The WELL: inkwell.vue.458: The 2012 Election, Hopes, Fears, Predictions

#48: Stoney Tangawizi (evan) Tue 20 Nov 12 15:47

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:47:00 PST

Although the historical trend is for the out-of-the-office-of-the-Presidency to pick up seats in the House.

Best thing the Dems to possibly do is to start a "this man/woman is an idiot, look what he/she has said/done. The Dems need to do it right now. We need to get the Tea Party loons and their allies (like a lot of evangelicals) into the minority, the further into the minority the better. [Read entire topic]

#47: Jef Poskanzer (jef) Tue 20 Nov 12 15:22

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:22:00 PST

The Republicans started positioning themselves for 2016 even before Romney lost. Shrug. Maybe it means they'll pay less attention to the 2014 mid-terms and we can kick more jackasses out of Congress. [Read entire topic]

#46: Stoney Tangawizi (evan) Tue 20 Nov 12 15:15

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:15:00 PST

I've had a bout of the flu, or something like it, even though I got a flu shot. Anyway, have not been doing what I should to keep this topic going. Sorry.

So, watching MSNBC it already seems like the fraking 2016 campaign is being discussed; which makes me disgusted. At least one could-be candidate is already stalking Iowa, although he claims it couldn't possibly be what he's doing. Bobby Jindal is denouncing the current party as basically idiots, which I think is probably a good strategy, casting yourself as the only adult in the room.

Meanwhile the MSM is full of advice and browbeating about the Republican Party having dug itself into a hole with its "old white guy" strategy. (As an old white guy, I resent this, for what it's worth.)

So where do we go from here? [Read entire topic]

#45: for dixie southern iraq (stet) Wed 7 Nov 12 15:21

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:21:00 PST

The double Tammy! [Read entire topic]

#44: David Gans (tnf) Wed 7 Nov 12 08:58

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:58:00 PST

The two Tammys! Yes indeed!! [Read entire topic]

#43: Dave Waite (dwaite) Wed 7 Nov 12 06:40

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:40:00 PST

Locally here in the Midwest... I'm happy that two Tammy's won:

Iraq Veteran Tammy Duckworth beat out the wrong Joe Walsh in a hotly contested battle where Joe went negative and personal - and that hurt him.

and

Openly Gay Tammy Baldwin wins against former Governor Tommy Thompson. [Read entire topic]

#42: no disrespect to our friends the chum (wiggly) Tue 6 Nov 12 23:58

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:58:00 PST

I would have loved to see Pelosi take back the giant gavel from the tear-stained, obstructionist Oompa-Loompa. All in all, though, it's been a great day. [Read entire topic]

#41: star-like online artifact (oz) Tue 6 Nov 12 22:18

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:18:00 PST

They may lose a few seats in the House. I think they will. But the Dems seem to have kept their majority in the Senate, with gains in Maine, Massachusetts, maybe another state? [Read entire topic]

#40: Stoney Tangawizi (evan) Tue 6 Nov 12 21:10

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:10:00 PST

With a bunch of "swing" states "too close to call", nevertheless the MSM calls Ohio for Obama and he is re-elected.

On the Senate side, Dems maintain 50+ control. It pains me to say that it seems the Reps maintain control of the House by entirely too comfortable a margin. [Read entire topic]

#39: Stoney Tangawizi (evan) Tue 6 Nov 12 16:08

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:08:00 PST

With polls just closing in Virginia, MSNBC says its "too close to call" in both the Presidential and Senate races. [Read entire topic]