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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#38326: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:16:22 PM

By the way, all those voter suppression efforts were to no avail.

In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.
DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38327: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:16:34 PM

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Yes, I think Nate Silver predicted that Democrats would lose in North Dakota.

Color me surprised

edited 6th Nov '12 10:17:10 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#38328: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:17:27 PM

I think Congress can agree on granting Puerto Rico statehood.

[up][up]I know! It is a good day.

edited 6th Nov '12 10:18:01 PM by Arkasas

RockLeeYourFace Splendid Ninja from Narutard Land (or Texas) Since: Jul, 2011
Splendid Ninja
#38329: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:17:38 PM

I don't know much about Twitter, so I don't know how they verify accounts. But a lot of the crap on that account looks too dumb to be real. Unless Trump really is that...extreme, for lack of a better word.

edited 6th Nov '12 10:17:57 PM by RockLeeYourFace

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Saturn Hurr from On The Rings Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: I-It's not like I like you, or anything!
Hurr
#38330: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:17:41 PM

It's his real twitter. It's been officially linked by many public news sites for a while now. It has over a million followers and links directly to his official site. He used it to do the whole "Obama release your college transcript" thing.

He's just really really stupid.

edited 6th Nov '12 10:18:04 PM by Saturn

Chalkos Sidequest Proliferator from The Internets Since: Oct, 2010
Sidequest Proliferator
#38331: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:17:56 PM

If it helps, both parties have "yes we want Puerto Rico to be a state" in their platforms. Both of them. So it seems likely that if/when PR applies, it'll get approved.

Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#38332: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:18:02 PM

@Serocco: I'm glad that the voters were able to overcome it. Though we still need to look at Senate/House.

At this point I would like us to look at our troper post lists and see that they're flooded with 2012 posts grin

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#38333: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:18:24 PM

Huh, concession speech, 51st state desire, and more I missed since I went upstairs for a few.

Well, peace out, thread.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38334: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:18:27 PM

Holy crap, The GOP may have actually lost Seats in the House!

edited 6th Nov '12 10:19:07 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#38336: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:19:11 PM

Allen West's race is still too close to call. There's a difference of less than 1k with 97% of precincts reporting in. That one will probably come down to provisional ballots and automatic recounts.

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#38337: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:19:19 PM

If it helps, both parties have "yes we want Puerto Rico to be a state" in their platforms. Both of them. So it seems likely that if/when PR applies, it'll get approved.

Really? I guess that settles that then.

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Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#38338: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:20:15 PM

I don't get it. If the House is Republican and Senate is Democratic, isn't that supposed to mean that US as a whole is more Republican? And yet I don't see that.

GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#38339: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:21:00 PM

No, it just means the House has been gerrymandered more effectively.

Arkasas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#38340: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:22:14 PM

No, it means the districts have been formed in such a way that most districts are rural and thus Republican.

TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#38342: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:22:49 PM

If it weren't for the redistricting, I think the Republicans would have lost a lot of their gains in 2010.

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burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#38343: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:22:53 PM

For the record, the Trump account is real. Best Of was correct in saying that the check-mark is a verification of it being real.

RockLeeYourFace Splendid Ninja from Narutard Land (or Texas) Since: Jul, 2011
Splendid Ninja
#38344: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:23:35 PM

Trump's twitter: .@M Rbelzer is a stone cold loser with no talent—why did they ever put him on "Law and Order?"

That's so rude. How can you post something like that on twitter for everyone to see and still expect people to respect you? Jeez, that's just...ugh.

"With hard work and dedication, I will become a splendid ninja!"
Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#38345: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:23:36 PM

63 House seats left undecided. Democrats currently have 159. Republicans have 213.

In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.
DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#38346: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:24:29 PM

I think Trump might be a tad drunk.

Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#38347: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:24:47 PM

[up]I sincerely think you have a point.

sirboulevard Since: Sep, 2011
DrunkGirlfriend from Castle Geekhaven Since: Jan, 2011
#38349: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:26:47 PM

It's the toupee. It has a microinjector filled with psychedelics. wild mass guess

"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#38350: Nov 6th 2012 at 10:27:56 PM

[up]That, or it has roots that dig into his brain and implant suggestions...


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