2022 midterm elections

[sys]

i didn't see a thread already started for discussion of the upcoming midterms.



some republicans appear to be beginning to react to the roe backlash visible in the kansas amendment vote and various post-roe special elections where dems have done better than expected.

NEW: Blake Masters' campaign scrubbed the abortion section of his policy page

It's the latest sign of how abortion rights are shifting the political landscape

Screenshots of before and after

w/@MarcACaputo https://t.co/16Jy9spNY6 pic.twitter.com/U8HYBTwwmm

— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) August 25, 2022

[sys]

along with masters, another republican senate candidate also released an ad today to deny allegations that she holds extreme pro-life positions.

🚨NEW AD🚨

My opponent Patty Murray has spent millions trying to paint me as an extremist.

What’s really extreme is @MurrayCampaign’s position of taxpayer-funded abortions up until the point of birth!

Patty Murray wants to scare you; I want to serve you. pic.twitter.com/glixtPtVdn

— Tiffany Smiley (@SmileyForWA) August 25, 2022

[sys]

Looks like another Republican candidate has removed abortion language from his website.

This time it’s Tom Barrett, who is challenging Elissa Slotkin for a U.S. House seat in Michigan.

Via @nannburke @CraigDMauger https://t.co/E9Y7BNjRej pic.twitter.com/2ZC60Pelsc

— Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) August 28, 2022

[Spracne]

Looks like another Republican candidate has removed abortion language from his website.

This time it’s Tom Barrett, who is challenging Elissa Slotkin for a U.S. House seat in Michigan.

Via @nannburke @CraigDMauger https://t.co/E9Y7BNjRej pic.twitter.com/2ZC60Pelsc

— Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) August 28, 2022

*holds thumb up next to pic*

Yep, his face looks like my thumb.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

i didn't see a thread already started for discussion of the upcoming midterms.



some republicans appear to be beginning to react to the roe backlash visible in the kansas amendment vote and various post-roe special elections where dems have done better than expected.

NEW: Blake Masters' campaign scrubbed the abortion section of his policy page

It's the latest sign of how abortion rights are shifting the political landscape

Screenshots of before and after

w/@MarcACaputo https://t.co/16Jy9spNY6 pic.twitter.com/U8HYBTwwmm

— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) August 25, 2022

Will be very interesting to see how this plays out. When Roe was in place, candidates could claim to support extreme restrictions on abortion and pay little political cost for that position. Looks like the results from the Kansas ballot measure could be some candidates to recalibrate.

Interesting discussion of this starts around the 35:00 min in this podcast:

https://remnant.thedispatch.com/p/happy-families?r=6ourz&s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

[wetwillie]

Someone tell me who is going to win the Kansas 2022 Gov race.   I hardly ever vote but will probably vote for Kelly since crap seems to be going well with her at the helm.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Someone tell me who is going to win the Kansas 2022 Gov race.   I hardly ever vote but will probably vote for Kelly since crap seems to be going well with her at the helm.

Not going to try to predict it. Would think Kelly has a shot to hold on to the office. Schmidt doesn’t come across as being as extreme as Kobach. Will be very interesting to watch.

[wetwillie]

Someone tell me who is going to win the Kansas 2022 Gov race.   I hardly ever vote but will probably vote for Kelly since crap seems to be going well with her at the helm.

Not going to try to predict it. Would think Kelly has a shot to hold on to the office. Schmidt doesn’t come across as being as extreme as Kobach. Will be very interesting to watch.

Is Kobach running for anything that I need to vote against or have we more or less scourged him from our lands?

[Rage Against the McKee]

Someone tell me who is going to win the Kansas 2022 Gov race.   I hardly ever vote but will probably vote for Kelly since crap seems to be going well with her at the helm.

Not going to try to predict it. Would think Kelly has a shot to hold on to the office. Schmidt doesn’t come across as being as extreme as Kobach. Will be very interesting to watch.

Is Kobach running for anything that I need to vote against or have we more or less scourged him from our lands?

He is running for Attorney General.

[wetwillie]

Someone tell me who is going to win the Kansas 2022 Gov race.   I hardly ever vote but will probably vote for Kelly since crap seems to be going well with her at the helm.

