[Poll]American midterm prediction

[Hanafuda]

That's my biggest issue against him. I mean, forgive and forget, but DUIs are just...that's one step too far for me. I'm certain Cruz is no hero either, so it's lose-lose. I'm going out to vote in 20 minutes, and I still don't know who I'm going to vote for on that one.

It's not the DUI 20 years ago that bother me. It's the still lying about it 20 years later.


Even WaPo gave him four Pinocchio's for it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...t-try-leave-scene-dwi/?utm_term=.0ebc8b100d7e

nothing racist intended.

Didn't think there was. Just seemed an odd choice of word.

I'm off to vote, hope you all (who are US citizens) have or do as well.

 

[Clydefrosch]

You didn't explain how they're refugees though, especially since they're already being offered means of living better then they came from. If I can just declare myself a refugee and choose where I may ask for refuge, then please let me know when I can expect my expense-paid trip to Monaco with state-provided residence and benefits when I get there.




You might want to rephrase that. What's that racist derogatory term for Mexicans/Central Americans?

because it's your right to try and flee to a place where you deem it to be safe. when the jews fled germany, they didn't just move into the next country, they moved across oceans if they could.
you're idiotically implying that asking for refugee is the same as having that granted. or that fleeing your home somehow means you get shit for free along the way. that's rarely the case and one marketplace being nice enough to hand out vouchers doesn't change that, no matter how many times that act is shared on social media.
most of these people sold of whatever they had to finance this 'trip'.

 

[Hanafuda]

most of these people sold of whatever they had to finance this 'trip'.

Then they're idiots. We don't need any more of those in the USA, trust me.

 

[Xzi]

When I was 15, I thought it was cute that he was reading stories while philibustering to his daughters. That's about the only time he's been likeable outside of memes. I think he's gotten along just by being republican all this time.

Yup. Cruz is unlikable to all his colleagues, but given the pattern of blindly voting R, Texas is just lucky they have yet to vote in someone even worse. Like a Roy Moore type figure.

 

[Clydefrosch]

Then you have something to back it up? Post the link.

https://www.apnews.com/a8825810d10441f2ad828e95d6851d55

"
The secretary of state’s office said Friday that there have been reported issues with Hart eSlate voting machines, which are used in around 30 percent of counties statewide and feature a wheel for selecting candidates and buttons to move from screen to screen. But it says they are caused by voters themselves and often occur when they complete and submit ballots too quickly.

“The Hart eSlate machines are not malfunctioning, the problems being reported are a result of user error — usually voters hitting a button or using the selection wheel before the screen is finished rendering,” said Sam Taylor, spokesman for the office of Secretary of State Rolando Pablos, who was appointed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott."

But I got one thing wrong, this is apparently nothing new and the machines have been this user unfriendly for the entire 16 years they've been in use.
Cause if there's anything people shouldn't expect to work simple, fast and clean and without a chance to mess up or get messed up, it's a voting machine.
It's still conveniently convenient how the only one to benefit this time around seems to be Cruz. And how they see no problem or reason to, at least in the future, fix this shit.

 

[Viri]

That's my biggest issue against him. I mean, forgive and forget, but DUIs are just...that's one step too far for me.

Agreed. I could never forgive anyone who drinks and drives, even if it was my own family member. You chose to get hammered and get behind a wheel, and risk killing people. You're the lowest of the low.

 

[Glyptofane]

I can't believe anyone in Texas ever voted for Cruz to begin with. He's weak, whiny, and always looks wet. Like the exact opposite of the image Texas has tried to cultivate for itself.

For anyone who hasn't seen it yet, this parody site is hilarious:

https://www.tedcruzforhumanpresident.com/

I always thought Cruz looked kind of like Grandpa Munster only, you know, not lovable and endearing.

 

[Hanafuda]

https://www.apnews.com/a8825810d10441f2ad828e95d6851d55

"
The secretary of state’s office said Friday that there have been reported issues with Hart eSlate voting machines, which are used in around 30 percent of counties statewide and feature a wheel for selecting candidates and buttons to move from screen to screen. But it says they are caused by voters themselves and often occur when they complete and submit ballots too quickly.

