I know you are all stressed out, but you should be like Steve:
It’s Tuesday night, so it is game night for me and my World of Warcraft Dorks, and I won’t even be able to check the news until 11pm or so. And that’s ok.
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I know you are all stressed out, but you should be like Steve:
It’s Tuesday night, so it is game night for me and my World of Warcraft Dorks, and I won’t even be able to check the news until 11pm or so. And that’s ok.
This post is in: 2022 Elections, Open Threads, Our Failed Media Experiment, Proud to Be A Democrat
well this is either going to insanely apt or incredibly ironic https://t.co/B2zkMOYc84
— an anxious archaeologist (@merovingians) November 7, 2022
Thousands of votes in PA were rejected following a GOP lawsuit. People waited in line up to two hours to cast new ones.
“Oh I’m going to vote. It’s not a question,” said 59-yr-old Kirby Smith. “I’m going to fight back.”
Via @emmersbrown + @AmyEGardner https://t.co/yrh3enhepD— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) November 8, 2022
White House mantra is that Biden is optimistic about Democrats’ chances in midterms. Biden last night to a DNC virtual reception: “Imagine what we can do in a second term if we maintain control. I know that sounds like a very high expectation, but I think—anyway, I’m optimistic.” https://t.co/RJcRzksq0O
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 8, 2022
2/2 Why, in my view, this comparison is significant:
– The circumstances are as closely comparable as they can be;
– It's the same publication, same lay out, many of the same characters;
– Yet four years ago, their theme was "let's wait to see." Now "Dems in disarray."Jeesh pic.twitter.com/F9zy5j1ZuA
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) November 7, 2022
I pulled the AP race call times for every house race in 2018 and 2020.
Calls took more than twice as long in 2020. The average state had its last race called on Wednesday afternoon in 2018 and on Friday in 2020. https://t.co/VbcqnwA6aB
— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 7, 2022
Wy does it take so long to count mail- in ballots? Because some legislatures have decided that it should. From @BrennanCenter https://t.co/irnKu2H7ik
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) November 8, 2022
Each FBI field office has established election crimes coordinators for the mid-terms. Here’s how to report incidents to them: https://t.co/vHcxTRNxvb
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) November 7, 2022
I can’t be certain, but I’m pretty sure this is the most widespread election monitoring effort ever undertaken by the DOJ Civil Rights Division. This is what it looks like when @TheJusticeDept is true to its mission. https://t.co/i0hTpe2jFo
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) November 7, 2022
Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Into the FrayPost + Comments (174)
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I should probably be more stressed out about the election tomorrow, but I just don’t have the bandwidth ready, and I’m just at a point right now that I know I can’t do anything about it and there is no point spending the next 72 hours losing my shit. I also do not think it is going to be as bad as the pollsters keep trying to say it is going to be, and I honestly don’t think they have any idea what is going on. I don’t know how many kids who are unreachable through traditional polling methods are being reached, and I just don’t know what people are going to do once they get to the polls. How many times have I thought things would go one way, then when the curtain is pulled on the voting booth, people do something completely different. Are women angry enough from Dobbs? Do people realize what is at stake (and I don’t mean the politically active and aware like you all)- has it trickled down to the casuals?
I hope things go our way. And I hope there is no violence fueled by MAGA fanatics. But most of all, I hope you guys just remain calm and do right by yourselves, your family, and your pets. Worrying yourself to death isn’t going to accomplish anything.
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WARNING:This video is for ADULTS ONLY. 18+ ONLY. pic.twitter.com/5KunovnHZ9
— ?? Misha Collins ?? (@mishacollins) November 7, 2022
Hell, yeah!!! On Tuesday, let’s be a force that turns the tide — they work for us, so only hire the candidates that will work for ALL of us! https://t.co/fBVNI5WPjs
— ?? Misha Collins ?? (@mishacollins) November 6, 2022
Deal. If enough of Gen-Z & Millennials vote tomorrow that we can say we "ate & left no crumbs" (we keep the Senate and House blue), I’ll dye my hair blue over hiatus. Bet!
