2014 Election Megathread

[KRonn]

Hey, derspiess, did you hear that in WV, the Republicans captured both houses in the state legislature.  That's almost unbelievable.  When I was in high school, IIRC the Democrats had a 33-1 edge in the state Senate and a 91-9 edge in the House.

Heh, there needs to be the same thing here in Massachusetts, for a while anyway, to straighten this corrupt and broken mess out. At least voters elected a Republican governor but with a vast majority of Dems in the state legislature he'll need to tread lightly. But there have been many big problems here to address that I would hope Dems and Governor will find plenty of common ground.

[CountDeMoney]

I listed one Democrat-turned-GOP politician who won in WV.  Do you know of any others?

He was just the icing on the cake.  It took more than a half dozen Republicans to unseat incumbent Democrats to get him into that position.

It's OK, d.  These things happen to state political parties over time.  I know that keeping West Virginia blue gives your anger and hatred an outlet to rage against those damned dirty Democrats and their murderous unions, but WV has been slowly turning red for several years now.

[derspiess]

In WV a large part of it is simply the dying off of a generation of old people who voted for anything with a "D" next to it. 

[CountDeMoney]

At least voters elected a Republican governor but with a vast majority of Dems in the state legislature he'll need to tread lightly. But there have been many big problems here to address that I would hope Dems and Governor will find plenty of common ground.

Same thing happened in Maryland;  the voters either returned incumbent Democrats or voted for new ones, it was just the Governor's mansion that changed hands.  Which means it was more of an indictment of Brown as a weak candidate and the popular loathing of The Governor Everybody Loves To Hate, Marty O'Malley, than it was for the GOP platform.

Although, derspiess would appreciate Michael Peroutka's winning of a seat at the Anne Arundel County council.  Admitted "neo-confederate" and former member of the League of the South, said civil rights are "make believe" rights and that MLK was proof that welfare violates natural law, which come from the Bible.  Your kind of guy, d.

[derspiess]

but WV has been slowly turning red for several years now.

No shit.  Pace accelerated quite a bit this year, though.

[CountDeMoney]

In WV a large part of it is simply the dying off of a generation of old people who voted for anything with a "D" next to it.

Yes, that also happens to state political parties over time.  We call that "demographics".

[derspiess]

Although, derspiess would appreciate Michael Peroutka's winning of a seat at the Anne Arundel County council.  Admitted "neo-confederate" and former member of the League of the South, said civil rights are "make believe" rights and that MLK was proof that welfare violates natural law, which come from the Bible.  Your kind of guy, d.

I sense some typical Seedy exaggeration there

[CountDeMoney]

but WV has been slowly turning red for several years now.

No shit.  Pace accelerated quite a bit this year, though.

So why all the shit-giving?

[CountDeMoney]

Although, derspiess would appreciate Michael Peroutka's winning of a seat at the Anne Arundel County council.  Admitted "neo-confederate" and former member of the League of the South, said civil rights are "make believe" rights and that MLK was proof that welfare violates natural law, which come from the Bible.  Your kind of guy, d.

I sense some typical Seedy exaggeration there

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-hutson/meet-marylands-white-nati_b_5572556.html

[derspiess]

In WV a large part of it is simply the dying off of a generation of old people who voted for anything with a "D" next to it.

Yes, that also happens to state political parties over time.  We call that "demographics".

Yep.  Not too often that one party has such a death grip on state politics like the Demoncrats had, though.  Stop harshing my buzz.

[garbon]

Gay guy fail

[derspiess]

Gay guy fail

I thought the guy won.  Or was that a different guy?

[Razgovory]

Although, derspiess would appreciate Michael Peroutka's winning of a seat at the Anne Arundel County council.  Admitted "neo-confederate" and former member of the League of the South, said civil rights are "make believe" rights and that MLK was proof that welfare violates natural law, which come from the Bible.  Your kind of guy, d.

I sense some typical Seedy exaggeration there

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-hutson/meet-marylands-white-nati_b_5572556.html

A racist GOP official?

[derspiess]

Although, derspiess would appreciate Michael Peroutka's winning of a seat at the Anne Arundel County council.  Admitted "neo-confederate" and former member of the League of the South, said civil rights are "make believe" rights and that MLK was proof that welfare violates natural law, which come from the Bible.  Your kind of guy, d.

I sense some typical Seedy exaggeration there

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-hutson/meet-marylands-white-nati_b_5572556.html

A racist GOP official?

  A HuffPo hit piece.  They need to mention David Duke's name more.

[Razgovory]

Although, derspiess would appreciate Michael Peroutka's winning of a seat at the Anne Arundel County council.  Admitted "neo-confederate" and former member of the League of the South, said civil rights are "make believe" rights and that MLK was proof that welfare violates natural law, which come from the Bible.  Your kind of guy, d.

I sense some typical Seedy exaggeration there

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-hutson/meet-marylands-white-nati_b_5572556.html

A racist GOP official?

  A HuffPo hit piece.  They need to mention David Duke's name more.

Do you dispute the statements made by the man or that he's a member of a Lettowist group?