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jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#338476: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:25:37 PM

Do you have a source for the 4 to 1 military vote? I can totally believe it, I just want some confirmation.

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Scarecrow4774 from In Wonderland Since: Mar, 2017 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#338477: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:31:38 PM

Honest question: McConnell is older than Biden right now at 78 (Biden is turning 78 in two weeks). With that recent health thing about his bandaged hands, what are the chances of him living long enough for his next term? And what would happen if he dies?

Edited by Scarecrow4774 on Nov 9th 2020 at 4:32:00 AM

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#338478: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:32:53 PM

Mitch is a Lich powered by the souls of the innocent. He will be in office until he dies.

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Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#338480: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:33:50 PM

And what would happen if he dies?

I'd presume an angel gets its wings, and McConnel awakens to the smell of sulfur and a gravelly voice rasping "Ah. So you're back already".

Edited by Aszur on Nov 9th 2020 at 3:33:58 AM

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#338481: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:34:08 PM

I won't speculate on his health, but if he does die in office, there'll be a special election, which will probably swing republican, and I'm sure he's been grooming a successor for the position of senate republican leader.

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#338482: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:34:19 PM

https://www.salon.com/2020/11/06/while-trump-wonders-about-missing-military-ballots-they-appear-to-boost-biden-in-pennsylvania/

Here ya go!

80% went for Biden in some areas.

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Analyticulous from Near the bend in the river (Season 2) Relationship Status: Desperate
#338483: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:34:53 PM

What's been happening to the @POTUS account over the past four years? Will Joe (or his staffers ... I can't be certain that he is au fait with Twitter and can actually write his own tweets) start using it again, or will he still be using his own account like Trump does? If so, what will this mean for the official account going forward if Presidents all continue to use their own accounts?

Edited by Analyticulous on Nov 9th 2020 at 7:36:18 PM

Even the Soviets were consumerist.
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Mega Togekiss?!
#338484: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:35:12 PM

I personally think Mitch would retire early in this term, probably because of his declining health and to spend time with friends and family. Being a senator can be a stressful job for anyone.

Edited by clemont107 on Nov 9th 2020 at 4:36:05 AM

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ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#338485: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:38:40 PM

[up] That's a pretty funny joke there on Mitch retiring.

Edited by ScubaWolf on Nov 9th 2020 at 4:39:02 AM

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jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#338486: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:39:18 PM

Awesome! Thank you Charles!

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Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#338487: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:47:13 PM

The thing I found puzzling about Mitch is what when he started his career he was a moderate republican who was supportive of abortion and the civil rights movement.

It just makes me wonder "what the hell happened"?

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#338488: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:50:03 PM

Power

Money

Greed

He sold himself out to foreign and corporate masters. Racism and megachurches were his tools.

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clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#338489: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:50:03 PM

[up][up]Behavioral Conditioning. Republicans started using the "Southern Strategy" to appeal to Southern-state white voters, and Mitch caught on with the older senators at the time.

Edited by clemont107 on Nov 9th 2020 at 4:50:26 AM

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PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#338490: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:50:55 PM

I guess he got a taste of power and decided he wanted more

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Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#338491: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:51:21 PM

Sold his soul to Mike Pence Beelzebub.

Edited by Aszur on Nov 9th 2020 at 3:52:11 AM

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A procrastination in of itself
#338492: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:52:17 PM

Should Mitch die or retire before his term is finished then the Democrat governor of Kentucky would appointment a replacement (and they’d be allowed to pick a democrat) who would hold the seat until the next midterm/presidential election (depending on when it happened) where there would be a special election.

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#338493: Nov 9th 2020 at 1:56:12 PM

So, apparently, Zoomers and millenials turned out in a margin almost 10% higher than 2016 and their votes helped Biden win Michigan and Georgia.

God bless the youth, I just hope they don't stop paying attention and continue to turn out.

That being said there is a troubling statistic: Biden only barely won the white youth at 51%.

Edited by Draghinazzo on Nov 9th 2020 at 6:59:03 AM

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#338495: Nov 9th 2020 at 2:04:28 PM

What happened to Evil Turtle is that he's Senator for a red state and for the Republican Conference who needs and gets money from right-wing donors. I don't think there is evidence that he's an ideologue, he's a "do whatever keeps me in power" type and that given the above means he plays the Republican Supremacist role.

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fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#338496: Nov 9th 2020 at 2:27:45 PM

So, the White House lawn has been dug up.

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#338497: Nov 9th 2020 at 2:29:33 PM

For any particular reason or just Trump's pettiness?

Edited by sgamer82 on Nov 9th 2020 at 2:29:43 AM

nightwyrm_zero Since: Apr, 2010
#338498: Nov 9th 2020 at 2:30:15 PM

[up][up]So they're literally burning the place down. Can Biden arrest them for vandalizing government property after Jan 20.

Edited by nightwyrm_zero on Nov 9th 2020 at 2:30:24 AM

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#338499: Nov 9th 2020 at 2:31:21 PM

I think fredhot16 is joking, as I can't see anything on the news about it.

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Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#338500: Nov 9th 2020 at 2:32:00 PM

I’m not finding anything on Google about the lawn suffering recent damage, some stuff about damage from Trump’s convention stunt, but that’s it.

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