Tag: 2022 election

Politics

What to say to your friend who tells you they’re voting Republican this year

To start this off correctly: human beings respond poorly when you confront them and try to get them to change their mind about something. Being proven wrong is upsetting and people often respond as if they’re being physically attacked. Moreover, when talking about something less concrete and more nebulous, people find it easier to dig in and refuse to change their minds. So when Uncle … Continue reading What to say to your friend who tells you they’re voting Republican this year

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Our Long National Nightmare

Democrats are falling into the “inevitable candidate” trap again

Hillary Clinton, who has never won a presidential election, has put herself back in the spotlight because she has sage wisdom for Democrats. That wisdom, unsurprisingly, is that the party should pick more candidates like Hillary Clinton. This was bolstered a few days later when two longtime party wonks wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal saying that Clinton is “in an advantageous … Continue reading Democrats are falling into the “inevitable candidate” trap again

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Our Long National Nightmare

Vote Blue Or We Eliminate One Hostage Every Hour

Ten days is long enough to recover from a New Year’s Eve party no matter how extravagant it might be. Ten days is even long enough to finally realize that it’s true: 2021 is behind us, firmly, and it is now the glorious future of 2022. And in America, that means this is an election year. Every year in America is an election year, technically, … Continue reading Vote Blue Or We Eliminate One Hostage Every Hour

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Politics, Quickie

Surprise, Mitch McConnell’s big pitch for the midterms is “I won’t confirm a Supreme Court justice”

Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader and close relative of Grimace, has his big pitch for why voters should support Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections. If you think that pitch is “we will work hard to improve things for the good of the nation,” you have been asleep for a few decades. No, no, McConnell says that he wouldn’t confirm a Supreme Court justice and … Continue reading Surprise, Mitch McConnell’s big pitch for the midterms is “I won’t confirm a Supreme Court justice”

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Politics

The world’s greatest negotiator can’t get his own party to take him seriously

Republicans have made it very clear that they are going to be the party of Donald Trump. They are going to put Donald Trump’s name and face on everything. They are going to sing his praises. They are going to rope his supporters into their other campaigns because a vote for Republican congressional hopeful John Doe is a vote for Donald Trump, and you can … Continue reading The world’s greatest negotiator can’t get his own party to take him seriously

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