How did you state and local races go?

IronWing · Nov 6, 2024

Here in Arizona, Kari Lake is losing badly to Ruben Gallego. Congresscritter Ciscomani (R) is behind Engel (D) at the moment though the race is too close to call. If Engel wins, it should put the "border issue" into perspective as both of the AZ congressional districts on the border will be blue. None of the other races were competitive.

At the local level, the seditionist county board member is losing to a newcomer but the race is still too close to call.

MrPickins · Nov 6, 2024

Unfortunately, we're still stuck with Ted Cruz...

Brainonska511 · Nov 6, 2024

MrPickins said:
Unfortunately, we're still stuck with Ted Cruz...

Why does Texas like that man so much?

K1052 · Nov 6, 2024

Brainonska511 said:
Why does Texas like that man so much?

I think I saw one single Ted Cruz bumper sticker in an entire three years of living in TX.

K1052 · Nov 6, 2024

Looks like the incumbent mayor will ride to a comfortable re-elect here, defeating a Trumpist ex cop. Local city council member trouncing his NIMBY challanger.

Brainonska511 · Nov 6, 2024

K1052 said:
Looks like the incumbent mayor will ride to a comfortable re-elect here, defeating a Trumpist ex cop. Local city council member trouncing his NIMBY challanger.

Didn't the proposition specifically targeting the predatory slumlord the AIDS Healthcare Foundation also pass?

K1052 · Nov 6, 2024

Brainonska511 said:
Didn't the proposition specifically targeting the predatory slumlord the AIDS Healthcare Foundation also pass?

Currently sitting at 51% and change. There is a lot of vote still out and it might take a couple weeks to be sure but looks like so.

brycejones · Nov 6, 2024

School millage passed. Somehow 26% voted against the county 911 system being funded.

GunsMadeAmericaFree · Nov 6, 2024

Pretty much ALL of the school, fire and park issues passed here, and locally they got an additional 1% income tax passed.

hal2kilo · Nov 6, 2024

brycejones said:
School millage passed. Somehow 26% voted against the county 911 system being funded.

Just your typical GMFY voter.

BoomerD · Nov 6, 2024

Washington state went ALL blue for the major state executive positions. Legislative positions were a mixed bag…Dems won in the usual blue areas, Repubs in the red ones.

nickqt · Nov 6, 2024

Let me go ahead and drop this link off again for the nth time.

If you haven't read it recently, read it again. Or don't.

Democrats Should Weaponize Federalism

If Democrats truly believe in the power of their policies, they should be ready to weaponize federalism.

www.politicalorphans.com

Brainonska511 · Nov 6, 2024

nickqt said:
Let me go ahead and drop this link off again for the nth time.

If you haven't read it recently, read it again. Or don't.

Democrats Should Weaponize Federalism

If Democrats truly believe in the power of their policies, they should be ready to weaponize federalism.

www.politicalorphans.com

Yes. Democratic states need to be doing stuff and aiming to do stuff well. Hard to sell a larger agenda if state governments are sclerotic or if they don't use their power to help their own citizens.

Fenixgoon · Nov 6, 2024

nickqt said:
Let me go ahead and drop this link off again for the nth time.

If you haven't read it recently, read it again. Or don't.

Democrats Should Weaponize Federalism

If Democrats truly believe in the power of their policies, they should be ready to weaponize federalism.

www.politicalorphans.com

At this point, I'm all for it.

esquared · Nov 6, 2024

IronWing said:
Here in Arizona, Kari Lake is losing badly to Ruben Gallego. Congresscritter Ciscomani (R) is behind Engel (D) at the moment though the race is too close to call. If Engel wins, it should put the "border issue" into perspective as both of the AZ congressional districts on the border will be blue. None of the other races were competitive.

At the local level, the seditionist county board member is losing to a newcomer but the race is still too close to call.

Didn't you have a pro-choice amendment to vote on?

dank69 · Nov 6, 2024

I live in a small town of about 16000. Very red town in a very blue state. Apparently just shy of 12000 are registered to vote, which seems extraordinarily high to me, given that probably at least 2000 of the 16000 are under 18. A little over 9000 people voted this election. 75% seems like extraordinarily high turnout to me.

Anyway, of the 7 or 8 races in our 3 districts, only 2 Republicans won the popular vote in our town. Democrats won the popular vote in the other races by very narrow margins, but still I don't think I've even seen my town vote so blue before. Pretty sure Trump won here in both 2016 and 2020. Harris won this time.

NostaSeronx · Nov 6, 2024

esquared said:
Didn't you have a pro-choice amendment to vote on?

Arizona Proposition 139. Creates a constitutional right to abortion.
60% reporting - 1,339,046 yes, 833,286 no. Yes has been declare victorious. However, the zombie law at the federal level can upend it.

SteveGrabowski · Nov 6, 2024

K1052 said:
I think I saw one single Ted Cruz bumper sticker in an entire three years of living in TX.

I see his signs all over my neighborhood.

SteveGrabowski · Nov 6, 2024

Shitbag Cuellar still won TX-28 and was the single vote I cast for a winning candidate this election. And of course the Democrat I liked the least.

K1052 · Nov 6, 2024

SteveGrabowski said:
I see his signs all over my neighborhood.

Since he was in cycle that makes sense.

IronWing · Nov 6, 2024

IronWing said:
Here in Arizona, Kari Lake is losing badly to Ruben Gallego. Congresscritter Ciscomani (R) is behind Engel (D) at the moment though the race is too close to call. If Engel wins, it should put the "border issue" into perspective as both of the AZ congressional districts on the border will be blue. None of the other races were competitive.

At the local level, the seditionist county board member is losing to a newcomer but the race is still too close to call.

The rural parts of my district reported so Ciscomani is in the lead now as is the seditionist county board member. Lake is still trailing by a substantial margin. Counting is expected to be complete by the 9th.

SteveGrabowski · Nov 6, 2024

K1052 said:
Since he was in cycle that makes sense.

The guy literally ran on how Colin Allred would sterilize and force sex changes on your kids in their elementary school. I saw that commercial repeatedly for about a week watching the NLCS and ALCS. Oh well at least one good thing happened in the last few weeks with the Dodgers winning it all while skullfucking the Yankees.

Wreckem · Nov 6, 2024

City of Dallas residents voted to allow anyone living in Dallas to sue over things even if they originally wouldn’t have standing to sue.

They also voted in requiring the city to spend 50% of all new revenue on police.

Both of these were designed by a group led by a highland park resident to essentially fuck over Dallas.

Drach · Nov 6, 2024

SteveGrabowski said:
The guy literally ran on how Colin Allred would sterilize and force sex changes on your kids in their elementary school. I saw that commercial repeatedly for about a week watching the NLCS and ALCS. Oh well at least one good thing happened in the last few weeks with the Dodgers winning it all while skullfucking the Yankees.

Your state is a throwaway. I came from Houston, enjoyed my time in California but will be moving to a swing state hopefully this year to try to make a difference . I'm thinking NC.

SteveGrabowski · Nov 6, 2024

Drach said:
Your state is a throwaway. I came from Houston, enjoyed my time in California but will be moving to a swing state hopefully this year to try to make a difference . I'm thinking NC.

At this point the entire nation is a throwaway. If Trump can sick Seal Team Six to murder a political rival without any legal consequence as Sotomayor claims, he can surely steal the 2028 election.

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