Tony StarkNov 9, 2022

Here's my morning takeaways:

1. The "red wave" is more like a "red sprinkle."

2. Too many voters in Florida, Ohio, and Texas prefer crappy representation (not news to anyone.) The rest of us need to help the good people there. They’ll need it.

3. Trump is an albatross Republicans just can't quit.

4) No red wave. Despite the media-concocted Dem “struggles" or "angst”, Biden has done very well, given midterm history.

5) Garbage media takes on New York's Hochul didn’t work. The crime scare was junk thanks to Ronald Lauder with a huge assist from New York Times.

6) Abortion and women's rights DO matter, despite the beltway's over hyped push to shove inflation and gas prices down our throats, 24/7.

7) Did I say no red wave?

https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/us-midterm-elections-2022/2022/11/the-republican-red-wave-has-turned-into-a-ripple

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/abortion-rights-won-big-2022-midterms-1234627484/

The Republican “red wave” has turned into a ripple

Many expected a landslide victory for the right over the Democrats in the US midterms – but the voters had other plans.

New Statesman
Show threadjanetateNov 9, 2022
@TonyStark Also, in those Red states don't forget the incredible amount of gerrymandering done to dilute Democrats votes. In TN, for example, they split Nashville into 3 crazy districts and all of them went to R's. Andy Ogles who won my district is a real piece of work. In MI OTOH voters approved a non-partisan re-districting commission awhile back, which the Rs were unsuccessful in overturning & the whole state has turned blue. 1st time in 38 years both houses of the legislature are Democrats.
Show threadTony Stark

@janetate Yes, I mentioned Tennessee in a post a little later. Republicans literally drew themselves seats. We need non-partisan maps everywhere.

Ohio had a similar thing happen with fair maps and they’re still waiting to get to use them even though they approved them some time ago.

Nov 9, 2022 at 3:18pmWeb
Show threadjanetateNov 9, 2022
@TonyStark I've read that this is the 1st time since the Civil War that Nashville hasn't had a Democrat representative in Congress.