@no1marauder saidWhich one controls the border and immigration policies? Serious question because I honestly don't know.
I think the Democrats hold the Senate.
Unless the generic polls are well off though, a Republican pick up of 15-20 seats at least in the House seems inevitable.
@kilroy70 saidWill there be any 'good news' about the waves of Sonhouse screed?
refreshed?
Two minutes after the dust settles watch how the narrative morphs into "We was robbed! Republicans stole the mid-terms!"
It never ends. The good news is wall to wall political adverts will stop dominating the airwaves...
(knock on wood)
@no1marauder saidI agree. The Senate is a seriously-closed society. and a known quantity.
I think the Democrats hold the Senate.
Unless the generic polls are well off though, a Republican pick up of 15-20 seats at least in the House seems inevitable.
I am worried about Sonhouse.......
@kannstipated saidNothing gets passed on immigration with a divided Congress.
I guess I could look it up myself...and I did and it looks like the House can take control of those issues.
When the Republicans had both Houses and Trump as President they didn't pass any legislation refusing a compromise with Democrats which would have funded the border wall if DACA qualifiers were given a path to citizenship. I don't see any realistic chance for anything different now; Republicans aren't interested in compromise.
@averagejoe1 saidI have no idea how to answer that question.
Will there be any 'good news' about the waves of Sonhouse screed?
Okay, how about this...
It would be good if he took a more objective approach to politics.
@kannstipated saidUnfortunately the Republicans refuse to provide the necessary funding
I guess I could look it up myself...and I did and it looks like the House can take control of those issues.
@no1marauder saidWell, I hope Fetterman "holds on" too, because he is currently losing.
Specifically, I'd say only two Senate seats change parties; Fetterman holds on in Pennsylvania for a Democratic gain, but Laxalt unseats Cortez Masto in Nevada for a Republican one. Warnock and Walker go to a runoff in Georgia (which requires more than 50% for a candidate to win) and Warnock wins again like he and Ossoff did in Georgia in December 2020.
They'll be a nu ...[text shortened]... ock off Johnson in Wisconsin or maybe Hassan loses in New Hampshire, but the above is my best guess.
Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz leads Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in their down-to-the-wire Pennsylvania Senate race, according to two polls taken after their debate last week that show the celebrity TV doctor gaining five percentage points on his Democratic rival since late summer.
Oz leads Fetterman by one percentage point (47.6% to 46.6😵 in a Susquehanna Polling and Research survey and has a two-point lead (48% to 46😵 in an Emerson College poll taken after their Oct. 25 showdown in Harrisburg.
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And not to completely burst your balloons, but Walker is up in Polls 5-3 (1 tie) by an average of 0.4%.
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Just to remind you about reading between the lines in polls... this is a republican year, no doubt.
So there will be more democrats in these polls that will, not vote than republicans.
Watch for the red tsunami
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@earl-of-trumps saidYou're going to be disappointed.
Well, I hope Fetterman "holds on" too, because he is currently losing.
[i]Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz leads Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in their down-to-the-wire Pennsylvania Senate race, according to two polls taken after their debate last week that show the celebrity TV doctor gaining five percentage points on his Democratic rival since late summer. ...[text shortened]... be more democrats in these polls that will, not vote than republicans.
Watch for the red tsunami
I fully expect "the Democrats cheated" posts by you on Thursday at the latest.
@no1marauder saidAfter it is over, I cannot imagine spending many many months talking about the elections. It will be resolved, it will not be changed, so I would rather talk about current events myself. I hope everyone is likewise.
You're going to be disappointed.
I fully expect "the Democrats cheated" posts by you on Thursday at the latest.
@averagejoe1 saidIf the Democrats lose, we'll be back arguing about policy to the extent Republicans actually have any policy to argue about.
After it is over, I cannot imagine spending many many months talking about the elections. It will be resolved, it will not be changed, so I would rather talk about current events myself. I hope everyone is likewise.
If the Democrats win, we'll be arguing about how they surely cheated and how it is thus essential to stop as many of the People voting as possible.
@wildgrass saidYes. Because they ooze hypocrisy.
Is it possible for an election denier to win an election?
If they win, it’s legitimate. If they lose, then it’s been rigged, etc.
As I stated in another thread, our republican friends should not vote for these people, no matter what they think of the democrats or their policies.
They’ll be going down a slippery slope to authorarianism.
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Both sides have election deniers.
That crap started with the Democrats denying Trump won in 2016.
Then people denied the 2020 election and guess what?
The Democrat Stacey Abrams is about to lose in Georgia and she has already made comments about denying the result and denied previous results and is now saying she didn't deny it. Confused yet?
Both sides do it and willfully ignoring your side doing it but accusing the other side makes that person look foolish.