Not going to try to predict it. Would think Kelly has a shot to hold on to the office. Schmidt doesn’t come across as being as extreme as Kobach. Will be very interesting to watch.

Is Kobach running for anything that I need to vote against or have we more or less scourged him from our lands?

He is running for Attorney General.

I may do the unthinkable and lobby people I know to vote against him.  He’s one of the only people I would ever even consider such a thing for.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Someone tell me who is going to win the Kansas 2022 Gov race.   I hardly ever vote but will probably vote for Kelly since crap seems to be going well with her at the helm.

Not going to try to predict it. Would think Kelly has a shot to hold on to the office. Schmidt doesn’t come across as being as extreme as Kobach. Will be very interesting to watch.

Is Kobach running for anything that I need to vote against or have we more or less scourged him from our lands?

He is running for Attorney General.

I may do the unthinkable and lobby people I know to vote against him.  He’s one of the only people I would ever even consider such a thing for.

I donated $100 to the guy running against him. Chris Mann.

https://chrismannforkansas.com/

[sys]

elevating your weirdo acolytes with profligate primary spending then letting them sink in the general elections to help prove your ideology is unelectable is an interesting approach.

I don’t understand the logic of spending $15 million to help Blake Masters in the primary and then [letting] him twist in the wind against one of the best funded U.S. Senate candidates in history,” said a Republican consultant tracking the Senate race

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/31/peter-thiel-mcconnell-blake-masters/

[MakeItRain]

i didn't see a thread already started for discussion of the upcoming midterms.



some republicans appear to be beginning to react to the roe backlash visible in the kansas amendment vote and various post-roe special elections where dems have done better than expected.

NEW: Blake Masters' campaign scrubbed the abortion section of his policy page

It's the latest sign of how abortion rights are shifting the political landscape

Screenshots of before and after

w/@MarcACaputo https://t.co/16Jy9spNY6 pic.twitter.com/U8HYBTwwmm

— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) August 25, 2022

He's also scrubbed all mentions of 2020 election denial and some pro trump propaganda. He's getting his ass kicked in polling.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Elections where someone wins with a minority of voters are un-American:

60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion—which disenfranchises voters—a Democrat "won."

— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) September 1, 2022

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[chum1]

Pretty funny

Dude just doesn't get it. pic.twitter.com/R7QQWRRC1Q

— Tim Ryan (@TimRyan) September 6, 2022

[ChiComCat]

Elections where someone wins with a minority of voters are un-American:

60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion—which disenfranchises voters—a Democrat "won."

— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) September 1, 2022

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Ranked choice actually helped Palin.  The real issue was the GOP splitting the vote.

[Brock Landers]

The average voter is probably too dumb to understand ranked choice voting.

[MakeItRain]

Pretty funny

Dude just doesn't get it. pic.twitter.com/R7QQWRRC1Q

— Tim Ryan (@TimRyan) September 6, 2022

I think the circles of trumper who would go to a rally and college football fans aren't as tight as we might think. I think the college football fan is more the trolling, not as politically active, trumper.

[chum1]

I keep seeing polls and thinking that I just can't really draw any conclusions at all from them.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

The Kansas Livestock Association endorses Democrat Chris Mann for attorney general. The org normally supports Republicans, but in this race that is Kris Kobach. The org backed Kellie Warren over Kobach in the Republican primary. #ksleg

— Dylan Lysen (@DylanLysen) September 22, 2022

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[wetwillie]

I endorse this message

[Pete]

The Kansas Livestock Association endorses Democrat Chris Mann for attorney general. The org normally supports Republicans, but in this race that is Kris Kobach. The org backed Kellie Warren over Kobach in the Republican primary. #ksleg

— Dylan Lysen (@DylanLysen) September 22, 2022

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Wow. I will purchase more KS beef!

[steve dave]

The Kansas Livestock Association endorses Democrat Chris Mann for attorney general. The org normally supports Republicans, but in this race that is Kris Kobach. The org backed Kellie Warren over Kobach in the Republican primary. #ksleg

— Dylan Lysen (@DylanLysen) September 22, 2022

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HOT DAMN!

[Pete]

KS is turning as purple as the KSU cats!

[Cire]

My pub/libertarian bro in law’s  wealthy libertarian/pub parents are hosting a meet and greet with Mann in Overland Park this weekend!


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