Zsa Zsa's leg

She's the wife of infamous 4-term Governor Edwin Edwards. Might need to keep a look out on him as a future possibility.

Reid's a tough cookie. He survived the 2010 Tea Party wave as a horribly unpopular party leader. Much respect for him. He's a trailblazer among Democrats and has 10x the balls of Schumer. Him and Pelosi suffered constant attacks and were barraged for decades by the regressives and persisted in doing what they thought would benefit the country. It will be a sad day when he goes.

Underwent surgery for Pancreatic Cancer, and has had health issues for several years (remember when he fell on the treadmill?), don't expect him to see 80.

First Lady Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery, remaining hospitalized for several days.

No. America threw away the space program's worth during the Carter and Reagan era. Unless China decides to make a shot for the moon, then it's unlikely.

Charles Aznavour. I almost went for Jill Gazza though.

White House aide on McCain's opposition to CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel: "He's dying anyway." Sidenote: Happy 1,000 posts to me

Sen. McCain urges fellow Senators to vote against pro-torture CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel.

Stoked as a Democrat. Morrisey is much less of a challenge in the general than Jenkins would have been. Although I wanted Blankenship, I'm still greatful that Jersey Morrisey won. Pittenger's primary came out of nowhere, but thankfully his incumbency advantage is gone and our Democrat with millions in the bank (Dan McCready) will have an easier time with Mark Harris who only has $71,000. A split GOP electorate couldn't hurt any, regardless of how relevant it is to who wins the general election. What would have been amazing is if Mike Braun lost his primary in Indiana (much less problematic than Rokita and Messer, outraising Donnelly, and can self raise more money out of pocket). This would have required Rokita or Messer dropping out far before Braun came in. This is my hottake: Indiana is the most likely DEM to GOP flip, with West Virginia, North Dakota, Missouri, Montana, and Florida next in line. Dems posed pretty impressive numbers for McCready and Linda Coleman in North Carolina, Dem primary vote in all 3 WV districts outnumbered Republican primary votes enormously, and Donnelly faces an inexperienced newcomer to statewide politics in Indiana. Not the best results or the ones I were looking for, but this doesn't erase the blue wave narrative at all, and besides, primaries are not valid indicators about what the general election will be like.

Reports of Calvin Harris, fellow musician that makes similar music, is involved in a "bad" car crash. Looking for link.

Zsa Zsa's leg Election Night Projections OH-GOV (Dem) - Richard Cordray OH-GOV (Gop) - Mike DeWine OH-SEN (Dem) - Sherrod Brown* OH-SEN (Gop) - Jim Renacci IN-SEN (Dem) - Joe Donnelly* IN-SEN (Gop) - Mike Braun WV-SEN (Dem) - Joe Manchin* WV-SEN (Gop) - Patrick Morrisey

Not forever. The state is still ancestrally Democrat and will vote for whichever party supports the unions and coal, which the Democrats still do more than the Republicans for now. I think State Sen. Richard Ojeda (possibly the next congressman for the third district), has a good shot at beating Senator Shelley Capito if Trump is re-elected.

I think Democrats dodged a bullet that the "justice democrat" movement didn't become a tea party sized movement. Hyperpartisan and far-right and far-left candidates don't perform well in the same way super-centrists don't gain traction in general elections. As much as I policy wise support Swearengin, she would have been curbstomped by Jenkins, Morrisey, and even Blankenship. This similar movement on the right is why they fucked up with Sharron Angle in Nevada, Todd Akin in Missouri, Richard Mourdock in Indiana, and Roy Moore in Alabama. I want Swearengin and most of the other justice democrats to turn the system over from the state level, with commitment fit to serve in state legislators that aren't serving the people, little by little they'll be able to chip away at the Manchins, Pelosis, and Schumers of the country.

2 recent polls out of West Virginia indicate Don Blankenship is ahead. Footsoldiers on the ground in WV say they expect Blankenship to win by double digits. Truly a terrifying time to be alive folks.

Time to revisit the John McCain sweepstakes. Joey Russ: April 28th, 2018 X Zsa Zsa's leg: May 20th, 2018 The Quim Reaper: June 6th, 2018 ajlposh: June 13th, 2018 Bibliogryphon: June 25th, 2018 En Passant: July 1st, 2018 YoungWillz: July 4th, 2018 Book: August 4th, 2018

I could see myself voting third party if it were somebody I genuinely liked like Ross Perot. But I can't support Gary Johnson or Jill Stein. Their ideas are too specific and not nearly as moderate as I wish they would be. I of course would vote for a centrist/moderate, but they'll never gain traction in a system designed for a 2 party system unfortunately.