Your move, my young friends… #VOTEBLUE ?? https://t.co/z3wbc8SoEk
— ?? Misha Collins ?? (@mishacollins) November 7, 2022
If you haven't yet cast your ballot, text MISHA to 63033 for information on how to vote! #Vote #VoteBlueForDemocracy pic.twitter.com/mX2unuTzsR
— liz ?? (@__ellie) November 7, 2022
Another Election Open Thread: Embrace the CringePost + Comments (48)
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I personally find this soothing, and not just for visualizing those gourds as various big dumb idiots’ misshapen heads…
Pumpkins are the best treats! Happy Halloween from all of us here at the Buffalo Zoo! ?? pic.twitter.com/nSx2Xx0Dj7
— buffalozoo (@buffalozoo) October 31, 2022
Truth is: Democrats are talking about all these things but there's always a media platform, political gadfly or grassroots group accusing them of not doing any of it.
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) November 7, 2022
Sometimes it’s a variant of the Pitchbot thing: ‘They are talking about it. So why does it feel like they aren’t?’
Of course other times it’s just people brazenly making up shit because it’s the thing they do and maybe are paid to do.
— ((( RatWerified Djinn Djinn Parody))) 🐀 (@chemoelectric) November 7, 2022
Which is a good opportunity to remind everyone that exit polls aren't designed to gauge turnout, and their results are most useful once they've been weighted to actual turnout, which will take weeks.
— Tom Bonier (@tbonier) November 7, 2022
NEVER FORGET… Four Seasons Landscaping, the presser:
Happy 2nd anniversary to the funniest thing that happened in the history of ever pic.twitter.com/nHyWOB9JV2
— Santiago Mayer (@santiagomayer_) November 7, 2022
Also… I wish I could believe this was parody:
I have a WILD, telling story for you about the election here in Philly, the bluest dot in a critical swing state.
Folks, US "democracy" has become such a clown show that English and Australian tourists are booking specialized election experience tours & disrupting canvasses.
— Gwen Snyder is uncivil (@gwensnyderPHL) November 7, 2022
Yesterday, I got a text from a close friend who is very involved in GOTV here.
There weren’t a ton of details, but she thought it was important I know that far right disruptors were showing up to progressive GOTV canvass events and harassing organizers.
The weirdest part was… they all seemed to be British and Australian?
They were derailing these canvass launches asking endless, bizarre, and granular questions about MiniVAN and US electoral procedure.
The initial assumption was, these were fascists showing up to sabotage GOTV events.
But no, it was so much weirder than thar.
Turns out, these were tourists that had PAID A COMPANY to deliver them a front seat at the US election zoo.
Just incredible Black Mirror episode stuffhttps://t.co/MdA85OokC1
— Gwen Snyder is uncivil (@gwensnyderPHL) November 7, 2022
Cost: £3950.00
(Approx US $4500)Anyway, it’s election eve and everyone on the ground is now scrambling to figure out how to protect their canvasses from weird intrusive election tourists in this, one of the most critical turn out areas in the country.
Cute!
…dear fucking lord, I just noticed this: they're promising to take these tourists TO THE POLLS tomorrow.
Incredible. pic.twitter.com/IMfV84J6SN
— Gwen Snyder is uncivil (@gwensnyderPHL) November 7, 2022
Monday Afternoon Open Thread: Remember to BreathePost + Comments (140)
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Always takes a few days to readjust…
Daylight Saving Time is increasingly hard to notice when my digital are devices are like, "What? Nothing happened. We know what time it is."
And my stove is left blinking and screaming, "IT HAPPENED! TIME SHIFTED UNNATURALLY! THEY'RE ALL LYING! ONLY I KNOW! ONLY I REMEMBER!"
— Joseph Scrimshaw (@JosephScrimshaw) November 6, 2022
Happy nice news, ICYMI:
DOLLY ROCKER: Country star @dollyparton is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and reveals she plans to release her first rock album. pic.twitter.com/r1kw7eXxfi
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) November 6, 2022
Hitmakers of the ‘80s defined the night at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles with Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Lionel Richie and Eurythmics accepting their places in the Hall along with Eminem and Carly Simon. https://t.co/hB7kef3AYa
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 6, 2022
Something I haven’t seen discussed:
2020 Dems had almost no field operation. Few in-person phone banks, few voter registration drives, few canvasses. 2022 Dems are back to field organizing. Maybe it won’t make a difference.
But I suspect it will.
