Wednesday • May 15 • 2024
Vol.XVI • No.XX
Manchester, N.H.
At least a few people are shaking their heads after the absence of a show of electoral strength by Republicans. Inflation, the economy, and abortion were on the ballot, and it looks like abortion won (at least around here). You’ll be wondering why.
I think we could blame it on the culture.
Low-information voters were just as affected by a cost of living that has doubled or tripled, so many assumed the reflex reaction to that would be to punish Democrats up and down the ballot. After all, who isn’t feeling that pinch, and we know who is in power?
Democrats.
But the needle didn’t move much, and the head-scratching is underway, and I think this story (in a wild out of left field sort of way) provides some insight.
A robust 53-year-old Norwegian male named Jørund Viktoria Alme, … now identifies as a disabled woman because, he told the interviewer, he has always wished he was born a woman who was paralyzed from the waist down.
Jørund Viktoria Alme lives in Norway, but this is not long for our doorstep because this culture is swarming over us like illegals across the southern border. And no walls, man, person, whatever.
The kleptocracy has long been in charge, and many folks have decided (especially post-COVID bailouts) that it’s easier to live low and do nothing than work and risk gaining nothing. A path to pity paved by Democrats with our great-grandchildren’s tax dollars (assuming they survive the Left’s women’s health care schtick).
I’m probably overthinking it, but things have gone sideways in the past few years, and as Andrew Breitbart said, Politics is downstream from culture.
The culture is whacky, so the electorate must be as well. Not everywhere. Yesterday had some good points. It still looks like Republicans could take the US House, which would slow Biden’s roll (or whoever is running him).
And good on them and any other pushback on the Left’s disastrous agenda. But if we can’t take back the culture in any meaningful way, the politics isn’t going to improve.
Watch for the biological male, Furry, who dresses up like a cat but says “she” identifies as a disabled female platypus attracted to young boys. Not long ago, you’d have said, bah, that’s crazy. Today you are more likely to ask, “where was this?”
It’s a problem wrapped in a problem beset by problems, so back to Jørund Viktoria Alme.
Understandably, people who have actual disabilities have been less than pleased by Almes and his media interviews, with a number of actual women with actual disabilities noting that he is a “person with functional legs who chooses to sit in a wheelchair” and that his charade was a perpetual insult to the disabled community.
And why hasn’t there been more pushback against letting men compete against women in sports? There’s no damn difference. The guy who thinks he’s a disabled girl can stand up anytime he wants and not be disabled or transabled or even a girl. He can just choose, at any moment, to be a healthy guy. Flick a switch.
The legitimately disabled cannot, so their outrage is justified.
On the sports side, women can never be men, even if they take testosterone. All other things being equal, nine times out of ten (or 98 out of 100?), a biological guy competing as a woman of equal training denies the woman the win.
And the man can just choose to be a man again in the blink of an identity politics eye.
But it’s not just about winning a race or a game. It’s about scholarships, educational opportunities, and success in your field (track or otherwise). There are years of effort and expense, physical, financial, and mental.
Letting men just hop on the lady train ‘cuz they “feels” like it is a wholesale admission that a partisan political agenda has more rights than any other feature of society or human experience, including truth.
If regime leadership decides men are women, you are not only wrong to disagree, your opportunities are forfeit for daring to debate it.
It is the pinion at which politics forces culture downstream with the force of law and arms to ensure the outcome.
The future of that world is not bright no matter how you identify but especially if you do not identify as a supporter.
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The smoke is still in the air from the NH House elections yesterday. While a number of Districts have been 100% counted, not all of those candidates with the most votes in those Districts have been “blessed” yet with the “Winner’s Checkmark”. There are still a number of Districts for which NO results have yet been logged and announced (including mine). But one thing is for sure, the Speaker of the House race is now wide open.
Just a quick thought here:
At the time of the FIRST draft of this, the only one left standing was Jason Osborne. He is currently the Majority Leader in the House and there’s been a lot of scuttlebutt that he might be angling for the position. That FIRST draft had “Right now, it seems that (if he wants it), the path to that gavel has been cleared for him by his District’s voters (he came in first) and the voters in his potential opponents’ Districts as well”. Well, that isn’t the case anymore.
So, suddenly, so still an amount of “palace intrigue” is still in play. And remember, it STILL isn’t clear if the Republicans have kept a majority in the House yet. But I needed to get this written down.
Sidenote: This is now the THIRD time I’ve had to rewrite this post as just as I finish, data gets updated. So who knows, I may have to redo this again (and eat crow).
However, take this all as just as spitballing by me as the results aren’t all in and given that the broom swept a number of folks away just MIGHT have others looking into their bathroom mirrors thinking:
*I* could be the next Speaker, right?
Heh!
And oh, the results may certainly roil the waters for the Secretary of State Race, too. After all, Scanlon was elevated to his new position and now he has to stand for election. My quick thought is that a Republican majority House (and it’s not clear that exists yet) will give him a term to really prove himself.
If the Democrats have taken it, obviously, it could be a whole ‘nother ballgame.
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The Midterms are behind us, and you would like a break from divisive politics. You want a hiatus from the barrage of negative political ads interrupting your favorite prime-time show, but I hate to tell you, you may not have your wish granted.
The Midterms are the undercard in this marathon, and the General Election season starts today. The American game of politics is a 24/7, 365 season. Losers on Tuesday mull their next move, and winners launch their re-election campaign. Our elected officials do not legislate or lead; they run. The game comes down to money, and fundraising events fill the calendar.
Money is the ugly ingredient in the political game and is the major contributor to our cynicism about the process. The race for Senator in Pennsylvania between Lieutenant Governor Fetterman and Mehmet Oz shattered all records and is now the most costly election in history. Democrat John Fetterman, Republican Mehmet Oz, and their political allies have spent a combined $312 million on a race that could determine control of the Senate, according to OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan group that tracks money in politics.
Total spending on state and federal races during the 2022 midterm election cycle will exceed $16.7 billion, shattering the previous inflation-adjusted $13.7 billion spent four years ago, according to OpenSecrets estimates. Just think of the things that money could be spent on and make a positive impact on people.
I think most people would love to see a quieting of the rhetoric: a lot less name-calling and finger-pointing and a lot more cooperation and compromise would be welcome. We definitely could use a move towards the middle by the Trump Administration. Suppose he digs in his heels and continues to push for policies that assuage the Radical Left. In that case, he may surrender the White House to the Republicans in 2024 and possibly return Donald Trump to Washington.
