L.C. Posted November 8, 2022 at 01:45 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 01:45 PM Today is election day. Make your voice be heard. Go vote... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted November 8, 2022 at 01:57 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 01:57 PM x5465419616 early and often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybermgk Posted November 8, 2022 at 06:00 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 06:00 PM Went at 10. And at my polling location, was heavy when I got there, and heavy when I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE KING Posted November 8, 2022 at 06:34 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 06:34 PM 👍 voted for every Republican I could. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk5 Posted November 8, 2022 at 07:00 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 07:00 PM Went at 11:30 busy for my little town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo.ulrich Posted November 8, 2022 at 07:21 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 07:21 PM just got back at 1 place is packed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragsbo Posted November 8, 2022 at 09:13 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 09:13 PM Went about 0830. Very small precinct. First time I had to wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Q Public Posted November 8, 2022 at 09:16 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 09:16 PM voted straight R, but half are R=D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumak_from_arfcom Posted November 8, 2022 at 09:39 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 09:39 PM We have a chance at some big upsets. Dem turnout is down all over the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet Posted November 8, 2022 at 09:45 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 09:45 PM On 11/8/2022 at 3:39 PM, Dumak_from_arfcom said: We have a chance at some big upsets. Dem turnout is down all over the country. Did someone lock the gates on the cemeteries? They all voted from home already I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notshawn54 Posted November 8, 2022 at 10:10 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 10:10 PM I’m sure I voted twice in Illinois. Problem is I live in Florida now. 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mab22 Posted November 8, 2022 at 11:23 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 11:23 PM On 11/8/2022 at 12:34 PM, THE KING said: 👍 voted for every Republican I could. 😁 Same here yesterday, If I wasn’t sure about the R, I just skipped that race. Waited over an hour to vote yesterday and there were still plenty behind me. suburban crook county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE KING Posted November 8, 2022 at 11:26 PM Share Posted November 8, 2022 at 11:26 PM My condolences for being in Crook County. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSDlady Posted November 9, 2022 at 12:41 AM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 12:41 AM (edited) Hubby and I just got back. Election judge said the previous record for midterms was 198. I was number 257 and there were people in line behind me. We also have a school referendum that would hike our property taxes. Edited November 9, 2022 at 01:14 AM by GSDlady spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scipio24 Posted November 9, 2022 at 12:46 AM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 12:46 AM (edited) Went out and voted. Did all my previous research so I knew which judges to retain and which to kick to the curb (hopefully). Here's hoping for some good news out of IL. Edited November 9, 2022 at 12:50 AM by Scipio24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevis Posted November 9, 2022 at 03:30 AM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 03:30 AM (edited) I did, might as well have p*ssed into gale force winds... Edited November 9, 2022 at 03:31 AM by Trevis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa Posted November 9, 2022 at 03:39 AM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 03:39 AM I did my civic duty and voted for every person with an R beside their name. Down here we can do that without much worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted November 9, 2022 at 03:47 AM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 03:47 AM On 11/8/2022 at 6:41 PM, GSDlady said: Hubby and I just got back. Election judge said the previous record for midterms was 198. I was number 257 and there were people in line behind me. We also have a school referendum that would hike our property taxes. McHenry Co is solid blue now. It was good while it lasted..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mab22 Posted November 9, 2022 at 04:17 AM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 04:17 AM Our failed state just plain old sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDW Posted November 9, 2022 at 06:18 AM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 06:18 AM My wife and I went to vote at about noon. Not crowded, but a steady stream. As we were leaving our daughter and son in law were walking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted November 9, 2022 at 03:20 PM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 03:20 PM a lot of good that did... It definitely wasn't the red wave across the country like most of us hoped. At least we are chipping away some of the power from dems. Let's hope the last few races in the senate work to our favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted November 9, 2022 at 04:55 PM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 04:55 PM On 11/9/2022 at 9:20 AM, Jeffrey said: a lot of good that did... It definitely wasn't the red wave across the country like most of us hoped. At least we are chipping away some of the power from dems. Let's hope the last few races in the senate work to our favor. Republicans just need to double down on Abortion more.... /S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumak_from_arfcom Posted November 9, 2022 at 05:04 PM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 05:04 PM Last night didn't go as expected. I have a few reasons why. The biggest is mail-in ballot harvesting. The GOP had 2 years to tighten things up like DeSantis did in Florida. Instead they did little to nothing and the democrats expanded their ballot harvesting operations into key congressional races. Before ballot harvesting had been centered around the state wide races - now the dems are bringing it to a local district near you. Second largest reason is that since Newt Gingrich the GOP has made every mid-term election a national referendum on the opposition president - a strategy that even Nancy Pelosi has adopted. The GOP didn't do that this time and so they failed to tie local democrats to failed national policies of Biden in ads, interviews, and debates. McCarthy thought he knew better, and kept things local. This allowed the democrats to grab momentum on Roe v Wade. Most of the pundits and operatives I've spoken with last night have told me that McCarthy and McConnell's prevent defense let the dems go on the attack and change the national focus. Bad prioritization of funds. McCarthy and McConnell clearly wanted Trump candidates to lose and pulled out of races they should have stayed in. Finally, there are some candidates that values voters in the south simply will not touch. Kemp and Walker's vote totals should be similar, but people didn't vote Walker because of his baby daddy past. Trump candidates tend to suffer from poor value voter support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumak_from_arfcom Posted November 9, 2022 at 05:12 PM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 05:12 PM Oh and one more thing. Election Day is now election season. The GOP has to peak in late September and hold that until election day. Waiting until the final two weeks before spending a bunch of money is a mistake because so many people have already voted by that time. The debates need to happen sooner rather than after the early vote has begun. Right now the dem strategy is to go into hiding in October so they don't tick off a squishy moderate and then flood the zone with a harvested mountain of early votes that the GOP candidate has to overcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted November 9, 2022 at 06:48 PM Share Posted November 9, 2022 at 06:48 PM On Wednesday morning, Facebook released a bunch of posts and memes to my feed from conservative sources that were generated on Monday. That's your message suppression right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTX63 Posted November 10, 2022 at 07:21 AM Share Posted November 10, 2022 at 07:21 AM On 11/9/2022 at 11:04 AM, Dumak_from_arfcom said: Bad prioritization of funds. McCarthy and McConnell clearly wanted Trump candidates to lose and pulled out of races they should have stayed in. Finally, there are some candidates that values voters in the south simply will not touch. Kemp and Walker's vote totals should be similar, but people didn't vote Walker because of his baby daddy past. Trump candidates tend to suffer from poor value voter support. Republican leadership is an oxymoron. At least the Democrat opponents stab you in the front. Warneck has enough of a past that value voters should have called an Uber for him as well. And Fetterman. And for reference, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden. Holding one's nose and pulling the lever has been the practice for quite a while now. Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Florida for balance, all get the representation they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundguy Posted November 10, 2022 at 01:19 PM Share Posted November 10, 2022 at 01:19 PM On 11/9/2022 at 11:04 AM, Dumak_from_arfcom said: Last night didn't go as expected. I have a few reasons why... Maybe it was just bad candidates not knowing what the voters want... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted November 10, 2022 at 02:42 PM Share Posted November 10, 2022 at 02:42 PM Voting turnout was low in my county. With 311,000, only 108,000 voted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumak_from_arfcom Posted November 10, 2022 at 07:42 PM Share Posted November 10, 2022 at 07:42 PM On 11/10/2022 at 7:19 AM, soundguy said: Maybe it was just bad candidates not knowing what the voters want... I guess the voters want rampant crime, stagflation, 5 dollar gas, high taxes, and supply shortages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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