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Over under on this being a relatively dull midterms? (hexbear.net)
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I'm not talking about wild race outcomes. That's "normal".

I'm talking about the lib doomsayer predictions:

  • Polls being shut down by the feds
  • state of emergency being declared
  • terror at the ballot box
  • anarchy in the streets
  • trump rejecting the outcome if the there is a blue wave.
  • American Communism being ushered via electoral democracy!
  • proud boys doing proud boy things

I already visited a poll today, it was like any other midterm election. Uneventful. Not even the cranks were out.

Nothing ever happens gang is on the ballot this year folks, and I think the polls are looking good.

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[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Odds are on "Nothing Ever Happens" this time. Dems will take slight majority again. It won't be enough to accuse the election of being rigged.

Over the course of the year we will learn of some new whipping boy to blame for why the dems can't do anything. Maybe there will be more of those than usual.

edit: happily wrong

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

my money is on the dems sweep but still do nothing

im that cynical

[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think the dems are getting their base riled up enough to sweep. The dem voter core is on "harm reduction" levels of enthusiasm for their candidates. We're really counting on the GOP base having a lower turnout here.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

No chance the Dems are going to sweep. I see republican signs and protestors everywhere in New England. People are going to get a swift dose of reality that the Chuds are gaining real cultural ground. We’re all in this for the long haul but if we can survive this, we might see a real leftist reaction 10 years from now (cope)

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

i dunno

well see

im seeing the opposite in florida, which is deeply red

i could be wrong

edit: well i wasnt wrong about the first part. we'll see about the second part.