One thing that I will be looking for is changes to this Administration. There has not been a single firing of any staff member, and the consensus is this may be the weakest Administration in recent history. Starting with the Press Secretary, that definitely took a hit when Jenn Psaki made her move to Cable. Karine Jeanne-Pierre has been a mess, and if the answer is not in her briefing book, she is lost off the cuff. Energy, Treasury, Transportation, and DHS all need upgrades. Even though some say Buttigieg is a possible Presidential candidate, his handling of the supply-chain issue shows otherwise.
Joe Biden wanted his Administration to mirror America, and he does have the most diverse team; unfortunately, they are the most inept. Biden has to think about his legacy, and after two years, he is the weakest President since Jimmy Carter. Biden’s ego will not settle for that, even if he will not remember his time in the White House. Joe also has to give up on any delusions of running for re-election. He has to concede he is a one-term President, which will weaken his last two years. That will also start a free-for-all for the Democrat slot on the 2024 ballot.
I am writing this as the polls are closing. The early returns mean nothing; it appears to be a late night and maybe beyond. I am pulling for a Red Wave, and perhaps we will have some interesting outcomes to discuss on Thursday.
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Americans are waking up with a Midterm election hangover to discover that things are different than what many of them (at least on the Right) imagined.
If you looked at the political makeup of New Hampshire yesterday (for example) and compared it to today – accepting that there are still a few things to work out – not a heck of a lot changed.
The Federal picture is the same. Democrats Maggie Hassan, Chris Pappas, and Ann(ie) Kuster are heading back to DC to continue damaging the state and the nation. I’m sure they’ll say Democracy was saved.
At the State level, (dr.) Tom Sherman did about as well as anyone has against Republican Chris Sununu in the Governor’s race. It was closer than Democrats typically get. A loss of political power of Sununu’s doing. Many (and I mean a lot) of registered Republicans and independents (who lean right) refused to vote for Sununu. Had he handled the pandemic, parental rights, and a few other vital issues differently, he probably would have cleared a wider margin, but it hardly matters. He’s won a fourth term.
The NH State Senate appears to be headed for a 14 -10 (ish) Republican majority, although Gary Daniels’ race is tight and will probably have to endure a recount. I expect he’ll prevail, or maybe I mean I hope (he’s my State Senator).
The NH House? I can tell you that Merrimack had 7 Republicans and 1 Democrat in the NH House before yesterday. Today we have Five Republicans and three Democrats. We’re still technically a Republican town, so I’d be surprised if that trend did not carry across the state, but I have not looked and can’t find any analysis that settles the matter.
I think it’s close and not in a good way. State Par-ty leadership should expect some house cleaning at the next state party meeting.
Federally, the Senate is a toss-up at 48-48 (with a handful of tight races uncalled) which means Democrats will find a way to keep their majority because they want it more and will do anything to keep it.
In the US House, as I write this, Republicans have a 199-172 lead with 64 seats still up for grabs. Taking the US House would be a big win for the political Right, but again, it’s not over until it’s over and if you’re not ahead by ten points or more, expect the election to drag on for days or weeks.
Hanging chads and all that sort of thing (a great metaphor for the older readers).
As the day or days progress, we’ll get updates, and then it is headlong into the 2024 race, so only a few days with no robocalls or polling bots nipping at your heels.
One more point: New Hampshire had two constitutional matters on the Ballot. Question one passed 63% -37%, so the probate position will be excised. Question two – should we have a constitutional convention – 66% said no.
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Either I or Steve will update this – at this time of the morning, 2:09 am on Wednesday, here’s the status: [Steve – Updated at 5 AM]
NH Governor Winner: Chris Sununu (R) (56.8% – 41.8%)
US Senate Winner: Maggie Hassan (D) (54.2% – 43.8%)
US NH CD-1 Winner: Chris Pappas (D) (54.1% -45.9%)
US NH CD-2: Annie Kuster (D), leading (Kuster wins 56.7% – 43.3%)
NH Executive Council: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat (Steve: This is still holding Up)
NH State Senate: 15 Republicans, 9 Democrats (Maybe 14 – 10 Republicans, not enough called races)
The NH House has WAY too many unreported district votes to even hazard a guess. (NH House is a mess – I think we lost seats, so stay tuned)
Ballot issue: Change the NH Constitution to eliminate the Office of Register of Probate (Passed 63% – 37%)
Ballot issue: Should a Constitutional Convention be held (Failed 34% Yes 66% No)
Question: The Federal Delegation – why can’t the NH GOP crack that Federal Delegation (other than for the obvious reasons – 10s of millions of dollars versus a handful and a “too late” Primary)?
Steve: Congress – Senate too close to call (so Dems will probably keep it). Republicans appear poised to have take the US House.