“The Hart eSlate machines are not malfunctioning, the problems being reported are a result of user error — usually voters hitting a button or using the selection wheel before the screen is finished rendering,” said Sam Taylor, spokesman for the office of Secretary of State Rolando Pablos, who was appointed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott."

But I got one thing wrong, this is apparently nothing new and the machines have been this user unfriendly for the entire 16 years they've been in use.
Cause if there's anything people shouldn't expect to work simple, fast and clean and without a chance to mess up or get messed up, it's a voting machine.
It's still conveniently convenient how the only one to benefit this time around seems to be Cruz. And how they see no problem or reason to, at least in the future, fix this shit.

So it's not rigged machines at all. Just people not following instructions. But let's complain with hyperbolic accusations of vote rigging.

Those voting machines give you a summary of all your votes to give you one last opportunity to verify/change before printing the ticket at the end. I just used one minutes ago.

 

[the_randomizer]

I always thought Cruz looked kind of like Grandpa Munster only, you know, not lovable and endearing.

Oh, and I suppose other politicians are loving and endearing?

 

[Xzi]

So it's not rigged machines at all. Just people not following instructions. But let's complain with hyperbolic accusations of vote rigging.

Those voting machines give you a summary of all your votes to give you one last opportunity to verify/change before printing the ticket at the end. I just used one minutes ago.

Purposefully shitty machines without any paper backup is potentially vote rigging because there's no way of knowing what your vote is ultimately counted as. Regardless of any sort of "final verification." The only case of definite vote rigging we know of so far is in Georgia where the Republican running for re-election is also the one in charge of managing/purging voter rolls.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/brian-kemp-340000-voters-748165/

Oh, and I suppose other politicians are loving and endearing?

The vast majority tend to be a lot more charismatic and endearing than Ted Cruz, yes. That's not a very high bar though.

 

[Glyptofane]

Oh, and I suppose other politicians are loving and endearing?

Well, no, but Grandpa Munster is.

 

[Viri]

Heh, machines were down at the place I voted, so they sent me elsewhere to go vote. One day out of the year, and they cannot get the voting machines working correctly. One fucking job, lol.

 

[Chary]

Proud to say I voted. It'll be fun to see the results!

 

[dAVID_]

I think voting machines are unreliable, and are prone to exploits. Don't you think there's a very big interest to control US politics?

 

[Viri]

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Proud to say I voted. It'll be fun to see the results!

I'm just happy I won't have to keep hearing about this damn election so much, and will finally not have to see so many damn political commercials on TV!

 

[Clydefrosch]

So it's not rigged machines at all. Just people not following instructions. But let's complain with hyperbolic accusations of vote rigging.

Those voting machines give you a summary of all your votes to give you one last opportunity to verify/change before printing the ticket at the end. I just used one minutes ago.

notice how I'm not the one who used the word rigged.
but keep on talking about hyperbole, asshole.

 

[Hanafuda]

notice how I'm not the one who used the word rigged.
but keep on talking about hyperbole, asshole.

"voting machines conveniently switching out beto for cruz" is about as explicitly one can describe 'rigged' without using the actual word.

 

[Joe88]

as it looks right now R will retain control of the senate but D will get the house
Pretty much as predicted, you can see also trump knew it was going to happen as he was just focusing on senate races in all the rallies over the last few weeks

My distinct was one that flipped (NY-11) to D

Cruz retains his seat in TX
It looks like rick scott will flip FL though

 

[Xzi]

as it looks right now R will retain control of the senate but D will get the house
Pretty much as predicted, you can see also trump knew it was going to happen as he was just focusing on senate races in all the rallies over the last few weeks

My distinct was one that flipped (NY-11) to D

More wins in the house for Democrats than were expected, but came up just short in those big senate races for Texas and Florida. Still pretty historic being that close in Texas, and it looks like the Dems will take some house and local races there anyway.

 

[WD_GASTER2]

actually for all the doom and glood some news channels are portraying this seems to be playing exactly as predicted if not a wee bit better for Dems.
1 out of the 3 doesnt (and strong control over it) doesnt seem bad if you ask me

@Chary under 21. you spring chicken voters! good for you!