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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Fate of the World rests on our shoulders tomorrow night.
I'm...oddly calm. Optimistic, yet calm.
Remember how a couple of days ago there was an argument over being patient vs being active? It reminded me of this scene from Lincoln:
"You've got a night, and a day, and a night, and several perfectly good hours. Now get the hell out of here and get 'em!"
We're mostly through that second night, and going into the few hours part for this election. We've done all the active parts we can and now we're genuinely at the patient part. To quote the Count of Monte Cristo, "Wait and hope."
Edited by Parable on Nov 5th 2018 at 9:37:20 AM
I believe that was in response to Tactical Fox asking how it feels to have the fate of the world decided tomorrow. Which is hyperbole, regardless of how legitimately important tomorrow is.
The fact is elections like tomorrow's can and do have significant ramifications based on how much it can blunt Trump's power, and by extension what America does globally. But go ahead and keep on denying America's influence on the world and getting worked up when others don't.
Edited by Alycus on Nov 5th 2018 at 11:36:50 AM
America isn't the world, but what America does impacts all of us. A very important event will happen this week: The US will toss the Iran deal for good, which will pit the US against its former allies, all of which have signed this deal too and have little intention to follow the US leads and break the agreement. The US has already tried to threaten the EU and the companies in the EU over this, meaning it is on collision course with its allies. Having put some restrains put on Trump will be vital in the situation.
And I have some hope that after the midterms are done and there are entities which have the power to impeach Trump, Müller will finally come forward with whatever he has investigated.
I was thinking something along those lines as well. Having a Democratic House, means that they can publicly do a proper investigation into the shadowy global web of Robber Barons, oligarchs, plutocrats, and Mafiya bosses that conspired in an attempted coup d'état of Liberal Democracy itself, and Trump's connection to it all.
I'm being a bit dramatic for effect here, but seriously, the prior investigation that the House did was a complete sham, and reopening it is the first thing a Democratic House should do.
Edited by megaeliz on Nov 6th 2018 at 4:37:15 AM
At most it's the course of the world for the next two years that gets decided... Anyway, the five races I'll be paying most attention are:
- Florida, Georgia and Kansas gubernatorial races.
- Texas and North Dakota senate races.
Flordia senate race is worth a watch too, there republican candidate is guilty of medicare fraud, IIRC the largest in history, he fled to Flordia to escape conviction, and then some how became Governor of a state that is like 50% old people.
So like, not just your average run of the mill republican bad.
Whats going on in North Dakota though, I recognize the rest, but not it.
Edited by Imca on Nov 6th 2018 at 1:38:19 AM
Most of them abuse loopholes, and be horrible human beings.
Rather then being active criminals and horrible human beings.
Edit: And in a more humours and fitting of Flordia, yet still bad note, he made a law that made it illegal to own a computernote in the state of Flordia after having been caught gambling away tax payer money.
Edited by Imca on Nov 6th 2018 at 1:44:51 AM
@dRoy: I don't think there were have been any midterms where large amounts of people protested afterwards, the voters just don't care enough. Maybe a little if the democrats lost, given how much the left is excited this year, but for most republicans, only Trump matters.
Edited by Grafite on Jul 30th 2019 at 8:30:28 PM
Life is unfair...As I understand, the House is the same as the House of Commons here, while the senate functions like the House of Lords.
Assuming I'm not wrong, that means the former write up new laws, while the latter assess them (with the President having a veto).
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And here's the relavant bit:
“Our study suggests that weather conditions may affect people’s decisions on not only whether to vote, but also who they vote for,” said study co-author Yusaku Horiuchi, a professor of government at Dartmouth College.
"Contrary to the widely shared belief that weather conditions do not change voters’ electoral decisions," the study said, "our analysis suggests that it is likely that a certain proportion of American voters would change their party preference depending on weather."
Apparently on Election Day, rain heightens pessimism and increases fears of risk: "Those who feel in an upbeat mood may lean toward the riskier candidate, while those who feel depressed and anxious lean toward the safer candidate," the study said.
Thus, "the choice for risk-averse people is to vote Republican," Horiuchi said.