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OK, I’m a bit late on this and still trying to keep up with everything else. Next update will have the rest of the NH State Senate Districts:
| Votes | Pct | ||
| District 1 | |||
| Carrie Gendreau(R) | 8,019 | 52.35% | |
| Edith Tucker (D) | 7,299 | 47.65% | |
| Total | 15,318 | ||
| Votes in: | 63.00% | ||
| District 2 | |||
| Tim Lang(R) | 10,129 | 56.50% | |
| Kate Miller (D) | 7,797 | 43.50% | |
| Total: | 17,926 | ||
| Votes in: | 72.00% | ||
| District 3 | |||
| Jeb Bradley(R) | 13,952 | 58.81% | |
| Bill Marsh (D) | 9,770 | 41.19% | |
| Total: | 23,722 | ||
| Votes in: | 79.00% | ||
| District 4 | |||
| David Watters (D) | 13,569 | 63.36% | |
| Seamus Casey(R) | 7,847 | 36.64% | |
| Total: | 21,416 | ||
| Votes in: | 85.00% | ||
| District 5 | |||
| John McIntyre(R) | 8,376 | ||
| Suzanne Prentiss (D) | 18,869 | *** | |
| Total: | |||
| Votes in: | 93.00% | ||
| District 6 | |||
| James Gray(R) | 9,387 | 55.19% | |
| Ruth Larson (D) | 7,621 | 44.81% | |
| Total: | 17,008 | ||
| Votes in: | 71.00% | ||
| District 7 | |||
| Dan Innis(R) | 8,188 | 54.93% | |
| Richard Lobban (D) | 6,717 | 45.07% | |
| Total: | 14,905 | ||
| Votes in: | 59.00% | ||
| District 8 | |||
| Charlene Marcotte-Lovett (D) | 9,395 | 42.63% | |
| Ruth Ward(R) | 12,644 | 57.37% | |
| Total: | 22,039 | ||
| Votes in: | 88.00% | ||
| District 9 | |||
| Matthhew McLaughlin (D) | 4,281 | 44.39% | |
| Denise Ricciardi(R) | 10,512 | 108.99% | |
| Total: | 9,645 | ||
| Votes in: | 71.00% | ||
| District 10 | |||
| Donovan Fenton (D) | 8,825 | 65.48% | |
| Sly Karasinski(R) | 4,652 | 34.52% | |
| Total: | 13,477 | ||
| Votes in: | 49.00% | ||
| District 11 | |||
| Shannon Chandley (D) | 10,558 | 49.60% | |
| Gary Daniels(R) | 10,730 | 50.40% | |
| Total: | 21,288 | ||
| Votes in: | 74.00% | ||
| District 12 | |||
| Kevin Avard(R) | 5,870 | 52.27% | |
| Melanie Levesque (D) | 5,360 | 47.73% | |
| Total: | 11,230 | ||
| Votes in: | 39.00% | ||
| District 13 | |||
| Cindy Rosenwald (D) | 3,816 | 56.54% | |
| Stephen Scaer(R) | 2,933 | 43.46% | |
| Total: | 6,749 | ||
| Votes in: | 33.00% | ||
| District 14 | |||
| Sharon Carson(R) | 8,652 | 58.67% | |
| John Robinson (D) | 6,094 | 41.33% | |
| Total: | 14,746 | ||
| Votes in: | 54.00% | ||
| District 15 | |||
| Linda Banfill(R) | 5,344 | 37.22% | |
| Becky Whitley (D) | 9,012 | 62.78% | |
| Total: | 14,356 | ||
| Votes in: | 67.00% | ||
| District 16 | |||
| Keith Murphy(R) | 6,008 | 53.59% | |
| June Trisciani (D) | 5,204 | 46.41% | |
| Total: | 11,212 | ||
| Votes in: | 41.00% | ||
| District 17 | |||
| Howard Pearl(R) | 10,012 | 57.30% | |
| Christine Tappan (D) | 7,462 | 42.70% | |
| Total: | 17,474 | ||
| Votes in: | 65.00% | ||
| District 18 | |||
| George Lambert(R) | 8,830 | 47.65% | |
| Donna Soucy (D) | 9,701 | 52.35% | *** |
| Total: | 18,531 | ||
| Votes in: | 99.00% | ||
| District 19 | |||
| Regina Birdsell(R) Unopposed | *** | ||
| District 20 | |||
| Lou L’Allesandro (D) | 9,693 | 137.88% | *** |
| Rich Girard(R) | 7,030 | 42.04% | |
| Total: | 16,723 | ||
| Votes in: | 100.00% | ||
| District 21 | |||
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D) Unopposed | *** | ||
| District 22 | |||
| Daryl Abbas(R) | 12,414 | 62.01% | |
| Wayne Haubner (D) | 7,606 | 37.99% | |
| Total: | 20,020 | ||
| Votes in: | 73.00% | ||
| District 23 | |||
| Bill Gannon(R) | 16,908 | 60.45% | *** |
| Brenda Olak (D) | 11,064 | 39.55% | |
| Total: | 27,972 | ||
| Votes in: | 97.00% | ||
| District 24 | |||
| Debra Altschiller (D) | 15,933 | 55.66% | *** |
| Lou Gargiulo(R) | 12,694 | 44.34% | |
| Total: | 28,627 | ||
| Votes in: | 77.00% |
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US Senate:
| Votes | Pct | ||
| Maggie Hassan (D) | 252,575 | 54.17% | *** |
| Don Bolduc(R) | 204,618 | 43.88% | |
| Jeremy Kauffman(L) | 9,088 | 1.95% | |
| Total | 466,281 | ||
| Votes in: | 74.00% | ||
| Fox News has called the race for Hassan |
NH CD-1:
| Votes | Pct | ||
| Chris Pappas (D) | 136,262 | 54.13% | **** |
| Karoline Leavitt(R) | 115,472 | 45.87% | |
| Total | 251,734 | ||
| Votes in: | 79.00% | ||
| AP has called the race for Pappas |
NH CD-2:
| Votes | Pct | |
| Annie Kuster (D) | 119,353 | 56.85% |
| Bob Burns(R) | 90,578 | 43.15% |
| Total | 209,931 | |
| Votes in: | 67.00% |
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I’ll be scurrying from NH “clump” of races to another. While this is for the NH “top” races, I’ll have another one for the NH State Senate and I’ll try to do the NH House as well. Plus, I’ll try to keep up with the US House and Senate totals as well. My sources will be Decision Desk HQ, WMUR, CNN, and Townhall.
NH Governor: Chris Sununu has been declared the winner by DDHQ with 15% of the vote in.
| Votes | Pct | ||
| Chris Sununu (R) | 256,013 | 57.77% | *** |
| Tom Sherman (D) | 187,115 | 42.23% | |
| Karlyn Borysenko (L) | 3,700 | 0.83% | |
| Kelly Halldorson (L) | 2,023 | 0.46% | |
| Total | 443,128 | ||
| Votes in: | 71.00% | ||
| ***Decision Desk HB calls the race for Sununu |
Executive Council:
| Votes | Pct | |
| District 1 | ||
| Dana Hilliard (D) | 44,570 | 49.45% |
| Joe Kenney(R) | 45,568 | 50.55% |
| Total: | 90,138 | |
| Votes in: | 75.00% | |
| District 2 | ||
| Harold French(R) | 34,807 | 39.87% |
| Cinde Warmington (D) | 52,494 | 60.13% |
| Total: | 87,301 | |
| Votes in: | 72.00% | |
| District 3 | ||
| Katherine Harake (D) | 41,182 | 46.12% |
| Janet Stevens(R) | 48,107 | 53.88% |
| Total: | 89,289 | |
| Votes in: | 65.00% | |
| District 4 | ||
| Kevin Cavanaugh (D) | 42,845 | 48.00% |
| Ted Gatsas(R) | 46,413 | 52.00% |
| Total: | 89,258 | |
| Votes in: | 79.00% | |
| District 5 | ||
| Shoshanna Kelly (D) | 29,154 | 46.57% |
| Dave Wheeler(R) | 33,444 | 53.43% |
| Total | 62,598 | |
| Votes in: | 50.00% |
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I generally am pretty bad at this part of political blogging as I’m rarely right. However, I’m going to go there anyways.
