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Natebishop3 said:
If the GOP hadn't made abortion such a huge topic right before the midterms, they might have had a chance.
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this has nothing to do with Drazan or the GOP. the reason this was even close was because yet again, a third party candidate who has no shot of winning takes up nearly 10% of the vote inconsequentially.

If we had rank order voting, I'm all for as many candidates as you want. But with our current status of winner take all, third party candidates will forever confuse me.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Any guesses on the over/under for how long it will take to get a permit issued to buy a gun?

Right now it's about 12-18 months to get a tax stamp for a suppressor from the ATF. I'm going to say at least that long. God forbid you're a woman who has a stalker and you want to buy protection. I guess you'll be able to go get a gun in a year maybe?
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It is going to be interesting to see how long before the court case ties this up and what the outcome will be. My guess is this will end up at the supreme court level.
 
illmatic99 said:
this has nothing to do with Drazan or the GOP. the reason this was even close was because yet again, a third party candidate who has no shot of winning takes up nearly 10% of the vote inconsequentially.

If we had rank order voting, I'm all for as many candidates as you want. But with our current status of winner take all, third party candidates will forever confuse me.
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Because Kotek is a shit candidate. Most democrats I have spoken to think she's a shit candidate. I don't know anyone who is actually excited about her as Governor. But once again the Dems can pretty much trot out someone with a pulse and still win.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Any guesses on the over/under for how long it will take to get a permit issued to buy a gun?

Right now it's about 12-18 months to get a tax stamp for a suppressor from the ATF. I'm going to say at least that long. God forbid you're a woman who has a stalker and you want to buy protection. I guess you'll be able to go get a gun in a year maybe?
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get fucking pepper spray.

speaking as someone who was literally in a public shooting event, this was such an easy yes vote for me in that measure.
 
All that money spent on Drazan and Betsy and still lost. Lesson learned, don’t waste your money
 
Haakzilla said:
...the measure wasn't about "keeping slavery" fwiw :dunno:
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that's what it said on the voters' pamphlet too. but the wording was a full throated rebuke of slavery. that that many people ignored it is honestly disappointing to me.
 
illmatic99 said:
that's what it said on the voters' pamphlet too. but the wording was a full throated rebuke of slavery. that that many people ignored it is honestly disappointing to me.
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Right, I voted Yes, but to be fair...Oregon has prohibited slavery since 1857 :dunno:
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
If you're in prison, you're there to serve your debt to society. You should have to contribute in some fashion. Like a household.
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Prisons are able to profit off of free or severely underpaid labor. It would sure give private prisons and those that profit from them a reason to continue to incarcerate people for small crimes.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Any guesses on the over/under for how long it will take to get a permit issued to buy a gun?

Right now it's about 12-18 months to get a tax stamp for a suppressor from the ATF. I'm going to say at least that long. God forbid you're a woman who has a stalker and you want to buy protection. I guess you'll be able to go get a gun in a year maybe?
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Why would you want a suppressor?
 
illmatic99 said:
Multiple outlets calling Kotek as the winner.
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Yeah, I knew Betsy wouldn't be able to leach enough votes (the only reason it was close at all.) A Republican candidate for governor couldn't stand on their own in Oregon, especially in the current climate.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Any guesses on the over/under for how long it will take to get a permit issued to buy a gun?

Right now it's about 12-18 months to get a tax stamp for a suppressor from the ATF. I'm going to say at least that long. God forbid you're a woman who has a stalker and you want to buy protection. I guess you'll be able to go get a gun in a year maybe?
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They're fucking guns, it's not like it's food or shelter. Buy a fucking taser if you need to collect weapons in a hurry. Or maybe throwing stars or numb-chucks, in case the Redcoats attack.
 
Haakzilla said:
...as far as I could tell, all of the prison labor programs are already 100% voluntary :dunno:
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I dont know if that's true or not, but now the constitution makes sure it stays that way.
 
ABM said:
If true, why didn't Crist see through all that and campaign accordingly? This ain't Crist's first rodeo. 20% is a HUGE margin!
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I like how Chris laid it all out and you're like "but he can just campaign" lol.

They made it so campaigning isn't enough.

But people with common sense would know that. :) Have a good day.
 
