A week out from the US Mid-Term elections it appears there is a more than even chance that the Republicans will take control of the House allowing them to set the legislative agenda. The real focus is however on the Senate. If the Democrats maintain their control (exercised as it is right now through the vote of the Vice-President) then they would be in a position to frustrate any legislation placed before it by Republicans. Conversely, should the Republicans make a net gain of just one seat in the Senate then Biden becomes even more of a lame-duck President than he already his.
A little while back my good friend Tom H and I had a double or quits bet on the Senate result with Tom predicting a Republican win. I’m away from home next week but on Wednesday night I will be watching closely three races which I think will likely determine the outcome … Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada.
My prediction is that in Pennsylvania Oz (R) will defeat Fetterman (D) with the Republicans retaining the seat. The state of Fetterman’s health remains a big question especially after his performance in recent debates. In Georgia I see Warner (D) defeating Walker (R) with the Democrats retaining the seat … Walker’s private life may come back to bite him in the bum. But for me the super interesting race is Nevada and I’m picking here for the Republicans to flip the seat with Laxalt (R) defeating CortezMasto (D) with the state of the economy the determining factor.
If those three races play out the way I think they might and no other seats change hands then the Republicans will win the Senate but that’s a lot of ifs and maybes.
Still, right now Tom H is in the drivers seat and I wish him well (sort of). Time will tell.
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When you see states like New York considering a GOP Governor seriously and the caliber of many (particularly female) GOP candidates across the board I suspect the Red Wave will become fact in all races being decided.
The USA may avoid becoming communist.
Two factors lead my thinking on this Vet, (1) the so called conservative shyness in polling, something polsters everywhere confront and (2) will the economic disaster in the face of voters of all stripes everywhere lead to Dems staying away or swallowing rats.
I am somewhat in agreement with The Tinman here.
As for the Pelosi matter, I know eleventh hour and all but rising worries about crime rates across the board, that is getting airtime not expected, in spite of The Hosk and his TDS sufferer Richard Arnold, he possibly needs to go to specsavers, the rose tint needs attention?
Of course the Red Blue Theorem is arse up in the US anyway, Tuesday will be a TV date above and beyond for this idler, without doubt.
Mail in ballots. Ballot harvesting. “It’s not the people who vote that count, it’s the people who count the votes.” – attributed to Stalin.
If you thought the 2020 cheating was outrageous – just wait…..
Didn’t you, y’know, leave?
Walker will hose in. Nobody cares if he paid for some chick’s abortion ten years ago, and anyone who does was already voting for the wifebeater.
Haha. Amazing how that thinking jibes perfectly with the Democrats. This article explains why the Democrat’s attacks on Walker won’t work and why they’re based on the lenses with which they view the world:
As the article points out, that’s exactly the opposite of Christian thinking, of which accepting that you’re a sinner and asking for forgiveness, and being given it, is actually at the core of their religion. But as the article snarkily notes Lefties probably think Christians are out to ban dancing too; “They’re purist fanatics, so we can embarrass or shame them into not voting for their guy, thereby getting our guy to win”.
It doesn’t work like that.
Yes, that line of attack has been utterly bewildering to me. I’m not sure who these abortions, even if you concede they happened, are supposed to bother. Suburban woman? Perhaps. But then their alternative is… the supposed Christian pastor who supports abortion up until crowning?! Politics doesn’t work like that. Most people will shrug and say, oh well, that was ten years ago, he has changed. And they’d probably be right.
I would even wager that these revelations have increased Walker’s support among black men, simply because it makes him more relatable.
What has been really, REALLY fascinating with Walker has been the dogwhistle racism from Democrats, and even some Republicans, alluding to his suitability as a candidate and his intelligence. Why? Well… he talks like an actual black man from the South instead of adopting the faux academic styling of someone like, say, Obama. I watched one of his speeches, and thought he was fantastic, but he uses ebonic grammar almost exclusively. Democrats are trying, not so subtly, to exploit that, but it had the opposite effect on me. He came across as real, and not trying to “act white” or be something he wasn’t. I think he will make a brilliant Senator for the Great State of Georgia.
I only found out a while ago that Stephen Colbert had a Southern accent due to being raised in South Carolina:
Yeah. Don’t question the stereotype or, god-forbid, push back against it. No, no, for the sake of having a respected media career just go with the flow. The money will be worth it and fame beats self-respect every time.
And all so he can hang out with and cheer on a moron like this…