National:
NH:
Heh! Would they be willing to vote me in as Speaker? I could promise a rip-roaring time for all!
Naw, didn’t think so.
Bolduc by a handful of votes for US Senate. Leavitt wins beyond the margin of error. Kuster pulls out a squeaker (but won’t be surprised if Burns takes it).
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Once again, the Democrats, especially Maggie Hassan, are twisting the meaning and usage of words to fit a political narrative. In this case, for the purely personal gain of keeping her butt in DC.
How?
Both Hassan and Pappas have been lying in their television ads. Sorry, Maggie, “The Red,” you DID NOT lower drug prices.
She keeps saying, “Medicaid will negotiate lower drug prices.” No, it won’t work that way, and she never tells ANYONE what the ramifications will be. No, Medicaid won’t negotiate – it will DEMAND. In the healthcare world, they are the Walmart – at four times the size. Medicaid will do what it wants, and at a price it wants, and Maggie knows that she’ll be able to demagogue any pharmaceutical supplies that don’t knuckle under and threaten them politically.
Remember, as Governor, she wanted to set up a board here in NH that would set prices for hospitals in the State, telling them how they would operate, and then levy any amount of “fees, fines, and taxes” from the hospitals based on their size and the board’s “needs.” Yep, you got it: Each according to their ability, each according to their need”. So said Marx…and Hassan.
With this, drug manufacturers will become captive to the government, mere utilities of the State. Everyone complains about the high prices – but the alternative isn’t cheap either. And that alternative is what she (and others that believe in a government top-down driven economy) won’t mention is the opportunity cost: the loss of innovation. Researching, developing, designing, and TESTING new medicines are very expensive, and Government regulations are often the bulk of the cost. If the revenue pipeline for current medicine is artificially restricted by Government, how much is going to be available to pay for new ones?
What company is going to voluntarily go out of business? THIS is what Hassan won’t talk about – and she is fully cognizant of it. For her, it is ALL ABOUT GOVERNMENT CONTROL. Controlling them – and controlling your healthcare by controlling them. Simple. And she is boasting about it – and how many people are going to fall for it?
Sure, setting a max level of insulin at $35/month lowers the cost to YOU – but at what price to everyone else? Higher taxes? Rationing? You can’t just take a product from a price of $X and now make it $Y at the signing of a bill – things just don’t work that way. WHO is now going to pay that gap between the actual production cost + overhead + new research for other stuff?
Perhaps you and I, somewhere. Or NO where – companies won’t bother.
Socialists and communists, over the last 150 years, haven’t learned this lesson that none of them are King Canutes. There is no magic wand and no magic coin to both make stuff happen and pay for it. Just like King Canute couldn’t control the tide, Hassan can’t defy basic economics…
…She’s just hoping enough of you are going to believe her economic lies.
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This from Erick Erickson early this morning:
This is one of the “most watched bellweather” races this cycle. The celebrity of Dr. Oz vs a “hasn’t done much” Lt. Gov Fetterman has been one to watch. Like a lot of races that Democrats were supposed to win, the Republicans (like Bolduc and Leavitt here in NH) have been catching up. Can’t hurt to finally be on top of the poll on election day.
The problem for Oz, however, is that PA has early voting and many did vote before the infamous debate between the two of them happened just a little bit ago. Look, I am far from being the guy that’s going to make fun of someone who has suffered a stroke and hasn’t fully recovered – and that’s what was on full display during that debate and in numerous campaign events. But in what I have seen, Fetterman is not capable at the present time to serve. It looks like voters in PA have finally realized this.
It does feel like, at least nationally, there is a late breaking Preference Cascade happening and it isn’t for the Democrats. “Extremists” and “Abortion” and “Our Democracy!” as campaign slogans only go so far as you’re hauling out yet another credit card to pay for gas and groceries.
If this poll is correct (and yes, most polls have been rather crappy lately, so pounds of salt, folks), it may well be an interesting night.
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UPDATE: In Texas as well:
It’s not only happening in Arizona… https://t.co/05P9t78iPB
— Dr. Kelli Ward (@kelliwardaz) November 8, 2022
New York:
Same here in Mercer County, NJhttps://t.co/tEZgcjzSSo
— JohnnieBo77 (@JohnnieBo77) November 8, 2022
Michigan:
DETROIT FRAUD ALERT: From @charlielangton.
This is why we filed the lawsuit in Detroit.
Voters show up — only to be told they already voted absentee.
It’s already happening. This is a CRIME, not an oversight.
SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE. #LAWLESSELECTIONS pic.twitter.com/osle9y7abZ— Kristina Karamo (@KristinaKaramo) November 8, 2022
Illinois:
WCIA reported:
The Champaign County Clerk’s office is reporting that computer server performance is being impacted by cyber-attacks on the network and servers.
The Champaign County Clerk said the website has been the target of repeated D-DOS attacks for the past month, fortunately the reinforced security and response from the Clerk’s IT team has prevented these attacks from being successful and the Clerk’s website has remained secured. No data or information has been compromised and the election is secure.
The Clerk’s Office reports that Election judges and staff are doing everything they can to process voters according to the requirements of election law while navigating these attacks. They are encouraging people to stay in line
And in Alaska, Dominion again:
Got told that problem here in Alaska. Things weren’t scanning and they would be ‘redone’ tonight. It is a dominion machine here. Had them give me another ballot to refill and try again until it went through.
— Elizabeth Kincaid (@VolanMars) November 8, 2022
Emphasis mine, reformatted: Action News on 6abc tweeted,
“#BREAKING All voting machines are down in each district across Mercer County, New Jersey, according to officials. Voters can still vote using a standard ballot at their polling locations.”
6abc’s article said, “More than a quarter of the state’s [NJ] House seats are considered competitive.” Machine malfunctions wouldn’t by any chance help stem a potential red wave, would they?