With the Indiana, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio primaries tomorrow, here's an in depth analysis of the big races. I already covered the heated Republican primary out of West Virginia, see the Political rants thread for further information. Another similar three-way primary that will resolve tomorrow is one in Indiana. Where Senator Joe Donnelly is facing a heavy field of Republicans dying for a chance to challenge him in the general election. One of them, is Congressman Todd Rokita, who recently faced calls from the Trump campaign to remove campaign yard signs that touted President Trump's and Vice President Pence's endorsements. Another Congressman, U.S. Rep. Luke Messer, does not even live in the state of Indiana, a huge liability for his campaign that has been used by the Rokita and Braun campaigns against him. Once considered an underdog, but now considered the frontrunner by many, Former State Representative and Businessman Mike Braun is often looked upon as either, the strongest Republican in a general election with the ability to self-fund his campaign, or as a sleazy businessman with baggage that has yet to be used by the Donnelly campaign. Despite surging in the race, The Messer and Rokita campaigns are only now attacking Braun instead of eachother, indicating that their internal polling is hinting at a Braun victory on Tuesday night. A state with two statewide races to watch out for is Ohio. The Senate race isn't seen as competitive in the primary and Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is seen as "Likely" to defend his seat in November. Still, it's a state that Trump won by over 8%. State Treasurer Josh Mandel was the frontrunner at the beginning, but after dropping out due his wife's ill health (!!) Congressman and businessman (common theme throughout the Republican ticket this year) Jim Renacci is the frontrunner in the Republican primary. His only challenger, fellow businessman Mike Gibbons is not likely to win the primary tomorrow. Another Ohio race, and a more contested one, is in the Governor's race to replace outgoing Governor and failed Presidential candidate John Kasich. On the Republican side, State Attorney General, Former U.S. Senator, Former Lieutenant Governor, Former U.S. Congressman, and Former State Legislator (pretty much everything except Governor) Mike DeWine was considered the frontrunner until recently, when Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor started gaining traction, definitely one to watch even if DeWine is favored. On the Democrat side, it's slightly more senile and idiotic considering fox news token Democrat turned Young Turks "justice democrat", Former U.S. Congressman, and failed Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich entered the race. The Assas sympathizer is (fortunately) slightly unfavored against Former Director of The Consumer Protection Bureau Richard Cordray. I'll be watching the Governor's primary all night! Finally, in North Carolina, there's nothing but house races, but the D vs R primary totals will still be an interesting indication of how big the "blue wave" will be.

Aw that's sad. Was looking for some big changes or new emoticon reactions to post. I need something like an "i agree" or add the Clive Dunn face so 14 different people don't post it in the same thread.

Forgot what time the banner said the update would happen. When is it coming?

Eh. A centrist will never win a Presidential election in The United States, so the hyperpolitical freaks foaming at the mouth for a John Kasich and John Hickenlooper unity ticket can rest easy knowing we'll either have a neoliberal corporate rat or another painful four years of a braindead manatee in office. I think Trump will win re-election. I have lost more hope in the DNC since they announced they're considering San Francisco for the 2020 DNC location (way to stick it to middle america and the rust belt!) and that they have been pressuring progressive candidates like Levi Tillemann and Laura Moser out of their congressional races. When Moser and Tillemann refused to drop, the DCCC pushed out attack ads. 2018 will be a blue wave, just depends on how big. Unless Trump receives the endorsements of Jesus, Ronald Reagan, and JFK (plus the money from the Koch brothers ofc), I seriously doubt Democrats will struggle to gain less than 25 seats. But, if Democrats continue to go down this road they may cut their soon-to-be-majority in the U.S House short. They need 23 more seats to earn a majority, I say they gain just under 40. The Senate is so much harder to defend. Over 25 Democrats and 9 Republicans, that's a lot of territory to defend. Even more difficult territory when only 1 of the Republicans is in a state Clinton won and 10 of the Democrats are in states Trump won. I still say Democrats pickup Nevada, Arizona, and Tennesse. Possibly even McCain's seat if a November special election is triggered. I think Republicans pick up West Virginia, Indiana, North Dakota, and one of either Florida, Missouri, or Montana.

Honestly, the Democrats are fucked if they go with one of the frontrunners. Corporate leeches that will change nothing from Trump other than say something about the gays on June 26th and stay in the climate deal. Traditional politicians like Gillibrand, Booker, Harris, Brown, and Warren are why we ended up with Trump.

Good and politician is an oxymoron. Now I don't support Oprah, in fact I'm all behind my state's Governor John Bel Edwards. But what I'm saying is that Oprah is somebody that can dig into the recently populist tone of this country, she's not a traditional politician and that's what gave Trump the Presidency. I hope it never comes down to Winfrey vs Trump but if it does, I guarantee you Oprah would overperform Hillary.

Eh. He was still tied up with Obama right before the economic crash. Many people thought Obama would fuck up the Democrats' chances and that Hillary would have been the better opponent to McCain. That's why many Republicans voted in the Democratic primary in states that had open primaries, and they voted for Obama as they considered him weaker than Clinton.

Oprah wouldn't be nearly as bad as who the Democrats are eyeing right now... *cough* Kamala Harris *cough* Cory Booker *cough* Kirsten Gillibrand *cough* Joe Biden *cough*. I have always said, you can't bring a knife to a gun fight. The only personality that could beat Trump is somebody like Trump. Like a businessperson, or a reality star, Oprah fits both categories. Oprah would also be great for minority turnout and she has enormous name recognition.

Yes. Not many but yes. Some say that Sherrod Brown, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Elizabeth Warren could run and they're all up for re-election this year.