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TheLeviathan

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stringer bell Cooperstown

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Checked 538 a few minutes ago and saw that Hill seems to be moving up in the odds from 63-64% to now 68-69%. It seems that Trump has used all his ammo and that the country is going to go with her. 

 

However, I am disappointed to see that the same 538 is giving the Democrats less than 50-50 odds to take over the Senate. I have been of the opinion that the Supreme Court obstruction in and of itself should be enough to punish the Senate GOP, but at least according to Silver, it looks like they are going to get away with it.

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Checked 538 a few minutes ago and saw that Hill seems to be moving up in the odds from 63-64% to now 68-69%. It seems that Trump has used all his ammo and that the country is going to go with her. 

 

However, I am disappointed to see that the same 538 is giving the Democrats less than 50-50 odds to take over the Senate. I have been of the opinion that the Supreme Court obstruction in and of itself should be enough to punish the Senate GOP, but at least according to Silver, it looks like they are going to get away with it.

 

Scalia's death and the ensuing BS in not allowing Obama to nominate someone probably seems like ancient history considering how this election cycle is going. The Dems probably should have/should be hitting that much harder.

 

Or maybe they are in areas where GOP senators are at risk, I'm not in one of those areas. Nationally it has been talked about much too little since the primaries if you ask me.

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Scalia's death and the ensuing BS in not allowing Obama to nominate someone probably seems like ancient history considering how this election cycle is going. The Dems probably should have/should be hitting that much harder.

 

Or maybe they are in areas where GOP senators are at risk, I'm not in one of those areas. Nationally it has been talked about much too little since the primaries if you ask me.

 

Wasn't the last debate the first time it's been brought up in any meaningful way?

 

It's been a total afterthought.  And while I wouldn't make it the top priority, it's among the highest priorities.

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Scalia's death and the ensuing BS in not allowing Obama to nominate someone probably seems like ancient history considering how this election cycle is going. The Dems probably should have/should be hitting that much harder.

 

Or maybe they are in areas where GOP senators are at risk, I'm not in one of those areas. Nationally it has been talked about much too little since the primaries if you ask me.

I'm in one of those areas. I'm pretty confident Kirk (R-IL) isn't going to be re-elected, but he came out pretty early on stating that the Senate should be doing its job so it hasn't been a debate issue. Although I'm not sure how hard he's been lobbying his colleagues in the Senate to reverse this blockade. There was something else he went against the Senate GOP on, too, but I can't remember now. 

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Doesn't matter what the "worker" senators think, the leaders decide....and you can't change the leaders w/o changing the workers...

 

"Worker" in quotation marks sounds apt. It'd be nice if we actually started getting folks who were willing to show up and do their jobs. Or a job, any job.

stringer bell Cooperstown

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Haven't you heard "Chuck Grassley works"? It doesn't matter that he hasn't seen fit to hold hearings for Garland. He is a shoo-in despite the historic obstruction.

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I'm voting against Grassley for this very topic. Ultimately it was his decision to follow Mitch McConnell. It has been a topic in Iowa, but amazingly people just seem to not care. It's pretty incredible really. The divide between metro areas and rural is fairly stark, I'm guessing that is consistent with everywhere though.

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How is everyone spending the evening? Watching election returns somewhere? Drinking heavily somewhere trying not to pay attention until a winner is announced?

 

I'm off to play tennis tonight. It will do me some good.

Vanimal46 Cooperstown

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How is everyone spending the evening? Watching election returns somewhere? Drinking heavily somewhere trying not to pay attention until a winner is announced?

 

I'm off to play tennis tonight. It will do me some good.

Maybe drinking some Harvey Wallbangers.... Because it's National Harvey Wallbanger Day! 

3 parts vodka, 1 part Galliano and 6 parts orange juice, poured it into a highball glass and garnished with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry.

Squirrel GOAT

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I have not decided what I'm doing tonight yet. If I don't watch, it will be a first. If I do watch, I'll probably be unhappy and annoyed. 

Life is short. When you can grab moments of not being unhappy and annoyed, I'd do it. Plenty of time for that later.

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Life is short. When you can grab moments of not being unhappy and annoyed, I'd do it. Plenty of time for that later.

 

That's been my theory for a few years now, why do things that make you unhappy?

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How is everyone spending the evening? Watching election returns somewhere? Drinking heavily somewhere trying not to pay attention until a winner is announced?

 

I'm off to play tennis tonight. It will do me some good.

 

My mother in law is staying with us, and let's just say she votes opposite of me.

 

So I'll probably be watching and drinking.

 

Hopefully I can think of a good reason to go watch (and drink) in the basement all by myself.

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