Mercer County posted on Facebook this morning,
“The Board of Elections has advised the county of issues with voting machines. Poll workers will be on hand to walk voters through the process. The board is working with Dominion, the machine maker, to resolve the issue.”
You might remember Dominion from the highly irregular 2020 election.
Mercer County has not provided any updates as of this writing (12:29pm today).
Dominion. Again.
(H/T: PJ Media)
And isn’t this lovely in a GOP majority area in Pennsylvania. Coincidence – or not? I don’t know. Emphasis mine, reformatted:
Pennsylvania County Runs Out of Paper Before Noon on Election Day
…And a Pennsylvania county reportedly ran out of paper for voting — before noon in majority-GOP precincts.
Pennsylvania has been one of the most talked-about states leading into Election Day 2022, with high-profile races including Dr. Mehmet Oz (R) vs. John Fetterman (D) for Senate and Doug Mastriano (R) vs. Josh Shapiro (D) for governor. The state already defied a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in mid-October and said it will count undated mail-in ballots. Now a Pennsylvania county has managed to run out of ballots before noon.
A Judge just ruled that Luzerne County polls will be open until 10pm now due to the paper shortages.
The precincts running out of paper are reportedly majority GOP precincts however the entire county will have their hours extended 2 hours.
Wow.
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) November 8, 2022
…Is it incompetence or something more deliberate? How does a county run out of paper before noon on Election Day — apparently in Republican-majority precincts? And why can whole European countries tabulate election results in one day but not the state of Pennsylvania?
(H/T: PJ Media)
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Finally, we are at decision day. Today is the only poll that matters. I have watched hours of negative ads and have been called everything from election denier, Mega MAGA, radical, Nazi, and more. I guess I should be glad about the name-calling, labeling, and finger-pointing. Because it means the other side has nothing.
After tomorrow, they can call me, and all Republicans, Uncle, because I am leaning towards a bloodbath for the Democrats tomorrow. They deserve it.
Joe Biden says the midterms are not a referendum but a choice. Both words have the same meaning in the political arena, and the choice between Democrats and Republicans cannot be more apparent. Nobody should call themselves Independent because today’s world is black and white. There is no gray. If you call yourself an Independent, you have not paid attention to the candidates.
As a Republican, these are what I stand for and what I want my representatives in Washington to believe in:
These are not Radical views but rather Conservative views, with many having their foundation in our Constitution. I also believe in interpreting the Constitution as written, not in how you think it should have been written.
We need to end the Progressive ideas that have destroyed our economic growth, given us an inflation rate at a forty-year high, weakened our military, eradicated our borders, and lessened our position as a global power.
I recognize Joe Biden as our President, but we need a Republican Congress to balance our government. Our Constitution gave us a government with three branches and no provision for a singular ruler with a pen. We need to rethink the process of Executive Orders. As it is now, we can have a President governing with a pen, and if the opposing Party takes the White House, these orders can be reversed on Day One with a pen.
The Democrats have not only taken our country in the wrong direction, but they have also been tone-deaf in this cycle, putting all of their attention on “reproductive rights….abortion. There are not enough people concerned about abortion to turn the tide. They are going to get what they deserve tomorrow.
I look forward to a great day for the Republicans tomorrow, but I will live with the results. I will also be glad to see an end to the negative ads and the great divide. Joe Biden said he was a unifier and lied. I hope we can somehow find a way to bring this country together and turn down the noise. That may be the biggest challenge for whoever wins. They will need our support and our prayers.
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Is “misread” the same as “misgendered”? I dunno – I get so confused with all the newly made up words the Left conjures up. But more on that in a bit.
Buses. UNH. Actual or apocrophal? From a loyal reader:
—— Original Message ——
From: redacted@hotmail.com
To: Skip@granitegrok.com; steve@granitegrok.com
Sent: 11/8/2022 10:50:07 AM
Subject: UNH is busing students to the Durham high schoolHearing UNH Iis busing students to the Durham high school and on the buses are posters of Maggie Hassan and Chris Pappa’s
I think this is not permitted but not sure……. heavy bias.
<redacted>
And I’m supposing that’s the polling place for them. Is NH State Rep Timmy Horgan doing the “line dance” urging these students on to vote – whether they can or not?
My quick response, however, was:
—— Original Message ——
From: “Skip” <Skip@granitegrok.com>
To: <redacted; steve@granitegrok.com
Sent: 11/8/2022 11:55:04 AM
Subject: Re: UNH is busing students to the Durham high school
Hearing? The person telling you this – possible for s/he get pics?
-Skip
Again, as you go to your polling place, see if there are any out-of-state license plates. I have to admit that when TMEW and I voted (around 10am and already 975 voters had come through), the parking lot(s) were absolutely full but I didn’t see nary a one. But I’m not in a college town nor a Southern border town.
I heard this for years but we really do need proof. So while we’re waiting, back to Arizona to the misgendered ballots (I SO want to “redefine” that word that I so hate! And doesn’t it also mean “this isn’t working for me”?):
BREAKING: Votes in Key Arizona County Are Being ‘Misread
Poll workers at a key voting location in Arizona’s Maricopa County announced Tuesday morning that voting machines at a polling station in Anthem are not working. A significant number of ballots are being misread, but election officials claim individuals are still able to cast their ballots properly.
“We have two tabulators, one of the tabulators is not working. The other tabulator is taking about 75 percent successful so 25 percent of them are being misread and it could be a printer issue or it could be the tabulator itself,” an election worker explained.
If I’m reading this right, one is down and the other is working only 75% of the time. BRILLIANT! The rest of this post is a series of Tweets and I’m not going to repost them here. Does sound like a bit of a combination of CYA and trying to rectify the issues.
Back to UNH; getting the following updates (several emails):
I am actually on my way now to check it out…Many small buses, vans. Trolly. Hassan, Pappas, Sherman, Durham high school is infested holy shit. Pics will get some…Ok so we asked and its a private party doing it.
I’ve asked more questions – will get updates.
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Yikes – I was using a similar marker this morning:
—– Original Message ——
From: <redacted>
To: “Skip@granitegrok.com” <Skip@granitegrok.com>
Sent: 11/8/2022 11:09:16 AM
Subject: Ballot bleed through – ExeterGood morning Skip and Team,
Thank you all for always supplying useful info.
