cult leader spews. Im surprised these republicans like MTG and others aren’t pressed on that, but then again, most of them stick to pro-racist and insurrectionist outlets like Fox, Newsmax and OAN.
Really dreading the fallout from next week. In many states, as Obama mentioned last week, republicans can win a minority of votes in their states and still win their elections. So republicans will probably win back the house and immediately start their circus shit show in January, or they’ll lose some important seats and keep up their election lies about fraud.
The Warnock/Walker race will probably be close, and if Walker wins, they’ll just claim it further validates Trump’s 2020 claims of rigged elections. For them, an election isn’t how we choose winners to represent us, it’s a formality for them to install replacements, a pre-determined exercise. Through it all, democrats have to rise above the pure insanity circus freak show the republicans put on. If I were running, I would so sling back more BS than they could handle. I understand you have to act level-headed to “do better” than the other side, but that’s not working. Republicans don’t respond to rationality, and even repudiate members of their own party who show a shred of honesty and integrity. Maybe democrats need to start pushing back harder. What that looks like, I don’t know, but the rational approach isn’t getting through to republicans, or most so-called independents for that matter.
Despite this, I’m hopeful democrats will pick up a seat or two in the senate, and because of the unprecedented times, maybe even keep the house. It’s a long shot, but not an impossibility, especially if the polls are off by a few percentage points. I think we’re gearing up for the biggest midterm voter turnout in history.
Those who lose, even if they were on the ballot with republicans who won, will claim their election was “rigged and stolen”.
It’s funny, because all the republicans who won in 2016 were on the same ballot as Trump, yet I didn’t see any of them resigning in protest or demanding a do-over. Which shows you how much they believe the bullshit their cult leader spews. Im surprised these republicans like MTG and others aren’t pressed on that, but then again, most of them stick to pro-racist and insurrectionist outlets like Fox, Newsmax and OAN.
Really dreading the fallout from next week. In many states, as Obama mentioned last week, republicans can win a minority of votes in their states and still win their elections. So republicans will probably win back the house and immediately start their circus shit show in January, or they’ll lose some important seats and keep up their election lies about fraud.
The Warnock/Walker race will probably be close, and if Walker wins, they’ll just claim it further validates Trump’s 2020 claims of rigged elections. For them, an election isn’t how we choose winners to represent us, it’s a formality for them to install replacements, a pre-determined exercise. Through it all, democrats have to rise above the pure insanity circus freak show the republicans put on. If I were running, I would so sling back more BS than they could handle. I understand you have to act level-headed to “do better” than the other side, but that’s not working. Republicans don’t respond to rationality, and even repudiate members of their own party who show a shred of honesty and integrity. Maybe democrats need to start pushing back harder. What that looks like, I don’t know, but the rational approach isn’t getting through to republicans, or most so-called independents for that matter.
Despite this, I’m hopeful democrats will pick up a seat or two in the senate, and because of the unprecedented times, maybe even keep the house. It’s a long shot, but not an impossibility, especially if the polls are off by a few percentage points. I think we’re gearing up for the biggest midterm voter turnout in history.