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crandc said:
And abortions rights affirmed in blue California and Vermont, swing Michigan, and deep red Kentucky.
Women don't want our health care decisions made by politicians.
Someone is not listening.
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Hes never listened lol
 
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Strenuus said:
I like how Chris laid it all out and you're like "but he can just campaign" lol.

They made it so campaigning isn't enough.

But people with common sense would know that. :) Have a good day.
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Well, for one, redistricting happened all across the US, and didn't simply favor the Republicans.

https://www.politico.com/2022-election/results/redistricting/

Additionally.......

https://apnews.com/article/2022-mid...ntis-florida-e55ed9a1743d63d704fe40ea1ebcfbcc

The Florida governor made modest gains even among Black voters, who continue to back Democrats overwhelmingly; 18% of Black voters in Florida backed the Republican. He was supported by both men and women and voters across age groups. Majorities of college graduates and suburban voters supported him. Moderate voters split about evenly between DeSantis and Crist.

Lilly DeLisi, a Puerto Rican voter who identified as liberal before Trump launched his candidacy in 2015, said she supports whoever she thinks has a better handle of the economy as the country reels from record-high inflation. She was supportive of DeSantis.

“I don’t have to love who’s in charge,” DeLisi said. “Just to know that my dollar is going to go farther and that my gas and my money won’t be stretched so far, then I am going to vote for that person.”.......

Indeed, it’s unclear whether the GOP’s gains with Latino voters are part of a fundamental shift in Florida or an anomaly related to a difficult political environment for Democrats. The Florida GOP’s success did not necessarily play out in other states like Texas, where Republicans were equally bullish.

Juan Martinez, an adviser for the conservative Libre Initiative, said he continues to regard the Latino vote as a swing-vote community that can move in any direction in future elections. Latino voters, he said, require year-round attention to deliver political victories.

“One day they can vote Republican, the next election they can vote Democrat,” Martinez said. “Educate on issues. Forget about the drama in Washington, D.C., and the division. They want real solutions.”

National Democrats, meanwhile, have signaled little interest in competing for Latino votes in Florida. National campaign committees over the last year largely ignored the state, which is among the most expensive from a campaign perspective.

Florida Democratic strategist Jose Parra called on his party to do some “soul searching.”

“They need to think about whether they are going to concede Florida forever,” he said. “To me, that’s ludicrous given the fact that we were the largest swing state in the country, and the path to the White House for Republicans was impossible without Florida.”

“Instead of throwing up their hands,” Parra said, “they should make a long-term investment.”
 
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https://www.drudgereport.com/
 
SlyPokerDog said:
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https://www.drudgereport.com/
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.....Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio, both Republicans, offer the latest evidence that Florida is becoming increasingly red. They soared to early reelection victories Tuesday, both winning Miami-Dade County, which Democrat Hillary Clinton carried by 29 percentage points in 2016.

Florida has been a classic battleground. It twice helped propel Barack Obama to the White House. But the state, where the number of registered Democrats exceeded Republicans in 2020, has shifted increasingly to the right. That’s thanks to GOP inroads with Hispanic voters, as well as an influx of new residents, including many retirees, drawn to its lack of an income tax as well as its sunny weather.

“Democrats really have to think about how they are going to rebuild there. The Obama coalition no longer exists,” said Carlos Curbelo, a Republican former member of Congress, who called Florida ”off the map for the foreseeable future” to Democrats.

DeSantis won the governor’s office in 2018 by only about 30,000 votes. On Tuesday, he flipped at least six counties that he lost that year. Those counties were carried by Biden just two years ago.

Some Democrats blame some of Tuesday’s blowout losses to a lack of investment by their party.

“This is what happens when national Democrats decide to not spend money in the state,” said Greg Goddard, a Democratic fundraising consultant from Florida who raised money for Rep. Val Demings’ losing challenge of Rubio. “The pathway to Democrats winning future presidential elections is very thin if you do not plan to spend in Florida.”
 
ehizzy3 said:
All that money spent on Drazan and Betsy and still lost. Lesson learned, don’t waste your money
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Or run better candidates that aren't just whackadoodles or someone who has zero business running as governor (who never showed any interested in government in Oregon or Portland and then hot footed it out of town after he lost).
 
julius said:
Or run better candidates that aren't just whackadoodles or someone who has zero business running as governor (who never showed any interested in government in Oregon or Portland and then hot footed it out of town after he lost).
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Boot, scoot and boogie
 
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