Voted this morning in Exeter @ (9:00) and found the sharpie supplied had bled through my ballot fairly heavy. Spoke with a poll agent and was reassured that this would not affect my ballot.
Took pics of both sides of the ballot and submitted it.
Thought I would forward the info,
Thank You,
<redacted>
Hope that the poll official was right – and most likely is. However, we’ll pay a bit of attention to Exeter…just in case. After all, all these machine are optically based – looking for those black marks in a given location. Remember the Windham Incident where a mere fold mark threw off the “observation” of the optical reader and changed the vote counts (compared to a hand count)?
Miss the old pencils, though…
And don’t worry about the FBI bit above…much, anyways. At least not in this area.
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As promised in the last Monday Memes, I have an overflow. My meme cup runneth over. Almost certain about a Friday Overflow-Overflow. We’ll see.
Now, let the mayhem, mockery, and ridicule resume:
*** Warning, a few possibly off-color ones, in case tender eyes are about ***
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Election Special Stuff!
Take note of these numbers!!
To counter-balance yesterday’s image about using your phone to check networks is this counterbalancing warning from a poster on GAB:
Stephen Anderson:They are trying to cheat. Do not take your cell phone to the polling places. Even the parking lots. The leftist companies use their apps to list your party affiliation. Then using geotracking on Election Day, they know when you vote and most probably how you did by following your replies and comments on the apps. They send this info to data bases in certain locations where they can stop the counting switch the votes bc of the red wave and they have approximately the precise amount of votes needed to flip the election and harvest ballots close to the right amount of Ballots needed. This is why it was a big deal with Stopping Elon. They couldn’t do it, but they Bought time to switch the load of info into other companies doing the same, so they can all report you were at the polls voting democrat or republican. Companies are Twitter (maybe not now), Facebook, Google, instagram, FB Messenger, Verizon, AT&T, Tik Tok and others. Sounds like Konnech might be one of the data bases where this info is stored in China so as not to get caught easily. But they did. DO NOT TAKE YOUR CELL PHONES TO THE POLLING PLACES. LEAVE THEM HOME. APPS CAN TRACK EVEN WHEN THE PHONE IS TURNED OFF!!!!!
My thought? Record the above, then take a diversion to the bathroom. If you write things down, take a picture then email them to yourself as a date-and-time record. Turn off your phone and then wrap it in foil for the slow-walked duration. The more time you diddle away between your taking this data and your vote, the harder it will be for them to pin your vote on you. Even better, keep your phone OFF and WRAPPED for a good 20 minutes after you leave the polling place. The wider the window of your phone off, the harder it will be to make data connections. (I have two silver-mesh bags, which I use nested one in the other, through the Shepherd Group; if you buy through them please tell them I sent you as I do get commissions. I have done business with them many times on some four-figure transactions, and I trust them.)
Your mileage may vary, but fighting for freedom entails some risks. Risk small now, or you’ll be risking much more if things go spicy after the Potato cheats to keeping the House and taking the Senate. Remember my predictions for if that happens (first week in the new session):
Hashem help America on this day, or we’re toast for sure. On Number 5 specifically:
And this one specifically:
I was at a local store checking out a now-purchased item, and my younger kid said “Dad, be sure your finger isn’t on the trigger until you’re ready to fire”! The clerk looked with approval and asked how old they were, and congratulated me on drilling gun safety into them early. Got to get them back to the range soon!
I still hold on, with my fingernails, to the idea that the ballot box might still work. Because I really just want to be left alone.
Slogging through the woods in a guerilla war is not my idea of how I want to close my life.
Bayou Renaissance Man: Thoughts on today’s midterm elections
If the same sort of shenanigans take place today that took place during and after the November 2020 elections, we’ll know that the USA has become just another banana republic, just another corporate state, where “we the people” have effectively been stripped of the powers allocated to us in the republic’s constitution, and we’ve become nothing more than “we the peons” or “we the pitiful”.
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And this is a priceless Leftist-self-own on the 2020 election:
Moving The Goal Posts – A Nod To The Gods
The second one, a meme, is also worth the click-through. IMHO, people didn’t act because they don’t want the responsibility that comes from the action; it’s why they default to “Just following orders” or “It’s the policy” instead of instead of thinking and/or actually taking a stand.
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Other memes:
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This is the thing that frosts me… the mewling, subservient crawling that so many people did right from the get-go. And when I pointed it out, I got called brainwashed. There was, and still is, A Crisis of Trust.
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I was a member of the ADL years and years ago, but dropped out. Not for any specific reason, mind you, I just never saw any real results for the money I kept sending them. The only result was that I kept getting asked for more money for this crisis, and that crisis… endless crises all requiring donations now-now-now. (Like most organizations these days!)
Over time I learned about their founding being centered around defending a pedophile, and that polluted any good that I saw that they had done. I was disgusted, equally, by the Catholic Church and its protections of pedophile priests. Above all, a people should police their own. While there is anti-Semitism masked as anti-Zionism, there are also legitimate criticisms that can be leveled against Israel. Personally, my main criticism of Israel is asking why they don’t follow this piece of advice from the Torah. You cannot co-exist with a people sworn to kill you.
Aside: a good piece about the Zionist resettlement of what was mostly barren desert. And a couple of associated memes:
Back on track. Now, especially with the ADL’s head being a former Obama staffer, I see that – per O’Sullivan’s Law – they’ve been utterly corrupted by the Tikkun Olam fetishists:
On the ‘Tikkun Olam’ Fetish | Frontpage Mag
With many misinterpreting Judaism’s call for justice as license to wrap their Leftism in the camouflage of being Jewish:
Tikkun Olam Being Misused and Hijacked by the Political Left | Aryeh Spero | The Blogs (timesofisrael.com) (bolding added):
Tikkun Olam was never conceived 3,000 years ago as a call for the social engineering of society into a welfare state and socialism. Nor is it to be used to fight against the founding principles of personal accountability, liberty, and local control.
Long ago, the Zohar, the foundation of mystic kabbalah, saw “Tikkun O’lam” as a call to mankind to produce products and services that benefit people, as is the goal of industry, science, modern companies, and our human creativity. It also was used by the Talmud to warn people and institutions not to physically harm or abuse their neighbors and be considerate of boundaries between shops and between humans, to deal with courtesy and manners. Tikkun O’lam is not a call for a domineering Nanny State, rather for individuals to do their part to spread the News of God and perform acts of individual concern and courtesy that make civic life possible.
