Congrats Dems!

[Taylor]

15 minutes ago, Adam said:

That doesn’t really matter as the Overton window continues to shift

Or climate change causes the oceans to consume Florida.

[Adam]

13 minutes ago, fishbulb said:

Everything is relative, though.

Certainly in politics there’s a breaking point either way.

if any of these insane they/she/him people get any real power outside of token status in the D party there will be a lot more swing states. Or if the AOCs and Bernies of the world decide that it isn’t worth it any longer to be relegated to be tools to push establishment candidates every four years and break off from the party, that could result in real problems. Neither party is going anywhere. There’s too many variables. 

Edited November 8, 2020 by Adam

[Adam]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Or climate change causes the oceans to consume Florida.

Well even I would vote for that

[RallyMo]

9 minutes ago, Adam said:

Well even I would vote for that

No. You wouldn't. 

[Lou]

lol at Adam voting.

[AngelsLakersFan]

31 minutes ago, Adam said:

Certainly in politics there’s a breaking point either way.

if any of these insane they/she/him people get any real power outside of token status in the D party there will be a lot more swing states. Or if the AOCs and Bernies of the world decide that it isn’t worth it any longer to be relegated to be tools to push establishment candidates every four years and break off from the party, that could result in real problems. Neither party is going anywhere. There’s too many variables. 

The parties are in the business of winning. If the Republicans have to shift to the left to keep Texas they will. Trumpism will be dead in the next 20 years and the party will go through a rebranding phase at some point along the way.

[RallyMo]

10 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

The parties are in the business of winning. If the Republicans have to shift to the left to keep Texas they will. Trumpism will be dead in the next 20 years and the party will go through a rebranding phase at some point along the way.

What do you know, Condi?

[Crampknees]

4 hours ago, Jay said:

To be fair, this was Democrats' stance as well.

 

That's so cute, blarg gave you a like.  makes me giddy inside when you two spoon. 

[Adam]

Life really puts things into perspective. For example, things occur that put politics to the side like my sister-in-law’s dad passing away suddenly last week from a heart attack. She’s really having a tough time. Another example from today is that I learned I married someone who does this: 

[Blarg]

Could be worse. 

Okay, I lied. 

[Taylor]

Mrs. Dodge's graphic design work isn't half bad. That flyer is a little busy, but the content is well-organized. I would have stuck with one font and two or three colors.

[Angelsjunky]

15 hours ago, Blarg said:

This is why popular vote is so stupid. It eliminates any equal representation and gives only the majority a voice. That is not true democracy, it's plutocracy.  

The whole point of a democratic republic was to negate ruling classes determining all policy. 

Damn you guys are ignorant.

How is the Senate system "equal representation" when there is one Senator for every 300,000 Wyomingans and one for every 20,000,000 Californians?

It sounds like what you want is equal representation of un-equal ideologies. You want Wyoming to have an equal say as California, despite the fact that 35x more people live in CA.

Not to mention that say, legalizing gay marriage doesn't mean you have to marry a dude and tongue his balls. Nor does keeping abortion safe and legal mean you have to kill babies. But it does mean that people with different ideologies don't have to live by yours, and have the same rights that you have.

Popular vote is imperfect, mainly because people aren't equal in their worldviews or understanding of how the world works. But it sure makes more sense than the electoral college, or the Senate system - which is NOT equal representation.

[Blarg]

The representatives for population is in the house. This is a republic, not a democracy.

[Taylor]

Something I just realized is, the red/blue divide in our country is primarily a rural/urban divide. Therefore, the folks who are most marginalized by the EC are rural residents in blue states and urban residents in red states.

For instance, someone who lives in Redding, CA is in the same boat as someone who lives in Birmingham, AL. Their interests get swallowed up because the majority votes differently than they do.

[Adam]

53 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Mrs. Dodge's graphic design work isn't half bad. That flyer is a little busy, but the content is well-organized. I would have stuck with one font and two or three colors.

I’m pretty sure it’s a template off of Pinterest 

[Adam]

12 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Something I just realized is, the red/blue divide in our country is primarily a rural/urban divide. Therefore, the folks who are most marginalized by the EC are rural residents in blue states and urban residents in red states.

For instance, someone who lives in Redding, CA is in the same boat as someone who lives in Birmingham, AL. Their interests get swallowed up because the majority votes differently than they do.

The majority asserts its will on the minority. That’s the whole point of democratic elections. It’s wrong.

[Taylor]

10 minutes ago, Adam said:

I’m pretty sure it’s a template off of Pinterest 

Well, there ya go! Anyone can be a half decent graphic designer these days.

[Adam]

Yeah so...not ever gonna root for these people. 

[St1ck]

12 minutes ago, Adam said:

Yeah so...not ever gonna root for these people. 

I'll go ahead and inform her that she has lost your support. 

[Adam]

4 minutes ago, st1ckboy said:

I'll go ahead and inform her that she has lost your support. 

Please. Her DMs are closed

[St1ck]

1 minute ago, Adam said:

Please. Her DMs are closed

She replied back already. She doesn't give a shit. 

[Adam]

3 minutes ago, st1ckboy said:

She replied back already. She doesn't give a shit. 

No means yes. 

[Taylor]

Who is Ayelet Waldman? She sounds kind of snobby. But she has a checkmark next to her Twitter name, so she must represent all the Dems.

[Adam]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

Who is Ayelet Waldman? She sounds kind of snobby. But she has a checkmark next to her Twitter name, so she must represent all the Dems.

She does. I confirmed with Tank who had dinner with her last week. 

[Taylor]

7 minutes ago, Adam said:

She does. I confirmed with Tank who had dinner with her last week. 

I looked her up and she's a novelist. I'm definitely not voting for her if I ever move to Maine and she runs for Congress.