2022 Election Results Thread

[TC Talks]

My random thoughts on yesterday's election:

-The gap between how men and women voted was enormous. The Supreme Court should never have touched the hornet's nest that is abortion.

-Either Covid was not an issue, or voters have decided they enjoyed losing their basic freedoms during a pandemic.

-Trump is in a weaker position politically today than he was yesterday.

-We are going to be a BITTERLY divided country for the next 2 years. Republicans are going to take the House, albeit by a small margin, and the Senate is going to be either 50-50 or 51-49 either way. Despite how poorly Republicans performed relative to expectation, Biden is still going to be something of a lame duck President.

As I've been telling you for a while, I think your view of normal when it comes to covid is way off.

At least 262,908,216 people or 79% of the population have received at least one dose.

Overall, 224,113,439 people or 68% of the population are considered fully vaccinated.

I also think you haven't been reading most of what has been out there when it comes to trump. He's a pariah and that reality has grown over the last year.

This whole Red Wave crap got in my head but I'm relieved to know that our country is more reasonable and rejects tyranny.

I think having combative rhetoric will not improve the Republican position in the United States. There's a bunch of pissed off white men and last night it became evident that their influence is shrinking not growing.

[bmw]

I've been well aware of what has been out there re: Trump. The Democrats were obviously more successful running with that message and making this a referendum on Trump than the Republicans were at making it a referendum on Biden and his policies.

As to Covid, I'm obviously in the minority given last night's results. It just concerns me greatly how empowered Democrats will feel next time a pandemic hits.

[TC Talks]

I've been well aware of what has been out there re: Trump. The Democrats were obviously more successful running with that message and making this a referendum on Trump than the Republicans were at making it a referendum on Biden and his policies.

As to Covid, I'm obviously in the minority given last night's results. It just concerns me greatly how empowered Democrats will feel next time a pandemic hits.

At least 262,908,216 people or 79% of the population have received at least one dose.

Overall, 224,113,439 people or 68% of the population are considered fully vaccinated.

I don't think people will just lay down and die when a pandemic comes about. We live in an era of modern medicine and it worked really well for those of us who saw the threat and took action. You are an exception, a minority.

[MotorCityRadioFreak]

I admit that I am concerned about the seemingly growing number of excess deaths that we are experiencing worldwide. I am not saying I am an anti vaxxer, but I am a little more cautious about about believing these pharmaceutical companies. The rate of heart attacks and rhythm disorder reports has had a drastic climb since last year.

On the other hand, my unvaxxed friend died to COVID two weeks ago at 37.

But really this situation won’t have further clarity until a couple years out. Until then, it feels like damned if you do, damned if you don’t. It’s not easy when it comes to considering boosters while fighting long term health problems like I do.

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Dixon and DePerno have conceded. AP has called the race for benson… will Karamo concede?

[zzand]

Freak, Sorry about the loss of your friend. I am fully vaxxed and have fallen victim to side effects that have drastically changed my life. The team of doctors I am working with told me what I am going through is an unintended side effect of the Moderna vaccine. If I had it to do over I would have been more careful but would still have gotten the vaccine.

[MWmetalhead]

Michigan Senate is 19 - 19 based on current results.

There are 3 races where the Repub candidate leads by less than 500 votes but with 99% of the vote already counted. 1 of the races had a fewer than 100 vote margin!

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Michigan Senate is 19 - 19 based on current results.

There are 3 races where the Repub candidate leads by less than 500 votes but with 99% of the vote already counted. 1 of the races had a fewer than 100 vote margin!

That’s incredible. My understanding is that Gilchrist will be the tie breaker just like Harris does in the US Senate.

[MWmetalhead]

You are correct, sir!

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/ ... 632790007/

There will almost assuredly be recounts in several contests given the razor thin margins.

Kudos to Mike Shirkey for being gracious in defeat. I'm a little surprised he conceded so soon given the thinness of margins in several races. He would've been within his rights to not offer a concession just yet, in my opinion.

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Ron Johnson has won in Wisconsin.

[Turkeytop]

As an outsider who hasn't been following closely, can someone please bring me up to speed?

Has it been determined yet who will control the US house and the US Senate?

[Honeyman]

As an outsider who hasn't been following closely, can someone please bring me up to speed?

America DOESN'T love Trump.

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As an outsider who hasn't been following closely, can someone please bring me up to speed?

Has it been determined yet who will control the US house and the US Senate?

No. The senate may not be determined until December, there are still about 50 house races to decide. We will have more clarity by the end of the week.

[Matt]

As an outsider who hasn't been following closely, can someone please bring me up to speed?

Has it been determined yet who will control the US house and the US Senate?

No. The senate may not be determined until December, there are still about 50 house races to decide. We will have more clarity by the end of the week.

Not likely - the Republicans are going to get a split decision in Arizona from what I'm seeing on Predict It, losing the Senate and winning Governor. Republicans would need to pull it off in Nevada and hold Warnock under 50% + 1.

[MWmetalhead]

With 69 percent of the Presidential vote counted in 2020, Biden had a 9 point lead. He wound up winning by a few tenths of a percent.

The Dem candidate for Senate currently has a 5 point lead with a similar percentage of votes counted. It would not surprise me to see the GOP candidate jump ahead before the final vote is counted.

The Dems can thank Biden's idiotic speech late last summer for losing Wisconsin, likely Nevada, and potentially Georgia and Arizona. That speech was the turning point in polling in those races.