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The term Tikkun Olam has been politicized by the Left in service to the agenda of groups, among many others, such as the Jewish Labor Committee, a radical and marxist-oriented group from way back, often very critical of Israel, secular, and at war with many of the Jewish rituals. For the Left everything is politicized, even our religion.
Not just politicized. I am in particular despair over their attacks on White people. And more broadly, to use the smear of ANTI-SEMITE (just like they already smear with RACIST or HOMOPHOBE or whatever) to silence any criticism of ANY Leftist policy. Or how they’ve leveraged Jewish group identity – and remember that any group tends to favor their own in hiring, promotions, etc., to varying degrees – to intimidate critics. (I remember one place I worked – the head of the department was a Chinese immigrant… and so were pretty much everyone else; I was one of three Caucasians in a sea of Chinese.)
ALL LIVES MATTER INCLUDING WHITE LIVES. And the ADL’s Plopping Jew hatred of White people and open advocacy of the Great Replacement* will, I fear precipitate another Shoah. And damn them for that.
The above speaker has this transcribed presentation, which was seminal in my understanding of the Left:
Regurgitating the Apple: How Modern Liberals “Think” | The Heritage Foundation
* After an Islamic migrant attack on a Rabbi in the Boston area, the local ADL talking head came out decrying the attack (as you would expect and hope). But I did a little digging. It turns out he’s also involved with HIAS and their mass-migration advocacy. Congratulations, you JEWICIDAL YIDIOT, for helping to import the very person who attacked the Rabbi. I’m actually rewriting an essay of mine about this to renew my calling out my own on mass migration – stand by.
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Pick of the post:
They’ve been working on this for a long, long time. Decades, if not centuries. And now they’re on the march in the open. This was in London recently.
https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/commies-marching-in-london.mp4
Which brings to mind this excellent Bill Whittle video:
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This is brilliant because it’s not just entertaining, it wraps a message inside entertainment that might be rejected were it delivered straight up. Think of this in particular, and memes in general, as liquid nano particles of carrier delivering mRNA packets of truth. Here’s another one:
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Palate cleansers:
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Have you heard of the common phrase ‘a lady’s best friend is diamonds? Well, the truth of the matter is that ladies do not love diamonds to death as they commonly wear jewelry depending on their mood, vibe, and occasion.
Some of the types of jewelry include bracelets made of Moissanite, earrings, and chains. Even men switch up their outfits by wearing jewelry.
Most people in the world today usually wear different pieces of jewelry to enhance their looks and complement their outfits however; there is more to jewelry than visual beauty. Accessories help in boosting our confidence and self-belief while perfecting our outfits. It does not matter the reasons why you are out to purchase jewelry from different shop platforms; below are several benefits you will enjoy from wearing jewelry.
Showing One’s Personality
There are different types of jewelry that complement different personalities. In-depth, every choice of jewelry dictates a lot about a person including their beliefs and personality. One main characteristic of extroverts includes going big with their jewelry. They do not fear wearing hand-to-find and brightly colored jewelry showcasing their distinctive style.
Some people love ordinary and small jewelry while avoiding colorful and extra big accessories. Regardless of a person’s personality one will always find something that speaks of their personality to match their lifestyle, taste, and dressing style. When shopping for the jewelry you can visit your local store or shop online from trusted stores and pick a piece that speaks about you and nourishes your spirit.
Are There Any Health Benefits Of Wearing Jewelry?
Wearing your favorite piece of jewelry comes with diverse health benefits. Remember how confident and happy when walking when you wear your favorite jewelry piece. Indirectly a smile and confidence significantly improve your mental health. Imagine, boosting your self-esteem by simply wearing that stunning jewelry.
There is a wide range of benefits enjoyed by simply wearing jewelry which depends on the material used to make the jewelry. For instance, gold is known for healing wounds, and it helps reduce stress and regulates your body temperature. On the other hand, silver helps regulate body temperature and plays a greater role in protecting our bodies from radiation. In addition, it has an important antimicrobial agent which is known for fighting against skin-related infections and flu. Some of the other popular jewelry-making materials include pearls, copper, emeralds, and jade which have terrific benefits for our bodies. Therefore, the next time you rock you rock your favorite jewelry piece; remember to wear your confidence, as you will enjoy great health benefits.
Improving Your Look
When you pick the right jewelry and compliment it with your outfit you automatically enhance your specific body parts. When you are going out for an occasion like dinner and thinking on how to beautify your chosen outfit to look classier, glamorous, and magnificent adding a silver or gold neckpiece could be the solution. Ensure you pick the right jewelry piece to enhance your outfit.
In conclusion, the next time you are invited to an occasion remember to choose jewelry like bracelets made of Moissanite, which compliments your look. There are many health benefits of wearing jewelry, so do not fear to rock that necklace or bracelet.
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Okay, I’ve had this tabbed for a few days now but today is the day it becomes really relevant. Let’s see if the prediction mirrors reality, eh? Reformatted, emphasis mine
Scanlan predicts a record voter turnout Tuesday
CONCORD — New Hampshire voters will set a record for turnout in a midterm election on Tuesday, according to Secretary of State David Scanlan.
If accurate, his forecast that 591,000 will cast ballots would beat the previous mark of 580,214 set in the last midterm election, in 2018. During an interview, Scanlan said the fragile state of the national economy and the closeness of elections at the top of the ballot convince him this turnout will be historic.“There’s clearly a lot of enthusiasm and passion on both sides of the aisle, and whenever these races are close, we see even more and more casual voters wanting to be involved,”…“You’ve also got inflation and high energy prices, which are economic conditions that can cause more than usual to come out and try to make a difference.”
The projected turnout would be nearly 67% of the 883,035 registered voters in the state, but Scanlan stressed that the total number of registered voters will go up substantially after Tuesday’s election. After the 2020 race, the state performed a purge of the election rolls, which state law requires every 10 years…This dropped the registered voter list down from 1.1 million, an historic high after the 2020 election.
…“We should have pretty healthy election-day registration numbers from many of those voters who got knocked off the rolls, and we see this phenomenon every 10 years,” Scanlan said
I’m betting it will – it seems that enthusiasm all over is at all-time highs all over the nation and certainly here in NH. I wouldn’t be surprised if Scanlan’s number gets surpassed. I’m watching a few races with my intent to see if certain actions (aHEM, GrokPAC) make a difference from years past. The problem is that if this is such a high-turnout event, will those comparisons actually be useful? I’m going to do the grunt work on them anyways but not holding my breath.