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) November 7, 2022
Hey, don't want to interrupt my Democratic friends when they're engaged in their favorite sports of The Gnashing of Teeth and The Tearing of Garments, but it looks as if the Democratic Party will have the best midterm performance by a party in the White House in two decades.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 6, 2022
And bringing it back around to #election2022, @dbauder looks at the coverage plans being developed by television news. https://t.co/bcebXhi7lf
— Mallika Sen (@mallikavsen) November 6, 2022
If it bleeds…
… Between election deniers and threats to voting rights, news organizations have emphasized the beat. That will continue next Tuesday, with coverage plans for the midterms rounding into shape.
CBS News will have its first-ever “Democracy Desk” to look at those issues and how law enforcement is dealing with threats. NBC News’ “Vote Watch Unit” is looking at election security and disinformation. ABC News has assigned the team of Dan Abrams, Pierre Thomas, Terry Moran and Kate Shaw to the topic…
Following a precedent set in the 2018 midterms, the broadcast networks will set aside their entire prime-time schedules to follow the action. CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC will have wall-to-wall coverage. There will be a wealth of online options for those whom one screen won’t do…
The Associated Press, which has counted the nation’s votes for more than a century, does not declare a winner in an individual race until it has determined that there is no scenario under which trailing candidates can close the gap — even if a candidate has declared victory or others have conceded…
CNN will have more reporters out in the states than it ever has for a midterm election, [political director David Chalian] said. Other networks echo him; CBS News is preparing to tap into the expertise and staffing of its local stations across the country. NBC News has assigned six reporters each to Georgia and Pennsylvania alone.
NBC News’ coverage will be led by the team of Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie, Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell. David Muir anchors ABC’s coverage. CNN says its hosts include Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper, Dana Bash and Don Lemon.
With the exit of news anchor Brian Williams, MSNBC’s coverage will be led by three anchors who host opinion shows: Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid and Nicolle Wallace.
Once again: Sharing is caring…
you could stand in one line for a while or we can be handcuffing ourselves to a lot of stuff later, I mean I'm not against civil disobedience but we are making it hard for ourselves here https://t.co/ZPomna08UT
— Sarah McQuade (@sarahwhelmed) November 6, 2022
Speaking of happier days:
I asked my 4 yr old if he was excited to be in his Uncle’s wedding To which he responded “yeah and I can’t wait to be the ring bear I have been practicing” and then proceeded to get on all fours and growl loudly at me. No plans to correct his understanding of his role
— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) November 6, 2022
Monday Morning Open Thread: Too Dark Too SoonPost + Comments (163)
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no offense to camels but i thought they’d be better at it than this https://t.co/SPzB9clLFr
— SLUG (@generalslug) November 2, 2022
The most important & underreported story in American politics today is that Democrats have a 4 MILLION vote lead over @GOP in early voting at this moment.
And Democrats in 2022 are performing at 3 points higher than in 2020.
THERE IS NO RED WAVE YET.
Ignore the polls, #VOTE. pic.twitter.com/FEjyTO64uU
— Fernand R. Amandi (@AmandiOnAir) November 5, 2022
With Biden up soon in Philly at @DNC rally, supporters are dancing and waving cellphone lights to pop and hip-hop songs. pic.twitter.com/kgvLta2CWC
— Akayla Gardner (@gardnerakayla) November 5, 2022
Obama and Biden on stage at Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/PHsqIeo9my
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 5, 2022
The main thing that has me wondering whether we're all going to look very silly in our predictions of a R-leaning environment are the post-Dobbs primaries and special elections. Never seen a party overperform in a ton of August specials only to get blown out in November.
— Lakshya Jain (@lxeagle17) November 4, 2022
But like, how much, and from what baseline? But @GalenMetzger1 and @iabvek have both shown the special election shifts were driven largely by persuasion instead of just turnout, which you can see by examining precinct results. So, maybe they went from a ~D+4 or so to an R+1?
— Lakshya Jain (@lxeagle17) November 4, 2022
But anyways, the CW just snapped from "competitive midterm" to "Republican blowout" in 2 weeks and that came despite gas prices plunging and no obvious trigger. How much of that is real, and how much is us just trying to fit to priors? I honestly don't know. IDK if anyone does.
— Lakshya Jain (@lxeagle17) November 4, 2022
It’s not the people shouldn’t have legitimate concerns about the economy. It’s the ridiculous game of self delusion that electing a party whose priority will be investigating Hunter Biden and preventing illegal immigrants from getting sex change surgery is the answer.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 4, 2022
Sunday Morning Open Thread: Inelegant, Possibly, But It WorksPost + Comments (258)