If you are trying to argue that the 2016 elections went well for the Dems then I'm not sure what to tell you. Your fimament bubble is strong. They lost widely, they were rejected on a large scale.
I hate to tell you, but in this country the President isn't elected by majority vote, they are elected by an Electoral College.
https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
The GOP got 49.1% of total vote for house seats. The Dems got 48%. For the Senate the margin was 45.2 million votes Dem vs. 39.3 million votes GOP. You aren't arguing in facts here. There was no wide rejection. The GOP ended up with a large advantage in the house and retained the Senate in spite of the actual overall vote due to disproportional representation and gerrymandering.If you are trying to argue that the 2016 elections went well for the Dems then I'm not sure what to tell you. Your fimament bubble is strong. They lost widely, they were rejected on a large scale.
So just trying to imagine the next couple of years...
- In November, Democrats narrowly take the house, Republicans narrowly retain the Senate
- Legislation is effectively blocked, but Trump is not affected that much since the administration is simply using the legal apparatus that was already in place to forward their agenda
- The SCOTUS overturns Roe V. Wade at the first chance they get. The original ruling was a right to privacy, so that privacy will be gone. In red states, doctors will be required to report pregnancies to the state, so women that get pregnant but want to keep open the option for abortion tourism or illicit abortion will not seek prenatal care.
- In the run up to the 2020 elections, there are massive voter registration purges. Polling places are closed, voting hours are shortened, and any challenge is quickly escalated to republican judges that protect the behavior.
- The elections are close with lower turnout than 2016 because of concerted Republican efforts. If Trump wins, elite Democrats and Liberals will scold people for not voting. If the Democrat wins, Trump will declare the elections invalid because of massive voter fraud. Democrats will sue, and the case will go to the... supreme court.
You do understand that only the votes in a district matter in that district don't you? Don't you?The GOP got 49.1% of total vote for house seats. The Dems got 48%. For the Senate the margin was 45.2 million votes Dem vs. 39.3 million votes GOP. You aren't arguing in facts here. There was no wide rejection. The GOP ended up with a large advantage in the house and retained the Senate in spite of the actual overall vote due to disproportional representation and gerrymandering.
You were speaking about popular vote. I'm just trying to help you understand United States politics.Point to me where I claimed otherwise.
You do understand that only the votes in a district matter in that district don't you? Don't you?
The GOP got 49.1% of total vote for house seats. The Dems got 48%. For the Senate the margin was 45.2 million votes Dem vs. 39.3 million votes GOP. You aren't arguing in facts here. There was no wide rejection. The GOP ended up with a large advantage in the house and retained the Senate in spite of the actual overall vote due to disproportional representation and gerrymandering.
You were speaking about popular vote. I'm just trying to help you understand United States politics.
I was arguing against the "totally rejected by America" statement your buddy made. I consider a country to be its people, and by all accounts the people didn't totally reject the Dems. Again, you're arguing something completely different.
Uhmm, we are talking about admitting new states, not impeachment.
Yes, it says Skis! Right on it in front of God and everybody!Kavanaugh drank beer on a Thursday and his calendar proves it? OMG!
That does it...he crossed the line here!
Even leftist Washington Post says so.
Republicans took something like 2/3 the local elections. Again, you've really got an uphill battle if you want to suggest the Dems did well and weren't kicked squarely in the balls in 2016. Let me try one more time. America WIDELY rejected the Democrats.
I realize nuance is difficult for you, but I'm pretty sure folks are arguing that the Dems did poorly in the 2016 elections but that that's entirely different thing than their being rejected by America as a whole.Even leftist Washington Post says so.
Republicans took something like 2/3 the local elections. Again, you've really got an uphill battle if you want to suggest the Dems did well and weren't kicked squarely in the balls in 2016. Let me try one more time. America WIDELY rejected the Democrats.
You are completely retarded. I'll repeat it one last time, maybe it will get through your thick skull this time.
Dems got more votes in both presidential and senate elections and were pretty much even when it come to the house popular vote.
America, or any country for that matter for me at least, is its people, and the people did not reject the Dems, your retarded election system did. See the difference?
If you still sincerely don't get it, get help. I'm done.
Kavanaugh drank beer on a Thursday and his calendar proves it? OMG!
That does it...he crossed the line here!
You were done before you began. You're measuring what actually matters vs. what matters in your opinion.
You were done before you began. You're measuring what actually matters vs. what matters in your opinion.
Nah, you're just seeing the world through your own disingenuous eyes, prick.We'll there you have it....the smoking gun! This is getting incredibly pathetic....you people have lost your fucking minds.
Hmmmm, wasn't it supposed to be @ 10:00AM?Committee vote will be at 1:30 EST