Been watching the election results all evening. Disappointed about Texas and Florida and Georgia, but not surprised. My VA district 05 went for the Bigfoot-loving Republican instead of the nice centrist lefty woman, and I'm disgusted about that. McCaskill lost, I'm sad. Donelly and Heitkamp lost, but probably for voting against KavaNo. But everything else has gone pretty well. Over 100 women elected to the House for the first time. Muslim, LGBT, Native American, Black, Latino, lots of minorities taking seats. And most importantly, Dems have taken the House, and that is going to make for interesting times.
Zoe: I thought you wanted to spend more time off-ship this visit. Wash: Out there is seems like it's all fancy parties. I like our party better. The dress code is easier and I know all the steps.
'Shindig'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Nov 06, 2018 7:04:05 pm PST #1671 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
msbelle - Nov 06, 2018 7:16:58 pm PST #1672 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
just gonna cry through this Beto speech. what a chance we had for an inspirational Senator.
Topic!Cindy - Nov 06, 2018 7:20:43 pm PST #1673 of 30019
What is even happening?
Jennifer Palmieri (a former HRC campaign staffer) shared this tweet: [link]
It's from Abrams' campaign manager and reads:
UPDATE as of 11:35pm: We are still waiting on Metro Atlanta to report – rural counties are in, but the city and suburbs are not #gapol
You can follow her at [link]
EDIT: That tweet is the beginning of a thread with updates.
Consuela - Nov 06, 2018 7:27:52 pm PST #1674 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
If the difference in Georgia is less than 20,000 votes, I expect serious litigation about voter suppression efforts.
As for Beto, everyone knew it was a long-shot, and he carried a lot of Dems with him down-ballot. Plus, the other TX senate seat is up in 2 years.
msbelle - Nov 06, 2018 7:33:22 pm PST #1675 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Suck it Kris Kobach. SUCK IT!
-t - Nov 06, 2018 7:54:46 pm PST #1676 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I expect serious litigation about voter suppression efforts.
God I hope so.
DavidS - Nov 06, 2018 7:58:06 pm PST #1677 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It feels like a really concrete good that I did.
Thanks, Dana! I'm very appreciative.
Consuela - Nov 06, 2018 7:59:21 pm PST #1678 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Name recognition is a bear. The local school district candidate I supported, and for whom my niece canvassed, got shellacked by a previous incumbent who jumped into the race at the last minute. Sigh. The OUSD is losing millions and millions to charter schools, and the board seems to be doing nothing to protect its students.
Tom Scola - Nov 07, 2018 1:21:23 am PST #1679 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I thought I had my anxiety under control. At 9pm last night I turned of the TV, turned off the computer, and went to bed. I STILL wasn't able to get any sleep. And this morning I checked the results, and they were more or less what I expected, and I'm still anxious as hell. Fuck.
Steph L. - Nov 07, 2018 3:33:06 am PST #1680 of 30019
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Tom, anxiety is a big jerk. Is there anything you can do to try to dial it down? (Sometimes that works for me, and sometimes it doesn't.)