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Post by Cheshie6 on Nov 9, 2022 14:47:38 GMT -6
Ugh. Ron Johnson projected to hold his seat. FTG The amount of free air time he got on Talk Radio… it’s no wonder!! If you listened to all his talk radio interviews… it would take 4 days to listen to.
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treeofheaven
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Post by treeofheaven on Nov 9, 2022 14:48:20 GMT -6
Ugh. Ron Johnson projected to hold his seat. FTG I'm so sad about this.
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Post by dc2london on Nov 9, 2022 14:49:00 GMT -6
Ha.
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Post by Rebel on Nov 9, 2022 14:49:44 GMT -6
I swing back and forth minute by minute on if we stay or if we leave.
I was born here. I’ve lived here my entire life. My entire family is here- 5 other D voters plus their D voting spouses. I’ve found a blue bubble of friends. I teach at a progressive school that still masks in times of outbreaks bc they care so much.
But…..this state is obviously full of racist, misogynistic assholes who care more about their “right” to own an AR15 the minute they turn 18 than our children’s safety in school.
Do we leave the amazing community we’ve built? Do it now while the kids are young so they can build a new community as kids (I think it’s easier than as adults lol)? Or do we stay? Continue working to fix it, knowing nothing will change for decades?😞 Someone tell me what to do. I don’t know and just need the decision made for me.
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Post by Rebel on Nov 9, 2022 14:50:51 GMT -6
I know I posted that poem before now, and now this. Perfect insight into my wild shifts of thought about next steps. lol
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Post by sterling on Nov 9, 2022 14:59:29 GMT -6
I swing back and forth minute by minute on if we stay or if we leave. I was born here. I’ve lived here my entire life. My entire family is here- 5 other D voters plus their D voting spouses. I’ve found a blue bubble of friends. I teach at a progressive school that still masks in times of outbreaks bc they care so much. But…..this state is obviously full of racist, misogynistic assholes who care more about their “right” to own an AR15 the minute they turn 18 than our children’s safety in school. Do we leave the amazing community we’ve built? Do it now while the kids are young so they can build a new community as kids (I think it’s easier than as adults lol)? Or do we stay? Continue working to fix it, knowing nothing will change for decades?😞 Someone tell me what to do. I don’t know and just need the decision made for me. Just me but… there are bigots and racists and shitty politics everywhere. Literally everywhere. Having a community, a job, a village that support you and align with your values will matter more than anything else to you and your kids long term. And moving, like big new community starting over moving, is HARD. Harder than people anticipate, IMO. You have no reason to listen to me, but this is my two cents. 🙂
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 9, 2022 15:06:42 GMT -6
Re: Nevada, this is good for Cortez Masto too.
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Post by coffeecake on Nov 9, 2022 15:11:08 GMT -6
My state was a disappointment, but no surprise there. Our school board race turned out okay. Not perfect, but I can deal with the results and feel like my kids’ education is safe. I live in what used to be a red city in a red state. Now it’s a purple and practically blue dot in a red state if you look at the results of this election. I just don’t want to leave my purple/blue bubble. Sigh.
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Post by oreobitsy on Nov 9, 2022 15:34:58 GMT -6
Rebel I think it sounds like you have a lot where you are, and that is so valuable. I completely understand the frustrations of not being able to enact real change on a larger scale. I’m in a bubble but also in a very different ideological-majority state. I think you have to do what feels right for you in your gut, but based on my experience, the community and family piece can be really hard to find. If you have that, it might be worth it to stay.
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Post by Dr. Cox on Nov 9, 2022 15:36:36 GMT -6
Well I don't know about you guys but I look forward to Beto's announcement that he'll be running against Ted Cruz again I don’t think Beto will run again for awhile. Quoting myself to say I’d love for Julian Castro to run against Cruz. Cc: @icedtea
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Post by lucilleaustero on Nov 9, 2022 15:56:00 GMT -6
I swing back and forth minute by minute on if we stay or if we leave. I was born here. I’ve lived here my entire life. My entire family is here- 5 other D voters plus their D voting spouses. I’ve found a blue bubble of friends. I teach at a progressive school that still masks in times of outbreaks bc they care so much. But…..this state is obviously full of racist, misogynistic assholes who care more about their “right” to own an AR15 the minute they turn 18 than our children’s safety in school. Do we leave the amazing community we’ve built? Do it now while the kids are young so they can build a new community as kids (I think it’s easier than as adults lol)? Or do we stay? Continue working to fix it, knowing nothing will change for decades?😞 Someone tell me what to do. I don’t know and just need the decision made for me. I live in a blue state, one of the bedrock blue states. I live in a suburb of NYC. However, my County is super red and loud and trashy and racist. Zeldin is king here. 63% of my town voted Cheeto last election. No matter where you go, you will find shitty people. No matter where you go, you will find good people. No matter where you go, you will find some people that can change.
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Post by lucilleaustero on Nov 9, 2022 15:58:25 GMT -6
I was pleasantly surprised that Prop 1 in NY. An green jobs environmental bond proposal passed with the numbers it passed with. Showed that a significant number of Zeldin voters voted for it.
