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Post by dc2london on Nov 7, 2023 18:06:00 GMT -6
Let's all chew off what remains of our fingernails together
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 7, 2023 18:21:15 GMT -6
I'm just staring at the clock waiting for polls to close in Ohio.
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Post by fatpony on Nov 7, 2023 18:30:52 GMT -6
We had city council, school board, and a tax levy on the ballot today.
You can really see how my city is changing - there were ZERO old white men/women candidates (actually, zero white candidates at all) for school board. And really so far as I could tell with my cursory review there wasn't a really bad candidate for school board, just some that had more developed ideas than others. And my ward for city council also had all POC except one crazy old white dude who is the worst.
I can also tell I'm becoming a totally legit adult because I know someone who is running for city council (in a different ward than I'm in).
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 7, 2023 18:38:07 GMT -6
Beshear seems to be doing okay in Ky so far. Does anyone know how tight that election is supposed to be?
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Post by trueblue on Nov 7, 2023 18:42:45 GMT -6
I don’t have any local races I had to vote in or that I am invested in (beyond some curiosity over whether the M4L candidates are going to win their races in nearby towns) but I definitely feel like this election is a bellwether for what’s to come in 2024.
Beshear seems to have won Kentucky though.
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Post by notblanche on Nov 7, 2023 18:59:44 GMT -6
We had several important local elections on the ballot, including DA, treasurer, county council and more. But the county executive race is the big one
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 7, 2023 19:02:42 GMT -6
I feel like things might be going well in Ohio.
I've been really worried because I live in a red sea (although there's more blue than it seems, the red are just very loud here) so it's sometimes difficult to get a feel for the state as a whole.
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Post by elle on Nov 7, 2023 19:12:21 GMT -6
Beshear seems to be doing okay in Ky so far. Does anyone know how tight that election is supposed to be? |
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Post by cnf on Nov 7, 2023 19:17:30 GMT -6
We had several important local elections on the ballot, including DA, treasurer, county council and more. But the county executive race is the big one We had our county executive race today too. I really like our current exec and I hope he wins again. |
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Post by downwarddog on Nov 7, 2023 19:20:04 GMT -6
I can't even handle it. Ughhhh
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Post by gymngemini on Nov 7, 2023 19:34:52 GMT -6
I feel like things might be going well in Ohio. I've been really worried because I live in a red sea (although there's more blue than it seems, the red are just very loud here) so it's sometimes difficult to get a feel for the state as a whole. I think it did go well! |
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Post by dc2london on Nov 7, 2023 19:35:58 GMT -6
Beshear seems to be doing okay in Ky so far. Does anyone know how tight that election is supposed to be? I'm in a hotel room and have cable so I'm watching Kornacki, he says Beahear won by a Razor thin margin in 2019 so as long as he outperforms in key counties tonight, he's in good shape. Right now, it's too early to tell as more populous jurisdictions aren't ready to report. |
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Post by dc2london on Nov 7, 2023 19:36:40 GMT -6
Beshear seems to be doing okay in Ky so far. Does anyone know how tight that election is supposed to be? Oh well if Dave has called it then I'll shut up |
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 7, 2023 19:38:12 GMT -6
I'm definitely pleasantly surprised by the margin that it seems issue 1 will pass with.
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Post by byjove on Nov 7, 2023 19:39:47 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Nov 7, 2023 19:39:52 GMT -6
I'm definitely pleasantly surprised by the margin that it seems issue 1 will pass with. I saw a poll on WaPo that said 80+% of Ohio voters were very angry/ dissatisfied with overturning of Roe |
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 7, 2023 19:41:38 GMT -6
I'm definitely pleasantly surprised by the margin that it seems issue 1 will pass with. I saw a poll on WaPo that said 80+% of Ohio voters were very angry/ dissatisfied with overturning of Roe The Right to life group has been pushing this so hard that Ohio's issue 1 will take parents rights away and allow full term abortion. It's been very intense here. |
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Post by dc2london on Nov 7, 2023 19:45:08 GMT -6
NBC called it for Beshear in KY!
Here's hoping this portends a good night!
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Post by dc2london on Nov 7, 2023 19:45:38 GMT -6
I saw a poll on WaPo that said 80+% of Ohio voters were very angry/ dissatisfied with overturning of Roe The Right to life group has been pushing this so hard that Ohio's issue 1 will take parents rights away and allow full term abortion. It's been very intense here. Oh it's been national news, I can only imagine what it has been like for you all!! |
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 7, 2023 19:49:00 GMT -6
I want to belive this, but it feels too early. Like it's only 7% reporting rn NYT has 30% reporting state wide. |
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 7, 2023 19:55:06 GMT -6
NYT goes by percent of estimated votes instead of precincts so some of those 14% of precincts must be larger ones. |
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 7, 2023 20:01:58 GMT -6
AP and NYT have called it for Ohio issue 1 passing.
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Post by byjove on Nov 7, 2023 20:06:28 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Nov 7, 2023 20:07:08 GMT -6
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Post by trueblue on Nov 7, 2023 20:09:37 GMT -6
I am starting to exhale the breath I didn’t realize I was holding.
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Post by dc2london on Nov 7, 2023 20:15:01 GMT -6
I'm watching HOD and County Supervisor/school board like 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 |
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Post by RajahMD on Nov 7, 2023 20:20:44 GMT -6
OH THANK GOD AND OBLIGATORY FUCK GLENN YOUNGKIN |
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Post by RajahMD on Nov 7, 2023 20:23:12 GMT -6
MSNBC just had my Congress rep (Jen McClellan) on to talk about how Youngkin and VA Repubs are using the abortion issue to get to voters during the election cycle. She did a great job during the interview. And I promptly died when she called out Youngkin's incessant vests at the end. Legit LOLed.
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 7, 2023 20:36:42 GMT -6
Ohio Issue 2 (Rec MJ) passes according to AP.
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Post by dc2london on Nov 7, 2023 20:38:58 GMT -6
Ohio Issue 2 (Rec MJ) passes according to AP. Putting rec mj on the ballot in the same cycle as issue 1 seems like an idiotic miscalculation on the part of the anti-both folks |
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