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US 2014 Elections; Elections for House, Senate, and state governor
Topic Started: 5th November 2014 - 01:29 AM (689 Views)
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Go to google and click on the logo, and you will see the current results. Or just take this link: https://www.google.com/search?num=40&safe=active&q=Election+results&oi=ddle&ct=us-elections-2014-5687179812536320&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=728&dpr=1

As of now, the Republicans have a slight lead in the Senate, a major lead in the House, and a moderate lead in state governors. The two Kansas senators appear to be independents.
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We kind of got lucky this election. I mean, when district borders were drawn at the last census for house elections, the way the lines were drawn seemed to favor the Republicans. The Democrats held Senate since the last 2 years of Bush Jr's Presidency, but this year the races became a lot closer, giving the Republicans the lead in this race.

I'm surprised. The Democrats usually have an infallible strategy: http://thefederalistpapers.integratedmarket.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/D-Slaves-600-CI.jpg
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the way the lines were drawn seemed to favor the Republicans


I'm pretty sure the lines are drawn to specifically favour the Republicans (and the Democrats, too). Most notably ato prevent the rise of any pesky third parties
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5th November 2014 - 02:00 AM
the way the lines were drawn seemed to favor the Republicans.
The term for this is "Gerrymandering."
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5th November 2014 - 02:00 AM
Of course Republicans have the usual strategy of blaming the poor and disenfranchised for all the ills which befall the United States, preferring to cut social spending to maintain an insane military budget while also making Social Security insolvent by continually "borrowing" from it. Republicans have been screwing the American people over since the days of Reagan's 'trickle-down' economics, yet people don't seem to make the connection yet.

When our schools are being boarded up because of funding cuts and our children continue to rank lower when compared to foreign students perhaps the message will get through. Of course education isn't the only area which is gutted to fund the Republican's military-first values. Health care and services which actually help everyday ordinary Americans are also a favourite target.

At least we got rid of Corbett, though. Go Pennsylvania! ^_^
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5th November 2014 - 02:21 AM
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Of course Republicans have the usual strategy of blaming the poor and disenfranchised for all the ills which befall the United States, preferring to cut social spending to maintain an insane military budget while also making Social Security insolvent by continually "borrowing" from it. Republicans have been screwing the American people over since the days of Reagan's 'trickle-down' economics, yet people don't seem to make the connection yet.

When our schools are being boarded up because of funding cuts and our children continue to rank lower when compared to foreign students perhaps the message will get through. Of course education isn't the only area which is gutted to fund the Republican's military-first values. Health care and services which actually help everyday ordinary Americans are also a favourite target.

At least we got rid of Corbett, though. Go Pennsylvania! ^_^
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Unfortunately I think we're getting Gardner ::|::
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Of course Republicans have the usual strategy of blaming the poor and disenfranchised for all the ills which befall the United States, preferring to cut social spending to maintain an insane military budget while also making Social Security insolvent by continually "borrowing" from it. Republicans have been screwing the American people over since the days of Reagan's 'trickle-down' economics, yet people don't seem to make the connection yet.

When our schools are being boarded up because of funding cuts and our children continue to rank lower when compared to foreign students perhaps the message will get through. Of course education isn't the only area which is gutted to fund the Republican's military-first values. Health care and services which actually help everyday ordinary Americans are also a favourite target.

At least we got rid of Corbett, though. Go Pennsylvania! ^_^
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Yes me as well, it seems there's quite a significant Democrat community online at 10:00 PM US eastern time
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This is a highly liberal region. For that reason, I avoid talking politics here at all costs. You guys gang up on poor lonely semi-conservatives like me. :(
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Prepare to be ganged on... or you know what, how about everyone just posts the funniest political ads of this year, or any year-

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Thanks, but no thanks. I'm sure it's great, but I voted already and I don't have any desire to get sucked into partisanship again until 2016.

(In other words: I'm a dud... and I don't pay any attention to political ads.)
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I know. What I said before was meant more as a political joke than a spark for debate.
I still have a sense of humor. I found this pretty entertaining, too: http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/files/legacy/2008_07_03_branch.jpg
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Well im from British Columbia Canada were our Liberals are actually conservatives the Conservatives are actually Liberal no one really knows what the New Democratic Parties stance really is. The only Party that speaks relative reason is the Green Party who never get elected because its perceived as a wasted vote and they dont have big business supporting them like the other parties so there relative awareness is unfortunately minimal.
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Meanwhile in Australia everyone is right wing and anyone who is left wing smells bad and is a dirt poor hippie...

AND nobody wants to invade New Zealand

i wish Aussie politics were like American politics. :(
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*Reads about results of election*
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No, the dark ages ended back in 1945.
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All in all this has been a big win for money in politics and a sad loss for ideas. Bonus points if anyone gets where I got this from.
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Ok just looked at the results..... have fun being the most infective democracy in history....
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All in all this has been a big win for money in politics and a sad loss for ideas. Bonus points if anyone gets where I got this from.
Yeah! Daily show is amazing. But yeah.... money does make the world go round. And wins elections.
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It'll certainly be interesting (or frustrating) to see how our government works now. Or doesn't work, which wouldn't really be a change either way. :P
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Ok just looked at the results..... have fun being the most infective democracy in history....
We already were, now i think we'll actually get things done.... the absolute wrong things *shudder* i wouldn't want to be poor or an immigrant right now (or ever, but you know)
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Republicans don't dislike immigrants. Just people who immigrated without going through the legal processes.
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The Legal processes is also insane and should be made easier.
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Immigration is always a tricky issue, though one which has to be handled in a humane and delicate way.
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I think that the most important issue is the economy and our military status in the world.
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We should be nicer... and maybe start obeying international law more regularly.
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"We should be nicer..."
Why dont you guys just be more Canadian and everything will work out fine......

o better yet lets just merge into one big Super Country


but in all onisty though to immigrate to the US it is a rediculus process especially for thoughts who are in danger while trying to immigrate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QplQL5eAxlY&list=UU3XTzVzaHQEd30rQbuvCtTQ
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