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fatpony
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Post by fatpony on Nov 9, 2022 16:05:41 GMT -6
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Post by crunch on Nov 9, 2022 16:18:13 GMT -6
I swing back and forth minute by minute on if we stay or if we leave. I was born here. I’ve lived here my entire life. My entire family is here- 5 other D voters plus their D voting spouses. I’ve found a blue bubble of friends. I teach at a progressive school that still masks in times of outbreaks bc they care so much. But…..this state is obviously full of racist, misogynistic assholes who care more about their “right” to own an AR15 the minute they turn 18 than our children’s safety in school. Do we leave the amazing community we’ve built? Do it now while the kids are young so they can build a new community as kids (I think it’s easier than as adults lol)? Or do we stay? Continue working to fix it, knowing nothing will change for decades?😞 Someone tell me what to do. I don’t know and just need the decision made for me. I know I don't post much anymore but I still lurk. I just wanted to send you some love. It's hard to move and build a new life. We do it every 3-4 years for the military. I've been in this area for 4 years and I've now just been able to build a community to help in emergencies. It was so hard. We are in a very red area of our red state. All of my kids classmates love hunting and guns and Trump. We have a few families with our same values but the people I meet here who align with me are few and far between. It's what starts conversations with my kids though. Yesterday we talked about states creating ID laws to vote and what gerrymandering means. We talk A LOT about how it's okay to believe different than most of the people who live around us. That it's our job not to bend to fit in but to stand by what we believe in. It's really hard though. And it makes me sad a lot. But it's also really hard to move too. I don't know. No advice but I just wanted to share.
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Post by mathlete on Nov 9, 2022 16:49:17 GMT -6
The map of NY is SO red from last night. So red. Yep and everyone is bitching because it’s a sea of red except for big cities and they think that we need to get rid of NYC because clearly this isn’t the choice of the people (how about most of our suburbs stop being close minded Inconsiderate assholes to put it nicely) Everyone here loves showing off the red map of Illinois and asking if we can cut of Chicago. I really don't know how they think that is an option that would be viable. I wish all of those that would threaten to leave everytime we have an election that doesn't go their way, actually would. Andplusalso, we had a republican governor only 4 years ago, so it not impossible. The guy they had up this time was such an asshat.
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 9, 2022 16:56:53 GMT -6
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Post by origami on Nov 9, 2022 17:01:49 GMT -6
I need someone to post the cotton candy kid gif because that's me rn. We are constantly refreshing even though the next dump isn't until 5pm but just in case you know gotta keep checking.
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Post by sterling on Nov 9, 2022 17:27:30 GMT -6
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Post by enchanted on Nov 9, 2022 17:49:52 GMT -6
I don't know if whole Senate pictures are a thing or not, but I kind of really need a picture of Fetterman and the sprinter from Missouri standing next to each other.
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Post by enchanted on Nov 9, 2022 17:51:26 GMT -6
Like, I've made myself laugh imagining it. I need it.
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klw
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Post by klw on Nov 9, 2022 17:57:36 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 9, 2022 18:13:09 GMT -6
Boebert's race is currently really close but sounding like the remaining ballots should break Dems' way.
ETA: Well it looks like a lot of people are saying he's wrong about the number of ballots left so back to who the fuck knows.
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Post by sifl on Nov 9, 2022 18:16:11 GMT -6
Rebel I will chime in and say, local community is super important, BUT if anyone in your family might be impacted by the state laws, I would consider finding a safer state. It’s a trade off for sure. Also on my mind lately is an area’s resilience to climate change. I don’t think there’s one right answer.
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Post by carmensandiego on Nov 9, 2022 18:23:05 GMT -6
Rebel, our family faced that choice. H and I met in CO, but moved when our kids were little back home (for me) to AZ. We made a great life for ourselves, but our values just didn't match most. It was wearing on H and I - so we decided that life is short and to take a risk. This spring we moved back to CO. It's not perfect, but it's freeing in ways I didn't expect. We're starting over, and it's hard. Really hard. But I think it was the right choice for us. We wanted to be settled around middle school and had planned it that way.
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Post by leahcar on Nov 9, 2022 18:25:08 GMT -6
Rebel I have never lived anywhere reliably blue so take that FWIW. But - I have hope for TX. We are not red; we are suppressed. I wholeheartedly believe it will eventually change here.
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 9, 2022 18:28:45 GMT -6
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Post by Dr. Cox on Nov 9, 2022 18:34:09 GMT -6
Rebel I have never lived anywhere reliably blue so take that FWIW. But - I have hope for TX. We are not red; we are suppressed. I wholeheartedly believe it will eventually change here. This is how I feel. Each election cycle brings us closer. I really think we can do it.
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Post by athn64 on Nov 9, 2022 18:57:54 GMT -6
Yep and everyone is bitching because it’s a sea of red except for big cities and they think that we need to get rid of NYC because clearly this isn’t the choice of the people (how about most of our suburbs stop being close minded Inconsiderate assholes to put it nicely) Everyone here loves showing off the red map of Illinois and asking if we can cut of Chicago. I really don't know how they think that is an option that would be viable. I wish all of those that would threaten to leave everytime we have an election that doesn't go their way, actually would. Andplusalso, we had a republican governor only 4 years ago, so it not impossible. The guy they had up this time was such an asshat. There were so many Bailey signs in my area, so I was a little worried. I think Rauner left a bad taste in a lot of mouths though. He was a really terrible governor.
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Post by fatpony on Nov 9, 2022 18:58:08 GMT -6
Several cool donation things going around twitter for Warnock
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Post by elle on Nov 9, 2022 19:09:04 GMT -6
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