It’s that same day registration, however, that should concern everyone. Translation: drive-by-voting. And unfortunately, we no longer have the tireless efforts of Ed Naile, former chair of CNHT and voter fraud fighter supreme, to ferret out those that jimmy up the voting works at the expense of us full time citizens.
(H/T: Union Leader)
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Emphasis mine, some abstractions. And yes, I’m not with the “Republicans that yammer that we shouldn’t gloat” crowd; I’m with Kurt.
The next few days will be very difficult for the progressives, pinkos, commies, and other Democrats around you as they watch most – or perhaps all, if it is a red tsunami – their dreams die at the ballot box. You should take their profound sadness into account when you deal with them, and do everything you can to make the process of dealing with their total humiliation as miserable as possible.
It’s not about healing. It’s about hurting. It’s righteous retribution for their myriad wrongs. And it’s fun to make bad people suffer. Mock them. Belittle them. Call them “election deniers.” Rub their smug, Botoxed faces in their failure.
Point out, accurately, that their embarrassing rejection by America is personal, that they are malignant and ridiculous people who thought that the angry weather goddess had blessed them with the divine right to rule over the rest of us. But they were wrong, totally and completely wrong, and the misery they are experiencing is all their fault.
It is proper that you do this mercilessly. It’s for their own good. You see, in our soft, silly culture, we have forgotten the undeniable reality that the best teacher for people too dumb to learn from others’ experiences is pain. They did not learn from history that if you are incompetent, corrupt, yet still arrogant, the people will toss your sorry butts out of power. And pain is what they are likely to feel as the red wave drowns what remains of the Biden Administration’s fantasy of FDR II: Dementia Boogaloo. You owe it to them to amplify their agony. It’s for their good. You’re helping them. But even if that was not true, it’s fun to mock them. And that’s reason enough.
Let’s review the things they hold most dear, and how we are going to use our power to destroy them.
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And let’s not forget about how endangered Our Democracy is by people voting for the candidates they prefer – which are Republicans. The American people hate democracy or something – all I know is that I am always deeply moved by some 150-pound blue check with a Ukrainian flag in his bio who has to ask whether the Navy is the one with the ships telling me that I’m insufficiently patriotic because I refuse to obey the Official Approved Narrative.
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Now, be sure to chide your sobbing Dem victims about how America hates CRT, COVID fascism, trans insanity, teachers unions, defunding cops, open borders, and all the rest, all while rejecting “reproductive health care,” “gender-affirming health care” and “chemical healthcare” in the form of the tons of fentanyl the Democrats have allowed over the border to poison our people. Emphasize the rise of new superstars, like Kari Lake, Tudor Dixon, and Blake Masters who we will see again, win or lose. Ask them who is on their bench – two-time Georgia governor Stacy Abrams?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
But the real coup de grace is to twist the machete regarding Latinx Americans’ large-scale abandonment of the Democrat Party in response to the Democrats’ embrace of the creepy and weird fetishes of the bored, Adderall-addled blue suburban cat ladies who set the party’s agenda. The Democrats were all in on Hispanic Americans being a permanent subservient serf class obeying at election time in exchange for a few scraps. None of them married a Latin woman. The biggest story of this cycle is how Hispanic Americans began in earnest what will be a growing migration to the party sharing their flag, faith, and family beliefs. Look for the Democrats to decide this is proof that Hispanics are white supremacists. Also, it should make for some awkward moments in blue households where the lib patrons try to conceal their resentment of their housekeepers, nannies, and gardeners, who are the only Hispanic people these frauds know. Take care to grind the Dems around you for this kind of hypocrisy and cringe racism. It makes them unhappy.
Oh, and as you mock them for losing, make sure to remind them that President Boneyank and Veep Kackles are gearing up to run again, so that means in 2024 the Republican is almost certain to take over. And 2024 is a bad Senate year for Democrats – eleven of them have to run in Trump states. Gosh, that could mean a filibuster-proof majority for the GOP. And when that happens, we’re going to just laugh and laugh and laugh.
-Kurt Schlichter (Be Caring for the Libs’ Feelings When the Red Wave Hits)
Go to the link for the whole post.
(H/T: Townhall)
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Researchers found “over 1.9 million “ephemeral experiences” that Google and other firms were using to “shift opinions and voting preferences.” This “short-lived content … immediately disappears without leaving a trace after user consumption.” Its purpose is to flip votes to Democrats subliminally.
Search engine results that favor one political candidate were found to influence undecided voters so much that up to 80 percent of such people in some demographic groups shifted their voting preferences after only a single search.
Nothing new, right? We’ve heard these stories before. Big Tech uses its reach and influence to flip switches in people’s heads. A practice that is not new and in a world where making people take experimental pharmaceuticals is not limited to candidates or elections. The entire progressive hell is no doubt on display using the same tactics. But what can we do about it?
Educate, overcome, adapt.
Wake-up calls have a way of breaking people free from these transitioning mind games. Parents have had several opportunities, from grooming pornography in school libraries, Critical Race Theory discrimination, and schools “transing” their kids and hiding it from them.
Taxpayers got a cold slap from inflation and runaway pending.
Legal Immigrants are scratching their heads over the chaos of the open border, while blacks and Latinos realize the Democrats have little interest in them other than their votes.
The Democrats all or nothing abortion stance is extreme for many Democrat voters.
And then there were the vaccine mandates, passports, and the prolonged disruption of our daily lives following COVID policies favored primarily by the Political Left. Family members were forced to suffer and die alone. Businesses were closed, lives ruined, and a spike in alcohol and drug-related deaths (that continues to this day, alongside the vaccine side-effects, not the worst of which is making it easier to get COVID.
The Left’s economic policy continues to break havoc on Americans.
There are a lot of forces at work, clashing in the real and digital space.
Google and the Technocrats are working hard to move people’s minds away from associating these ills with the political Left. The media shouts it from the treetops. It is a war for the nation’s soul, and today, and in some cases, the days and weeks that follow, we will see just how well it worked.
Will the people vote in numbers so convincing that no amount of progressive gymnastics can save the Democrat’s majorities?
Let us know what you think.
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